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10 Best Movies Like They Were Expendable

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

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#1
Midway

Midway

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were Expendable for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds....

#2
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970★ 7.2

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

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code w...

#3
Midway

Midway

1976★ 6.6

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

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II....

#4
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003★ 7.2

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

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or d...

#5
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951★ 6.1

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

During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a di...

#6
Greyhound

Greyhound

2020★ 7.4

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

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover pr...

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