
Movies that feel likeAshes and Diamonds (1958)
If you loved Ashes and Diamonds, the closest films we have are The Cranes Are Flying (1957), Mrs. Miniver (1942) and From Here to Eternity (1953). All three share Ashes and Diamonds' contemplative and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Black Orpheus (1959).
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If Ashes and Diamonds hit the spot, these will too

The same two preoccupations: world war ii, and black and white

Both are built on the same subject: world war ii

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

Contemplative where it counts, bleak underneath

Romantic and tender in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Both lean on stillness more than on drama
The difference: Leans harder into action than Ashes and Diamonds does

Romance built on romance, twice over
The difference: Trades the bleakness of Ashes and Diamonds for an angle of its own


Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Bleak romance in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than Ashes and Diamonds does


Tender drama in both cases
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