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10 Best Movies Like The War and a Woman

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

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#1
Nasu Shonenki

Nasu Shonenki

2008★ 8.0

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

Set in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture in 1954, movie tells the tale of 14 year old boys: their friendships, fights among friends, and rebellions against the school. It also tells the sto...

#2
Re-Births

Re-Births

2017★ 7.4

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

A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experien...

#3
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War and a Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, in...

#4
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War and a Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, N...

#5
Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War and a Woman for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the...

#6
Alice

Alice

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War and a Woman for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realize...