Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Barako

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

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#1
A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

2020★ 6.8

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

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability a...

#2
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barako for fans of History. 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...

#3
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022★ 6.2

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

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England....

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barako for fans of 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...

#5
Shattered Glass

Shattered Glass

2003★ 7.0

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

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for t...

#6
Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

2010★ 6.9

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

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from t...

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