Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The West

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

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#1
Come What May

Come What May

2015★ 6.3

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

In may 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas-de-Calais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture...

#2
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#4
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

#5
Father & Soldier

Father & Soldier

2023★ 6.0

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

1917. Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. Wh...

#6
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The West for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows...

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