Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Student

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

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#1
Esterno Notte (part II)

Esterno Notte (part II)

2022★ 7.9

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

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists...

#2
Uprising

Uprising

2024★ 7.0

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

In the Joseon Dynasty, two friends who grew up together — one the master and one the servant — reunite post-war as enemies on opposing sides....

#3
Esterno Notte (part I)

Esterno Notte (part I)

2022★ 7.8

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

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists....

#4
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

2020★ 6.4

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

When Aurangzeb recruits his trusted soldier Udaybhan to control the Kondhana fort, Shivaji's military leader Tanhaji Malusare and his army of Maratha warriors set out to recapture ...

#5
The Tasters

The Tasters

2025★ 6.6

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

In autumn 1943, in Gross-Partsch, 26-year-old Rosa, who had come from Berlin to stay with the parents of her husband Gregor, who was fighting on the Russian front, was taken by the...

#6
Tankers

Tankers

2018★ 6.3

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

The film is based on the true story about a Soviet KV-1 crew of a Soviet KV-1 tank, under the command of Semyon Konovalov , whom despite being heavily outnumbered by German forces,...