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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
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....

#2
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...

#3
Greenery Will Bloom Again

Greenery Will Bloom Again

2014★ 6.7

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

World War I, Italian north-eastern front after the 1917 bloody battles on the Altipiano. A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war in a story that unfolds in the space of one ...

#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
The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980★ 6.7

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

A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in...

#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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