Movies like The Alamo
The Alamo (1960) is a war movie directed by John Wayne. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. JFK (1991)
★ 7.6 · 2,522 votes · Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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2. Dances with Wolves (1990)
★ 7.8 · 4,860 votes · Adventure, Drama, Western
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
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3. News of the World (2020)
★ 6.9 · 2,008 votes · Drama, Western, Adventure
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.
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4. Gettysburg (1993)
★ 7.0 · 346 votes · Drama, History, War
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a defensive position to confront the rebel forces in what will prove to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War.
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5. Midway (2019)
★ 7.1 · 2,833 votes · War, History, Drama
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
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6. Flyboys (2006)
★ 6.5 · 877 votes · Drama, History, War
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8.0 · 3,626 votes · Adventure, History, War
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
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8. War Horse (2011)
★ 7.3 · 3,788 votes · War, History, Drama
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
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9. Kelly's Heroes (1970)
★ 7.4 · 867 votes · Adventure, Comedy, War
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
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10. King Arthur (2004)
★ 6.3 · 3,025 votes · Adventure, War, History
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
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