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Forrest Gump (1994)

4.40 Stars

Drama, Romance

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweeth

Amputee, Based On Book, Based On Novel, Vietnam War, War Hero, Mother, Vietnam

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Gardens of Stone (1987)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

A Sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Viet Nam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old Army buddy.

Similarity: 6.83 (Similar)

Female Journalist, Sergeant, Soldier, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998)

4.00 Stars

Biography, Documentary, Drama

German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.

Similarity: 6.71 (Similar)

Escape, Five Word Title, Vietcong, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Military And War Documentary, History Documentary

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Casualties of War (1989)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

Similarity: 6.02 (Similar)

Beer Drinking, Railroad Trestle, Scarf, Vietnam War, Water Buffalo, Soldier, Stabbing, Vietnam, Village

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

1969 (1988)

2.85 Stars

Drama, War

Two friends living in a small town during the 1960s, run away to enjoy their freedom during the Vietnam War, thus disappointing the father of one of them. When they return to town, they realize the importance of family unity.

Similarity: 6.01 (Similar)

Death, Prejudice, Unfaithfulness, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

The Green Berets (1968)

2.80 Stars

Drama, War

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

Similarity: 5.95 (Similar)

Green Beret, Special Forces, U.s. Military, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Propaganda, Propaganda Film

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Good Morning, Vietnam (1989)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.

Similarity: 5.78 (Similar)

Censorship, Disc Jockey, Radio Dj, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Bat*21 (1988)

3.20 Stars

Drama, War

During the Vietnam War, Colonel Hambleton's aircraft is shot down over enemy territory and a frantic rescue operation ensues.

Similarity: 5.76 (Similar)

Helicopter, Pilot, Rescue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

4.25 Stars

Drama, Mystery, War

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

Similarity: 5.73 (Similar)

Insanity, Jungle, Secret Mission, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

3.40 Stars

Action, Drama, War

In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

Similarity: 5.67 (Similar)

1960s, Based On True Story, Battle Of Long Tan, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Timeframe 1960s

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Flight of the Intruder (1991)

2.85 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

During the air war over Vietnam, a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder bomber pilot schemes with a hardened veteran to make an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.

Similarity: 5.62 (Similar)

Bomber, Bombing Run, Pilot, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Bombing, Hanoi Vietnam

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Hamburger Hill (1987)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

Combat, Hill, Jungle, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Uncommon Valor (1983)

3.15 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.

Similarity: 5.37 (Similar)

Bangkok Thailand, Missing In Action, Prisoner Of War Camp, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

De aanslag (1986)

3.60 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Resistance, World War Two

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Gone with the Wind (1940)

4.10 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

The manipulative daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a turbulent romance with a roguish profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

American Civil War, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Strong Female Character, Strong Female Lead, Based On Novel

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

BUtterfield 8 (1960)

3.15 Stars

Drama, Romance

A beautiful New York model and socialite enjoys a very active night-life, but all things change when she falls for a married man and the consequences are tragic.

Similarity: 5.07 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Campy, Car Chase, Melodrama, New York City

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

In Country (1989)

2.95 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

A young girl whose father died in the Vietnam War becomes determined to find out more about him and his experiences.

Similarity: 5.05 (Similar)

Car, Memorial, Ptsd Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Vietnam, Vietnam War Veteran, Bare Legs, Legs

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim

4.30 Stars

Drama, Romance

Story of a dilemma between a woman's love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. They get over the hardships and have a quick happy marriage. Ho

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Istanbul Turkey, Love, Love Triangle

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

3.55 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Business Ethics, Melodrama, New York City, Suburb, Domestic Affairs, Executive

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Raintree County (1957)

3.15 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

American Civil War, Based On Novel, Melodrama, Southern Belle, Two Word Title

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai (2011)

3.80 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, High School, Voice Over, Voice Over Narration, Year 1994, Coming Of Age

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Little Women (2019)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Romance

Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

Aspiring Writer, Based On Novel, Mother Daughter Relationship, Poverty, Women's Rights, Concord Massachusetts, Death Of Sister

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

The Aftermath (2019)

3.15 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Post 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 who previously owned the house.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, City In Ruins, Hamburg Germany, Post War Germany, River Elbe

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Nicholas Nickleby (2003)

3.60 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

1850s, Alliterative Title, Based On Novel, Character Name As Title, Uncle Nephew Relationship, Nicholas Nickleby Character

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Romance, War, Family

The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

Similarity: 4.91 (Slightly Similar)

American Civil War, Based On Novel, Hat, Kicked In The Butt, Pacifist

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961)

3.75 Stars

Drama, Romance

A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.

Similarity: 4.88 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, British New Wave, Factory Worker, Kitchen Sink Realism, Nottingham England

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

A Good Year (2006)

3.45 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Chateau, Inheritance, Provence France, Wine, Deception

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

The Wings of the Dove (1997)

3.55 Stars

Drama, Romance

An impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress is attracted to her own lover and is dying, s

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Female Pubic Hair, Horse Drawn Carriage, Period Drama, Pubic Hair

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.

Similarity: 4.85 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Colonial America, Fort, Musket, Native American Attack

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Needful Things (1993)

3.10 Stars

Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Antique Shop, Based On Book, Based On Novel, Manipulation, Occult

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

L'ascension (2017)

3.45 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Book, Lie, Mountain Climbing, Nepal, Taxi

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Off Limits (1988)

3.10 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the se

Similarity: 4.81 (Slightly Similar)

Female Nudity, Race Against Time, Serial Killer, Vietnam, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Bankier van het verzet (2018)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall face their greatest challenge yet when they decide to help fund the Dutch resistance.

Similarity: 4.78 (Slightly Similar)

Fight, Resistance, Soldier, War Hero, World War Two

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

3.55 Stars

Drama, Romance

A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

1970s, Based On Novel, Love, New York City, Prison

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

All the Bright Places (2020)

3.25 Stars

Drama, Romance

The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they discover that even the smallest places and moments can mean something.

Similarity: 4.76 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Interracial Kiss, Interracial Relationship, Mental Illness, Trauma

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

3.55 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Similarity: 4.74 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Depression, Fear Of Failure, Friendship, Psychiatric Ward, Mental Illness

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

3.35 Stars

Drama, Romance

A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.

Similarity: 4.74 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Catholic, Gay Lead Character, Upper Class, Voice Over Narration

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Man Hunt (1941)

3.60 Stars

Drama, Romance, Thriller

British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.

Similarity: 4.74 (Slightly Similar)

Attempted Assassination, Based On Novel, Englishman Abroad, Manhunt, Nazi

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Tess (1979)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Romance

A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.

Similarity: 4.70 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Murderess, Pregnant From Rape, Rape, Woman Murders A Man

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Romance

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Bachelor, England, Gentleman, Pride, Pride And Prejudice, Prejudice, Based On Novel, Period Drama

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Z for Zachariah (2015)

3.00 Stars

Drama, Romance, Sci-fi

In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors.

Similarity: 4.67 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Black Male White Female Relationship, Love Triangle, Post Apocalypse, Stranger

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Bonjour tristesse

3.45 Stars

Drama, Romance

Spoiled Cecile, 17, spends her summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy dad and Elsa. Anne, her late mom's friend, visits and brings changes to all.

Similarity: 4.66 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Foreign Language Adaptation, French Literature, French Riviera, Playboy

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Pierrot le Fou (1965)

3.75 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

Similarity: 4.63 (Slightly Similar)

Mediterranean Sea, On The Run, Party, Smuggling, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Cimarron (1961)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Romance, Western

The Oklahoma Land Run of April 1889 sets the stage for an epic saga of a frontier adventurer, his wife and family and their friends.

Similarity: 4.62 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Native American, Newspaper, Oklahoma, Remake, Color Remake Of Black And White Film, Oklahoma Land Rush

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Agir Roman (1997)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

A young car mechanic, while in the middle of an unlikely love affair, tries to protect the people in his poor gypsy neighborhood from a gangster who terrorizes the locals.

Similarity: 4.61 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Istanbul Turkey, Knife, Pubic Hair, Violence

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Blood on the Moon (1948)

3.45 Stars

Action, Drama, Romance, Western

Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.

Similarity: 4.59 (Slightly Similar)

Damsel In Distress, Mescalero Apache, Saloon Brawl, Stampeding Cattle, Wanderer, Based On Novel, Cattle Stampede, Ute Indian

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Bushi no ichibun (2006)

3.85 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

Similarity: 4.57 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Being Followed, Jidai Geki, Samurai, Warrior

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Srabon Megher Din

4.35 Stars

Drama, Romance

The second movie directed by Humayun Ahmed. A village drama interweave around a charming girl, a folk singer, his love interest and the local aristocratic family's involvement, the movie provide with some beautiful songs.

Similarity: 4.57 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Folk, Love, Village

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Love and Honor (2013)

2.85 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his girlfriend back home, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.

Similarity: 4.55 (Slightly Similar)

Girl, Soldier, Vietnam War

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

The Power of the Dog (2021)

3.45 Stars

Drama, Romance, Western

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Similarity: 4.49 (Slightly Similar)

1920s, 20th Century, Based On Novel, Brother, Cowboy, Homoeroticism, Homosexuality, Male Nudity, Repressed Homosexuality, Alcoholic, Brother Brother Relationship, Animal Cruelty, Bull Castration

Similar to Forrest Gump (1994)

Home from the Hill (1960)

3.70 Stars

Drama, Romance

Dramatic story of the influential Hunnicutt family set in Texas during the late 1950s.

Similarity: 4.49 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Illegitimacy, Melodrama, Texas, Womanizer