Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Ordeal

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

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#1
Lost Command

Lost Command

1966★ 6.2

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

After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has gr...

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordeal 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....

#3
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ordeal 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...

#4
Boudica

Boudica

2023★ 5.8

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

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers...

#5
Wolf Hound

Wolf Hound

2022★ 6.5

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

Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupie...

#6
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 7.0

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

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

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