Movies like Dunkirk (2017)

10 films to watch after Dunkirk, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

  1. Greyhound poster

    Greyhound (2020)

    #1 Fit: 78%

    A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

  2. The Longest Day poster

    The Longest Day (1962)

    #2 Fit: 76%

    The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"

  3. The Guns of Navarone poster

    The Guns of Navarone (1961)

    #3 Fit: 74%

    A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

  4. Memphis Belle poster

    Memphis Belle (1990)

    #4 Fit: 72%

    The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen.

  5. Midway poster

    Midway (2019)

    #5 Fit: 72%

    The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

  6. A Bridge Too Far poster

    A Bridge Too Far (1977)

    #6 Fit: 71%

    The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

  7. U-571 poster

    U-571 (2000)

    #7 Fit: 70%

    In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.

  8. The Great Escape poster

    The Great Escape (1963)

    #8 Fit: 68%

    The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

  9. Midway poster

    Midway (1976)

    #9 Fit: 65%

    This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

  10. Lifeboat poster

    Lifeboat (1944)

    #10 Fit: 63%

    During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.