Movies Like Danny Boy (2021)

Danny Boy is a 2021 drama, tv movie, war film from Sam Miller with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with John Rabe and Warsaw 44.

Drama TV Movie War

John Rabe

2009

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

7.1

MagicScore

Warsaw 44

2014

City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high and hard the way to freedom…

6.8

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Red Sorghum

1988

An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

7.2

MagicScore

Abigail's Party

1977

Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.

7.4

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Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.

6.6

MagicScore

The Man Who Cried

2000

A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.

6.1

MagicScore

Six Minutes to Midnight

2020

Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

6.1

MagicScore

William & Kate

2011

Inspired by the royal wedding and retelling the highs and lows of the nine-year courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The couple struggles to keep their relationship together in the face of intense media scrutiny and family pressures, but the story ultimately ends in a fairytale wedding.

5.5

MagicScore

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

2012

The film is based on the story of William of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. Shown in the same life of William of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton met at the University of Saint Andrews, besides the romance that they maintained, the break of it and commitment.

5.4

MagicScore

#10

Kes

1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

The Long Goodbye

2020

A short about racism and Islamophobia in the UK.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Ill Manors

2012

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

Hope Gap

2019

Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Priest

1995

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face extraordinary events within his own congregation.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

All Is True

2018

London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

Jubilee

1978

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

The Flood

2019

Wendy, a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

AC/DC: Live At Donington

1992

In August of 1991, AC/DC headlined their third "Monsters Of Rock" festival at Castle Donington. One for the ages, the two hour set is loaded with classics and awesome visuals including firing cannons, the hells bell and a giant inflatable Rosie.

8.3

MagicScore

#19

Kingsman: The Secret Service

2015

The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

The Sparks Brothers

2021

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Danny Boy?

The top films similar to Danny Boy by MovieMagicScore are John Rabe (7.1), Warsaw 44 (6.8), Red Sorghum (7.2). Each shares drama/tv movie/war themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Danny Boy worth watching?

Danny Boy holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 128 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Danny Boy?

Danny Boy (2021) is a drama, tv movie, war film directed by Sam Miller, starring Anthony Boyle, Toby Jones, Leah McNamara.

Where can I find more recommendations like Danny Boy?

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About movies like Danny Boy

This ranked list pairs Danny Boy (2021), a drama and tv movie and war film from Sam Miller, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Anthony Boyle 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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