Movies Like The War Prayer
If you liked The War Prayer (2005), a war and history movie directed by Markos Kounalakis, 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.
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Bunker (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also warTrapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.
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Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also war and historyA 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.
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The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
★ 6.9/10Also warDuring World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
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Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also warDuring 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.
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The Soviet Story (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also war and history“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its…
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Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also warGhost Recon: Alpha sees a team led by Ghost Leader infiltrate a trade at a Russian depot between a general and a mysterious other figure.
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Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also history and warRegent 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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The Kill Team (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also warWhen 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…
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The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also history and warA WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also warHenry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice…
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Wolf Hound (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also warInspired 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…
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Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
★ 6.4/10Also warPrelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the…
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also history and warA chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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Jacknife (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also warA 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.
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Hell Hath No Fury (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also warBranded 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…
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The Codes of War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also warWar stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his…
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Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also history and warThe 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…
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The Beast of War (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also warDuring 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.
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Ararat (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also war and historyInterrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also history and warFr. 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…