Movies

Drama

War

Movies like Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998, Steven Spielberg

4.7/5

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to extricate Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) from the war after Ryan's three brothers are killed in battle. The cast includes Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies.

Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of casualties among members of a single family such as the Niland brothers, Rodat drafted the script and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish the writing. The project came to the attention of Hanks and Spielberg, whose previous successes secured the project's development. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible, and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to perform uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The main cast went through a week-long boot camp to ground their understanding. Filming took place from June to September 1997, on a $65–$70 million budget, almost entirely on location in England and Ireland. The opening Omaha Beach battle was the most involved scene, costing $12 million to film over four weeks with 1,500 extras.

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like 1998 Films, Films Shot In Wiltshire, Films Whose Cinematographer Won The Best Cinematography Academy Award, and Best Drama Picture Golden Globe Winners.

Similar Movies

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: Apocalypse Now, Lawrence of Arabia, and Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Movies

Apocalypse Now

1979

It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially,

Movies

Lawrence of Arabia

1963

Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant

Movies

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

The year is 1936. An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunatel

Movies

Platoon

1987

Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presenc

Movies

Empire of the Sun

1987

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of

Movies

Schindler's List

1994

Oskar Schindler is a vain and greedy German businessman who becomes an unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric German Nazi reign when he feels compell

Movies

The Hurt Locker

2009

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergean

Movies

Ben-Hur

1960

Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old frie

Movies

Million Dollar Baby

2005

Wanting to learn from the best, aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) wants Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) to train her. At the outset, he fl

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958

During WW II, allied POWs in a Japanese internment camp are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabo

Movies

Inglourious Basterds

2009

In German-occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with h

Movies

Catch Me If You Can

2003

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor

Movies

The Great Escape

1963

Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist-type prisoners-of-war are all put in an "escape proof" camp. Their leader decides to try to tak

Movies

Unforgiven

1992

After escaping death by the skin of her teeth, the horribly disfigured prostitute, Delilah Fitzgerald, and her appalled and equally furious co-workers

Movies

Forrest Gump

1994

Forrest Gump is a simple man with a low I.Q. but good intentions. He is running through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His 'mama' teac

Movies

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1976

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy

Movies

The Deer Hunter

1979

Michael, Steven and Nicky are 3 best friends who enjoy going deer hunting quite often. These men get enlisted to head to Vietnam to fight for their co

Cross-category suggestions

music

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: Trevor Morris, James Horner, and Howard Shore

Music

Trevor Morris

Trevor Morris (born 25 May 1970) is a Canadian orchestral composer and music producer. His scores include the television shows The Tudors, The Pil

Music

James Horner

James Roy Horner was an American composer. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs a

Music

Howard Shore

Howard Leslie Shore is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the

Music

Steve Jablonsky

Steve Jablonsky (born October 9, 1970) is an American composer for film, television and video games, best known for his musical scores in the Trans

Music

Hans Zimmer

Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Oscars and four Grammys, and has been nominated for two Emmy

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams

Harry Gregson-Williams (born 13 December 1961) is a British composer, conductor, orchestrator, and record producer. He has composed music for video

Music

Jeremy Soule

Jeremy Soule () is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television, and video games. He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and ove

Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral con

Music

Tyler Bates

Tyler Bates is an American musician, producer, and composer for film, television, and video game scores. Much of his work is in the action and horr

Music

Alan Silvestri

Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American composer and conductor of film and television scores. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis si

Music

Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes t

Music

Brian Tyler

Brian Theodore Tyler is an American composer, conductor, arranger, and record producer, best known for his film, television, and video game scores.

Music

Patrick Doyle

Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish film composer with Irish heritage. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle

Music

John Powell

John Powell (born 18 September 1963) is an English composer best known for his film scores. He has been based in Los Angeles since 1997 and has com

Music

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino (; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for films, television and video games. He has also served as a directo

Music

Henry Jackman

Henry Pryce Jackman (born 1974) is an English composer, conductor, arranger, pianist, musician, and songwriter. He composed music for films

Music

Thomas Newman

Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career that has spanned over four decades,

shows

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, and Barry

TV shows

The Americans

2013

A pair of deep-cover Soviet spies masquerades as a typical DC couple whose children, neighbors, coworkers, and friends are completely unaware of their

TV shows

Boardwalk Empire

2010

Set in the Prohibition era of the 1920s Boardwalk Empire is the story of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, the treasurer of Atlantic County, Atlantic City, New

TV shows

Barry

2018

Disillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out. When the Midwesterner reluctan

TV shows

The Sopranos

2000

An innovative look at the life of fictional Mafia Capo Tony Soprano, this serial is presented largely first person, but additional perspective is conv

TV shows

Homeland

2011

The winner of 6 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series, Homeland is an edge-of-your-seat sensation. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody is both a d

TV shows

Ozark

2017

The Byrdes and their teenage kids, Charlotte and Jonah, are, for all intents and purposes, an ordinary family with ordinary lives. Except for the job

TV shows

The Wire

2002

The streets of Baltimore as a microcosm of the US's war on drugs, and of US urban decay in general. Seen not only through the eyes of a few policemen

TV shows

Twin Peaks

1991

The body of a young girl (Laura Palmer) is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is c

TV shows

Peaky Blinders

2014

Thomas Shelby and his brothers return to Birmingham after serving in the British Army during WWI. Shelby and the Peaky Blinders, the gang he is leader

TV shows

Dexter

2006

He's smart, he's good looking, and he's got a great sense of humor. He's Dexter Morgan, everyone's favorite serial killer. As a Miami forensics expert

TV shows

Lost

2004

The past, present, and future lives of surviving Oceanic Flight 815 passengers are dramatically intertwined as a fight for survival ensues in a quest

TV shows

Sons of Anarchy

2008

Sons of Anarchy, aka SAMCRO, is a motorcycle club that operates both illegal and legal businesses in the small town of Charming. They combine gun-runn

TV shows

Narcos: Mexico

2018

Narcos: Mexico exploring the origins of the modern drug war by going back to its roots, beginning at a time when the Mexican trafficking world was a l

TV shows

Narcos

2015

Narcos tells the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet th

TV shows

Hannibal

2013

Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empat

TV shows

Better Call Saul

2015

Before Saul Goodman, he was Jimmy McGill. And if you're calling Jimmy, you're in real trouble. The prequel to "Breaking Bad" follows small-time attorn

TV shows

Breaking Bad

2008

When chemistry teacher Walter White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given only two years to live, he decides he has nothing to lose. He lives w

TV shows

House

2006

The series follows the life of anti-social, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant medical doctor Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) with only half a muscle

games

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: Battlefield 1, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and Grand Theft Auto IV

Games

Battlefield 1

Intuitive destruction and dynamic weather ensure that no battle is ever the same. For even more gameplay possibilities, carve a path through walls and

Games

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

The Age of Kings is the sequel to the award-winning, best-selling real-time strategy game "Age of Empires." Age of Empires II spans a thousan...

Games

Grand Theft Auto IV

[Metacritic's 2008 PS3 Game of the Year; Also known as "GTA IV"] What does the American Dream mean today? For Niko Belic, fresh off the boat from Euro

Games

Crysis

Crysis is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of "Far Cry." It is 2020, and global tensions have reach

Games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 2, with a campaign storyline continuing the s...

Games

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Treyarch is developing the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, rumored to be set during the Cold War....

Games

Rome: Total War

Total War is the next generation in epic strategy gaming from the critically acclaimed and award winning Total War brand. The aim of the game is to co

Games

Medieval II: Total War

Total War boasts an impressive array of new graphical and gameplay enhancements, including the capability for a massive 10,000 dynamic characters to..

Games

Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2 lets players experience four individual soldier stories as they overcome insurmountable odds in multiple campaigns. Players have the fr

Games

Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. Pla

Games

Call of Duty: WWII

WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II for a new gaming generation. Land in Normandy...

Games

Call of Duty

Call of Duty delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before - through the eyes of ci

Games

Call of Duty: World at War

World at War throws out the rulebook of war to transform WWII combat through a new enemy, new...

Games

Empire: Total War

Total War is set in the 18th century, a turbulent era that is the most requested by Total War’s loyal fan base and a period alive with global conflict

Games

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

In this installment, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disp

Games

Age of Empires III

Age of Empires III offers gamers the next level of realism, with advanced battle physics and unparalleled visual detail. The new game picks up where A

Games

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink

Games

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Advanced Warfare predicts the powerful battlegrounds of the future, where both technology and tactics have taken steps to usher in a new era of co...

podcasts

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: ID10T with Chris Hardwick, Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, and You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

Podcasts

ID10T with Chris Hardwick

ID10T with Chris Hardwick was a weekly interview show "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by Chris Hardwick. From its launch in 2010 u

Podcasts

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975) is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fa

Podcasts

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes

You Made It Weird is a weekly comedy interview podcast, hosted by Pete Holmes. It was hosted on the Nerdist network since October 25, 2011; however

Podcasts

With Gourley And Rust

Matthew James Gourley is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for his work on the Superego and Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcas

Podcasts

How Did This Get Made?

How Did This Get Made? (HDTGM) is a podcast on the Earwolf network. It is hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas with occas

Podcasts

IN LOVE... with Michael Rosenbaum & Chris Sullivan

Michael Rosenbaum is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman television series Smallville, a role th

Podcasts

Life is Short with Justin Long

Justin Jacob Long is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. Long is known for his film roles, notably appearing in Jeepers Creeper

Podcasts

Fat Man Beyond

Zack Snyder's Justice League (colloquially referred to as the Snyder Cut) is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice Le

Podcasts

James Bonding

Matthew James Gourley is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for his work on the Superego and Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcas

Podcasts

Staying In with Emily & Kumail

The 46th ceremony of the People's Choice Awards was held on November 15, 2020, to honor the best in popular culture for 2020. The show was hosted b

Podcasts

Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard

Armchair Expert is a weekly podcast hosted by American actors Dax Shepard and Monica Padman. Each podcast features Shepard and Padman interviewing

Podcasts

Office Ladies

Office Ladies is a rewatch podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey which premiered on the Earwolf platform on October 16, 2019. It is als

Podcasts

Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald

Christopher Duncan Turk, M.D., commonly referred to by his last name "Turk" is a fictional character in the American comedy-drama Scrubs, played by

Podcasts

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly podcast hosted by American comedian and former talk show host Conan O'Brien. It is co-hosted by O'Brien's

Podcasts

Newcomers: Fast & Furious, with Nicole Byer and Jon Gabrus

Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-d

Podcasts

Star Trek The Next Conversation

Matthew Paul Mira (born August 5, 1983) is an American podcast host, stand-up comedian and television writer based in Los Angeles. He has been a co

Podcasts

Talk Salad and Scrambled Eggs (Frasier Reconsidered w/ Matt Mira and Kevin Smith)

SModcast Podcast Network is a podcast network owned by Kevin Smith. The network was started in January 2010 to host the podcast SModcast alongside

Podcasts

Anna Faris Is Unqualified

Unqualified is an American advice podcast created and hosted by actress Anna Faris, featuring interviews with celebrities and cultural figures, fol

people

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: Rian Johnson, Todd Phillips, and Jon Favreau

places

Filter by:

If you like Saving Private Ryan, you might also like: Midtown Comics Grand Central, Entertainment Hobby Shop Jungle (Anime Jungle), and Comics Toons N Toys