Films like Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

Jarhead: Law of Return (2019) is war. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Lucky Strike (2026)

Also war. 6.9/10

A wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade…
Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Also war. 8.2/10

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by…
Schindler's List (1993)

Also war. 8.6/10

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Pressure (2026)

Also war. 7.7/10

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch…
Fury (2014)

Also war. 7.5/10

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind…
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Also war. 8.2/10

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to…
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Also war. 8.2/10

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are…
The Imitation Game (2014)

Also war. 8.0/10

Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at…
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Also war. 7.1/10

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
The Last Samurai (2003)

Also war. 7.6/10

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that…
Black Hawk Down (2001)

Also war. 7.4/10

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy…
The Pianist (2002)

Also war. 8.4/10

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds…
Courage Under Fire (1996)

Also war. 6.6/10

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness…
Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Also war. 8.1/10

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Also war. 7.8/10

In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun…
Apocalypse Now (1979)

Also war. 8.3/10

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and…
Braveheart (1995)

Also war. 7.9/10

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village…
Civil War (2024)

Also war. 6.8/10

In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Also war. 8.0/10

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish…
1917 (2019)

Also war. 8.0/10

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

Also war. 7.7/10

After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe…
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

Also war. 7.8/10

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems…
300 (2007)

Also war. 7.2/10

A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)

Also war. 9.1/10

Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to work as a chef in a Chinese restaurant to pay off family debts, where he meets floor manager Ma Junsheng. Their Dragon Restaurant rises to…