Movies Like Kurukshetra

If you liked Kurukshetra (2008), a history and war movie directed by Major Ravi, 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 Man Who Never Was (1956)
★ 7/10Also war and history
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies…
2
Zulu Dawn (1979)
★ 6.1/10Also history and war
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
3
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
★ 7.8/10Also war
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
4
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
★ 7.3/10Also war
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
5
Paths of Glory (1957)
★ 8.3/10Also war
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
6
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also war
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins…
7
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also war
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan…
8
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also war
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice…
9
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
★ 6.3/10Also war
An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly…
10
Gunga Din (1939)
★ 6.5/10Also war and history
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of…
11
The Young Lions (1958)
★ 6.7/10Also war
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
12
Battleground (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also war
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their…
13
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
★ 6.4/10Also war
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the…
14
Sergeant York (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also war and history
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most…
15
36 Hours (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also war
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
16
Buck Privates (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also war
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only…
17
Breaker Morant (1980)
★ 7.1/10Also history and war
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from…
18
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also war
A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
19
The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also history and war
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…
20
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8/10Also history and war
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.