# Movies like The Killing Fields

> Films most similar to The Killing Fields (1984) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-killing-fields-1984/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[The Mission](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-mission-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.4 · 1,532 votes
- **[Empire of the Sun](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/empire-of-the-sun-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.5 · 2,109 votes · bittersweet, tender, uplifting
- **[Henry V](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/henry-v-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.1 · 408 votes · cerebral, epic, tender
- **[Lion of the Desert](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lion-of-the-desert-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.4 · 196 votes · bittersweet, epic, raw
- **[Salvador](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/salvador-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.1 · 405 votes · gut-punch, paranoid, raw
- **[Fat Man and Little Boy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fat-man-and-little-boy-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.2 · 162 votes · cerebral, slow-burn
- **[Gandhi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gandhi-1982/)** (1982) — ★ 7.6 · 2,494 votes · bittersweet, epic, tender
- **[The Color Purple](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-color-purple-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 7.7 · 1,960 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, tender
- **[Born on the Fourth of July](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/born-on-the-fourth-of-july-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.0 · 1,875 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, outsider
- **[The Right Stuff](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-right-stuff-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 7.4 · 958 votes · epic, tender, uplifting

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