Movies like Before the Fall: 20 to watch next
If you loved Before the Fall (2004) — a drama film directed by Dennis Gansel — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Before the Fall most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like transporter, nazi and boarding school. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Book Thief 2013★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
While 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Island on Bird Street 1997★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Swing Kids 1993★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
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The Diary of Anne Frank 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
The story of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family in Amsterdam and became a victim of the Holocaust.
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
Hitler: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mephisto 1981★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Zone of Interest 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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The Last Train 2006★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A group of people are imprisoned in a rail car bound from Berlin to a concentration camp in 1945.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Voyage of the Damned 1976★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bunker 1981★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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The Boy in the Woods 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
When 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 of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Search 1948★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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White Bird 2023★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
After being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own story of courage of her youth in Nazi-occupied France, where a classmate shelters her from mortal danger.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Monuments Men 2014★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
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 who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Devil's Arithmetic 1999★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
An American-born Jewish adolescent, Hannah Stern, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives. However, she begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death camp in 1941. There she meets a young girl named Rivkah, a fellow captive in the camp. As Rivkah and Hannah struggle to survive in the face of daily atrocities, they form an unbreakable bond.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Godless Youth 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
German students compete to enter one of the country's elite schools.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young Lions 1958★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Invisibles 2017★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
Four young Jews survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become "invisible."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now