Movies Like The Soldier and the Lady

If you liked The Soldier and the Lady (1937), a adventure and history movie directed by George Nichols Jr., 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
The Great Raid (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also history and war
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
2
Red Scorpion (1988)
★ 6/10Also adventure and war
A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.
3
The Legion (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and history
Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
4
Triple Cross (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and war
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the…
5
Kings of the Sun (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also history and adventure
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into…
6
Sahara (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure 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…
7
The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also war and adventure
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
8
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998)
★ 7.5/10Also war and adventure
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew.
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Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also war and adventure
Lieutenant Hornblower and his shipmates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France.
10
Cold Mountain (2003)
★ 6.9/10Also war and history
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young…
11
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
★ 6/10Also war and history
During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to…
12
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and war
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of…
13
The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and war
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…
14
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also war and adventure
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
15
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and history
The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.
16
Missing in Action (1984)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and war
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring…
17
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8/10Also adventure and history
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
18
Scaramouche (1952)
★ 7/10Also adventure and romance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
19
Ironclad (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and adventure
In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself…
20
Outlaw King (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also history and war
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.