Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Häyhä

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

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#1
The Winter War

The Winter War

1989★ 7.0

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

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers...

#2
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

#3
Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

2001★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Häyhä for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII....

#4
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

Unknown Soldier

2017★ 7.4

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

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Sol...

#6
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 6.9

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

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army....

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