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15 Movies Like The Guard

Loved The Guard? 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.

Schindler's List
#1

Schindler's List

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's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Guard.

Naughty
#2

Naughty

In order to prevent the construction of a skyscraper in an urban forest, Elya, a young environmental activist, accepts a challenge from the mega wealthy developer: If after spending seven days with him, she doesn't fall for him, he'll stop the project. During this time of luxury and passion, Elya becomes increasingly attracted to him.

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

Stalker
#3

Stalker

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

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

Come and See
#4

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 The Guard.

Russian Nymphet: Temptation
#5

Russian Nymphet: Temptation

A Russian teen turns the tables on her fashion photographer. Suddenly he doesn't like being the one on camera!

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

The Ascent
#6

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 The Guard.

The Beguiled
#7

The Beguiled

During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

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

The Last Castle
#8

The Last Castle

A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

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

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
#9

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

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

Fidelity
#10

Fidelity

A successful obstetrician living a seemingly stable married life begins to question her relationship when emotional and physical intimacy fades. Suspecting her husband of betrayal, she seeks connection elsewhere, stepping into a hidden world that offers desire, control, and escape. As she navigates this parallel existence, the boundaries between loyalty, loneliness, and self-discovery slowly begin to blur.

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

Fib the Truth
#11

Fib the Truth

A couple in love spends time away from civilization, but the sudden arrivals of the younger sister and then the girl's ex-boyfriend violate the country idyll.

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

Invasion
#12

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 The Guard.

Sugar Baby
#13

Sugar Baby

Love comes without asking. Often not to those, not so and not then. Can a genuine feeling survive when everything started wrong and the whole world is against it? Give up everything or give up? Burn or survive?

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

Hart's War
#14

Hart's War

When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.

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

Girl in the Box
#15

Girl in the Box

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

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