Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Barefoot Gen

If you loved Barefoot Gen, 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 Barefoot Gen 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....

#2
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barefoot Gen 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 ...

#3
Birdy

Birdy

1984★ 7.1

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

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospi...

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Anatahan

1953★ 6.7

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

From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan....

#6
Battleground

Battleground

1949★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barefoot Gen for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatri...

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