Movies Like Buffalo Soldiers

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

Unthinkable

2010·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Gregor Jordan

2 shared crewDir. Gregor JordanDP: Oliver Stapleton

Ned Kelly

2003·1h 50m·★ 6.4·Gregor Jordan

2 shared crewDir. Gregor JordanDP: Oliver Stapleton

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013·3h·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: corruption, drugs, 1980sFans also likedCrime & Drama & Comedy

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

Themes: black market, corruptionFans also likedDrama & Thriller & War

The Informers

2008·1h 38m·★ 4.9·Gregor Jordan

Themes: drugs, 1980sDir. Gregor JordanDrama & Crime & Thriller

The Basketball Diaries

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Scott Kalvert

Themes: heroin, drugsDrama & Crime

American Psycho

2000·1h 42m·★ 7.6·Mary Harron

Themes: 1980s, dark comedyThriller & Drama & Crime

Weapons

2025·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Zach Cregger

Themes: junkie, dark comedy

Sicario

2015·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: corruption, drugsCrime & Thriller

The Substance

2024·2h 21m·★ 7.2·Coralie Fargeat

Themes: black market, dark comedy

The Bourne Supremacy

2004·1h 48m·★ 7.7·Paul Greengrass

Fans also likedStarring Gabriel MannDrama & Thriller

The Truman Show

1998·1h 43m·★ 8.2·Peter Weir

Both star Ed Harris & Brian DelateComedy & Drama

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Outbreak

1995·2h 9m·★ 6.6·Wolfgang Petersen

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

TransSiberian

2008·1h 51m·★ 6.6·Brad Anderson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Marathon Man

1976·2h 5m·★ 7.4·John Schlesinger

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Alone in Berlin

2016·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Vincent Perez

Fans also likedWar & Thriller & Drama

Find Me Guilty

2006·2h 5m·★ 7.0·Sidney Lumet

Fans also likedComedy & Crime & Drama

Shining Through

1992·2h 12m·★ 6.4·David Seltzer

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & War

The Informer

2019·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Andrea Di Stefano

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How Good Is Buffalo Soldiers?

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