Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Forgotten

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

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#1
Platoon

Platoon

1986★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forgotten for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man....

#2
Birdy

Birdy

1984★ 7.1

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

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospi...

#3
First Blood

First Blood

1982★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forgotten for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war agains...

#4
Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

1974★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forgotten for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese p...

#5
Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

1992★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Forgotten for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the fa...

#6
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

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