Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Attack and Retreat

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

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#1
Mother Night

Mother Night

1996★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Attack and Retreat for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war....

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Attack and Retreat 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
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

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

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

#4
Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

2004★ 6.6

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

The story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to ...

#5
Overlord

Overlord

1975★ 6.8

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

During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944....

#6
The Commander

The Commander

2023★ 6.9

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

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salv...

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