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De aanslag (1986)

3.60 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.

Based On Novel, Resistance, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

The Americanization of Emily (1964)

3.70 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.

Similarity: 7.71 (Very Similar)

Based On Novel, London England, Military, Naval Officer, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005)

3.80 Stars

Biography, Crime, Drama

A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.

Similarity: 6.98 (Similar)

1940s, Anti Nazi, Nazi Germany, Resistance, World War Two, Based On True Story, Munich Germany

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Gone with the Wind (1940)

4.10 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

The manipulative daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a turbulent romance with a roguish profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.

Similarity: 6.83 (Similar)

American Civil War, Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Strong Female Character, Strong Female Lead, Based On Novel

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Catch-22 (1970)

3.55 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Similarity: 6.49 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Bomber, U.s. Military, World War Two, Year 1944, U.s. Army Air Force, U.s. Soldier

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Bushi no ichibun (2006)

3.85 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

Similarity: 6.40 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Being Followed, Jidai Geki, Samurai, Warrior

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Miasto 44 (2014)

3.35 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

Similarity: 6.37 (Similar)

Female Armpit Hair, Male Pubic Hair, Pubic Hair, Warsaw Uprising, Year 1944, Written By Director, Battle, World War Two

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Little Boy (2015)

3.70 Stars

Drama, History, War

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

Similarity: 6.22 (Similar)

Faith, Father Son Relationship, Racial Discrimination, Spirituality, World War Two

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Rebel in the Rye (2017)

3.35 Stars

Biography, Drama, Romance

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye".

Similarity: 6.22 (Similar)

Author, Recluse, The Catcher In The Rye The Novel, World War Two, Writer

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Schindler's List (1993)

4.50 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

Similarity: 6.12 (Similar)

Accountant, Champagne, Soap, Villa, Womanizer, Black And White, Gratitude, Manicure, Shaving, Holocaust, Marriage, World War Two, Nazi

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Empire of the Sun (1987)

3.85 Stars

Action, Drama, History, War

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.

Similarity: 6.05 (Similar)

Battle, Chase, Explosion, Murder, Student, Hong Kong, Imperial Japan, Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese Occupation, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

3.80 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.

Similarity: 6.04 (Similar)

Airplane Crash, Family Relationships, Husband Wife Relationship, Marriage Proposal, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Hong gao liang (1988)

3.65 Stars

Drama, History, Romance

When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army.

Similarity: 5.96 (Similar)

1930s, Arranged Marriage, Sino Japanese War, Wine, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Wolyn (2016)

3.80 Stars

Drama, History, War

Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.

Similarity: 5.96 (Similar)

Genocide, Massacre, Nudity, World War Two, Year 1943, Torture

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

A Hidden Life (2020)

3.70 Stars

Biography, Drama, Romance

The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

Similarity: 5.95 (Similar)

Anti Nazism, Death Penalty, Nazi, Third Reich, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

3.35 Stars

Drama, Romance

A poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to World War II.

Similarity: 5.92 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Catholic, Gay Lead Character, Upper Class, Voice Over Narration

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Darkest Hour (2017)

3.70 Stars

Biography, Drama, History, War

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Similarity: 5.81 (Similar)

Politics, Prime Minister, Speech, Winston Churchill Character, World War Two

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Summerland (2020)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.

Similarity: 5.79 (Similar)

Evacuee, Lesbian, Lesbianism, Love, World War Two

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Dunkirk (2017)

3.90 Stars

Action, Drama, History

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Similarity: 5.74 (Similar)

1940s, Beach, Evacuation, Soldier, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

The Dam Busters (1955)

3.70 Stars

Drama, History, War

The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.

Similarity: 5.72 (Similar)

Aircrew, British Military, Dangerous Mission, Raf Bomber Command, Risk Taking, Based On Book, Based On True Story, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Tuntematon sotilas (1955)

4.00 Stars

Drama, War

The tale of a platoon of soldiers during the Continuation War. Based on Väinö Linna's book of the same name.

Similarity: 5.70 (Similar)

Army Life, Based On Novel, Finnish Military, Finnish Soldier, World War Two, Military Discipline

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Midway (1976)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, History

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

Similarity: 5.62 (Similar)

Aircraft Carrier, Battle Of Midway, Midway Island, U.s. Navy, Year 1942, Black Smoke, Interracial Love, Interracial Relationship, White Man Asian Woman Relationship, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Suite Française (2015)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Romance, Thriller

During the early years of Nazi occupation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), a French villager, and Lieutenant Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), a German soldier.

Similarity: 5.60 (Similar)

France, German Occupation Of France, German Soldier, Nazi Occupation, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

3.65 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

German Occupation, Nazi Occupation, Nazi Occupied Guernsey, World War Two, Writer

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

The Aftermath (2019)

3.15 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.

Similarity: 5.55 (Similar)

Based On Novel, City In Ruins, Hamburg Germany, Post War Germany, River Elbe

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Similarity: 5.51 (Similar)

1940s, Conscientious Objector, Medic, Soldier, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Charlotte Gray (2002)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young Scottish woman joins the French Resistance during World War II to rescue her Royal Air Force boyfriend who is lost in France.

Similarity: 5.50 (Similar)

1940s, Character Name As Title, French Resistance, Resistance, Train Station, Timeframe 1940s

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Resistance (2020)

3.20 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

Similarity: 5.46 (Similar)

French Resistance, Germany, Lyon France, Strasbourg France, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

The Monuments Men (2014)

3.05 Stars

Comedy, Drama, History

An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.

Similarity: 5.45 (Similar)

1940s, Art, Art Expert, Nazi Stolen Art, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Forrest Gump (1994)

4.40 Stars

Drama, Romance

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweeth

Similarity: 5.44 (Similar)

Amputee, Based On Book, Based On Novel, Vietnam War, War Hero, Mother, Vietnam

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Greyhound (2020)

3.50 Stars

Action, Drama, History

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.

Similarity: 5.41 (Similar)

Battle Of The Atlantic, Naval Convoy, U Boat, War At Sea, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Novecento (1976)

3.85 Stars

Drama, History

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

Similarity: 5.41 (Similar)

Class Struggle, Epic, Land Owner, Peasant, Socialist, Boy Frontal Nudity, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Der Hauptmann (2018)

3.65 Stars

Drama, History, Thriller

In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.

Similarity: 5.40 (Similar)

Army Deserter, Impostor, War Criminal, World War Two, Year 1945

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Red Tails (2012)

2.95 Stars

Action, Drama, History

A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.

Similarity: 5.37 (Similar)

1940s, 20th Century, Magical Negro Stereotype, Pseudohistory, Year 1944, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Munich: The Edge of War (2022)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.

Similarity: 5.36 (Similar)

1930s, British, Munich, World War Two, Year 1938, Based On True Story, Based On Book, Germany, Munich Germany, Netflix Original

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Rumble Fish (1983)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.

Similarity: 5.32 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Juvenile Delinquent, Street Gang, Teen Angst, Teenage Protagonist

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

3.55 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Africa, Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, President, Resistance, Timeframe 1950s, Timeframe 1960s, Timeframe 1990s, Timeframe 1970s, Timeframe 1980s

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Madame Bovary (2015)

2.85 Stars

Drama, Romance

Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Adultery, Based On Novel, Title Directed By Female, Wedding Day, Written By Director

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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

3.55 Stars

Drama, Romance

A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

Similarity: 5.26 (Similar)

1970s, Based On Novel, Love, New York City, Prison

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Restoration (1996)

3.30 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

17th Century, Based On Novel, Historical Event, King Charles Ii, Plague

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Bankier van het verzet (2018)

3.45 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall face their greatest challenge yet when they decide to help fund the Dutch resistance.

Similarity: 5.19 (Similar)

Fight, Resistance, Soldier, War Hero, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Ningen no jôken (1959)

4.25 Stars

Drama, History, War

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

Similarity: 5.14 (Similar)

Conscientious Objector, Japanese Army, Japanese Occupation Of China, Second Part, World War Two

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim

4.30 Stars

Drama, Romance

Story of a dilemma between a woman's love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. They get over the hardships and have a quick happy marriage. Ho

Similarity: 5.10 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Istanbul Turkey, Love, Love Triangle

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)

3.00 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture.

Similarity: 5.08 (Similar)

Cleavage, Love, Red Dress, Based On Novel, Based On Young Adult Novel

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Tuntematon sotilas (2017)

3.85 Stars

Drama, War

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Finland, Finnish Soldier, Soldier, World War Two, Lotta Svard

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Agir Roman (1997)

3.85 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

A young car mechanic, while in the middle of an unlikely love affair, tries to protect the people in his poor gypsy neighborhood from a gangster who terrorizes the locals.

Similarity: 5.02 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Istanbul Turkey, Knife, Pubic Hair, Violence

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Ballada o soldate (1959)

4.10 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.

Similarity: 5.01 (Similar)

Falling In Love, Great Patriotic War, Road Movie, World War Two, Year 1942

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Little Women (2019)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Romance

Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.

Similarity: 4.98 (Slightly Similar)

Aspiring Writer, Based On Novel, Mother Daughter Relationship, Poverty, Women's Rights, Concord Massachusetts, Death Of Sister

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

3.90 Stars

Drama, Romance

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

Bachelor, England, Gentleman, Pride, Pride And Prejudice, Prejudice, Based On Novel, Period Drama

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Kongens Nei (2016)

3.55 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the Kin

Similarity: 4.97 (Slightly Similar)

German Occupation Of Norway, Haakon Vii Of Norway, King Of Norway, Nazi Occupied Norway, World War Two, German Invasion

Similar to De aanslag (1986)

Nicholas Nickleby (2003)

3.60 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

1850s, Alliterative Title, Based On Novel, Character Name As Title, Uncle Nephew Relationship, Nicholas Nickleby Character