15 Movies Like The Resistance Fighter

Loved The Resistance Fighter? 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.

Colonel Kwiatkowski
#1

Colonel Kwiatkowski

Military doctor Kwiatkowski, serving in a barracks hospital on the Western Territories, is rewarded with a week’s leave after successfully operating on Colonel Kiziora of the UB. He and his friend steal a truck bound for Warsaw, where among the ruins of his former home he meets his prewar neighbor Krysia, instantly falls in love, and, after a brawl with a Russian officer at a dance in the surviving “Polonia” hotel, pretends to be a high-ranking UB colonel to save face.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Inside Furioza
#2

Inside Furioza

In the wake of murder, new Furioza leader Golden claims the reins of his violent and formidable hooligan gang and takes on a new focus across borders.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Defiance
#3

Defiance

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

The Peasants
#4

The Peasants

Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Furioza
#5

Furioza

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Flyboys
#6

Flyboys

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

Sara
#7

Sara

Sixteen-year-old Sara's father is a wealthy gangster and has a lot of enemies. Her father makes clear that whoever touches Sara will die and he looks for the right bodyguard to protect her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Resistance
#8

Resistance

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

Irena's Vow
#9

Irena's Vow

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

Soulcatcher
#10

Soulcatcher

A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Bat★21
#11

Bat★21

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

The Getaway King
#12

The Getaway King

Comedy about Zdzisław Najmrodzki, most famous polish criminal in the times of Polish People Republic, named "the getaway king", known for stealing cars and escaping prison many times, but never hurting anybody.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.

Wolf Hound
#13

Wolf Hound

Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

Hurricane
#14

Hurricane

Polish pilots overcome prejudice to fight against the Luftwaffe with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in the hope of protecting both Great Britain and their own Poland from the German advance.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Resistance Fighter.

Mother's Day
#15

Mother's Day

Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, and an opportunity to get back into the life of the son she had to abandon years ago.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Resistance Fighter.