Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Beginning

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

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#1
They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war....

#2
The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had th...

#3
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops...

#4
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger s...

#5
Father Soldier Son

Father Soldier Son

2020★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy....

#6
For Sama

For Sama

2019★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Beginning for fans of War & Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets ...

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