Movies Like A Thousand Times Good Night

If you liked A Thousand Times Good Night (2013), a drama movie directed by Erik Poppe, 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
Under Fire (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
2
Civil War (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
3
Lee (2024)
★ 7/10Also drama
The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
4
Shirley (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
5
Salvador (1986)
★ 7/10Also drama
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
6
Darfur (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
7
Brothers (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise…
8
The Bang Bang Club (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva - bonded by their friendship and a sense…
9
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics…
10
Triage (2009)
★ 6/10Also drama
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
11
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's…
12
Red (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails…
13
A Private War (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
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.
14
Fort Bliss (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.
15
The Killing Fields (1984)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid…
16
40 Acres (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…
17
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker…
18
Man Down (2016)
★ 6/10Also drama
When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the…
19
A Mighty Heart (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
20
Effie Gray (2014)
★ 6/10Also drama
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.