Movies Like Sometimes in April

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

Shooting Dogs

2006·1h 55m·★ 7.6·Michael Caton-Jones

Themes: destruction of a civilization, hutuFans also likedDrama & History

Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

Themes: rwanda, genocideFans also likedDrama & History & War

Midway

1976·2h 12m·★ 6.8·Jack Smight

TMDB recommendsDrama & History & War

Beasts of No Nation

2015·2h 17m·★ 7.7·Cary Joji Fukunaga

Fans also likedStarring Idris ElbaDrama & War

Battle of Britain

1969·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsWar & History

The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Saipan

2025·1h 31m·★ 6.1

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Emancipation

2022·2h 12m·★ 6.3·Antoine Fuqua

Fans also likedDrama & War & History

Emperor

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.0·Mark Amin

Fans also likedHistory & War & Drama

Glory

1989·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

Zulu

1964·2h 18m·★ 7.7·Cy Endfield

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

The Zookeeper's Wife

2017·2h 6m·★ 7.0·Niki Caro

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

Resistance

2020·2h·★ 6.6·Jonathan Jakubowicz

Fans also likedWar & History & Drama

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012·2h 25m·★ 6.6·Dean Wright

Fans also likedHistory & Drama & War

Free State of Jones

2016·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Gary Ross

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

Amina

2021·2h·★ 4.0·Izu Ojukwu

Fans also likedWar & History & Drama

Johnny Mad Dog

2008·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Fans also likedDrama & History & War

Field of Lost Shoes

2015·1h 36m·★ 5.8·Sean McNamara

Fans also likedWar & Drama & History

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommends

Nuremberg

2025·2h 29m·★ 7.4·James Vanderbilt

Fans also likedHistory & Drama

How Good Is Sometimes in April?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.