Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like 1917

If you loved 1917, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#2
The War Below

The War Below

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate o...

#3
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually wo...

#4
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

1918★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero....

#5
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neig...

#6
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1917 for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

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