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10 Best Movies Like Playing Soldiers

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

#1
Lion

Lion

2014★ 5.9

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

Adam is a broken man in the emotional transition as his family crumbles. Through the heartbreak and pain a chance meeting gives hope once more....

#2
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda

2014★ 8.5

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

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They we...

#3
Deep Fear

Deep Fear

2023★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Soldiers for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A solo trip aboard a yacht takes a terrifying turn when a woman encounters three drug traffickers clinging to the shattered remains of a boat. They soon force her to dive into shar...

#4
Lion

Lion

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Soldiers for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young lonely lion crosses an arid and desert Savannah. He discovers that the only source of water is kept by a tyrannical buffalo....

#5
Family Film

Family Film

2016★ 6.5

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

A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite came...

#6
12

12

2009★ 5.6

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

After blowing his professional ballet career, John's only way to redeem himself is to concoct the demise of his former partner, Leah, who he blames for his downfall; he rehearses h...