Movies Like Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern

If you liked Wolkenbau und Flimmerstern (1919), a movie directed by Wolfgang Geiger and Josef Coenen, 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
The One That Got Away (1957)
★ 6.8/10
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
2
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
★ 6.6/10
The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.
3
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.
4
Radium Girls (2020)
★ 6.6/10
Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.
5
Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
★ 6.9/10
At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
6
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
★ 6.8/10
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then…
7
Nuremberg (2025)
★ 7.6/10
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's…
8
The Last Rifleman (2023)
★ 6.7/10
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his…
9
Christopher and His Kind (2011)
★ 6.3/10
In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz, paying medical bills for the boy's…
10
Radioactive (2020)
★ 6.6/10
The story of Nobel Prize winner Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her extraordinary scientific discoveries—through the prism of her marriage to husband Pierre—and the seismic and transformative effects their discovery of…
11
Downton Abbey (2019)
★ 7.1/10
The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future…
12
Paths of Glory (1957)
★ 8.3/10
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
13
The War Below (2021)
★ 6.6/10
During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
14
Shining Through (1992)
★ 6.5/10
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight…
15
The Monuments Men (2014)
★ 6.1/10
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians…
16
Conspiracy (2001)
★ 7.3/10
At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.
17
Sew Torn (2025)
★ 6.4/10
A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.
18
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
★ 7.2/10
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished…
19
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
★ 7/10
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
20
Yellow Mirror (2026)
★ 8.1/10
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious…