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10 Best Movies Like Give Me a Lighter

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

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#1
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Give Me a Lighter 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 ...

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Give Me a Lighter 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....

#3
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Give Me a Lighter 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...

#4
Bunker

Bunker

2023★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Give Me a Lighter for fans of War. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other....

#5
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

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

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding...

#6
King Rat

King Rat

1965★ 7.1

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

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners ...

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