Movies Like Their Finest (2017)

Their Finest is a 2017 drama, romance, war film from Lone Scherfig with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Katyn and The End of the Affair.

Drama Romance War

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.

6.7

MagicScore

The End of the Affair

1999

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.

6.6

MagicScore

Blitz

2024

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

6.0

MagicScore

Curtiz

2019

Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.

5.8

MagicScore

The Night Watch

2011

Four Londoners are inseparably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexuality and social convention have been broken down, they enjoy a freedom never experienced before.

5.8

MagicScore

Night Train to Munich

1940

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.

7.3

MagicScore

Atonement

2007

As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

7.6

MagicScore

The End of the Affair

1955

During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book. Sarah is married, but she and Maurice eventually give in to their mutual attraction, leading to an affair that lasts several months. Maurice's jealousy, along with the bombing of London by the Germans, seemingly leads to the end of their relationship. However, the reasons are later revealed to be more complex.

5.7

MagicScore

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016

In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

Jacquot

1991

Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Overlord

1975

During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

From Here to Eternity

1953

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Suite Française

2015

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

The Aftermath

2019

In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

A Town Like Alice

1956

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

The Land Girls

1998

During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

The Negro Soldier

1944

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

London Can Take It!

1940

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Jojo Rabbit

2019

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.

8.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Their Finest?

The top films similar to Their Finest by MovieMagicScore are Katyn (6.7), The End of the Affair (6.6), Blitz (6.0). Each shares drama/romance/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Their Finest worth watching?

Their Finest holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 428 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Their Finest?

Their Finest (2017) is a drama, romance, war film directed by Lone Scherfig, starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy.

Where can I find more recommendations like Their Finest?

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About movies like Their Finest

This ranked list pairs Their Finest (2017), a drama and romance and war film from Lone Scherfig, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gemma Arterton take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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