10 Best Movies Like They Were the First
If you loved They Were the First, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Trial on the Road
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Shot in 1971 but banned until 1986, this distinctly Russian war story takes place in 1942 behind enemy lines. A regiment of partisans captures former Red Army lieutenant Lazarev wh...
The Last Frontier
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back...
The War Below
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First 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...
Infiltration
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Ivan sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to save his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S. military patrols, he succeeds in freeing Grey and att...
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...
Admiral
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to They Were the First for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the lo...