Movies like 12 Strong: 20 to watch next

If you loved 12 Strong (2018) — a war, action and history film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of 12 Strong most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book and afghanistan. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
The Outpost 2020★ 6.9
Shares: War, History, Action
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
2
Lone Survivor 2013★ 7.4
Shares: War, Action
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Twelve O'Clock High 1949★ 7.2
Shares: War, Action
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Kill Team 2019★ 6.5
Shares: War, Action
When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
5
Wolf Hound 2022★ 6.4
Shares: War, Action
Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire 2014★ 6.2
Shares: War, Action
Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bat★21 1988★ 6.3
Shares: Action, War
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Great Raid 2005★ 6.6
Shares: Action, History, War
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dirty Dozen 1967★ 7.6
Shares: Action, War
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lions for Lambs 2007★ 6.0
Shares: Action, History
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
11
Shout at the Devil 1976★ 6.1
Shares: War, Action, History
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Stream in India on Plex
12
Kandahar 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Action, War
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
13
Hyena Road 2015★ 6.9
Shares: War, Action
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. A unique and dramatic look at the Canadian Army in Afghanistan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Catcher Was a Spy 2018★ 6.2
Shares: War, History
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
15
Black Hawk Down 2001★ 7.4
Shares: Action, War, History
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.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012★ 7.0
Shares: History, Action, War
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 2016★ 7.3
Shares: Action, War
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Man with the Iron Heart 2017★ 6.5
Shares: War, Action, History
With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reich Security Main Office, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Enemy at the Gates 2001★ 7.4
Shares: War, History
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Schindler's List 1993★ 8.6
Shares: History, War
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads