Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Ascendancy

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

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#1
The War Below

The War Below

2021★ 6.6

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

#2
Ararat

Ararat

2002★ 6.1

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

#3
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

#4
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

#5
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

#6
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

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

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

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