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10 Best Movies Like As from Afar

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

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#1
Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

2021★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret....

#2
The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe....

#3
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

1993★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II....

#4
Mother Night

Mother Night

1996★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war....

#5
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, onl...

#6
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As from Afar for fans of History. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant....

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