If You Liked The Fortress, Watch These Next
Finished The Fortress (2017) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Fortress, most of them are war, drama, history.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Swordsman(2020)
7.5ActionDramaHistoryAlso action and drama
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
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2.Operation Chromite(2016)
5.8HistoryDramaWarAlso history and drama
A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
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3.The Battle: Roar to Victory(2019)
7.5HistoryActionWarAlso history and action
Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
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4.My Way(2011)
7.9DramaActionHistoryAlso drama and action
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
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5.The Great Battle(2018)
6.7WarHistoryActionAlso war and history
Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if…
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8.Outlaws - For Greater Glory(2012)
6.9HistoryDramaActionAlso history and drama
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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9.Pork Chop Hill(1959)
6.7DramaHistoryWarAlso drama and history
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied by a powerful Chinese Army force, while, just seventy miles away, at nearby the village of Panmunjom, a tense cease-fire conference is celebrated.
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10.The Treacherous(2015)
6.1DramaHistoryCrimeAlso drama and history
The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
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11.Hansan: Rising Dragon(2022)
6.5WarActionDramaAlso war and action
In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.
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12.Kundo: Age of the Rampant(2014)
6.6ActionDramaAlso action and drama
In 1862, amidst the rule of the late Joseon dynasty in Korea, a band of fighters named Kundo rise against the unjust authorities.
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13.Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)
8.0ActionAdventureDramaAlso action and drama
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
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14.Assassination(2015)
7.3ActionThrillerDramaAlso action and drama
In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.
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15.12.12: The Day(2023)
7.6DramaThrillerActionAlso drama and action
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights…
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16.The Kill Team(2019)
6.5WarActionDramaAlso war and action
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,…
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17.Memories of the Sword(2015)
6.6DramaHistoryActionAlso drama and history
While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryeo Dynasty.
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18.Field of Lost Shoes(2015)
6.1WarDramaHistoryAlso war and drama
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
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