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The Beast of War (1988)

3.65 Stars

Adventure, Drama, War

A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.

Brutality, Russian, Soldier, Tank Warfare, War Crime

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

War Machine (2017)

3.00 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.

Similarity: 8.09 (Very Similar)

Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency, Foreign Affairs, Satire, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Tomorrow War (2021)

3.30 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.

Similarity: 7.75 (Very Similar)

Alien, Alien Invasion, Soldier, Three Word Title, Time Travel

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Children of War (2014)

3.40 Stars

Drama, History, War

Would you go to war for peace? A war child's search for acceptance and a nation inundated in blood.

Similarity: 7.56 (Very Similar)

Bangladesh, Brutality, Rape, Wife Raped In Front Of Husband, Women's Suffrage

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

4.15 Stars

Adventure, Drama, War

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.

Similarity: 7.45 (Similar)

Brutality, Nazi, Nazi Hunter, Revenge, World War Two, Alternate History, France, Jewish Resistance

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Everyman's War (2009)

2.55 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

The true story of Don Smith's heroic experience at the Battle of the Bulge while with the 94th Infantry.

Similarity: 7.06 (Similar)

Based On Real Person, Man, Soldier, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Die Luftbrücke - Nur der Himmel war frei (2005)

3.05 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Two-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel has been considered dead, Luise Kielberg has to survive as single mother of a 12-y

Similarity: 6.77 (Similar)

Boys And Girls, Loosely Based On Historical Events, Soldier, Transport Aircraft, West Berlin West Germany

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Bridge on the River Kwai

4.10 Stars

Adventure, Drama, War

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Similarity: 6.14 (Similar)

Bridge, British Soldier, Japanese Soldier, Jungle, Uniform, Army, Combat, Construction, Sten Gun, Brutality, Sweat, Bridge Construction

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Sudba cheloveka (1959)

4.00 Stars

Drama, War

A Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated with his family by World War II. Suffering in Nazi captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turned out otherwise.

Similarity: 5.89 (Similar)

Driver, Escape, Orphan, Prisoner, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

4.25 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

In 1950, amid-st the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleym

Similarity: 5.80 (Similar)

Airplane, Korean War, Melodrama, Reference To Marilyn Monroe, Soldier, Turk, Turkish Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Sand Castle (2017)

3.15 Stars

Action, Drama, War

The story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction, and horrors of war.

Similarity: 5.69 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Military, Shower, Soldier, Taking A Shower, 2003 Invasion Of Iraq, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Suchwiin bulmyeong (2001)

3.60 Stars

Drama, War

Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism, civil war and occupation. After surviving Japanese colonization, Korea became the first war zone of the Cold War. The

Similarity: 5.65 (Similar)

Korea, Soldier, South Korea, Teenager

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Michael Collins (1996)

3.55 Stars

Biography, Drama, Thriller

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

Similarity: 5.64 (Similar)

1920s, British Soldier, Civil Unrest, Irish Civil War, Soldier, 1916 Easter Rising, Brutality, Irish History, Irish Independence, Irish Republican Army

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

4.20 Stars

Action, Drama, War, History

Indian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

Indian Army, Indian Soldier, Military, Soldier, Year 2016

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Idi i smotri (1985)

4.20 Stars

Drama, Thriller, War

After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.

Similarity: 5.33 (Similar)

Brutality, Crime Against Humanity, Mass Murder, Nazi Occupied Soviet Union, Year 1943, Nazi Occupation, Extermination, Fascism

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The War You Don't See (2010)

4.15 Stars

Documentary, War

Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.

Similarity: 5.31 (Similar)

American War Crimes, Fake News, Iraq War, Vietnam War, War Monger, Getting Away With Crime, War Crime

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Legends of the Fall (1995)

3.75 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

F Word, No Opening Credits, Sex Scene, Sexual Positions, Violence, Bear, Dog, Guilt, Racism, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Patrol (2014)

2.15 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Written and directed by former soldier, Tom Petch, 'The Patrol' provides the antidote to the war action film. A psychological drama, the film explores the relationships between a group of British soldiers as they grow disillusioned w

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

2000s, 21st Century, British, Soldier, Weapon, Timeframe 2000s, Timeframe 21st Century

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

1971 (2007)

4.10 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Based on true facts, the film revolves around 6 brave soldiers who escape from the clutches of the Pakistan Army and risk death with honour and courage with sacrifice towards their journey home.

Similarity: 5.13 (Similar)

Escape, Pakistan, Sacrifice, Soldier, Year As Title

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Thank You for Your Service (2017)

3.25 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

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.

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Dog Fight, Flashback, Soldier, U.s. Soldier, Violence, Dropping A Baby, Sex Scene, U.s. Invasion Of Iraq, Military

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)

4.05 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.

Similarity: 5.09 (Similar)

Boer War, England, Regiment, Soldier, World War One

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

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: 5.06 (Similar)

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

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

4.15 Stars

Drama, War

In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Judge, Nazi, Nuremberg Germany, Nuremberg Trials, War Crime, Allies Occupation Of Germany, War Crimes Court, War Crimes Trial

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Lucky Ones (2008)

3.45 Stars

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

College Tuition, Guitar, Road Trip, Soldier, Stranded

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

3.60 Stars

Drama, History, War

The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

20th Century, Aviator, Black History, Plane, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

L'opium et le baton

3.80 Stars

Action, Drama, War

An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the guerrilla is active and the French military

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Algerian Flag, Civilian Bombing, Enemies Become Friends, Fight For Freedom, War Crime

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The White Cliffs of Dover

3.55 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, American Susan never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British ge

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

American, Class Differences, Country Estate, German, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Akai tenshi (1966)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

During the Sino-Japanese War, a young army nurse gives sympathy to her patients and falls in love with an impotent doctor who's addicted to morphine.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

Doctor, Morphine, Nurse, Sino Japanese War, Soldier, Timeframe 1930s

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Zvezda (2002)

3.50 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

During WW2 the Russian Army sent a special group named "Zvezda" to fight the Nazis in their backyard.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Reconnaissance, Russia, Russian, Sniper, Tank, Timeframe 1940s

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

A Farewell to Arms (1957)

2.90 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Bare Chested Male, Based On Novel, Italian Army, Soldier, World War One, Love

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Róza (2012)

3.75 Stars

Drama, War

A harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose husband, a German soldier, was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of re

Similarity: 4.93 (Slightly Similar)

Character Name As Title, Male Nudity, Male Rear Nudity, Soldier, Warsaw Uprising

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Tuntematon sotilas (2017)

3.85 Stars

Drama, War

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Novel, Finland, Finnish Soldier, Soldier, World War Two, Lotta Svard

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Operation Mincemeat (2022)

3.50 Stars

Drama, War

During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Army, Shooting, Soldier, World War, World War Two

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Jariskatsis mama (1965)

4.25 Stars

Drama, War

An old man goes to visit his wounded son in a hospital, but it turns out that he's already been released and is back on the front lines. Reluctant to return home empty-handed, he tries to follow and find him.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Army, Great Patriotic War, Hospital, Red Army, Soldier, Tank, Village

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

3.80 Stars

Adventure, Comedy, War

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

1940s, 20th Century, Soldier, U.s. Soldier, World War Two Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Jarhead (2005)

3.50 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama, War

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Boot Camp, Desert, Gulf War, Sniper Rifle, Soldier, Sniper

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

De slag om de Schelde (2021)

3.55 Stars

Drama, War

1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Schelde. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: free

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

1940s, Boy, World War, World War Two, Year 1944, Based On True Story, Forgotten History, Soldier, Netherlands, Allied Forces, Canadian Army, Dutch Resistance

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

At War with the Army (1951)

2.85 Stars

Comedy, Musical, War

Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

20th Century, Military, Soldier, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Paradise (2017)

3.50 Stars

Drama, War

Follows three people whose paths cross during a terrible time of war: Olga, a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French Resistance; Jules, a French collaborator; and Helmut, a high-ranking German SS officer.

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

Interrogation, One Word Title, Prison, Russian, Year 1942

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Al Kameen (2021)

4.50 Stars

Action, Drama, War

When three Emirati soldiers are ambushed in a hostile territory, their commander leads a daring mission to rescue them.

Similarity: 4.80 (Slightly Similar)

Ambush, Desert, Emirate, Rescue Mission, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Der neunte Tag (2004)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Thriller, War

A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Crossing Oneself, Crucifixion, Flower, Soldier, Water

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Kippur (2000)

3.15 Stars

Drama, War

When the Yom Kippur War breaks out, two Israeli soldiers find themselves unable to locate their unit. Eager to take part in the war effort, they join an airborne medical evacuation unit.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Rescue, Soldier, Syria, Year 1973, Yom Kippur War

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

A Line in the Sand (2009)

3.20 Stars

Drama, War

Line in the Sand is the story of two US Marines lost in the wastelands of Iraq fighting insurgency, the environment, their own ideologies, and eventually each other, to survive.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Desert, Fighting, Insurgent, Iraq, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Great Escape: The Untold Story

3.65 Stars

Documentary, Drama, War

The Stalag Luft III was a prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was escape proof. But for Allied prisoners of war, it was their duty to escape.

Similarity: 4.78 (Slightly Similar)

Escaped Prisoner Of War, Nazi Germany, Prisoner Of War, Prisoner Of War Camp, War Crime

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Beaufort (2007)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, War

The story of a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in an outpost prior to the withdrawal of forces of 2000.

Similarity: 4.77 (Slightly Similar)

Bomb, Israeli, Israeli Soldier, Officer, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

3.45 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.

Similarity: 4.76 (Slightly Similar)

James Stewart Billed Above The Title, Maragret Sullivan Billed Above The Title, Singer, Soldier, Song

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

4.05 Stars

Drama, War

A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

1910s, German Army, Soldier, Squad, Trench Warfare, Death, German Empire, Imperial German Army, Imperial Germany, Stahlhelm

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

The Search (2014)

3.40 Stars

Drama, War

A French woman who works for a non-governmental organization forms a special relationship with a lost young boy in war-torn Chechnya in 1999.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Chechnya, Ingushetia Russia, Reference To Boris Yeltsin, Second Chechen War, War Crime

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

How I Won the War (1967)

2.85 Stars

Comedy, War

An inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.

Similarity: 4.72 (Slightly Similar)

Black Comedy, Eyeglasses, Flashback, Man Wears Eyeglasses, Soldier, Timeframe 1940s

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

Les fragments d'Antonin (2006)

3.55 Stars

Drama, War

A psychiatrist who probes the mind of traumatized soldiers attempts to unlock the secret that drove a gentle but deeply-disturbed World War I veteran to the edge of insanity.

Similarity: 4.71 (Slightly Similar)

Guilt, Military Justice, Miscarriage Of Justice, Ptsd Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Soldier

Similar to The Beast of War (1988)

LOC: Kargil (2003)

2.70 Stars

Drama, History, War

Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999.

Similarity: 4.70 (Slightly Similar)

Courage, Death Of Fiance, Fiance Fiancee Relationship, Major, Soldier