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Movies that feel likeRed Cliff II (2009)

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

If you loved Red Cliff II, the closest films we have are Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007), Eastern Condors (1987) and Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). All three share Red Cliff II's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Flame & Citron (2008).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Red Cliff (2008)

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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 · dir. Sergei Bodrov
🍅 86%★ 7.2history · war · action

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

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Eastern Condors
1987 · dir. Sammo Hung
★ 7.1action · adventure · war

Bleak action in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Red Cliff II does

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
2004 · dir. Kang Je-kyu
🍅 79%★ 8action · adventure · drama

Both lean on momentum more than on history

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

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We Were Soldiers
2002 · dir. Randall Wallace
🍅 63%★ 7.2action · history · warParamount+

War with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

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Operation Red Sea
2018 · dir. Dante Lam Chiu-yin
🍅 80%★ 6.6action · thriller · warPrime Video

Action built on bleakness, twice over

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 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 94%★ 7action · warPrime Video

Kinetic war, and it commits to that

The difference: Easier on the scale than Red Cliff II

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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12 Strong
2018 · dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
🍅 50%★ 6.6war · action · history

Epic history, and it commits to that

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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Flame & Citron
2008 · dir. Ole Christian Madsen
🍅 86%★ 7.2drama · history · war

Bleak history in both cases

Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.

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Katyn
2007 · dir. Andrzej Wajda
🍅 91%★ 7drama · history · war

The war is handled with the same confidence

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

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Black Hawk Down
2001 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 77%★ 7.7action · war · historyApple TV+

Both working the same action territory

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

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9th Company
2005 · dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
🍅 69%★ 7.1war · drama · history

History in the same key

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

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The Woman King
2022 · dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood
🍅 94%★ 6.9action · drama · historyHulu

Both play action straight

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

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