Movies Like After the War (2017)

After the War is a 2017 drama film from Annarita Zambrano with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Good Morning, Night and Slap the Monster on Page One.

Drama

Good Morning, Night

2003

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

7.1

MagicScore

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

7.6

MagicScore

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

2012

On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

7.2

MagicScore

The Invisible Wall

1991

June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. The official version blames the "structural failure" of the plane, but a young journalist smells a cover-up and starts to uncover the truth out of the 'invisible wall' of lies built by politicians and air force higher-ups.

6.9

MagicScore

The Goodbye Kiss

2006

Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—hiding in Latin America since the '70s—turns himself in after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Wishing to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a dirty cop, getting his sentence reduced in return for ratting former comrades out. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming an upright citizen, but his old police aquaintance keeps dragging him down...

6.8

MagicScore

My Brother Is an Only Child

2007

Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and treats life as a battleground — much to his parents' chagrin. After the former is drawn into left-wing politics, Accio joins the fascists out of spite, but his flimsy beliefs are put to test when he falls for Manrico's like-minded girlfriend.

6.7

MagicScore

The Moro Affair

1986

On March 16, 1978, far-left terrorists of the Red Brigades kidnap Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democracy, the ruling party in Italy since the end of WWII. 55 days later, his body will be found in the trunk of a car. This is a neutral and factual account of what happened in between.

6.5

MagicScore

Working Slowly (Radio Alice)

2004

Bologna, 1976. The paths of two aimless young friends intertwine with those of Radio Alice, a pirate radio politically aligned with the leftist student movement.

6.3

MagicScore

The Front Line

2009

United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima Linea, fugitive couple Sergio and Susanna have become increasingly alienated from the real world. Their luck runs out when Susanna is captured and thrown in jail. Putting his life on the line, Sergio embarks on a radical plan... Loosely based on the memoir by Prima Linea's 'commander' Sergio Segio.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

35 Shots of Rum

2009

A widower and his daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her department at her university.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Like Father

2018

When a workaholic young executive, is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

Aberdeen

2000

Kaisa is a Scot, a successful London lawyer, who snorts coke and has one-night stands with strangers. Her mother calls from Aberdeen with some story begging her to fly to Norway and collect her alcoholic dad whom she hasn't seen in years.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

The Craigslist Killer

2011

Based on a true story. Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular med student at Boston University, leads a double life as a brutal and cruel sexual deviant who abuses prostitutes he finds via Craigslist.

5.1

MagicScore

#15

Killing Daddy

2014

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Army of the Dead

2021

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Red Eye

2005

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.

6.4

MagicScore

#18

Marianne and Juliane

1981

Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

The Chronology of Water

2025

Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Don't Look Back

2009

Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like After the War?

The top films similar to After the War by MovieMagicScore are Good Morning, Night (7.1), Slap the Monster on Page One (7.6), Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (7.2). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is After the War worth watching?

After the War holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is After the War?

After the War (2017) is a drama film directed by Annarita Zambrano, starring Giuseppe Battiston, Barbora Bobuľová, Fabrizio Ferracane.

Where can I find more recommendations like After the War?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like After the War

This ranked list pairs After the War (2017), a drama film from Annarita Zambrano, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Giuseppe Battiston 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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