Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Paisan

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

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#1
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022★ 6.5

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

In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into beli...

#2
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paisan 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....

#3
Many Wars Ago

Many Wars Ago

1970★ 7.3

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

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casual...

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paisan 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...

#5
At War for Love

At War for Love

2016★ 7.2

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

It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia ...

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paisan 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....

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