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10 Best Movies Like I Love a Soldier

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

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#1
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#2
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1962★ 6.1

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

After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him...

#3
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Love a 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....

#5
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Love a 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....

#6
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Love a Soldier for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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

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