Movies Like Man of War
If you liked Man of War (2026), a action and thriller movie directed by William Kaufman, 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.
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Kandahar (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerAfter his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding…
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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thrillerAn elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
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One Shot (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerAn elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner.
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Act of Valor (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerWhen a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
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Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and actionWhen the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and…
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An Ordinary Man (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also action and warA war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
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The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action and thrillerWhen a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also action and warSeal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.
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Valiant One (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also war and thrillerWith tensions between North and South Korea, a US helicopter crashes on the North side. The survivors must work together to protect a civilian tech specialist and find their way out without the help of US military…
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Redemption Day (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thrillerWhen his wife Kate is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces.
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Canary Black (2024)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thrillerTop level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the…
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Red Scorpion (1988)
★ 6/10Also action and warA Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.
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Tears of the Sun (2003)
★ 6.9/10Also war and actionNavy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or…
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One Last Shot (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thrillerNavy Seal Jake Harris must stop a team of mercenaries, led by his disillusioned former comrade, from disabling the US missile defense network.
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thrillerAgent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
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A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerLevon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
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Take Cover (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerA burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.
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The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerA British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…
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The Equalizer 2 (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerRobert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
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The November Man (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thrillerAn ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.