Movies like Paths of Glory (1957)

Name: Paths of Glory
Released: 1957

10 films to watch after Paths of Glory, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

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Journey's End (2017)

Fit 75%

Shares War and Drama with Paths of Glory.

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.
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Benediction (2021)

Fit 70%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
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Apocalypse Now (1979)

Fit 68%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
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The Zone of Interest (2023)

Fit 66%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024)

Fit 57%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Fit 50%

Shares Drama with Paths of Glory.

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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The Longest Day (1962)

Fit 50%

Shares War and Drama with Paths of Glory.

The 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 to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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Jarhead (2005)

Fit 48%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
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The Last Rifleman (2023)

Fit 44%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
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Devotion (2022)

Fit 41%

Shares War and Drama with Paths of Glory.

The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.