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Movies that feel likeGuy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.

If you loved Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, the closest films we have are Sisu (2022), Rambo (2008) and Operation Red Sea (2018). All three share Guy Ritchie's The Covenant's bleak and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shadow (2018).

πŸ… 82% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Guy Ritchiebleakkinetictense
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix Β· Amazon Prime Video Β· Apple TV

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Sisu
2022 Β· dir. Jalmari Helander
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.9action Β· war Β· thrillerRent or buy

Bleak and kinetic in the same breath

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

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Rambo
2008 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 38%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· war

Both lean on tension more than on war

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.

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Operation Red Sea
2018 Β· dir. Dante Lam Chiu-yin
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller Β· warPrime Video

Bleak action in both cases

The difference: Played as adventure first

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

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Shadow
2018 Β· dir. Zhang Yimou
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7action Β· warPrime Video

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Lighter on tension

In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

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Badland Hunters
2024 Β· dir. Heo Myeong-haeng
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6action Β· adventure Β· thrillerNetflix

Action with a pulse of tension, in both cases

After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor.

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Lone Survivor
2013 Β· dir. Peter Berg
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.5war Β· action Β· dramaPrime VideoStarz

Both are working the same pair: afghanistan, taliban

The difference: Less tense, more its own thing

Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.

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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021 Β· dir. Stefano Sollima
πŸ… 45%β˜… 5.8action Β· thriller Β· warPrime Video

Bleak war, and it commits to that

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

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Black Crab
2022 Β· dir. Adam Berg
πŸ… 53%β˜… 5.7action Β· thrillerNetflix

Different title, same corner of the shelf

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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12 Strong
2018 Β· dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.6war Β· action Β· history

The same preoccupation in both: afghanistan

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

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Balkan Line
2019 Β· dir. Andrey Volgin
β˜… 6.6drama Β· action Β· warPrime Video

One thread runs through both: rescue mission

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

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Greyhound
2020 Β· dir. Aaron Schneider
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7war Β· action Β· dramaApple TV+

The same war instincts

A 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 his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

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Uri: The Surgical Strike
2019 Β· dir. Aditya Dhar
πŸ… 57%β˜… 8.2action Β· drama Β· war

The action is handled with the same confidence

Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

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