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10 Best Movies Like Why War

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

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#1
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#2
Auction

Auction

2024★ 6.1

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

André Masson, specialist in modern art, receives a letter according to which a painting by Egon Schiele had been discovered in Mulhouse. He finds that the work has been missing sin...

#3
Hyena Road

Hyena Road

2015★ 6.8

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

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. ...

#4
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#5
A Self-Made Hero

A Self-Made Hero

1996★ 6.9

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

Set in France at the end of World War II Albert Dehousse finds out his father wasn't a war hero and his mother is a collaborator....

#6
Luce

Luce

2019★ 6.4

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

A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on famil...

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