Movies Like Johnny Got His Gun

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

The Big Red One

1980·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Samuel Fuller

Themes: infantry, us army, anti warFans also likedDrama & War

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

Themes: infantry, anti warTMDB recommendsDrama & War

Sergeant York

1941·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

Themes: infantry, us armyFans also likedWar & Drama

When Trumpets Fade

1998·1h 35m·★ 7.0·John Irvin

Themes: infantry, us armyFans also likedDrama & War

The Thin Red Line

1998·2h 51m·★ 7.6·Terrence Malick

Themes: infantry, us army, anti warDrama & War

Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: infantry, anti warDrama & War

The Hurt Locker

2008·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Kathryn Bigelow

Themes: us army, anti warDrama & War

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Big Parade

1925·2h 31m·★ 7.9·King Vidor

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

A Very Long Engagement

2004·2h 13m·★ 7.6·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Victors

1963·2h 55m·★ 6.9·Carl Foreman

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Golden Years

2017·1h 43m·★ 5.8·André Téchiné

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

2003·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Peter Greenaway

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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Paris, Texas

1984·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Wim Wenders

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Persona

1966·1h 24m·★ 8.0·Ingmar Bergman

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1917

2019·1h 59m·★ 8.2·Sam Mendes

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

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Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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