Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Animals in War

If you loved Animals in War, 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 Animals in War 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....

#2
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animals in War 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
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.4

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

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops...

#4
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.2

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

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

#5
The War Below

The War Below

2021★ 6.6

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

#6
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966★ 6.3

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

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