15 Movies Like Guernica

Loved Guernica? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Skin. Like. Sun.
#1

Skin. Like. Sun.

Real-life young couple Wim and Floor spend an afternoon in the sunwashed rooms of a crumbling home in Belgium. In a unique twist, this artistic erotic documentary is edited in nearly real-time. In the slowness, we get the build, the sweetness, and the sexiness. Forget about fingersnapping fast editing. Slow is where it’s at.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Le Clitoris
#2

Le Clitoris

Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris! In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown herstory.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Incendies
#3

Incendies

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Strayed
#4

Strayed

Fleeing the June 1940 arrival of Hitler's army in Paris, a young war widow and her two children are rescued from dive-bombing German fighters by a cocky, reckless teenager. He finds them refuge in an abandoned house, but despite the fact that the family quickly comes to be depending much on his cunning and survival abilities, their cohabitation proves uneasy.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Human
#5

Human

A collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, it brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From stories of everyday experiences to accounts of the most unbelievable lives, these poignant encounters share a rare sincerity and underline who we are – our darker side, but also what is most noble in us, and what is universal. Our Earth is shown at its most sublime through never-before-seen aerial images accompanied by soaring music, resulting in an ode to the beauty of the world, providing a moment to draw breath and for introspection. This film is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

For Sasha
#6

For Sasha

Israel, 1967. Sacha and Laura have been living in a kibbutz near the Syrian border for two years. They are visited by Simon, Michel and Paul, three friends from Paris who have come to celebrate Laura's twentieth birthday. Simon is obsessed by the death of the girl he loved and during the birthday evening, attempts to find someone to blame amongst his friends. Laura alone knows that the young girl died of a broken heart. She also loved Sacha.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Night and Fog
#7

Night and Fog

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Guernica.

Captive Women 4
#8

Captive Women 4

To improve the morale of the German officers, a train with beautiful girls is arranged to entertain them when on leave.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Rocco
#9

Rocco

Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock’n’roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children… and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods
#10

Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods

The life of Bambi, a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
#11

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

The Round Up
#12

The Round Up

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

13 Days, 13 Nights
#13

13 Days, 13 Nights

Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals
#14

Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals

Never before have we watched as much porn as today yet the traditional porn industry is dying. The arrival of web sites showing amateur clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed. Behind this transformation lies one opaque multinational.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
#15

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Guernica.