SimilarScreen
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Seven men with one thing in common...

19836.31h 45m

Overview

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Written by Joe Gayton, Wings Hauser
Produced by John Milius, Buzz Feitshans
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $30.5M

Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Col. Cal Rhodes

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Wilkes

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

MacGregor

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Kevin Scott

Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

Johnson

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Sailor

Tim Thomerson

Tim Thomerson

Charts

Lau Nga-Lai

Lau Nga-Lai

Lai Fun

Kwan Hi Lim

Kwan Hi Lim

Jiang

K

Kelly Junkerman

Paul MacGregor

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veteranvietnampost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)war veteranfightloss of loved oneheroismbased on true storylaos

About Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor is a drama, war, action film released in 1983 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, vietnam, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), war veteran, fight. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Gene Hackman, Fred Ward, Robert Stack. A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Movies Similar to Uncommon Valor

Discover titles like Uncommon Valor — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Uncommon Valor

If you enjoyed Uncommon Valor, 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 Uncommon Valor.

The Deer Hunter
34% Match

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

Full Metal Jacket
31% 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.

Coming Home
31% Match

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.

Dead Presidents
28% Match

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

Apocalypse Now
28% Match

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.

Platoon
28% Match

Platoon(1986)

Movie7.7/10

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.

The Last Full Measure
27% Match

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.

The Killing Fields
27% Match

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Heaven & Earth
27% Match

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.

The Last Samurai
26% Match

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Birdy
25% Match

Birdy(1984)

Movie7.1/10

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?

The War
24% Match

The War(1994)

Movie6.6/10

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.

Life on the Line
23% Match

As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau Ginner is haunted by memories of his brother's death by lightning years earlier. Since that tragic day, he has raised his niece Bailey and risen to foreman of a lineman team. However, there is friction when Bailey's on-off boyfriend Duncan joins the crew, while another new recruit is hiding PTSD symptoms. Beau and his team are soon putting their lives at risk in a race to replace miles of power cables to keep the electrical grid running before the deadly lightning storm strikes. Based on a true story; this film is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.