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Movies Like The World Under the Bombs, from Guernica to Hiroshima

If you liked The World Under the Bombs, from Guernica to Hiroshima (2017), a documentary and war movie directed by Fabrice Salinié and Emmanuel Blanchard, 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. 1The Bloody Hundredth

    The Bloody Hundredth (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10Also war and documentary

    Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.

  2. 2Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

    ★ 6.4/10Also documentary and war

    Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the…

  3. 3Shoah

    Shoah (1985)

    ★ 8.2/10Also documentary and history

    Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three…

  4. 4To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

    To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary and history

    Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

  5. 5The Atomic Cafe

    The Atomic Cafe (1982)

    ★ 7.3/10Also documentary and history

    A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

  6. 62000 Meters to Andriivka

    2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)

    ★ 8.1/10Also documentary and war

    Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther…

  7. 7We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company

    We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and war

    Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of…

  8. 89/11: Inside the President's War Room

    9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic day.

  9. 9The Making of Star Wars

    The Making of Star Wars (1977)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2 which includes interviews with George Lucas and…

  10. 10Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also documentary and history

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

  11. 11Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

    Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also documentary and history

    For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.

  12. 12The Princess

    The Princess (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also documentary and history

    Decades after her untimely death, Princess Diana continues to evoke mystery, glamour, and the quintessential modern fairy tale gone wrong. As a symbol of both the widening fissures weakening the British monarchy and…

  13. 13Virunga

    Virunga (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10Also documentary and war

    Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa's oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the…

  14. 14Red Army

    Red Army (2015)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and…

  15. 15Titanic: The Digital Resurrection

    Titanic: The Digital Resurrection (2025)

    ★ 7.8/10Also documentary and tv movie

    Using cutting-edge scanning technology and state-of-the-art CGI, a team of experts creates the first high-resolution 3D digital twin of the Titanic wreck. Through a groundbreaking immersive investigation, they uncover…

  16. 16Capitalism: A Love Story

    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    ★ 7.1/10Also documentary and history

    Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).

  17. 17WWII From Space

    WWII From Space (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also documentary and history

    WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way…

  18. 18Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the…

  19. 19Zeitgeist: Addendum

    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10Also documentary and history

    Director Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature.

  20. 20The Extraordinary Voyage

    The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)

    ★ 7.7/10Also documentary and history

    An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece A Trip to the Moon (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks…

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