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15 Movies Like The Dogs of War

Loved The Dogs of War? 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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Uncommon Valor

1983

Uncommon Valor shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

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

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54%

Birdy

1984

Birdy shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share War, Drama, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Shares several story and description signals

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52%

Platoon

1986

Platoon shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Dogs of War, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share War, Drama, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Tom Berenger✓ Similar movie-night length

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48%

Raw Deal

1986

Raw Deal shares important genre DNA with The Dogs of War and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Irvin✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity

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47%

Next of Kin

1989

Next of Kin shares important genre DNA with The Dogs of War and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Irvin✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity

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47%

Escape to Victory

1981

Escape to Victory shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Dogs of War, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Drama, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Jean-François Stévenin

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46%

First Blood

1982

First Blood shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, War, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a violent tone✓ Similar movie-night length

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46%

Lock Up

1989

Lock Up shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a violent tone

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46%

Southern Comfort

1981

Southern Comfort shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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45%

Red Dawn

1984

Red Dawn shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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45%

Invasion U.S.A.

1985

Invasion U.S.A. shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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45%

Salvador

1986

Salvador shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Drama, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a violent tone

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45%

Rambo III

1988

Rambo III shares key genre characteristics with The Dogs of War and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, War genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Very similar runtime

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45%

Ghost Story

1981

Ghost Story shares important genre DNA with The Dogs of War and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by John Irvin✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both are Drama movies✓ Both explore identity

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44%

Shoot to Kill

1988

Shoot to Kill shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Dogs of War, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ Both are Action movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Also stars Tom Berenger

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44%

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