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20 Movies Like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

The Book Thief (2013) poster

1 The Book Thief (2013) ★ 7.5

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While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
The Pianist (2002) poster

2 The Pianist (2002) ★ 8.5

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A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
Life Is Beautiful (1997) poster

3 Life Is Beautiful (1997) ★ 8.6

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When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
The Reader (2008) poster

4 The Reader (2008) ★ 7.6

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Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Valkyrie (2008) poster

5 Valkyrie (2008) ★ 7.1

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A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
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6 Awake (2021) ★ 4.8

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The world is thrown into a state of panic when all electronics are mysteriously wiped out and everyone loses the ability to sleep. Scientists race against time because they don't know how much longer humanity can survive without sleeping before it's too late, but there isn't a cure in sight yet. When Jill discovers that her daughter might hold the key to saving them from this mysterious ailment, she has a choice: protect her children or use them as lab rats for science?
Where Hands Touch (2018) poster

7 Where Hands Touch (2018) ★ 6.4

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A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany.
Allied (2016) poster

8 Allied (2016) ★ 7.1

In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Persian Lessons (2020) poster

9 Persian Lessons (2020) ★ 7.4

A young Jewish man pretends to be Iranian to avoid being executed in a concentration camp.

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Lore (2012) poster

10 Lore (2012) ★ 7.1

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught t...
Darkest Hour (2017) poster

11 Darkest Hour (2017) ★ 7.4

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.
Schindler's List (1993) poster

12 Schindler's List (1993) ★ 9.0

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Operation Finale (2018) poster

13 Operation Finale (2018) ★ 6.6

A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) poster

14 The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) ★ 7.0

Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
Resistance (2020) poster

15 Resistance (2020) ★ 6.4

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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.

Resistance (2020) is on #15 spot of movies related to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). Resistance (2020) was released in 2020, made by Jonathan Jakubowicz and has average rating 6.4 in 2022. Main stars of the Resistance (2020) film are: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer.

The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) poster

16 The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) ★ 6.7

Is The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) similar to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) film?

Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.

The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden, Alain Hernández. You can find The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) in the the next genre categories: Biography, Drama, History and The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018) has average rating 6.7, according to Screench user votes.

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) poster

17 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) ★ 7.2

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The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
Fury (2014) poster

18 Fury (2014) ★ 7.5

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A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.

Fury (2014) movie was filmed by as Director, starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman. Fury (2014) belongs to the next genres: Action, Drama, War and has average rating 7.5, according to user votes.

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19 Fateless (2005) ★ 7.0

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14-year-old György's life is torn apart in WWII Hungary, as he is deported first to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald, where he is forced to become a man in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish.

Fateless (2005) is one of the last movies similar to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) and it was released in 2005. Marcell Nagy, Béla Dóra, Bálint Péntek are the main stars of the film and it belongs to the next genres: Drama, Romance, War and has average user rating of 7.0 according to IMDB and Screench votes.

Changeling (2008) poster

20 Changeling (2008) ★ 7.7

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Los Angeles, 1928. Single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) returns from work to find her nine-year-old son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) gone. She calls the L.A.P.D. to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description, and he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the L.A.P.D. reunite mother and son, but she insists he's not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the Police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power?

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