Films and TV shows that feel like The Great War by Taylor Swift
A sweeping, bittersweet meditation on love and loss framed through the language of battle and history
- 1917 (2019): Its single‑take, immersive war cinematography mirrors the song’s relentless forward momentum and emotional trenches.
- The Crown (2016): The series blends personal drama with the weight of history, echoing the song’s use of royal‑era war metaphors for intimate conflict.
- Atonement (2007): A love story fractured by war and misunderstanding, reflecting the song’s themes of love lost amid larger battles.
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016): Its quiet, introspective score and narrative of personal struggle against an overwhelming world resonate with the track’s inner‑war motif.
- Peaky Blinders (2013): The gritty, post‑WWI setting and relentless ambition echo the song’s combative tone and yearning for redemption.
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018): A tender post‑war romance set against the scars of conflict, matching the song’s blend of hope and sorrow.
- Maid (2021): A modern, personal battle against socioeconomic hardship mirrors the song’s metaphor of fighting one’s own ‘great war.’