Movies like Jakob the Liar: 20 to watch next
If you loved Jakob the Liar (1999) — a comedy, drama and history film directed by Peter Kassovitz — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Jakob the Liar most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, jewish ghetto and polish resistance. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Boy in the Woods 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
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 Zone of Interest 2023★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
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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Denial 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, History
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, History
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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Jojo Rabbit 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Way Back 2010★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ben-Hur 1959★ 7.9
Shares: History, Drama
In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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September 5 2024★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Origin 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Call to Spy 2020★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Right Stuff 1983★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Eichmann Show 2015★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History
The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf Eichmann, who is accused of executing the 'final solution' and organising the murder of 6 million Jews. This is the extraordinary story of how the trial came to be televised and the team that made it happen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Real Pain 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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God on Trial 2008★ 6.8
Shares: History, Drama
In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Physician 2013★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
England, 1021: Born in a miserable mining town, Robert Cole swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Adventures of a Mathematician 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, History
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shattered Glass 2003★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for publications such as Rolling Stone, Harper's and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after young journalists in Washington, but a bizarre chain of events - chronicled in Buzz Bissinger's September 1998 Vanity Fair article - suddenly stopped his career in its tracks.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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The Best of Enemies 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Six Triple Eight 2024★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, History
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers and finish within six months.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Cabrini 2024★ 7.7
Shares: History, Drama
Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now