15 Movies Like Defenders of Riga

Loved Defenders of Riga? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Inglourious Basterds
#1

Inglourious Basterds

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

1917
#2

1917

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Enemy at the Gates
#3

Enemy at the Gates

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

The Outpost
#4

The Outpost

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.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
#5

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Flags of Our Fathers
#6

Flags of Our Fathers

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Kolka Cool
#7

Kolka Cool

A small village on the Baltic coast. Three guys are trying to fulfil their lives by drinking beer, killing time and picking up fights with neighboring villagers. Andža is trying to convince his girlfriend to marry him. The sudden arrival of his elder brother Guido starts a series of events where main roles a played by elevated self-esteem, pride and cravings for love that is stronger than death.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Defenders of Riga.

In the Shadow of Death
#8

In the Shadow of Death

A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Defenders of Riga.

Spider
#9

Spider

A young woman agrees to model for an artist as the Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges, causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Defenders of Riga.

Sahara
#10

Sahara

After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied soldiers, but soon they are running out of water. They find water at the ancient well, but the well is a goal of an entire German battalion. Despite the impossible odds, Sergeant Gunn decides to defend the well.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Wolf Hound
#11

Wolf Hound

Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Theatre
#12

Theatre

The great actress Julia Lambert suddenly realizes that she is, alas, getting old. What can help a woman who has absolutely everything? Only new love. And Julia falls in love with the first person she meets: an ambitious young man who has not a penny behind his soul. So begins a new life - a new romance and new tears. How else could it be?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Defenders of Riga.

Captain Nulle
#13

Captain Nulle

Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to include dubious characters in his crew, for example, former captain Bauze and silent alcoholic Juhans. The young captain lacks experience in working with so many fishermen on board. Unexpectedly, pretty engineer Sabīne is ordered to test a new construction fishing net on Nulle's ship and 'production conflict' between her and the captain arises...

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Defenders of Riga.

The Kill Team
#14

The Kill Team

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma. His increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear for his safety. A fictionalized dramatization based on a true story.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.

Miracle at St. Anna
#15

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Defenders of Riga.