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Movies Like The Longest Night

If you liked The Longest Night (1983), a war movie directed by Chin Ao-Hsun, 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. 1Devils on the Doorstep

    Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

    ★ 8.2/10Also war

    During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The…

  2. 2Wolf Warrior

    Wolf Warrior (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also war

    A Chinese special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.

  3. 3The Battle at Lake Changjin

    The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

  4. 4Gezhi Town

    Gezhi Town (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war

    A group of Chinese refugees and straggler soldiers, led by a machinist, defend their mountain town, "Gezhi," against a surprise attack by Japanese reconnaissance troops in a desperate fight using civilian ingenuity…

  5. 5Jacknife

    Jacknife (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also 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.

  6. 6Boudica

    Boudica (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also war

    Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a…

  7. 7Jarhead: Law of Return

    Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken…

  8. 8The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge

    The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    Commander Wu Qianli leads the 7th Infantry Company soldiers to Funchilin Pass where they are tasked to destroy a bridge to stop enemy troops from retreating.

  9. 9Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also 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.

  10. 10The Eight Hundred

    The Eight Hundred (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also war

    In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

  11. 11God of War

    God of War (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to…

  12. 12Cast a Giant Shadow

    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…

  13. 13King Rat

    King Rat (1965)

    ★ 7.1/10Also 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…

  14. 14Hell Hath No Fury

    Hell Hath No Fury (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    Branded a traitor by her countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold - before the Nazis return to claim it for…

  15. 15Wolf Hound

    Wolf Hound (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring…

  16. 16What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

    ★ 5.9/10Also war

    A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way…

  17. 17The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

    ★ 7.1/10Also 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…

  18. 18The Lost Bladesman

    The Lost Bladesman (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also war

    During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao, the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu…

  19. 19The Kill Team

    The Kill Team (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    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…

  20. 20Railway Heroes

    Railway Heroes (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the "Lunan Railway Brigade" who desperately fight to defend their homeland.

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