Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Birdmen

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

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#1
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birdmen for fans of War & Drama & History & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#2
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birdmen for fans of War & Drama & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#3
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#4
Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor

1987★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birdmen for fans of War & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners....

#5
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

#6
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Birdmen for fans of War & Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

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