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10 Best Movies Like Devils on the Doorstep

If you loved Devils on the Doorstep, 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 Devils on the Doorstep 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
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987★ 7.5

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

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who lo...

#3
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Devils on the Doorstep for fans of Drama & War. 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....

#4
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Devils on the Doorstep for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton....

#5
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Devils on the Doorstep 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....

#6
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Devils on the Doorstep for fans of Drama & War. 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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