Movies Like Opération Turquoise

If you liked Opération Turquoise (2007), a war and drama movie directed by Alain Tasma, 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
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and war
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses…
2
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.
3
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is…
4
Army of Crime (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also war and drama
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the…
5
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
The Great Escaper (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and war
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
7
Trees of Peace (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda.
8
The Round Up (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and war
A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.
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The Killing Fields (1984)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and war
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid…
10
First They Killed My Father (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also war and drama
A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
11
The Longest Day (1962)
★ 7.6/10Also war and drama
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall…
12
Patton (1970)
★ 7.4/10Also war and drama
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third…
13
Attack on Darfur (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also war and drama
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
14
Shooting Dogs (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their…
15
Days of Glory (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and war
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the…
16
The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also war and drama
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
17
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and war
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
18
De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war
June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.
19
Forbidden Games (1952)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and war
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around…
20
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
★ 8.2/10Also war and drama
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held…