Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Abril

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

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#1
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abril 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....

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abril 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....

#3
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#4
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#5
Max

Max

2002★ 6.1

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

In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics...

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The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

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

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

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