# Movies like Back to 1942

> Films most similar to Back to 1942 (2012) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/back-to-1942-2012/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Aftershock](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/aftershock-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 7.2 · 200 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[The Puppetmaster](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-puppetmaster-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 6.6 · 56 votes · outsider, slow-burn, tender
- **[The Eternal Zero](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-eternal-zero-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.0 · 72 votes · bittersweet, outsider, tender
- **[The Emperor in August](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-emperor-in-august-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 6.6 · 17 votes · bittersweet, cerebral
- **[The Great War of Archimedes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-great-war-of-archimedes-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 6.6 · 35 votes · cerebral, epic
- **[Outside the Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/outside-the-law-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 6.6 · 203 votes · bittersweet, outsider, raw
- **[The Legend of Tomiris](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-legend-of-tomiris-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 6.8 · 174 votes · bittersweet, epic, outsider
- **[The King's Choice](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-king-s-choice-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 6.9 · 172 votes · bittersweet, dread
- **[The Fortress](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-fortress-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 6.8 · 155 votes · dread, epic, raw
- **[The Flowers of War](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-flowers-of-war-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.4 · 899 votes · foreign-gem, dread, gut-punch
- **[The Chinese Widow](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-chinese-widow-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 7.2 · 222 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[A World Without Thieves](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-world-without-thieves-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.3 · 151 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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