Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Brig

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

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#1
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Brig for fans of War & 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....

#2
The War Below

The War Below

2021★ 6.7

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

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate o...

#3
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

2008★ 6.1

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

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army....

#4
Taking Sides

Taking Sides

2002★ 6.2

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

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Al...

#5
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Brig 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....

#6
Ararat

Ararat

2002★ 6.1

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

Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide....

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