Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Life and Nothing But

If you loved Life and Nothing But, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is...

#2
I Accuse

I Accuse

1919★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors ...

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But 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....

#4
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

1955★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film....

#5
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But 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....

#6
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life and Nothing But for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

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