Movies Like Darfur

If you liked Darfur (2009), a war and thriller movie directed by Uwe Boll, 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
Salvador (1986)
★ 7/10Also drama and war
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.
2
Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
3
Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and thriller
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the…
4
Hollow Man (2000)
★ 6/10Also action and thriller
Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pushes his team to move to the next phase — using himself as the…
5
Natural Born Killers (1994)
★ 7/10Also thriller and drama
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
6
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama
The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…
7
Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
8
Redacted (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also war and drama
A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.
9
Nothing but the Truth (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail…
10
The Devil's Double (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and action
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
11
Sometimes in April (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and war
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
12
The Brave One (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
13
Rambo (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.
14
Escape from Sobibor (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and thriller
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
15
The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also action and drama
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…
16
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action and drama
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…
17
Shadow Master (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
18
Convict (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also action and drama
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…
19
Land of Bad (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also action and war
When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone…
20
Coffy (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her…