Top 10 awesome movies like The Wind That Shakes the Barley that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching The Wind That Shakes the Barley and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Ken Loach, Cillian Murphy and Pádraic Delaney . Here goes the list -
- Rosenstrasse
- Shake Hands with the Devil
- Land and Freedom
- The Book Thief
- The Highest Honor
- Paradise Road
- Amigo
- Voyage of the Damned
- The Windermere Children
- Yanks
Rosenstrasse
After the death of her father, Hannah becomes concerned with the strange behavior of her mother. As her mother's troubled childhood is revealed, Hannah realizes how little she ever knew.
This movie, created by Margarethe von Trotta, Katja Riemann and Maria Schrader, scores 6.7 on IMDb.
Genres - War | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi Tv.
Shake Hands with the Devil
The story of General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
This movie, created by Roger Spottiswoode, Roy Dupuis and Owen Sejake, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - War | History | Drama
You can watch this on Tubi Tv.
Land and Freedom
David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.
This movie, created by Ken Loach, Ian Hart and Rosana Pastor, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - War | Drama
Watch TrailerThe Book Thief
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
This movie, created by Brian Percival, Roger Allam and Sophie Nélisse, scores 7.6 on IMDb.
Genres - War | Drama
You can watch this on Fandangonow, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Youtube, Redbox, Directv, Google Play Movies and Vudu.
Watch TrailerThe Highest Honor
The true story of a daring raid on Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour by Australian and British troops during WWII.
This movie, created by Peter Maxwell, John Howard and Atsuo Nakamura, scores 6.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | War
Paradise Road
Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.
This movie, created by Bruce Beresford, Glenn Close and Frances McDormand, scores 6.8 on IMDb.
Genres - War | History | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Fandangonow, Youtube and Directv.
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A fictional account of events during the Philippine-American War.
This movie, created by John Sayles, Arthur Acuña and Irma Adlawan, scores 5.7 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | War
Watch TrailerVoyage of the Damned
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.
This movie, created by Stuart Rosenberg, Faye Dunaway and Oskar Werner, scores 6.4 on IMDb.
Genres - War | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Video.
Watch TrailerThe Windermere Children
This is the stark, moving ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.
This movie, created by Michael Samuels, Thomas Kretschmann and Romola Garai, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama | War
You can watch this on Hoopla.
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During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, ...
This movie, created by John Schlesinger, Richard Gere and Lisa Eichhorn, scores 6.4 on IMDb.
Genres - War | Drama
You can watch this on Youtube, Fandangonow, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play Movies and Apple Itunes.
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