Movies Like Chicago 10

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

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

Themes: courtroom drama, vietnam war, 1960sTMDB recommends

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020·2h 10m·★ 7.7·Aaron Sorkin

5 shared themes: counter-culture, black panther party, courtroom drama...Fans also liked

Einstein and the Bomb

2024·1h 17m·★ 6.2·Anthony Philipson

Themes: war documentary, historical documentaryFans also liked

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

2021·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Oliver Stone

Themes: historical documentary, 1960sFans also likedDocumentary & History

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Barry Levinson

Themes: vietnam war, 1960sTMDB recommends

Best of Enemies

2015·1h 27m·★ 7.6·Robert Gordon

Themes: chicago, illinois, 1960sFans also likedDocumentary & History

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: black panther party, vietnam war, 1960s

Waltz with Bashir

2008·1h 30m·★ 8.0·Ari Folman

Themes: animated documentary, adult animationAnimation & Documentary & War

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

2015·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Stanley Nelson

Themes: black panther party, 1960sFans also liked

Tower

2016·1h 22m·★ 7.9·Keith Maitland

Themes: animated documentary, adult animationAnimation & Documentary

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

2022·2h 7m·★ 6.8·Peter Farrelly

Themes: vietnam war, 1960sFans also liked

First Blood

1982·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Ted Kotcheff

Themes: national guard, vietnam war

Piece by Piece

2024·1h 34m·★ 6.9·Morgan Neville

Themes: animated documentary, live action and animationAnimation & Documentary

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021·1h 57m·★ 8.0·Questlove

TMDB recommendsDocumentary & History

The Fog of War

2003·1h 47m·★ 8.0·Errol Morris

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Obsessed

2014·2h 12m·★ 6.3·Kim Dae-woo

Themes: vietnam war, 1960s

Apocalypse Now

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

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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961·3h 11m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kramer

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Paprika

2006·1h 30m·★ 7.7·Satoshi Kon

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Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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How Good Is Chicago 10?

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