The Survivor

This monumental film by Steven Spielberg is based on the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of over a thousand Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It shares with The Survivor the themes of survival, courage, and the stark reality of human cruelty and compassion.

Set in Nazi Germany, The Book Thief is about a young girl who finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others, including a Jewish refugee who is being sheltered by her adoptive parents. Fans of The Survivor's exploration of human connections and resilience amidst terror will be drawn to this film's similar themes.

Defiance tells the true-life story of the Bielski partisans, a group of Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe who escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village to protect themselves and about 1,200 Jewish non-combatants. The themes of resistance and survival are in the same vein as The Survivor.