Movies Like The McKenzie Break

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

The Groundstar Conspiracy

1972·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Lamont Johnson

2 shared crewDir. Lamont JohnsonDP: Michael Reed

Crimson Tide

1995·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Tony Scott

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama & War

Murphy's War

1971·1h 47m·★ 6.7·Peter Yates

Fans also likedStarring Horst JansonDrama & War

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Black Hawk Down

2001·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsAction & War

Decision Before Dawn

1951·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Anatole Litvak

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

U-571

2000·1h 56m·★ 6.6·Jonathan Mostow

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

Hostile Waters

1997·1h 34m·★ 6.3·David Drury

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Bedford Incident

1965·1h 42m·★ 7.3·James B. Harris

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

Hyena Road

2015·2h·★ 6.5·Paul Gross

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Bat★21

1988·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Peter Markle

Fans also likedAction & War & Drama

Jarhead 3: The Siege

2016·1h 35m·★ 5.1·William Kaufman

Fans also likedWar & Action & Drama

An Ordinary Man

2017·1h 30m·★ 5.7·Brad Silberling

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

Operation Pacific

1951·1h 51m·★ 6.6·George Waggner

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Lifeboat

1944·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

Fans also likedWar & Drama

Seven Years in Tibet

1997·2h 16m·★ 7.1·Jean-Jacques Annaud

TMDB recommends

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958·2h 12m·★ 7.6·Douglas Sirk

Fans also likedDrama & War

Mister Roberts

1955·2h 3m·★ 7.6·John Ford

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The Scarlet and the Black

1983·2h 23m·★ 7.5·Jerry London

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How Good Is The McKenzie Break?

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