Movies Like Guns at Batasi

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

The Blue Max

1966·2h 36m·★ 7.1·John Guillermin

2 shared crewDir. John GuillerminDP: Douglas Slocombe

The Third Secret

1964·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Charles Crichton

Both star Jack Hawkins & Richard AttenboroughDP: Douglas Slocombe

Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

TMDB recommendsStarring Jack Hawkins

Tobruk

1967·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Arthur Hiller

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Shaft in Africa

1973·1h 52m·★ 5.9·John Guillermin

TMDB recommendsDir. John Guillermin

Apocalypse Now

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

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Gallipoli

1981·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Peter Weir

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

Sea of Sand

1958·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Guy Green

Both star Richard Attenborough & Percy HerbertDrama & War

The Victors

1963·2h 55m·★ 6.9·Carl Foreman

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Zulu Dawn

1979·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Douglas Hickox

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

I Was Monty's Double

1958·1h 41m·★ 6.9·John Guillermin

Starring Cecil ParkerDir. John GuillerminWar & Drama

The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

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The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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The Man Who Would Be King

1975·2h 9m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.7·John Huston

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Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

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Gangs of New York

2002·2h 48m·★ 7.5·Martin Scorsese

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The Passenger

1975·2h 6m·★ 7.4·Michelangelo Antonioni

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The Four Feathers

1939·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Zoltan Korda

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