Movies Like Captains of the Clouds

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

The Fighting 69th

1940·1h 30m·★ 6.6·William Keighley

3 shared cast incl. James Cagney & Alan HaleAction & War

Dunkirk

2017·1h 47m·★ 7.8·Christopher Nolan

Themes: raf (royal air force), pilotWar & Action

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

TMDB recommendsStarring Reginald Gardiner

Vixen!

1968·1h 11m·★ 5.6·Russ Meyer

Themes: canada, pilot

Hear the Silence

2016·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Ed Ehrenberg

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

Mister Roberts

1955·2h 3m·★ 7.6·John Ford

Fans also likedStarring James Cagney

Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommends

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommends

Rome, Open City

1945·1h 44m·★ 8.0·Roberto Rossellini

TMDB recommends

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

TMDB recommends

Forbidden Games

1952·1h 27m·★ 8.0·René Clément

TMDB recommends

Enemy at the Gates

2001·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Jean-Jacques Annaud

TMDB recommends

Ashes and Diamonds

1958·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Andrzej Wajda

TMDB recommends

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

2017·1h 15m·★ 8.5·Sidney Bernstein

TMDB recommends

Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

TMDB recommends

Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

TMDB recommends

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941·1h 32m·★ 6.9·William Keighley

Both star James Cagney & George Tobias

Battle of Britain

1969·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Guy Hamilton

Fans also likedWar & Action

The Dam Busters

1955·2h 4m·★ 7.4·Michael Anderson

Fans also likedAction & War

The Dawn Patrol

1938·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Edmund Goulding

Fans also likedAction & War

How Good Is Captains of the Clouds?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.