
10 Best Movies Like Once There Was a War
If you loved Once There Was a War, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

The Book Thief
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sh...

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems ...

The Island on Bird Street
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto t...

Where Hands Touch
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a promine...

To Be or Not to Be
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on...

Little Boy
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Once There Was a War for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little b...