Movies Like The Forty-First

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

The First Echelon

1955·1h 54m·★ 6.2·Mikhail Kalatozov

DP: Sergei UrusevskyWar & Drama & RomanceStarring Izolda Izvitskaya

Ballad of a Soldier

1959·1h 29m·★ 8.2·Grigoriy Chukhray

Drama & Romance & WarStarring Nikolay KryuchkovDir. Grigoriy Chukhray

Firebird

2021·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Peeter Rebane

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Battle for Sevastopol

2015·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Sergey Mokritsky

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Suite Française

2015·1h 43m·★ 7.0·Saul Dibb

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Siberiade

1979·4h 35m·★ 7.9·Andrei Konchalovsky

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Dear John

2010·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Lasse Hallström

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Private Peaceful

2012·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Pat O'Connor

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The History of Love

2016·2h 14m·★ 6.3·Radu Mihăileanu

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The Ottoman Lieutenant

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.4·Joseph Ruben

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001·2h 11m·★ 5.9·John Madden

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Mission «Sky»

2021·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Igor Kopylov

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Kalashnikov AK-47

2020·1h 45m·★ 6.6·Konstantin Buslov

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Hyena Road

2015·2h·★ 6.5·Paul Gross

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Battleground

1949·1h 58m·★ 7.4·William A. Wellman

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Piter FM

2006·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Oksana Bychkova

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Not Easily Broken

2009·1h 39m·★ 6.1·Bill Duke

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Racing with the Moon

1984·1h 48m·★ 6.6·Richard Benjamin

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Fire with Fire

1986·1h 43m·★ 6.4·Duncan Gibbins

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An Ordinary Man

2017·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Brad Silberling

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How Good Is The Forty-First?

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