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Movies Like As You Were

If you liked As You Were (2014), a movie directed by Trevin Matcek, 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. 1A-X-L

    A-X-L (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10

    The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.

  2. 2The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

    ★ 7.7/10

    It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

  3. 3Dear John

    Dear John (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10

    While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah…

  4. 4Thank You for Your Service

    Thank You for Your Service (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

  5. 5Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

  6. 6Regarding Henry

    Regarding Henry (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10

    After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.

  7. 7The Messenger

    The Messenger (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of…

  8. 8Wifelike

    Wifelike (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…

  9. 9Surrogates

    Surrogates (2009)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

  10. 10Outside the Wire

    Outside the Wire (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.

  11. 11No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

    ★ 6/10

    In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

  12. 12Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss (2008)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

  13. 13Boudica

    Boudica (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a…

  14. 14Crying Freeman

    Crying Freeman (1995)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace…

  15. 15Jarhead: Law of Return

    Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken…

  16. 16Walking Tall

    Walking Tall (2004)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

  17. 17Ballistic

    Ballistic (2026)

    ★ 5.8/10

    When a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.

  18. 18Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  19. 19The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.

  20. 20Man Down

    Man Down (2016)

    ★ 6/10

    When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the…

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