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15 Movies Like Born on the Fourth of July

Loved Born on the Fourth of July? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Salvador

1986

Salvador shares important genre DNA with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Drama, Biographical, War genres✓ Directed by Oliver Stone✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family

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63%

Platoon

1986

Platoon shares important genre DNA with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share War, Drama genres✓ Directed by Oliver Stone✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s

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61%

The Doors

1991

The Doors shares important genre DNA with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ Directed by Oliver Stone✓ Shares cast including Frank Whaley and Michael Wincott✓ Released only 2 years apart

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51%

JFK

1991

JFK shares important genre DNA with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Drama, Biographical genres✓ Directed by Oliver Stone✓ Shares cast including Bob Gunton and Dale Dye✓ Released only 2 years apart

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49%

Wall Street

1987

Wall Street shares important genre DNA with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Oliver Stone✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including John C. McGinley and Sean Stone✓ Both are Drama movies

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48%

Lean on Me

1989

Lean on Me shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Born on the Fourth of July, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Mike Starr

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46%

Goodfellas

1990

Goodfellas shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Born on the Fourth of July, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ Shares cast including Mike Starr and Beau Starr✓ Released only 1 year apart✓ Both explore family

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44%

Henry V

1989

Henry V shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Biographical, War, Drama genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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43%

Empire of the Sun

1987

Empire of the Sun shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share War, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length

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43%

Saving Private Ryan

1998

Saving Private Ryan shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Born on the Fourth of July, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share War, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Shares cast including Tom Sizemore and Dale Dye✓ Released within roughly the same film era

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42%

Cry Freedom

1987

Cry Freedom shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length

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41%

Rudy

1993

Rudy shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Born on the Fourth of July, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Released only 4 years apart✓ Also stars Lili Taylor

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41%

Schindler's List

1993

Schindler's List shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama, War genres✓ Released only 4 years apart✓ Both explore survival

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41%

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980

Coal Miner's Daughter shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Biographical, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Similar movie-night length

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41%

Au revoir les enfants

1987

Au revoir les enfants shares key genre characteristics with Born on the Fourth of July and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, War genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s

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39%

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