Movies Like Rescue Dawn

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

Grizzly Man

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Werner Herzog

2 shared crewDir. Werner HerzogDP: Peter Zeitlinger

Wheel of Time

2003·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Werner Herzog

2 shared crewDir. Werner HerzogDP: Peter Zeitlinger

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

Themes: war crimes, soldier, vietnam warFans also likedDrama & War

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985·1h 36m·★ 6.5·George P. Cosmatos

Themes: prisoner of war, soldier, vietnam warFans also likedAdventure & War

Air America

1990·1h 52m·★ 5.8·Roger Spottiswoode

Themes: laos, vietnam warFans also likedStarring Marshall Bell

The Great Raid

2005·2h 12m·★ 6.6·John Dahl

Themes: war crimes, prisoner of war, soldierFans also liked

Heaven & Earth

1993·2h 20m·★ 6.8·Oliver Stone

Themes: war crimes, vietnam warFans also likedWar & Drama

We Were Soldiers

2002·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Randall Wallace

Themes: soldier, vietnam warFans also liked

Civil War

2024·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Alex Garland

Themes: war crimes, soldierWar & Drama

Apocalypse Now

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

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Gladiator

2000·2h 35m·★ 8.5·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Adventure

Braveheart

1995·2h 58m·★ 8.3·Mel Gibson

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930·2h 13m·★ 8.1·Lewis Milestone

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

303 Squadron

2018·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Denis Delić

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

Dark of the Sun

1968·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Jack Cardiff

Fans also likedWar & Adventure & Drama

Flyboys

2006·2h 18m·★ 6.5·Tony Bill

Fans also likedAdventure & Drama & War

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003·3h 21m·★ 9.0·Peter Jackson

TMDB recommends

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001·2h 59m·★ 8.9·Peter Jackson

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How Good Is Rescue Dawn?

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Where to Watch Rescue Dawn

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Kanopy

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Amazon Video

Fandango At Home

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Available in 43 countries