Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Zoo

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

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#1
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zoo for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a t...

#2
The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zoo for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend....

#3
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958★ 6.9

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

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilia...

#4
Their Finest

Their Finest

2017★ 6.6

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

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the t...

#5
The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

1997★ 7.2

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

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto t...

#6
The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

2017★ 7.3

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

The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion....

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