Movies Like The Fighting 69th

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

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941·1h 52m·★ 7.5·William Keighley

2 shared crewDir. William KeighleyDP: Tony Gaudio

Here Comes the Navy

1934·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Lloyd Bacon

4 shared cast incl. James Cagney & Pat O'BrienWar & Drama

Torrid Zone

1940·1h 28m·★ 6.7·William Keighley

Both star James Cagney & Pat O'BrienDir. William Keighley

The Four Feathers

2002·2h 12m·★ 6.5·Shekhar Kapur

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama & War

Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Pearl Harbor

2001·3h 3m·★ 6.3·Michael Bay

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Buffalo Soldiers

2002·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Gregor Jordan

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Victors

1963·2h 55m·★ 6.9·Carl Foreman

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Birth of a Nation

1915·3h 15m·★ 6.1·D.W. Griffith

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Crowd Roars

1932·1h 25m·★ 6.2·Howard Hawks

Both star James Cagney & Frank McHughDrama & Action

Lady Killer

1933·1h 16m·★ 7.0·Roy Del Ruth

DP: Tony GaudioStarring James Cagney

The Steel Helmet

1951·1h 25m·★ 7.4·Samuel Fuller

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El Cid

1961·3h 7m·★ 7.2·Anthony Mann

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To Hell and Back

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.1·Jesse Hibbs

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The Devil's Brigade

1968·2h 10m·★ 6.7·Andrew V. McLaglen

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Wild Strawberries

1957·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Ingmar Bergman

TMDB recommends

Finding Neverland

2004·1h 46m·★ 7.6·Marc Forster

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Gangs of New York

2002·2h 48m·★ 7.5·Martin Scorsese

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Sergeant York

1941·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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