Movies Like Dunkirk
Loved Dunkirk (2017)? These 30 films share its DNA — the same mood, themes and craft. The list comes from what millions of other Dunkirk fans went on to watch and rate, so it reflects real viewing habits rather than a genre tag. The Longest Day, Greyhound and The Guns of Navarone are the closest matches.
30 titles · average score 6.9 ·
The top 5 picks
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The Longest Day (1962)
★ 7.6 · 1,044 ratingsThe retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes…
- 2
Greyhound (2020)
★ 7.4 · 3,403 ratingsA 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 protection for 5 days, the captain and…
- 3
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
★ 7.3 · 894 ratingsA team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
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Memphis Belle (1990)
★ 6.7 · 443 ratingsThe "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the…
- 5
Flyboys (2006)
★ 6.5 · 866 ratingsThe adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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How this list is ranked
We build this page from TMDB's recommendation graph — the titles that people who watched Dunkirk went on to watch and rate highly — then drop anything without a poster or a meaningful number of ratings. It refreshes daily, so as viewing habits shift the list shifts with them.
Frequently asked questions
What should I watch after Dunkirk?
The Longest Day (1962) is the closest match, rated 7.6 by 1K viewers. Greyhound, The Guns of Navarone and Memphis Belle are the next best bets.
How do you decide what is similar to Dunkirk?
From what Dunkirk viewers actually watched and rated next, not just from matching genre tags. That surfaces titles that share its tone and themes even when they sit in a different category.
Is this list updated?
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