Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Young Guard

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

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#1
1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle

2019★ 7.7

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

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis....

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Young Guard for fans of Drama & War. 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....

#3
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Young Guard 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
Mission «Sky»

Mission «Sky»

2021★ 8.1

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

In the center of the story are three main characters - Lieutenant Colonel Soshnikov, Captain Muravyov and Major Zakharov. Three ages, three different characters, three different de...

#5
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1971★ 6.0

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

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...

#6
Kalashnikov AK-47

Kalashnikov AK-47

2020★ 7.4

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

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front...

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