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10 Best Movies Like Fires on the Plain

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

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#1
Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’...

#2
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII....

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. 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....

#4
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who lo...

#5
Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders

1962★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to ...

#6
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for ...

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