Movies like War Horse
War Horse (2011) is a war movie directed by Steven Spielberg. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8.0 · 3,625 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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2. The 13th Warrior (1999)
★ 6.7 · 2,160 votes · Adventure, History, Action
A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.
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3. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
★ 7.7 · 4,994 votes · War, Drama
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
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4. 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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5. Journey's End (2017)
★ 6.3 · 345 votes · War, Drama, Action
Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.
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6. A Hidden Life (2019)
★ 7.2 · 816 votes · History, Drama, War
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
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7. The Zone of Interest (2023)
★ 7.0 · 2,787 votes · Drama, History, War
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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8. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
★ 7.2 · 3,229 votes · Adventure, Drama, History
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
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9. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
★ 7.5 · 432 votes · War, Drama
A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.
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10. The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1 · 415 votes · War, Adventure, History
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
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