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Movies Like Take the Water Prisoner

If you liked Take the Water Prisoner (2024), a movie directed by Louise Bill, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Thank You for Your Service

    Thank You for Your Service (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

  2. 2Indivisible

    Indivisible (2018)

    ★ 7/10

    Upon returning from serving in the U.S. Army, Chaplain Darren Turner faces a crisis that shatters his Family and Faith in God but through the help of his fellow soldiers, he returns to his faith and family

  3. 3Bunker

    Bunker (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.

  4. 4Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss (2008)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

  5. 5Jarhead: Law of Return

    Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken…

  6. 6Lucky

    Lucky (2017)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.

  7. 7The Last Rifleman

    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…

  8. 8Little Boy

    Little Boy (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10

    An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his…

  9. 9Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10

    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

  10. 10Last Man Down

    Last Man Down (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10

    After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep…

  11. 11One Night with the King

    One Night with the King (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10

    In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.

  12. 12Rage of Stars

    Rage of Stars (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.

  13. 13The Kill Team

    The Kill Team (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma…

  14. 14A Private War

    A Private War (2018)

    ★ 6.8/10

    One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

  15. 15Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

    ★ 6/10

    19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

  16. 16Paradise Hills

    Paradise Hills (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.

  17. 17Taking Chance

    Taking Chance (2009)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.

  18. 18Man with No Past

    Man with No Past (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Waking up in an unfamiliar city, a man with no memory must confront the mysteries of his own identity. However, his desperate search to uncover the past pits him against a powerful enemy, leading to a showdown that…

  19. 19Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

  20. 20Green Zone

    Green Zone (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10

    During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert…

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