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Tunnel Rats (2008)

2.35 Stars

Action, Drama, War

During the Vietnam War [1959-1975] a special US combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the Viet Cong soldiers in a man-to-man combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of Vietnam. Suicide squads of a special kind.

American Abroad, Hole In The Ground, Tunnel Rat, U.s. Soldier, Vietnam War

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Saints and Soldiers (2005)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.

Similarity: 11.90 (Very Similar)

1940s, American Soldier, Ardennes Forest, Behind Enemy Lines, Year 1944, 20th Century, American Abroad, Medic, Army Medic, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier

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Pork Chop Hill (1959)

3.55 Stars

Action, Drama, War

During the Korean War peace talks, U.S. troops fight to retake a hill from the Communist Chinese forces.

Similarity: 11.80 (Very Similar)

American Abroad, Based On True Story, Korean War, U.s. Soldier, Year 1953

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The Deer Hunter (1979)

4.05 Stars

Drama, War

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.

Similarity: 8.85 (Very Similar)

American Imperialism, Russian Roulette, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Vietnam War Veteran, Drunk, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vietnam War, Wedding Reception

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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: 8.23 (Very Similar)

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

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Battleground (1950)

3.70 Stars

Action, Drama, History

True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.

Similarity: 7.56 (Very Similar)

American Abroad, Cold Weather, U.s. Soldier, World War Two In Belgium, Year 1944

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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: 7.55 (Very Similar)

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

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Megan Leavey (2017)

3.55 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.

Similarity: 7.48 (Similar)

American Abroad, Dog Handler, Female Soldier, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier, Dog, F Rated, Iraq, K9 Unit, Military

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Black Hawk Down (2002)

3.85 Stars

Drama, History, War, Action

The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.

Similarity: 7.05 (Similar)

Gunfight, Somalia, Street Shootout, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Chaos, Peacekeeper

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Bataan (1944)

3.45 Stars

Action, Drama, War

In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.

Similarity: 6.79 (Similar)

American Colony, American Soldier, Heroic Military, U.s. Military, War Propaganda, Main Characters Killed Off, Sabotage, U.s. Soldier, Last Man Standing, Machete

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We Were Soldiers (2002)

3.60 Stars

Action, Drama, History

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Similarity: 6.10 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Battle, Helicopter, Soldier, Vietnam War

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Windtalkers (2002)

3.05 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

Similarity: 6.08 (Similar)

Japanese Army, Japanese Soldier, Navajo Indian, U.s. Soldier, Year 1944, Military, Saipan

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Platoon (1987)

4.05 Stars

Drama, War

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

Similarity: 5.81 (Similar)

American War Crimes, Combat Fatigue, Gore, Gunfire, Vietnam War, Infantryman, Tropics

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Twelve O'Clock High (1950)

3.85 Stars

Drama, War

A hard-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.

Similarity: 5.76 (Similar)

American Abroad, B 17 Bomber, Military Leadership, Reminiscence, World War Two, Airplane Navigator, Bombardier, American In The Uk, Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, Four Engine Airplane, Ptsd Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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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: 5.72 (Similar)

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

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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: 5.70 (Similar)

Death, Prejudice, Unfaithfulness, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1991)

3.30 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Thriller

During WWII penniless American painter Philip Weber decides to collaborate with the Nazi leaders and help them steal priceless French artwork to keep his room in the chic Ritz Hotel and indulge in the pleasures of Nazi-occupied Paris

Similarity: 5.69 (Similar)

American Abroad, Collaborator, Female Nudity, Sex Scene, Topless Female Nudity

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There Is No 13

3.80 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Independent film about a soldier during the Vietnam War, and his memories of the 12 women he had been involved with...there is no 13.

Similarity: 5.63 (Similar)

Low Budget Film, Memory, Soldier, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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The Yellow Birds (2018)

2.85 Stars

Drama, War

Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their dep

Similarity: 5.60 (Similar)

Mother Son Relationship, U.s. Soldier

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Birdy (1984)

3.60 Stars

Drama, War

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.

Similarity: 5.59 (Similar)

Best Friend, Mental Illness, Obsession, Vietnam War, Woman Exposing Her Breasts For A Man, Breast Groping

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Dead Presidents (1995)

3.45 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

1960s, Black Militant, Black Panthers, New York City, Vietnam War, Hood, War Wound

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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: 5.51 (Similar)

Female Journalist, Sergeant, Soldier, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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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: 5.44 (Similar)

Insanity, Jungle, Secret Mission, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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Da 5 Bloods (2020)

3.25 Stars

Adventure, Drama, War

Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.

Similarity: 5.41 (Similar)

1960s, Father Son Relationship, Gunfire, Reciting The 23rd Psalm, Vietnam War

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

4.15 Stars

Drama, War

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Similarity: 5.39 (Similar)

Boot Camp, Drill Instructor, Military, U.s. Marine, Vietnam War

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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: 5.32 (Similar)

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

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First Blood (1982)

3.85 Stars

Action, Adventure, War, Thriller

A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Similarity: 5.28 (Similar)

Abuse Of Power, Corrupt Cop, Corrupt Sheriff, Veteran, Vietnam War Veteran, Bad Cop, Vietnam War

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Battle for Haditha (2008)

3.50 Stars

Drama, History, War

An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of K

Similarity: 5.12 (Similar)

American Occupation Of Iraq, Danger, Roadside Bomb, U.s. Soldier, Usmc

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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: 5.10 (Similar)

Helicopter, Pilot, Rescue, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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Back to Bataan (1945)

3.35 Stars

Drama, War

In 1942, after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden stays behind to organize the local resistance against the Japanese invaders.

Similarity: 5.08 (Similar)

American Colony, Heroic Military, Japanese Soldier, Military Uniform, U.s. Soldier

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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: 5.07 (Similar)

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

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Castle Keep (1969)

3.05 Stars

Action, Comedy, Drama

During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his remote 10th Century castle hoping a battle there against the advancing Germans will not lead to its destruction and all the heritage w

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Battle Of The Bulge, Belgian, Castle, German Army, U.s. Soldier

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Catch-22 (1970)

3.55 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Bomber, U.s. Military, World War Two, Year 1944, U.s. Army Air Force, U.s. Soldier

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Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

3.60 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.

Similarity: 5.00 (Similar)

Allies, American Abroad, National Film Registry, War Correspondent, World War Two In Italy

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Stripes (1981)

3.40 Stars

Comedy, War

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.

Similarity: 4.99 (Slightly Similar)

American Abroad, Military Spoof, Nco, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Bare Breasts, Bare Butt, Female Nudity, Pubic Hair, Woman Naked In Shower, Joining The Army

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Faith of My Fathers (2005)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

The story of John McCain's experience as a Vietnam War POW. Based on the memoir of the same title.

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

John Mccain, Torture, U.s. Naval Academy, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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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: 4.93 (Slightly Similar)

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

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The Fighting 69th (1940)

3.30 Stars

Action, Adventure, Biography

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.

Similarity: 4.91 (Slightly Similar)

American Abroad, Doughboy, Military Uniform, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Chaplain, Faith

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Hamburger Hill (1987)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

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

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Combat, Hill, Jungle, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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Hell to Eternity (1960)

3.50 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

When his adoptive Japanese-American family is sent to Manzanar after Pearl Harbor, a young Chicano enlists in the marines to become a hero in the Battle of Saipan.

Similarity: 4.89 (Slightly Similar)

Adoptive Parent, Gunfire, Japanese American, U.s. Soldier, Usmc

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Search and Destroy (1979)

2.85 Stars

Action, Drama, Thriller

The members of a Vietnam veteran's old Army unit start turning up murdered. The police soon begin to suspect that he is in fact the killer. He knows he isn't, and must find the real killer in order to clear his name. He soon realizes

Similarity: 4.88 (Slightly Similar)

Canuxploitation, Police Investigation, Vendetta, Vietnam War, War Buddy

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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: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

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

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Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

3.45 Stars

Drama, War

Small squad must hold off German attack.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Automatic Gunfire, Infantryman, Man Shot To Death, Nco, Year 1944, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier, World War Two In France

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Straight Into Darkness

2.50 Stars

Action, Drama, Horror

When two young American GIs desert their platoon in the final days of World War II, they will find themselves struggling against all odds to stay alive.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

Child, Child Uses A Gun, Murder Of A Child, Orphan, Soldier, U.s. Soldier, World War Two Soldier

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Flight to Tangier (1953)

2.65 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

During the Cold War, a mysterious plane, carrying $3 million, arrives at Tangier airport and various interested parties try to grab the cash.

Similarity: 4.79 (Slightly Similar)

1950s, 3 Dimensional, 3d, Airplane, American Abroad

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The Last Full Measure (2020)

3.40 Stars

Drama, War

Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. "Pits" Pitsenbarger is awarded the nation's highest military honor for his actions on the battlefield.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Colt .45, Honor, M16 Rifle, Medal Of Honor, Vietnam War

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Flyboys (2006)

3.25 Stars

Action, Drama, History

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Similarity: 4.65 (Slightly Similar)

American Abroad, Cockpit, Fighter Pilot, World War One, Zeppelin, Flight, World War One Soldier

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Land of Plenty (2004)

3.20 Stars

Drama, War

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Similarity: 4.58 (Slightly Similar)

Borax, Cigarette Smoking, Timeframe 2000s, Vietnam War, Watching Tv

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Missing in Action (1984)

2.70 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

Colonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.

Similarity: 4.54 (Slightly Similar)

Martial Arts, One Man Army, Prisoner Of War, Rescue Mission, Vietnam War

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The Big Lift (1950)

3.25 Stars

Drama, War

Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.

Similarity: 4.51 (Slightly Similar)

American Abroad, Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Cold War Era, Transport Aircraft, West Berlin West Germany

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Air America (1990)

2.90 Stars

Action, Comedy, War

A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt C.I.A. airlift organization operating in Vietnam War-era Laos.

Similarity: 4.50 (Slightly Similar)

Black Comedy, Cia, Laos, Pilot, Vietnam War