Movies Like The Dogs of War

If you liked The Dogs of War (1980), a thriller and action movie directed by John Irvin, 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
The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
A 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…
2
Predator (1987)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventure
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
3
Kandahar (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
After 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…
4
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and action
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
5
Red Scorpion (1988)
★ 6/10Also adventure and action
A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.
6
Blood Diamond (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller and action
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
7
Sniper: No Nation (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.
8
Triple Cross (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and action
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the…
9
Sahara (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied…
10
Interceptor (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
11
The Expendables (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and adventure
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper…
12
Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
13
Hidden Strike (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller
Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
14
Missing in Action (1984)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring…
15
Final Score (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
When a stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals during a major sporting event, an ex-soldier must use all his military skills to save both the daughter of a fallen comrade and the huge crowd unaware of…
16
The Delta Force (1986)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite…
17
Gold (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
In the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their…
18
Off the Grid (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller
After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their…
19
Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and action
In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
20
The Last Survivors (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action
In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.