56 Films About Related Holocaust Experiences During WWII

A young resistance fighter is deeply affected by the atrocities against Jewish people and becomes involved in a network of secret operations. He joins forces with Hans Poley, a young physics student and resistance journalist, and together they navigate a…

To evade the Nazis, a 12-year-old Jewish boy finds refuge with a family of Catholic peasants.

Anne Frank's diary is widely known, but this film chronicles the heartbreaking events that unfolded after she was deported to Nazi concentration camps.

This is the true story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor who was imprisoned in the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.

During World War II in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, a young Jewish girl and her family seek refuge in an attic with friends to avoid capture. Inside, they face intense emotional challenges as they try to stay human amidst terrible hardship. The…

"Man in Hiding" follows Max, a young man caught in the harsh reality of Nazi-occupied Europe during WWII. After a relationship with a German soldier, he is forced to flee for his life. Captured and imprisoned in a concentration camp,…

In 1945, a group of people are confined to a railway car en route from Berlin to a concentration camp.

Facing unimaginable horror in Auschwitz, Jewish prisoners engage in a defiant act: they decide to hold God accountable. They stage a trial, confronting the divine in a desperate attempt to understand and reconcile with their suffering.

In 1947 Brooklyn, aspiring novelist Stingo befriends Sophie, a compelling woman with a hidden past, and her intense lover Nathan. He soon discovers Sophie is a Holocaust survivor haunted by her experiences at Auschwitz. The film interweaves Stingo's present-day life…

The peaceful life of young Florya in a small Byelorussian village is shattered when German forces invade. Defying his family, he seeks refuge with Resistance fighters in the forest. Glasha, a strong and determined girl, joins him on the journey…

The horrors of the Auschwitz death camp were fiercely hidden by the Nazi regime. Attempts to escape were met with immediate and brutal death, intended as a warning to other prisoners. Few who tried succeeded. Escape From Auschwitz recounts the…

Eastern Europe, 1944. In a Jewish ghetto, Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a German radio report detailing the Soviet Army's advance into central Europe. To dissuade his friend Mischa from taking dangerous risks for food, Jakob lies, claiming he has a…

In 1943, within the Warsaw ghetto, Jewish people revolt against the Nazi regime.

Alain Resnais's documentary offers a disturbing look at the worst of human history, detailing the shocking events within Adolf Hitler's concentration camps. The film highlights the strength and bravery of those who survived, while also exposing the brutal conditions and…

During the early years of World War II, a young Jewish boy is forcibly separated from his family and chooses to hide his identity by posing as an orphaned German child to survive. He successfully integrates into Nazi society, becoming…

In World War II, a 14-year-old Hungarian boy, György Köves, matures at the Buchenwald concentration camp after his merchant father is deported for forced labor. Working at a brickyard, György witnesses the arrest of Jewish people on his bus and…

This is the true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's life in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. As the city's Jewish population is confined to a ghetto, Szpilman finds work performing in a café. When his family is deported in 1942,…

This is the true story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who saved over a thousand Jewish lives during World War II. He provided them work in his factory, effectively shielding them from the Nazis' atrocities and forced labor.

During World War II, eleven-year-old Alex struggles to survive in a war-torn Jewish ghetto. His family is deported to concentration camps, leaving him alone amidst devastation and fear. The film follows Alex's perspective within the ghetto, revealing the resilience and…

In 1944, at the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, a prisoner tasked with cremating the bodies of fellow inmates struggles with his conscience. He attempts to secretly give a young boy, whom he sees as his own son, a proper…

During World War II, a young child flees Poland, initially seeking refuge in Greece. The story follows their journey to adulthood as they eventually settle in Canada.

Set in post-World War II Germany, this legal drama follows a group of former judges on trial for their participation in Nazi atrocities. Chief Justice Haywood oversees the proceedings, which explore the difficult moral choices made by those involved. Ernst…

Auschwitz is globally recognized as the heart of the Holocaust, but the site has a lesser-known history before World War II. Narrated by Meryl Streep, this short documentary recounts the story of Auschwitz, tracing its development into the infamous concentration…

This is the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, a Jewish man forced by the Nazis to work as a counterfeiter within the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

During World War II in Germany, young Liesel discovers comfort in stealing books and sharing them with those around her. Hidden beneath the stairs of her family's home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her new parents.

During World War II, Edith, a young Jewish woman, is forced into horrific conditions after being deported to an extermination camp. Facing overwhelming danger, she discovers an unexpected path to survival: becoming a kapo, a prisoner with authority over other…

Claude Lanzmann’s powerful documentary explores the Holocaust through firsthand accounts. The film features over a decade of interviews with survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators, categorized into three groups. These personal stories offer intimate insights into life at the Chelmno and Auschwitz…

Auschwitz-Birkenau was built for mass murder. Thousands were killed at once in gas chambers, their remains reduced to ashes. Starvation, thirst, disease, and forced labor meant most people survived less than three months. Over a million people died in this…

Around 400,000 people were tattooed with identification numbers at Auschwitz, with only a few thousand survivors remaining today. This moving and visually powerful documentary follows some of these survivors, exploring their recollections of the concentration camps and how those numbers…

Young Sara, a Jewish girl, flees the Nazis after witnessing the brutal murder of her parents and sister. Her family was betrayed by a smuggler during their attempt to reach England. Terrified and alone, she finds refuge with Jean, a…

Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker with a lifelong sympathy for the Jewish people stemming from her father's death while treating poor Jewish patients, first suggests rescuing Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. Her proposal is initially met with doubt…

After surviving captivity at Auschwitz, a young Italian prisoner of war journeys back to his hometown of Turin. He travels through a continent recovering from war, encountering other survivors, displaced people, and the devastation left across Europe. The story examines…

This film recounts the events of the 1942 Vel' d'Hiv Roundup, a significant historical event. It details the circumstances and happenings surrounding this period.

In Paris, July 16, 1942, ten-year-old Sarah and her parents are arrested and sent to the Velodrome d'Hiver, where thousands of Jews are being deported. Before the police enter their apartment, Sarah manages to hide her younger brother in a…

In World War II, a close-knit Jewish community in a remote European village creates a daring plan to escape Nazi persecution and start a new life in British-controlled Palestine. With time running out, they devise a scheme using a regular…

Kurt Gerstein, a scientist with the Waffen-SS, is horrified to learn that a deadly poison gas he helped develop is being used to murder Jews. Deeply troubled by this, Gerstein tries to expose the truth, partnering with a young Jesuit…

"In Darkness" tells the true story of Leopold Soha, a thief and burglar who risks everything to rescue Jewish refugees in Nazi-occupied Lvov, Poland. Initially motivated by self-interest, he hides a dozen people in the city's sewers for 14 months,…

This is the story of the twelfth Sonderkommando at Auschwitz, one of thirteen groups of Jewish prisoners forced by the Nazis to help with the extermination of other Jews. They faced a terrible moral choice: work in the killing process…

In pre-World War II Holland, Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters running their father's watch shop. Their peaceful existence is shattered by the Nazi occupation. Accused of sheltering Jews and violating rationing, they are imprisoned in a concentration…

During World War II, in the midst of the Holocaust, a young Jewish singer is forcibly taken from her life and sent to Auschwitz. Even in this horrific place, music persists. She and other gifted prisoners are forced to perform…

In January 1942, at the Wannsee Conference, high-ranking Nazi officials gathered to plan the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question."

During World War II in Nazi-occupied France, a unit of Jewish-American soldiers called "The Basterds" is tasked with spreading terror within the Third Reich through brutal acts of violence against Nazis. Led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine, The Basterds encounter a…

Based on true events, this historical drama explores the horrific reality of the Sobibor death camp during World War II. A remarkable group of prisoners, facing unimaginable cruelty, discovers hope in a daring escape plan led by one brave inmate.…

This moving historical drama follows three generations of a Jewish family living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Their lives change as they gain wealth and influence, but they struggle with questions of who they are and who they're loyal to, all…

This documentary reconstructs the pivotal Frankfurt trial. Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner center the film on recorded testimonies from over 200 Auschwitz survivors. In 1963, twenty-two former members of Hitler's SS, many of whom had established lives in post-war West…

Hannah Stern, a young Jewish American, doesn't connect with her family history until a strange event changes everything. She's suddenly in a Nazi death camp in 1941, facing a terrifying reality. There, she meets Rivkah, another prisoner, and they become…

When Bruno's family relocates from Berlin to a new house in Poland, he befriends Shmuel, a boy living beyond a fence who wears striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's situation as a Jewish prisoner or his father's role in it, Bruno…

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, secretly shelter David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in their apartment's pantry. Čížek understands the risk to his family and neighbors but considers helping a fellow human being a simple act.…

In 1944 Poland, Jewish shopkeeper Jakob is brought to ghetto headquarters for breaking curfew. While waiting for the German Commandant, he overhears a German radio broadcast detailing Russian troop movements. Back in the ghetto, Jakob shares this information with a…

Five Hungarian Jews recount their life stories, looking back at the remarkable events that shaped them before they became American citizens. This moving film follows their paths from a peaceful life before March 1944 to the brutal reality of Nazi…

During World War II, young boxer Salamo Arouch is wrongly imprisoned in a concentration camp. Amidst the camp's despair, Salamo clings to his love of boxing. But his passion becomes a fight for survival when he's forced into brutal matches…

During World War II, four Jewish brothers flee Nazi-occupied West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to fight against the Nazis. The brothers then undertake a mission to rescue approximately 1,200 Jews still confined to ghettos throughout Poland.

A woman suddenly finds herself completely isolated when an invisible wall appears, cutting off the countryside from all people. With her faithful dog Lynx, she enters a world free from human influence, where nature reigns supreme.

To protect his family from persecution, a German Jewish industrialist reluctantly relinquishes control of his company to the Nazis, facilitating their escape from Germany.

"Au revoir les enfants" is a deeply moving story set in Nazi-occupied France, exploring friendship, betrayal, and loss. The film unfolds in a provincial Catholic boarding school where two young boys develop a strong bond amidst the surrounding conflict. Their…

This moving story follows an Italian bookseller with a Jewish heritage, whose life centers on his passion for books in a peaceful town. His peaceful world is shattered when World War II begins and his family is deported to a…