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10 Best Movies Like The One That Got Away

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

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of War & Drama. 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....

#2
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942★ 6.6

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

During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians....

#3
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of War & Drama. 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...

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The One That Got Away for fans of War & Drama. 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
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020★ 6.8

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

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events....

#6
The War Below

The War Below

2021★ 6.6

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

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate o...

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