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15 Movies Like Summer of 1941

Loved Summer of 1941? 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.

Come and See
#1

Come and See

The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Chief of Station
#2

Chief of Station

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer of 1941.

The Ascent
#3

The Ascent

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

The Losers
#4

The Losers

On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Aisha to hunt down their enemy and even the score.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer of 1941.

Iron Mask
#5

Iron Mask

Commissioned to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire, cartographer Jonathan Green sets off on a long journey of unbelievable adventures—making breath-taking discoveries and meeting mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even the King of Dragons.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Kandahar
#6

Kandahar

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer of 1941.

Invasion
#7

Invasion

Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an interest in her, and will stop short of nothing, including an invasion. Can love and compassion save humanity, when faced with a much greater and more demanding test this time?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Sand Castle
#8

Sand Castle

Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer of 1941.

Battleship Potemkin
#9

Battleship Potemkin

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Dangerous
#10

Dangerous

A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s demise, he sets out on a relentless quest for vengeance.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Summer of 1941.

Battle for Sevastopol
#11

Battle for Sevastopol

The story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the most successful female sniper in history.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Chernobyl: Abyss
#12

Chernobyl: Abyss

The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Allegro with Fire
#13

Allegro with Fire

A heroic story about Soviet sailors fighting Nazis during WWII.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

The Cranes Are Flying
#14

The Cranes Are Flying

Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.

Guardians
#15

Guardians

During the Cold War, an organization called "Patriot" created a superhero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but, in hard times, they must show themselves again.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Summer of 1941.