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10 Best Movies Like 1939

If you loved 1939, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende

2018‱★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to ...

#2
Quezon's Game

Quezon's Game

2019‱★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film centers around Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and his plan to shelter Jews in the Philippines who were fleeing from Nazi Germany during the World War II era....

#3
Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990‱★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward....

#4
The Peasants

The Peasants

1939‱★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919....

#5
MĂĄs allĂĄ de lo comĂșn

MĂĄs allĂĄ de lo comĂșn

2024‱★ 8.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Pili, a 51-year-old widow, unexpectedly leaves her home when, on her way, she is interrupted by the presence of an alien. After trying to tell her children about the extraterrestri...

#6
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000‱★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1939 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...