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10 Best Movies Like When We Are Born

If you loved When We Are Born, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"

1898★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish....

#3
The Shop on Main Street

The Shop on Main Street

1965★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie....

#4
Second Life

Second Life

2019★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Seon-hee is a high school girl who used to tell lies to get her friends attention. She leaves Seoul guilt-ridden when her friend Jung-mi kills herself because of Seon-hee's lies. I...

#5
Moments: Six

Moments: Six

2022★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A serial killer and the detective who tracked him down find themselves in an unexpected stalemate....

#6
War

War

1911★ 9.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When We Are Born for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the gray dawn of an October day, as the inhabitants of a village street in Tripoli are engaged in the enjoyment of their several pursuits of life, an Arab rushes upon the peacef...