Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Operation

If you loved Operation, 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 Operation 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....

#2
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

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

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#3
Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

1946★ 6.5

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

Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis....

#4
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation for fans of War. 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....

#5
O.G.

O.G.

2018★ 5.9

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

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Be...

#6
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Operation for fans of 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...

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