Movies like Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) is a history movie directed by Nagisa Ōshima. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Grand Illusion (1937)
★ 7.9 · 806 votes · Drama, History, War
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
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2. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
★ 7.2 · 385 votes · Drama, War
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
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3. The Great Raid (2005)
★ 6.5 · 398 votes · Action, History, War
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
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