Movies like Zoo Animals in War (1995)
The best movies like Zoo Animals in War (1995) are The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), God Bless America (2012) and Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022). If Zoo Animals in War hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Zoo Animals in War
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHotel Rwanda (2004)7.7/10 from 3,339 votes
- NewestHow to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)Released 2023
- In GermanOrdinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022)Also in German
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGod Bless America (2012)
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOrdinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022)
Six million Jews died during World War II, both in the extermination camps and murdered by the mobile commandos of the Einsatzgruppen and police battalions, whose members shot men, women and children, day after day, obediently, as if it were a normal job, a fact that is hardly known today. Who were these men and how could they commit such crimes?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTarzan Triumphs (1943)
Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHotel Rwanda (2004)
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHannibal Brooks (1969)
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023)
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZoo (2018)
Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZero Day (2003)
Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo End All Wars (2001)
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNatural Born Killers (1994)
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lords of Discipline (1983)
Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFury (2014)
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Fade (2017)
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFierce Creatures (1997)
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEven Dwarfs Started Small (1971)
A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrom Here to Eternity (1953)
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe East (2013)
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Zoo Animals in War?
The closest matches to Zoo Animals in War are The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), God Bless America (2012) and Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Zoo Animals in War?
Start with The Zookeeper's Wife (2017), the closest match to Zoo Animals in War.
What is the highest-rated movie like Zoo Animals in War?
Hotel Rwanda (2004), rated 7.7/10 by 3,339 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Zoo Animals in War?
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Zoo Animals in War?
Yes: Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2022), In the Fade (2017) and Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971).
How are movies similar to Zoo Animals in War chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Zoo Animals in War, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.