Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Olympic Summer

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

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#1
Alone in Berlin

Alone in Berlin

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Olympic Summer for fans of War. 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’...

#2
The Man Between

The Man Between

1953★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Olympic Summer for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc....

#3
Unbroken

Unbroken

2014★ 7.4

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

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II....

#4
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Olympic Summer for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-p...

#5
One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

1961★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Olympic Summer for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more...

#6
Cocoon

Cocoon

2020★ 6.0

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

In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto the scene, a friendship bl...

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