Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Carrie's War

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

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#1
Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom

1998★ 6.9

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

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond....

#2
Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987★ 6.9

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

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II....

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carrie's War 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....

#4
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961★ 7.3

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

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue...

#5
Zoo

Zoo

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Carrie's War for fans of Family & History & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941....

#6
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986★ 7.5

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

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have c...

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