Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Love on Leave

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

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#1
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love on Leave for fans of War & Drama. 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 Love on Leave for fans of War & Drama. 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
Fort Bliss

Fort Bliss

2014★ 6.4

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

After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son....

#5
Churchill

Churchill

2017★ 6.2

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

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day....

#6
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

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

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

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