Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Father

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

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#1
Mission «Sky»

Mission «Sky»

2021★ 8.1

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

In the center of the story are three main characters - Lieutenant Colonel Soshnikov, Captain Muravyov and Major Zakharov. Three ages, three different characters, three different de...

#2
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Father 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....

#4
The Dawns Here Are Quiet

The Dawns Here Are Quiet

2015★ 6.8

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

It is late spring of 1942, and the Great Patriotic War is in full swing. A long way off from the front-line, at some God-forgotten junction, the Germans make an air landing operati...

#5
1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle

2019★ 7.7

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

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis....

#6
Kalashnikov AK-47

Kalashnikov AK-47

2020★ 7.4

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

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front...

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