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10 Best Movies Like The Man with the Cross

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

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#1
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man with the Cross for fans of War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army....

#2
The Codes of War

The Codes of War

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man with the Cross for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Cor...

#3
Paisan

Paisan

1946★ 7.5

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

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the pu...

#4
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#5
Battleground

Battleground

1949★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Man with the Cross 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
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001★ 6.0

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

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander....

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