Movies Like Essential Killing

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

Four Nights with Anna

2008·1h 27m·★ 6.8·Jerzy Skolimowski

2 shared crewDir. Jerzy SkolimowskiDP: Adam Sikora

Dirty Angels

2024·1h 44m·★ 4.6·Martin Campbell

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The Breadwinner

2017·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Nora Twomey

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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

2023·2h 3m·★ 7.5·Guy Ritchie

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Lone Survivor

2013·2h 1m·★ 7.5·Peter Berg

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Restrepo

2010·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Tim Hetherington

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Warhorse One

2023·2h 5m·★ 5.5·Johnny Strong

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Retrograde

2022·1h 34m·★ 7.3·Matthew Heineman

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Armadillo

2010·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Janus Metz

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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

2021·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Stefano Sollima

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Bunker

2023·1h 49m·★ 4.0·Adrian Langley

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Kandahar

2023·1h 59m·★ 6.1·Ric Roman Waugh

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Special Forces

2011·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Stéphane Rybojad

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12 Strong

2018·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Nicolai Fuglsig

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016·1h 52m·★ 6.6·Glenn Ficarra

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Kandahar

2010·1h 43m·★ 6.6·Andrey Kavun

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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014·1h 43m·★ 5.4·Don Michael Paul

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Man Down

2015·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Dito Montiel

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The Point Men

2023·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Yim Soon-rye

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Boots on the Ground

2017·1h 26m·★ 3.6·Louis Melville

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How Good Is Essential Killing?

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