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Civil War is a fictional war drama film written and directed by Alex Garland. The A24 film is set in the near future in a dystopian future suffering from a civil war. We follow the story of a group of journalists racing against time to get to Washington D.C. so that they can interview the President before the rebel factions take over the White House and kill the President. Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offernman, Sonoya Mizuno, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jesse Plemmons, Karl Glusman, Jin Ha, and Juani Feliz starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the war drama and a story about journalists in Civil War here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Madras Cafe is a political action thriller film directed by Shoojit Sircar.

There is no shortage of compelling Civil War feature films and documentaries to stream on Netflix in April 2024. While many occur outside the United States, it's worth contextualizing the most memorable cinematic stories of civil unrest with Alex Garland's explosive new dystopian thriller Civil War opening on April 12, 2024. Starring Kirsten Dunst as a war correspondent, Civil War imagines a not-so-far-off future in America where politically divided citizens hash out their differences on the battlefield.

Although all-time great American Civil War movies like Edward Zwick's Glory and Ken Burn's Civil War documentary are no longer hosted on the platform, there are plenty of worthy films chronicling the devastating impact of international countries fighting among themselves in the name of progress and prosperity. Here are the eight best Civil War narrative features and documentaries on Netflix.

Beasts of No Nation (2015) A Fictional African Country Serves as a Grand Allegory

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Before Netflix became the streaming service we know and love the company began life as a DVD rental business. It was founded in 1997 and began its online operations in 1998, where the first DVD it shipped was Beetlejuice, which now feels rather prescient given the success of Stranger Things. Almost 10 years later, Netflix launched its streaming capabilities, which played a big part in shaping the landscape of TV and film to come.

After a few years of streaming movies and TV shows from other production companies, Netflix took the leap to create its own show. This first offering was Lilyhammer, a Norwegian comedic crime drama starring Steven Van Zandt of The Sopranos fame. Despite being well-received by those who watched it, there is surprisingly little fanfare around the series which ran for three seasons from 2012 to 2014. It’s not often mentioned among the other heavy hitters from the early era of...

True Detective's Cary Fukunaga swaps crime-riddled Louisiana for war-torn West Africa in the savagely intense Beasts of No Nation. It also happens to be the first ever movie production from Netflix, who'll premiere it online the same day it hits cinemas. Expect the streaming giant to categorise it as 'Harrowing War Movie' - this one will leave its mark whether seen on small screen or big.

Idris Elba is the marquee name on the poster, but it's 14-year-old newcomer Abraham Attah who's the heart and soul of the story. He plays Agu, a high-spirited kid whose life gets upended after a violent militant coup sweeps through his village. On the run, Agu is taken in by Elba's warlord (known simply as Commandant) and transformed into a child soldier to spill blood in a messy civil war.

Beasts is all about the emotional tug of war between Agu and Commandant, the...