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Movies Like They Were Not Divided

If you liked They Were Not Divided (1950), a war movie directed by Terence Young, 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. 1Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge (1965)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war

    In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of…

  2. 2The Guns of Navarone

    The Guns of Navarone (1961)

    ★ 7.3/10Also war

    A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

  3. 3Patton

    Patton (1970)

    ★ 7.4/10Also war

    "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…

  4. 4Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the…

  5. 5Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    Prelude 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…

  6. 6Overlord

    Overlord (1975)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.

  7. 7Battleground

    Battleground (1949)

    ★ 6.7/10Also war

    Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their…

  8. 8The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was (1956)

    ★ 7/10Also war

    The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies…

  9. 9Waiting for Anya

    Waiting for Anya (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    During 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.

  10. 10Tobruk

    Tobruk (1967)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid…

  11. 11Story of G.I. Joe

    Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his…

  12. 12The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade (1968)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan…

  13. 13The Desert Rats

    The Desert Rats (1953)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to…

  14. 14The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea (1953)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war

    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also…

  15. 15Shoulder Arms

    Shoulder Arms (1918)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

  16. 16Destination Tokyo

    Destination Tokyo (1943)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war

    During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of Tokyo. Along the way, the crew learn…

  17. 17The Last Rifleman

    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war

    A 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…

  18. 18Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain (1969)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war

    In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.

  19. 19Mister Roberts

    Mister Roberts (1955)

    ★ 7/10Also war

    Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

  20. 20What 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…

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