Movies like The Second World War in Color (1999)
The best movies like The Second World War in Color (1999) are We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) and The Bloody Hundredth (2024). If The Second World War in Color hooked you with its documentary and war, these 11 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
The Second World War in Color
Quick picks
- Highest ratedZeitgeist: Addendum (2008)7.2/10 from 281 votes
- Newest2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)Released 2025
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001)
Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & war
Worth the HypeMovies like this2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)
Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that this war may never end.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & war
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Bloody Hundredth (2024)
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both war & documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Age of Stupid (2009)
Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both war & documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
Director Peter Joseph examines examples of economic subjugation and offers solutions based on alignment with nature.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary & war
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTitanic: The Digital Resurrection (2025)
Using cutting-edge scanning technology and state-of-the-art CGI, a team of experts creates the first high-resolution 3D digital twin of the Titanic wreck. Through a groundbreaking immersive investigation, they uncover the ship’s final moments, shedding light on the acts of heroism and cowardice aboard—and revealing the true story behind the sinking of the “unsinkable” ship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisChaos on the Bridge (2014)
Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)
Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAndre the Giant (2018)
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLouis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists (2011)
Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLouis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007)
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Second World War in Color?
The closest matches to The Second World War in Color are We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) and The Bloody Hundredth (2024). Below are 8 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Second World War in Color?
Start with We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001), the closest match to The Second World War in Color.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Second World War in Color?
Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008), rated 7.2/10 by 281 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Second World War in Color?
2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Second World War in Color?
Yes: We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (2001), 2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) and The Bloody Hundredth (2024).
How are movies similar to The Second World War in Color chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Second World War in Color, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.