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Movies Like A Christmas Truce

If you liked A Christmas Truce (2015), a tv movie and war movie directed by Brian Skiba, 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. 1A 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…

  2. 2Yanks

    Yanks (1979)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and drama

    During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s…

  3. 3Firebird

    Firebird (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

  4. 4Hurricane

    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.

  5. 5When Trumpets Fade

    When Trumpets Fade (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and war

    In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they…

  6. 6A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms (1932)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and…

  7. 7Defiance

    Defiance (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and war

    Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly…

  8. 8The Heroes of Telemark

    The Heroes of Telemark (1965)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and war

    Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant in rural Telemark.

  9. 9King 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…

  10. 10Outlaws - 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.

  11. 11Sahara

    Sahara (1995)

    ★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and war

    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…

  12. 12Civil War

    Civil War (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war and 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.

  13. 13From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity (1953)

    ★ 7.3/10Also war and romance

    In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

  14. 14The Messenger

    The Messenger (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of…

  15. 15A Journal for Jordan

    A Journal for Jordan (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits…

  16. 16Men 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…

  17. 17Cross of Iron

    Cross of Iron (1977)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and war

    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…

  18. 18Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

  19. 19The Christmas Card

    The Christmas Card (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    Sergeant Cody Cullen is deeply touched by a homemade Christmas card he receives while serving in Afghanistan. Upon his discharge, he treks to the picturesque California town of Nevada City. Cody is soon welcomed into…

  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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