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Movies Like Escape from the City of Death

If you liked Escape from the City of Death (1952), a drama and war movie directed by Eiichi Koishi, 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. 1The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and war

    A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

  2. 2Waiting for Anya

    Waiting for Anya (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and war

    During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

  3. 3Anatahan

    Anatahan (1953)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and war

    From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.

  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. 5The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and war

    Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…

  6. 6King Rat

    King Rat (1965)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and war

    When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has…

  7. 7The War Below

    The War Below (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war and drama

    During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

  8. 8The One That Got Away

    The One That Got Away (1957)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war and drama

    Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

  9. 9Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and drama

    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. 10Behold a Pale Horse

    Behold a Pale Horse (1964)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and war

    Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the…

  11. 11Battleground

    Battleground (1949)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and 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…

  12. 12Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and war

    It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows…

  13. 13Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines

    Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    Seal 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.

  14. 14Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss (2008)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and war

    A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

  15. 15Cloak and Dagger

    Cloak and Dagger (1946)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and war

    Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.

  16. 16The 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.

  17. 17The 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…

  18. 18Men 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…

  19. 19Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and war

    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.

  20. 20Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and war

    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…

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