Indochine (1992)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez
Director: Regis Wargnier
As visually sumptuous drama looks a similarly world-weary Frenchwoman living in Vietnam during the colonial era.

The Tailor of Panama (2001)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Pierce Brosnan
Director: John Boorman
Often-engaging suspense/drama looks at another unscrupulous spy's manipulation in a former colony.

The Ugly American (1963)
Starring: Marlon Brando, Sandra Church
Director: George Englund
Not to be confused with Quiet, this semi-successful of the classic book also critiques American foreign policy in Southeast Asia.

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Peter Weir
Comparably moving drama charts romance set against the political unrest in 1960s Indonesia.

Creative Movie Matches

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan
Director: Terry George
So-so adaptation of a superb book about an early military advisor who turned again American military involvement in Vietnam.

Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson
Director: Ted Post
Suprisingly thoughtful portrait of one of the first American advisors who foresee Vietnam turning into a quagmire.