20 movies like Black Book, ordered by similarity : The Invisibles(2017), My Name Is Ivan(1963), The Jigsaw Man(1984), Anthropoid(2016), Lore(2012), The Army of Crime(2009), Flame & Citron(2008), #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories(2019), I Was an American Spy(1951), Foreign Intrigue(1956), The Sea Chase(1955), Attack!(1956) ...
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
Netherlands|Germany|UK|Belgium
2006
144 Minutes
Carice van Houten Sebastian Koch Thom Hoffman Halina Reijn Waldemar Kobus Derek de Lint Christian Berkel Dolf de Vries Peter Blok Michiel Huisman Ronald Armbrust
nazi spy femme fatale fugitive singer suspect suspenseful israel netherlands hideout secret smuggling torture death world war ii escape revenge rescue 1950s
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Drama, History
Germany
2017
110 Minutes
Aaron Altaras Max Mauff Alice Dwyer Ruby O. Fee Victoria Schulz Florian Lukas Andreas Schmidt Sergej Moya Lucas Reiber
jewish man jewish woman nazi german soldier tense suspenseful striking powerful moving engaging berlin nazi germany germany jewish people jewish identity nazis nazi occupation secret life world war ii escape
While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.
War, Drama
1963
97 Minutes
Kolya Burlyayev Valentin Zubkov Ye. Zharikov Stepan Krylov Nikolay Grinko Dmitri Milyutenko
nazi russian spy boy orphan captain chilling powerful dark russia prison camp east germany military academy spying war traumatic past murder world war ii prison break transformation revenge
During World War II, a 12-year-old Russian sneaks behind enemy lines to spy on the Germans who killed his parents.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1984
91 Minutes
Michael Caine Laurence Olivier Susan George Robert Powell Charles Gray Michael Medwin Sabine Sun David Kelly Peter Burton
former secret agent soviet soldier spy russian spy undercover agent gory suspenseful thrilling brooding intense russia england operating room cia office plastic surgery secret documents spying mission identity adventure
An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|USA|France
2016
120 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Jamie Dornan Charlotte Le Bon Anna Geislerová Toby Jones Harry Lloyd Alena Mihulová Bill Milner Pavel Reznícek Jirí Simek Sam Keeley
soldier resistance fighter agent nazi commandant assassin gripping tense intense thrilling suspenseful czechoslovakia world war ii assassination plot nazi occupation resistance fighters secret plans quest pursuit 1940s
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Drama, War
Australia|Germany|UK
2012
109 Minutes
Mika Nilson Seidel Ursina Lardi Hans-Jochen Wagner Sven Pippig Philip Wiegratz Katrin Pollitt Hendrik Arnst Claudia Geisler Saskia Rosendahl Nele Trebs André Frid
nazi father mother daughter sibling grandmother emotional melodramatic brooding intense profound disturbing germany concentration camp river bridge train world war ii nazi collaboration siblings
As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.
War, Drama, History
USA
2009
139 Minutes
Simon Abkarian Virginie Ledoyen Robinson Stévenin Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Lola Naymark Yann Trégouët Ariane Ascaride Jean-Pierre Darroussin Ivan Franek Adrien Jolivet Horatiu Malaele
resistance fighter wife bomber marksman volunteer nazi brooding gripping suspenseful france berlin countryside house resistance fighters husband/wife relationship nazi hunting world war ii vichy france nazi occupation revenge
Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Denmark|Germany|Norway|France|Sweden|Finland|Czech Republic
2008
132 Minutes
Thure Lindhardt Mads Mikkelsen Stine Stengade Peter Mygind Mille Lehfeldt Christian Berkel Hanns Zischler Claus Riis Østergaard Flemming Enevold Lars Mikkelsen Jesper Christensen
resistance fighter assassin nazi collaborator femme fatale double agent brutal gripping denmark assassination world war ii resistance espionage love interest loyalty revenge mystery wretched excess 1940s
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Documentary, Drama, History
Italy
2019
92 Minutes
Helen Mirren Anna Migotto Anne Frank
anne frank jew nazi nazi collaborator holocaust survivor bleak chilling dark disheartening disturbing emotional engaging gripping incredible melancholy moving amsterdam concentration camp hideout holocaust
It is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
Drama, History, War
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Ann Dvorak Gene Evans Douglas Kennedy Richard Loo Leon Lontoc Chabing Philip Ahn Marya Marco Lisa Ferraday Howard Chuman Freddie Revelala
secret agent dancer spy soldier tense thrilling manila, philippines singapore nightclub prison claire phillips marriage world war ii torture loss espionage escape rescue sacrifice 1940s
During WW2, an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer.
Drama
USA
1956
100 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Genevieve Page Ingrid Thulin Frederick O'Brady Eugene Deckers Inga Tidblad John Padovano Frederick Schrecker Peter Copley Ralph Brown
secretary nazi spy femme fatale wife boss suspenseful europe office café house death investigation fortune blackmail nazism mystery quest 1950s
When a reclusive, enigmatic millionaire dies suddenly on the Riviera, his press agent begins to investigate his employer's shady past.
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
War, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Jack Ashton Elliot James Langridge Daniel Betts Rupert Simonian Urs Rechn Andrea Deck Andreas Wisniewski Callum McGowan Barney White Ethan Vincent
bomber pilot prisoner of war british soldier nazi german soldier tense suspenseful gripping dark engaging nazi germany world war ii prisoners of war survival captivity oppression escape pursuit quest rescue
When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins -- to keep hope alive. Now behind German barbed wire and oppression, ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History, Action
UK|USA
2016
119 Minutes
Brad Pitt Marion Cotillard Jared Harris Simon McBurney Lizzy Caplan Daniel Betts Matthew Goode Camille Cottin August Diehl Thierry Frémont Marion Bailey
intelligence officer resistance fighter frenchwoman nazi commander child brooding emotional intense suspenseful powerful north africa london apartment headquarters park car world war ii love spying
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
War, Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Italy
2004
154 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch Ulrich Matthes Juliane Köhler Heino Ferch Christian Berkel Matthias Habich Thomas Kretschmann Ulrich Noethen Gotz Otto
dictator eva braun josef goebbels wife secretary nazi frightening bleak fascinating shocking germany berlin bunker office world war ii adolf hitler disillusionment traudl junge paranoia defeat
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
Comedy
UK
1942
79 Minutes
Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Raymond Lovell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Croft Anne Firth Aubrey Mallalieu Peter Ustinov
british man teacher spy nazi adolf hitler hitler youth suspenseful thrilling disturbing disheartening intense profound united kingdom nazi germany school spying nazis world war ii secret weapon adventure
A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.