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

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

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

Devotion

2022·2h 19m·★ 6.6·J.D. Dillard

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Free State of Jones

2016·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Gary Ross

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To Hell and Back

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.1·Jesse Hibbs

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The Great War

2019·1h 48m·★ 4.1·Steven Luke

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The Kill Team

2019·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Dan Krauss

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Saints and Soldiers

2003·1h 30m·★ 6.6·Ryan Little

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The Monuments Men

2014·1h 58m·★ 6.1·George Clooney

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Hurricane

2018·1h 47m·★ 5.9·David Blair

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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How Good Is The Young Lions?

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