Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Protector

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

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#1
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943★ 6.9

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

During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is...

#2
Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich

1940★ 7.3

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

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his...

#3
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024★ 6.7

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

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide....

#4
Mother Night

Mother Night

1996★ 6.6

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

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war....

#5
The Cremator

The Cremator

1969★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Protector for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism....

#6
Waves

Waves

2024★ 7.4

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

At the end of the 1960s, when the air is filled with rock-and-roll and student rebellions are changing the world, the older of two brothers joins a prestigious newsroom of the publ...

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