Movies like Goodnight, Mister Tom: 20 to watch next
If you loved Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998) — a drama, history and war film directed by Jack Gold — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Goodnight, Mister Tom most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, world war ii and evacuation. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Hope and Glory 1987★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, War
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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When the Wind Blows 1986★ 7.5
Shares: War, Drama
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Waiting for Anya 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, War
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Night Train to Munich 1940★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, War
Czechoslovakia, 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 war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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The One That Got Away 1957★ 6.8
Shares: War, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Life 2023★ 7.8
Shares: History, Drama
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Darkest Hour 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Windermere Children 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, War, History
The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Empire of the Sun 1987★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, History, War
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zoo 2018★ 6.7
Shares: War, History
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anne of Green Gables 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, TV Movie
Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, History, War
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Last Rifleman 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History, War
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 past.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero 2018★ 7.9
Shares: History, War
The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Cardinal 1963★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, History, War
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Churchill 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Overlord 1975★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, History, War
During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Diary of Anne Frank 1959★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Colditz Story 1955★ 6.8
Shares: War, Drama
The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the Reich, 400 miles from any neutral frontier. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Exodus 1960★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, War
Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel