SimilarScreen
The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds

There Are Moments That Test Us And Choices That Define Us

20186.01h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alexandre Moors
Written by Kevin Powers, David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto
Produced by Jeffrey Sharp, Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Daniel Murphy

Alden Ehrenreich

Alden Ehrenreich

Brandon Bartle

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Maureen Murphy

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Sergeant Sterling

Jason Patric

Jason Patric

Captain Anderson

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Amy Bartle

Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Jim Murphy

Aylin Tezel

Aylin Tezel

Claudia

Olivia Crocicchia

Olivia Crocicchia

Tess

Carrie Wampler

Carrie Wampler

Jenny Smith

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksoldieriraq warvirginia

About The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds is a war, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of based on novel or book, soldier, iraq war, virginia. Directed by Alexandre Moors, it stars Tye Sheridan, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston. 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.

Movies Similar to The Yellow Birds

Discover titles like The Yellow Birds — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Yellow Birds

If you enjoyed The Yellow Birds, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Yellow Birds.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
48% Match

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

Thank You for Your Service
41% Match

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

Redacted
39% Match

Redacted(2007)

Movie6.0/10

A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

The Beguiled
37% Match

During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

American Sniper
36% Match

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

Full Metal Jacket
36% Match

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.

Megan Leavey
35% Match

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.

The Outpost
34% Match

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.

The Thin Red Line
32% Match

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

Green Zone
32% Match

Green Zone(2010)

Movie6.5/10

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

Lone Survivor
31% Match

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.

Indivisible
30% Match

Upon returning from serving in the U.S. Army, Chaplain Darren Turner faces a crisis that shatters his Family and Faith in God but through the help of his fellow soldiers, he returns to his faith and family