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10 Best Movies Like The War Is Over

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

#1
The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland

1999★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War Is Over for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his...

#2
Suddenly

Suddenly

2023★ 6.4

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

Ben and Laura are a passionate but volatile couple who embark on a round-the-world sailing adventure to give their relationship a new start. During their trip, they decide to explo...

#3
The Grand Highway

The Grand Highway

1987★ 7.2

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

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo wh...

#4
Run Boy Run

Run Boy Run

2014★ 7.2

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

A true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orp...

#5
Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job

Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job

2001★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The War Is Over for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Short film depicting a fictional educational film about fork lift truck operational safety. The dangers of unsafe operation are presented in gory details....

#6
La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

2003★ 7.7

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

We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives o...