Movies Like Born on the Fourth of July

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Heaven & Earth

1993·2h 20m·★ 6.8·Oliver Stone

Themes: based on memoir or autobiography, vietnam war, biography2 shared crewDir. Oliver Stone

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewThemes: anti war, vietnam warDir. Oliver Stone

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneThemes: vietnam war, 1960s

The Doors

1991·2h 20m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Salvador

1986·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Wall Street

1987·2h 6m·★ 7.3·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Natural Born Killers

1994·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

Talk Radio

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

2 shared crewDir. Oliver StoneDP: Robert Richardson

The Deer Hunter

1978·3h 3m·★ 8.1·Michael Cimino

5 shared themes: drunkenness, vietnam veteran, anti war...Fans also likedDrama & War

Coming Home

1978·2h 7m·★ 7.3·Hal Ashby

4 shared themes: wheelchair, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), vietnam war...Fans also likedDrama & War

Jarhead

2005·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Sam Mendes

Themes: based on memoir or autobiography, anti warTMDB recommendsDrama & War

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: anti war, vietnam warTMDB recommendsDrama & War

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Barry Levinson

TMDB recommendsThemes: vietnam war, 1960sDrama & War

Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: anti war, vietnam warFans also likedDrama & War

Casualties of War

1989·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Brian De Palma

Themes: anti war, vietnam warFans also likedDrama & War

Music Within

2007·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Steven Sawalich

Themes: wheelchair, biographyFans also liked

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

5 shared themes: vietnam veteran, 1970s, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)...

Rolling Thunder

1977·1h 40m·★ 6.9·John Flynn

Themes: vietnam veteran, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)Fans also liked

Thank You for Your Service

2017·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Jason Hall

Themes: post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), biographyFans also likedDrama & War

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