Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Manila Calling

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

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manila Calling 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....

#2
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945★ 6.5

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

After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however...

#3
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970★ 7.2

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

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code w...

#4
The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

1940★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manila Calling for fans of Drama & 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....

#5
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manila Calling for fans of Drama & 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...

#6
Battleground

Battleground

1949★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Manila Calling for fans of Drama & 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...

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