Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Contraband

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

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#1
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962★ 6.5

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

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany....

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Contraband for fans of 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 Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

1940★ 6.6

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

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays....

#4
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.3

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

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

#5
Battleground

Battleground

1949★ 6.7

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

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatri...

#6
36 Hours

36 Hours

1964★ 7.0

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

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him....

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