Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Crossing

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

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#1
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013★ 7.5

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

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sh...

#2
The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

2023★ 6.9

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

The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir....

#3
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020★ 6.8

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

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events....

#4
The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest

2023★ 7.0

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

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp....

#5
The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

1997★ 7.2

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

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto t...

#6
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016★ 6.7

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

Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’...

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