Movies Like The Young Lions

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

Mirage

1965·1h 49m·★ 7.2·Edward Dmytryk

2 shared crewDir. Edward DmytrykDP: Joseph MacDonald

Walk on the Wild Side

1962·1h 54m·★ 6.7·Edward Dmytryk

2 shared crewDir. Edward DmytrykDP: Joseph MacDonald

The Carpetbaggers

1964·2h 30m·★ 6.5·Edward Dmytryk

2 shared crewDir. Edward DmytrykDP: Joseph MacDonald

Saints and Soldiers

2003·1h 30m·★ 6.6·Ryan Little

Themes: soldier, 1940sFans also likedWar & Drama & Action

The Great Raid

2005·2h 12m·★ 6.6·John Dahl

Themes: soldier, 1940sFans also likedAction & War

Cross of Iron

1977·2h 13m·★ 7.4·Sam Peckinpah

Fans also likedDrama & Action & WarStarring Maximilian Schell

Hear the Silence

2016·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Ed Ehrenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & War & Action

Dunkirk

2017·1h 47m·★ 7.8·Christopher Nolan

Themes: soldier, 1940sWar & Action & Drama

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsWar & Drama

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Thin Red Line

1998·2h 51m·★ 7.6·Terrence Malick

Themes: soldier, 1940sDrama & War

Devotion

2022·2h 19m·★ 6.6·J.D. Dillard

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Free State of Jones

2016·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Gary Ross

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

To Hell and Back

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.1·Jesse Hibbs

Fans also likedAction & Drama & War

The Great War

2019·1h 48m·★ 4.1·Steven Luke

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

The Kill Team

2019·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Dan Krauss

Fans also likedWar & Action & Drama

The Monuments Men

2014·1h 58m·★ 6.1·George Clooney

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

Hurricane

2018·1h 47m·★ 5.9·David Blair

Fans also likedWar & Drama & Action

The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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