15 Movies Like All Quiet on the Western Front

Loved All Quiet on the Western Front? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Hotel Desire
#1

Hotel Desire

Antonia is a single mother who works as a hotel maid in Berlin. A normal hot summer day takes a dramatic turn when she crosses paths with a particular guest of the hotel, famous blind portrait painter Julius Pass.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Schindler's List
#2

Schindler's List

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

Fury
#3

Fury

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

Nuremberg
#4

Nuremberg

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 right-hand man.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

23 000 Lives
#5

23 000 Lives

A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

1917
#6

1917

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

Drifter
#7

Drifter

Moritz follows a boyfriend to Berlin and is soon abandoned by him. Alone in the big city, he embarks on a journey through a wide range of queer experience. Only through a new circle of queer friends does he develop his own ideas of sexuality and masculinity, leading him to a clearer self-identity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Tank
#8

The Tank

A German Tiger tank crew is sent on a dangerous mission to rescue the missing officer Paul von Hardenburg from a top-secret bunker behind enemy lines. As they make their way through the lethal no-man's land, they must confront not only the enemy, but also their own fears and inner demons. Fueled by the Wehrmacht's methamphetamine, their mission increasingly becomes a journey into the heart of darkness.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Grand Jete
#9

Grand Jete

Dance teacher and mother Nadja left her son Mario with her own mother when he was little. Now she has reappeared on his doorstep, seeking a closeness that knows fewer and fewer boundaries. An uncompromising film about family relationships.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Thin Red Line
#10

The Thin Red Line

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Physician II
#11

The Physician II

1050 AD: Robert Cole returns to England to bring the medical light of the Orient to his countrymen. But he fails because of the intrigues of the established London doctors, who feel threatened by the new knowledge. And it is not only the human body that is full of seemingly impenetrable secrets, the soul also holds its own mysteries.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

Downfall
#12

Downfall

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Tin Drum
#13

The Tin Drum

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked All Quiet on the Western Front.

Das Boot
#14

Das Boot

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.

The Lives of Others
#15

The Lives of Others

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to All Quiet on the Western Front.