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Movies Like April 9th

If you liked April 9th (2015), a drama and war movie directed by Roni Ezra, 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. 1Beneath Hill 60

    Beneath Hill 60 (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and history

    The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring…

  2. 2Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and history

    Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…

  3. 3Hurricane

    Hurricane (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also war and drama

    Polish pilots overcome prejudice to fight against the Luftwaffe with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in the hope of protecting both Great Britain and their own Poland from the German advance.

  4. 4Jacknife

    Jacknife (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and war

    A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.

  5. 5Ike: Countdown to D-Day

    Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and war

    The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in…

  6. 6Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also history and drama

    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.

  7. 7The Kill Team

    The Kill Team (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war and drama

    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…

  8. 8Field of Lost Shoes

    Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.

  9. 9The Thin Red Line

    The Thin Red Line (1998)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and history

    The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows…

  10. 10The Beast of War

    The Beast of War (1988)

    ★ 7.1/10Also war and drama

    During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

  11. 11Cross of Iron

    Cross of Iron (1977)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and history

    It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky…

  12. 12Men in War

    Men in War (1957)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war and drama

    In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic…

  13. 131917

    1917 (2019)

    ★ 8/10Also war and drama

    At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

  14. 14Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

    ★ 7.2/10Also war and history

    In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot…

  15. 15Max

    Max (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also war and drama

    In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics

  16. 16Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

    Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war and drama

    Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never…

  17. 17Play Dirty

    Play Dirty (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and drama

    During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.

  18. 18Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war and drama

    There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley…

  19. 19Fires Were Started

    Fires Were Started (1943)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and war

    British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the lives of firefighters through the Blitz in World War II.

  20. 20A Midnight Clear

    A Midnight Clear (1992)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and war

    In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their…

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