SimilarScreen
The Last Metro

The Last Metro

A story of love and conflict.

19807.22h 11m

Overview

In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

Directed by François Truffaut
Written by François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman, Jean-Claude Grumberg
Produced by François Truffaut
0

Top Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Marion Steiner

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Bernard Granger

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Jean-Loup Cottins

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Arlette Guillaume

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Germaine Fabre

Jean-Louis Richard

Jean-Louis Richard

Daxiat

Maurice Risch

Maurice Risch

Raymond Boursier

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Lucas Steiner

Sabine Haudepin

Sabine Haudepin

Nadine Marsac

Christian Baltauss

Christian Baltauss

Lucien Ballard, Bernard's Replacement

Themes & Keywords

jew persecutiontheater playtheatre group

About The Last Metro

The Last Metro is a drama, romance, war film released in 1980 exploring themes of jew persecution, theater play, theatre group. Directed by François Truffaut, it stars Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret. In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

Movies Similar to The Last Metro

Discover titles like The Last Metro — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Last Metro

If you enjoyed The Last Metro, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Last Metro.

Finding Neverland
30% Match

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

Au Revoir les Enfants
29% Match

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

Rushmore
29% Match

Rushmore(1998)

Movie7.4/10

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Get Over It
28% Match

When Berke Landers, a popular high school basketball star, gets dumped by his life-long girlfriend, Allison, he soon begins to lose it. But with the help of his best friend Felix's sister Kelly, he follows his ex into the school's spring musical. Thus ensues a love triangle loosely based upon Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", where Berke is only to find himself getting over Allison and beginning to fall for Kelly.

A Walk to Remember
25% Match

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

Schindler's List
25% Match

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Gloomy Sunday
25% Match

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody triggers off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans goes and falls in love with Ilona as well.

The Pianist
24% Match

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Triumph of the Spirit
23% Match

During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.

Cyrano
23% Match

Cyrano(2021)

Movie6.3/10

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Out 1
23% Match

Out 1(1990)

Movie7.2/10

While two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus, two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash.

Mr. Klein
22% Match

Mr. Klein(1976)

Movie7.2/10

Paris, France, 1942, during the Nazi occupation. Robert Klein, a successful art dealer who benefits from the misfortunes of those who are ruthlessly persecuted, discovers by chance that there is another Robert Klein, apparently a Jewish man; someone with whom he could be mistakenly identified, something dangerous in such harsh times.

Inglourious Basterds
22% Match

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.