Movies like Paths of Glory (1957)

Name: Paths of Glory
Released: 1957

9 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 77%

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.
2

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Fit 72%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
3

The Zone of Interest (2023)

Fit 68%

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.
4

Patton (1970)

Fit 64%

Shares War and Drama with Paths of Glory.

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
5

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024)

Fit 62%

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.
6

The Longest Day (1962)

Fit 58%

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"
7

The Young Lions (1958)

Fit 54%

Shares War and Drama with Paths of Glory.

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
8

The Last Rifleman (2023)

Fit 47%

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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Flyboys (2006)

Fit 42%

Shares Drama and War with Paths of Glory.

The 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.