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Movies like Birds to birds (1977)

The best movies like Birds to birds (1977) are Katyn (2007), What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) and This Land Is Mine (1943). If Birds to birds hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Katyn (2007)

    On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)

    A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. This Land Is Mine (1943)

    Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Irena's Vow (2024)

    19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Warsaw 44 (2014)

    City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high and hard the way to freedom…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Sahara (1995)

    After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied soldiers, but soon they are running out of water. They find water at the ancient well, but the well is a goal of an entire German battalion. Despite the impossible odds, Sergeant Gunn decides to defend the well.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Where Eagles Dare (1968)

    World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

    In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Dirty Dozen (1967)

    12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. A Generation (1955)

    Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Tobruk (1967)

    In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British commandos and German Jews make their way undercover through 800 miles of desert, to destroy the fuel dumps starving the Germans of fuel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. To Be or Not to Be (1983)

    A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. To 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

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  14. The One That Got Away (1957)

    Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Schindler's List (1993)

    The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

    In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Fatherland (1994)

    Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Tower Block (2012)

    A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. 303 Squadron (2018)

    After the fall of the September Campaign of 1939, two Polish pilots are forced to fight for their nation in foreign battlefronts.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Uprising (2001)

    In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Birds to birds?

The closest matches to Birds to birds are Katyn (2007), What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) and This Land Is Mine (1943). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Birds to birds?

Start with Katyn (2007), the closest match to Birds to birds.

What is the highest-rated movie like Birds to birds?

Schindler's List (1993), rated 8.6/10 by 18,179 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Birds to birds?

Irena's Vow (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Birds to birds chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Birds to birds, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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