Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Beginning or the End

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

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#1
Emperor

Emperor

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End for fans of Drama & History & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find...

#2
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End 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...

#3
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End for fans of Documentary & History & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William ...

#4
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End 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....

#5
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals....

#6
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Beginning or the End for fans of Drama & War. 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....

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