Movies like Good Morning, Vietnam: 20 to watch next

If you loved Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) — a comedy, drama and war film directed by Barry Levinson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Good Morning, Vietnam most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dying and death, vietnam war and rock 'n' roll. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Comedy, War
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie's life and perspective.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
2
Full Metal Jacket 1987★ 8.1
Shares: Drama, War
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
Birdy 1984★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, War
Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
Platoon 1986★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, War
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
5
Casualties of War 1989★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
6
M*A*S*H 1970★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, War
One of the world's most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly skilled and deeply dedicated, they adopt a hilarious, lunatic lifestyle as an antidote to the tragedies of their Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and in the process infuriate Army bureaucrats. Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff and Sally Kellerman co-star as a sanctimonious Major, an other-worldly Corporal, and a self-righteous yet lusty nurse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Gardens of Stone 1987★ 6.2
Shares: War, Drama
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
The Men Who Stare at Goats 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, War
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
Hamburger Hill 1987★ 6.6
Shares: War, Drama
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
10
Born on the Fourth of July 1989★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, War
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
11
Apocalypse Now 1979★ 8.3
Shares: Drama, War
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Bat★21 1988★ 6.3
Shares: War, Drama
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
13
Da 5 Bloods 2020★ 6.4
Shares: War, Drama
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
Stream in India on Netflix
14
The Last Full Measure 2020★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, War
The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan 2019★ 6.8
Shares: War, Drama
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On August 18th, members of Delta Company will face the true horror of a ruthless battle among the trees of a rubber plantation called Long Tân. They are barely a hundred. The enemy is a human wave ready to destroy them.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
16
Jacknife 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, War
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
Tropic Thunder 2008★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, War
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. When budgets skyrocket and schedules fall far behind, the director tries to save the production by leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they inadvertently encounter real danger.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
Catch-22 1970★ 6.7
Shares: War, Comedy
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
The Yellow Birds 2018★ 6.0
Shares: War, Drama
Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heaven & Earth 1993★ 6.6
Shares: War, Drama
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now