Films like 1917
15 picks with a similar feel
What defines 1917, going by its Boxlist taste profile: Expect a weighty, realistic war film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival, plus tags such as no man's land, british army and race against time.
Here are 15 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on 1917 (2019).
- 1
Film7.8Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: world war i.
- 2
Paths of Glory (1957)
Film8.3Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: world war i, soldier.
- 3
Dunkirk (2017)
Film7.5
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival. Common ground: british army, soldier.
- 4
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Film7.3
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival. Common ground: soldier.
- 5
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Film8.2Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and emotional, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival.
- 6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Film8.2Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival. Common ground: soldier.
- 7
We Were Soldiers (2002)
Film7.1
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival. Common ground: soldier.
- 8
300 (2007)
Film7.2Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival.
- 9
The Patriot (2000)
Film7.1
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and sweeping, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival. Common ground: soldier.
- 10
Defiance (2008)
Film6.9Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival.
- 11
Fury (2014)
Film7.5Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival.
- 12
Platoon (1986)
Film7.7
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival. Common ground: soldier.
- 13
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Film6.8
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival.
- 14
Allied (2016)
Film6.8Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of an all-consuming quest and resilience and survival.
- 15
Greyhound (2020)
Film7.4Slower burn
Why it's like 1917: Also weighty and grounded, with themes of resilience and survival.
Boxlist compares 1917 with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like 1917?
- Picks with a similar feel include All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory, Dunkirk and The Hurt Locker. Each shares part of 1917's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 15 films.
- How are these films like 1917 chosen?
- Boxlist compares 1917 with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.