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10 Best Movies Like The Roots Remain

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

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#1
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

#2
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Roots Remain for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger s...

#3
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

#4
The Patience Stone

The Patience Stone

2013★ 7.0

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

In a war-ridden country, a woman watches over her husband, comatose from a bullet in the neck and abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say thin...

#5
Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

2010★ 7.3

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

On the night of 16 July 1942, ten year old Sarah and her parents are being arrested and transported to the Velodrome d'Hiver in Paris where thousands of other jews are being sent t...

#6
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Roots Remain for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together ...

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