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10 Best Movies Like Long Dark Night

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

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#1
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

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

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Long Dark Night 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
Emperor

Emperor

2020★ 7.6

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

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green....

#4
Overlord

Overlord

1975★ 6.7

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

During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944....

#5
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 6.9

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

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

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The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Long Dark Night for fans of Drama & History & 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...

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