Movies Like Der brave Soldat Schwejk

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

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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The Big Parade

1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

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Kolya

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Jan Svěrák

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A Very Long Engagement

2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Stanley Kramer

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Shoulder Arms

1918·36m·★ 7.3·Charlie Chaplin

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'71

2014·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Yann Demange

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1992·1h 49m·★ 7.1·Fernando Trueba

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Oh! What a Lovely War

1969·2h 24m·★ 7.0·Richard Attenborough

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The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

1966·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Blake Edwards

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Legionnaire

1998·1h 38m·★ 5.5·Peter MacDonald

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Golden Years

2017·1h 43m·★ 5.8·André Téchiné

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Er kann's nicht lassen

1962·1h 34m·★ 6.6·Axel von Ambesser

Starring Heinz RühmannDir. Axel von Ambesser

How Good Is Der brave Soldat Schwejk?

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