Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like American Soldier

If you loved American Soldier, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#3
Bennett's War

Bennett's War

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After surviving an IED explosion in combat overseas, a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit is medically discharged with a broken back and leg. Against all odds he trains to...

#4
Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkso...

#5
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

#6
Jimmy P.

Jimmy P.

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of WWII, Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot who fought in France, suffers from unexplainable symptoms and is admitted to a military hospital. When doctors suspect...

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