Movies like Born in a Thunderstorm (1966)
The best movies like Born in a Thunderstorm (1966) are Onegin (1999), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966). If Born in a Thunderstorm hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTo Be or Not to Be (1942)7.8/10 from 886 votes
- NewestThe World Will Tremble (2025)Released 2025
Onegin (1999)
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Be or Not to Be (1942)
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWar and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966)
As 1809 nears its end, Natasha attends her first ball, where Andrei falls in love with her with the intent of marriage. However, as her father demands they wait, the prince travels abroad, leaving Natasha in desperate longing. But she meets Anatol Kuragin and forgets Andrei. Part two of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBent (1997)
Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Promise (2016)
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoctor Zhivago (1965)
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWar and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1966)
In 1805 St. Petersburg, Pierre Bezukhov, illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as aide-de-camp of General Mikhail Kutuzov in the War of the Third Coalition against General Napoleon Bonaparte. Part one of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisReds (1981)
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe World Will Tremble (2025)
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaintree County (1957)
In 1859, idealist John Wickliff Shawnessey, a resident of Raintree County, Indiana, is distracted from his high school sweetheart Nell Gaither by Susanna Drake, a rich New Orleans girl. This love triangle is further complicated by the American Civil War, and dark family history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirebird (2021)
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance (2016)
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBurning Blue (2014)
Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Zone of Interest (2023)
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFiddler on the Roof (1971)
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Boy in the Woods (2023)
The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStage Beauty (2004)
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShoshana (2024)
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Born in a Thunderstorm?
The closest matches to Born in a Thunderstorm are Onegin (1999), To Be or Not to Be (1942) and War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova (1966). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Born in a Thunderstorm?
Start with Onegin (1999), the closest match to Born in a Thunderstorm.
What is the highest-rated movie like Born in a Thunderstorm?
To Be or Not to Be (1942), rated 7.8/10 by 886 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Born in a Thunderstorm?
The World Will Tremble (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Born in a Thunderstorm chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Born in a Thunderstorm, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.