Movies Like Red Dawn

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

The Legend of a Mask

1991·1h 35m·★ 6.1·José Buil

3 shared cast incl. Héctor Bonilla & María Rojo

Midaq Alley

1995·2h 20m·★ 7.3·Jorge Fons

Both star María Rojo & Bruno BichirDir. Jorge Fons

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

All the President's Men

1976·2h 18m·★ 7.9·Alan J. Pakula

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Sky Force

2025·2h 5m·★ 6.8·Abhishek Kapur

TMDB recommendsThriller & History

File of Attempted Murder

2010·2h·★ 6.1·Jorge Fons

Starring María RojoDir. Jorge FonsHistory & Drama

Apocalypse Now

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

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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The Young and the Damned

1950·1h 22m·★ 8.2·Luis Buñuel

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Lawrence of Arabia

1962·3h 48m·★ 8.3·David Lean

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Dance of the Forty One

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.8·David Pablos

Fans also likedDrama & History

Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Man on Fire

2004·2h 26m·★ 7.7·Tony Scott

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The Official Story

1985·1h 52m·★ 7.7·Luis Puenzo

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Enemy at the Gates

2001·2h 11m·★ 7.5·Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Black Hawk Down

2001·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Ridley Scott

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Heroic

2023·1h 28m·★ 6.7·David Zonana

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