Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like 8 Days in Captivity

If you loved 8 Days in Captivity, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for 8 Days in Captivity.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
Ararat

Ararat

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide....

#2
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of War & Drama. 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....

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of War & Drama. 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....

#4
First They Killed My Father

First They Killed My Father

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 5-year-old girl embarks on a harrowing quest for survival amid the sudden rise and terrifying reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia....

#5
The Woman

The Woman

2011★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her....

#6
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Days in Captivity for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding...

Advertisement