Movies Like Army of Shadows
If you liked Army of Shadows (1969), a drama and thriller movie directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, 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.
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The Children of the Resistance (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaDuring the German occupation of World War II, François, Eusèbe, and Lisa, three courageous children, embark on a secret adventure: resisting the Nazis in the heart of France. Through sabotage, hidden messages, and…
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaWhen his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware…
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Night Train to Munich (1940)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and thrillerCzechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi…
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A Bag of Marbles (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaAt the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star…
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Mr. Klein (1976)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and thrillerParis, France, 1942, during the Nazi occupation. Robert Klein, a successful art dealer who benefits from the misfortunes of those who are ruthlessly persecuted, discovers by chance that there is another Robert Klein…
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The Book Thief (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaWhile subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
★ 7/10Also dramaThe 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.
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Alone in Berlin (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and dramaBerlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front…
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The Future Awaits (2025)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaIn July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough…
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Farewell (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and dramaAn intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Right after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. A French businessman based in Moscow, Pierre Froment…
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Paths of Glory (1957)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaA commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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Diplomacy (2014)
★ 7/10Also dramaOn the night of August 24, 1944, the fate of Paris rests with General von Choltitz, who plans to destroy the city on Hitler's orders. As the general prepares to detonate explosives throughout the capital, Swedish…
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Eye of the Needle (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thrillerGreat Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaHitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
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An Officer and a Spy (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thrillerIn 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
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De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaJune, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAs the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
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Jean de Florette (1986)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaIn a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the…
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaYoung sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.