Movies Like John Rabe

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Shadows of Time

2005·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Florian Gallenberger

2 shared crewDir. Florian GallenbergerDP: Jürgen Jürges

Nanking

2007·1h 28m·★ 7.7·Bill Guttentag

Themes: nanking massacre china 1937, nanking, 1930sFans also likedDrama & History

The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

Themes: slaughter, soldier, japanFans also likedDrama & War

Hacksaw Ridge

2016·2h 19m·★ 8.1·Mel Gibson

Themes: soldier, japan, biographyFans also likedDrama & History & War

As Green As It Gets

2018·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Florian Gallenberger

Both star Dagmar Manzel & Ulrich TukurDir. Florian Gallenberger

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

TMDB recommendsDrama & History & War

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

TMDB recommendsDrama & History & War

Shanghai Express

1932·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Josef von Sternberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & War & History

Andrei Rublev

1966·3h 3m·★ 8.0·Andrei Tarkovsky

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsDrama & War

Cinderella Man

2005·2h 24m·★ 8.0·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

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First They Killed My Father

2017·2h 16m·★ 7.2·Angelina Jolie

Fans also likedWar & Drama & History

Colonia

2016·1h 46m·★ 7.0·Florian Gallenberger

Starring Daniel BrühlDir. Florian GallenbergerDrama & History

Flags of Our Fathers

2006·2h 15m·★ 7.1·Clint Eastwood

Fans also likedWar & Drama & History

55 Days at Peking

1963·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Nicholas Ray

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The Conference

2022·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Matti Geschonneck

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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024·2h 12m·★ 6.2·Todd Komarnicki

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007·2h 5m·★ 7.1·Yves Simoneau

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How Good Is John Rabe?

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