Movies Like Beasts of No Nation (2015)

Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 drama, war film from Cary Joji Fukunaga with a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with War Witch and Johnny Mad Dog.

Drama War

War Witch

2012

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.

6.6

MagicScore

Johnny Mad Dog

2008

A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.

6.1

MagicScore

Innocent Voices

2005

A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.

8.2

MagicScore

Tears of the Sun

2003

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.

6.9

MagicScore

Apocalypse Now

1979

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.

8.3

MagicScore

Ballad of the Little Soldier

1984

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

6.4

MagicScore

Queer

2024

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

6.5

MagicScore

The Woman King

2022

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

7.6

MagicScore

Sahara

2005

Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

2006

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Salvador

1986

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Aya of Yop City

2013

While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow Plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Lion Of The Desert

1981

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Turtles Can Fly

2005

Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

2000

In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey... to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Kannathil Muthamittal

2002

A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her birth mother, her family eventually agrees to take her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

King Solomon's Mines

1950

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Farewell to the King

1989

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

The Dogs of War

1980

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

5.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Beasts of No Nation?

The top films similar to Beasts of No Nation by MovieMagicScore are War Witch (6.6), Johnny Mad Dog (6.1), Innocent Voices (8.2). Each shares drama/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Beasts of No Nation worth watching?

Beasts of No Nation holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.6/10 from 1,804 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Beasts of No Nation?

Beasts of No Nation (2015) is a drama, war film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, starring Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye.

Where can I find more recommendations like Beasts of No Nation?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Beasts of No Nation

This ranked list pairs Beasts of No Nation (2015), a drama and war film from Cary Joji Fukunaga, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Abraham Attah take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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