Movies Like Wake Island

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

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942·1h 38m·★ 6.6·John Farrow

2 shared crewDir. John FarrowDP: William C. Mellor

In Harm's Way

1965·2h 45m·★ 7.3·Otto Preminger

Themes: pacific island, pearl harbor, u.s. navyFans also likedWar & Drama

Air Force

1943·2h 4m·★ 7.0·Howard Hawks

Themes: wake island, pearl harborFans also likedAction & Drama & War

Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: infantry, jungleTMDB recommendsDrama & War

Flying Leathernecks

1951·1h 42m·★ 6.3·Nicholas Ray

Themes: marine corps, pacific islandFans also likedWar & Action & Drama

They Were Expendable

1945·2h 15m·★ 7.2·John Ford

Themes: pacific theater, pearl harborFans also likedDrama & War

The Fighting Seabees

1944·1h 40m·★ 6.4·Edward Ludwig

Themes: pacific island, u.s. navyFans also likedDrama & Action & War

South Pacific

1958·2h 37m·★ 6.8·Joshua Logan

Themes: pacific island, u.s. navyFans also liked

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

Themes: infantry, jungleDrama & War & Action

Behind Enemy Lines

2001·1h 46m·★ 6.4·John Moore

Themes: marine corps, u.s. navyAction & Drama & War

The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action & War

A Few Good Men

1992·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Rob Reiner

Themes: marine corps, u.s. navy

Lifeboat

1944·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

Fans also likedStarring William BendixWar & Drama

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action

Soldier of Orange

1977·2h 28m·★ 7.6·Paul Verhoeven

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

The Tin Drum

1979·2h 42m·★ 7.4·Volker Schlöndorff

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Pearl Harbor

2001·3h 3m·★ 6.3·Michael Bay

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

Jarhead

2005·2h 3m·★ 7.0·Sam Mendes

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

How Good Is Wake Island?

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