Movies like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers
The best movies like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers are Skyscraper (2018), Firestarter (1984) and Grenfell: Uncovered (2025). If Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWho Am I (2014)7.6/10 from 1,805 votes
- NewestGrenfell: Uncovered (2025)Released 2025
- In GermanAfire (2023)Also in German
Skyscraper (2018)
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirestarter (1984)
Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGrenfell: Uncovered (2025)
Survivors, witnesses, and experts tell the story of the tragic fire that engulfed a residential tower block in London — and the investigation that ensued.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAfire (2023)
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Life of David Gale (2003)
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTÁR (2022)
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrankenstein (1931)
Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIt Comes at Night (2017)
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMiracle on 34th Street (1947)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBordertown (2007)
American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperstition (1982)
A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWho Am I (2014)
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGood (2008)
When John Halder's latest novel is enlisted by powerful political figures in the Nazi party to push their agenda, his career and social standing instantly advance. But after learning of the Reich's horrific plans for the future and the devastating effects they will have on people close to him, John must decide whether or not to take a stand and risk losing everything.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmil and the Detectives (2001)
The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStreet Smart (1987)
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGo for Zucker (2004)
Germany director Dani Levy filmed this comedy about Jewish life in today’s Germany along side the familiar east-west conflict. With it great success this film is a joyful comedy of humor and knowledge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirebreather (2010)
It's not easy being a teen like Duncan. His mom wants him to pay more attention to his homework, while his dad - a 120-foot-tall monster known as a Kaiju - wants him to become the next King of All Monsters. When these worlds collide, Duncan must use his human wits and his Kaiju powers - including super strength, agility and the ability to breathe fire - to protect his family and friends from a giant monster rampage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTrial by Fire (2019)
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPlaying with Fire (2019)
A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers?
The closest matches to Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers are Skyscraper (2018), Firestarter (1984) and Grenfell: Uncovered (2025). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers?
Start with Skyscraper (2018), the closest match to Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers.
What is the highest-rated movie like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers?
Who Am I (2014), rated 7.6/10 by 1,805 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers?
Grenfell: Uncovered (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers?
Yes: Afire (2023), Who Am I (2014) and Emil and the Detectives (2001).
How are movies similar to Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Wenn Europa brennt - Die Macht des Feuers, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.