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Movies Like Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

If you liked Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk (2020), a war movie directed by Ben Mole, 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. 1Hell 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…

  2. 2When Trumpets Fade

    When Trumpets Fade (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10Also 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…

  3. 3Wolf 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…

  4. 4Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    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…

  5. 5A Midnight Clear

    A Midnight Clear (1992)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their…

  6. 6Sahara

    Sahara (1995)

    ★ 6.7/10Also 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. 7Hurricane

    Hurricane (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also war

    Polish pilots overcome prejudice to fight against the Luftwaffe with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in the hope of protecting both Great Britain and their own Poland from the German advance.

  8. 8Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    ★ 8.2/10Also war

    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The…

  9. 9Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.

  10. 10The Great Raid

    The Great Raid (2005)

    ★ 6.6/10Also 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.

  11. 11Decision Before Dawn

    Decision Before Dawn (1951)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners…

  12. 12Jacknife

    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.

  13. 13The Beast of War

    The Beast of War (1988)

    ★ 7.1/10Also war

    During 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.

  14. 14The Aftermath

    The Aftermath (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

  15. 15In Enemy Hands

    In Enemy Hands (2004)

    ★ 5.9/10Also war

    At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors…

  16. 16Triumph of the Spirit

    Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.

  17. 17Resistance

    Resistance (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also war

    The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

  18. 18Schindler's List

    Schindler's List (1993)

    ★ 8.6/10Also war

    The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

  19. 19From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity (1953)

    ★ 7.3/10Also war

    In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

  20. 20The 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…

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