Movies like Megan Leavey: 20 to watch next
If you loved Megan Leavey (2017) — a drama and war film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Megan Leavey most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like human animal relationship, biography and based on true story. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, War
Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Max 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Taking Chance 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Ballistic 2026★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
When a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Third Star 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battleground 1949★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, War
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lucky Strike 2026★ 6.4
Shares: War
A wounded American soldier fights to survive behind enemy lines during WWII's Battle of the Bulge against the Germans, relying on his instinct, spy craft and a hand-radio to evade capture and find his way back to his unit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Plague Dogs 1982★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They're pursued by search parties and then the military after rumours spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Six Triple Eight 2024★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, War
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.
Stream in India on Netflix
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War Horse 2011★ 7.3
Shares: War, Drama
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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War for the Planet of the Apes 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Zone of Interest 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, War
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Devotion 2022★ 7.0
Shares: War, Drama
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Sea Chase 1955★ 6.3
Shares: War, Drama
As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hell's Angels 1930★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, War
As the Great War breaks out in Europe, English brothers Roy and Monte enlist in the Royal Flying Corps to fight for king and country, while their Oxford College friend Karl is ordered back to Germany. As a love triangle develops involving Monte, Roy, and Roy's girlfriend, Helen, the brothers' disparate personalities, and Monte's cowardice in the face of war soon threaten to compromise a top-secret bombing mission over German territory.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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The Codes of War 2025★ 6.2
Shares: War
War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his humanity, and a WW2 soldier who gets separated from his squad and is forced to re-evaluate his code.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young Lions 1958★ 6.7
Shares: War, Drama
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wake of the Red Witch 1948★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Bridge Too Far 1977★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
Stream in India on YouTube, MGM Plus Amazon Channel