Movies Like Born in a Thunderstorm

If you liked Born in a Thunderstorm (1966), a movie directed by Latif Faiziyev, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
★ 7.8/10
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
2
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
★ 7.6/10
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
3
The Promise (2016)
★ 6.8/10
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
4
Firebird (2021)
★ 7.4/10
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
5
Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6/10
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
6
Onegin (1999)
★ 6.1/10
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
7
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
★ 6.6/10
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition…
8
The Zone of Interest (2023)
★ 7/10
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
9
Reds (1981)
★ 6.9/10
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of…
10
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
★ 7.7/10
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
11
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966)
★ 7.2/10
As 1809 nears its end, Natasha attends her first ball, where Andrei falls in love with her with the intent of marriage. However, as her father demands they wait, the prince travels abroad, leaving Natasha in desperate…
12
The World Will Tremble (2025)
★ 7.5/10
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
13
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
★ 6.8/10
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian…
14
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
★ 6.8/10
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never…
15
Bent (1997)
★ 6.9/10
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the…
16
Raintree County (1957)
★ 6.4/10
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further…
17
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance (2016)
★ 8/10
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
18
Les Misérables (2012)
★ 7.3/10
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The…
19
Casablanca (1943)
★ 8.1/10
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
20
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
★ 7.7/10
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.