Best WWII Movies: From Heroes to Heartbreak, Epic Battles to Personal Struggles

Truman

1995 • 135 min

This is a biographical account focusing on the latter part of Harry Truman's presidency during World War II. It details Truman's journey from an obscure figure in a small town to the leader of the United States. The film examines…

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Shanghai

2010 • 105 min • Budget $50M • Box office $15M

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Four months before Pearl Harbor, an American man returns to Shanghai, under Japanese control, and finds his friend dead. As he investigates the circumstances of his friend's death, he falls in love and uncovers a significant secret that his own…

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The Eight Hundred

2020 • 147 min • Budget $80M • Box office $461M

War, History, Drama

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers are besieged within a warehouse in Shanghai, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. They fight for survival amidst the intense battle.

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Overlord

2018 • 110 min • Budget $38M • Box office $41M

Horror, War, Science Fiction

June 1944, France. On the night before D-Day, several American paratroopers crash-land behind enemy lines during a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near Normandy. Having completed their objective, the surviving soldiers discover they face a…

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The Statement

2003 • 120 min

Drama, Thriller

Set in 1990s France, the film revisits the country's division following the early German victory in World War II. An armistice in 1940 created a German-occupied north and a semi-independent south, known as Vichy France. In reality, the Vichy government…

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004 • 107 min • Budget $70M • Box office $57M

Mystery, Action, Thriller

Giant robots attack New York City, and Sky Captain defends the city using his own air force. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, is investigating the disappearance of leading scientists, and suspects a connection to the robot attacks. Sky Captain…

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Hannah Arendt

2012 • 113 min • Box office $717K

Drama

This film explores the life of Hannah Arendt, the intellectual who famously coined the phrase "the banality of evil" after covering Adolf Eichmann's trial in Jerusalem. Arendt's unconventional analysis of the Holocaust ignited a fierce controversy, drawing criticism from both…

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The Exception

2017 • 107 min • Box office $708K

War, Drama, Romance

In this gripping World War II thriller, a cautious soldier is sent to investigate a puzzling German leader at his isolated estate. His mission unravels a complex plot and a risky romance with a local Jewish woman.

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Stalingrad

2013 • 131 min • Budget $30M • Box office $68M

War, Action, Drama

In a war-torn city, a group of resolute Russian soldiers defend a key building against a relentless German force. While holding their position, they form a strong bond with a Russian woman who resides within the building.

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Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz

2013 • 87 min

Action, Horror, Science Fiction

The film delves into the frightening beginnings of the supernatural Nazi soldiers and the events that trigger a vicious, unending conflict. It depicts a massive clash between the Nazis' dark powers and the legendary Spetsnaz, Russia's elite military force renowned…

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Caterpillar

2010 • 87 min

A village woman is burdened with the demanding responsibility of caring for her husband, a Japanese soldier who lost all four limbs in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Emperor has declared him a "War God," placing a unique and intimate…

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Saving Leningrad

2019 • 96 min • Box office $3M

Drama, War

September 1941. Amidst the siege of Leningrad, young lovers Kostya and Nastya board an evacuation barge. During a stormy night, the barge begins to sink. The first arrivals are not rescuers, but enemy planes.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009 • 107 min • Budget $150M • Box office $373M

Adventure, Action, Science Fiction

Wanting only a peaceful existence, Logan is driven to seek revenge for his girlfriend's death. He undergoes the experimental Weapon X program, transforming himself into Wolverine.

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A Woman in Berlin

2008 • 131 min • Box office $1M

Drama, War, History

During the final days of World War II, a woman struggles to survive as Soviet troops invade Berlin.

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Hellboy

2019 • 121 min • Budget $50M • Box office $55M

Fantasy, Horror, Action

Hellboy travels to England to confront Nimue, Merlin's wife and the Blood Queen. Their conflict threatens to destroy the world, and Hellboy fights to prevent this outcome.

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The Cold Blue

2018 • 74 min

War, Documentary, TV Movie

This film reflects on youth, war, and extraordinary courage. It uses archival footage from a 1943 documentary by William Wyler, a renowned Hollywood director, about the Memphis Belle, a famous flying fortress. The film also features powerful narration from some…

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Darkest Hour

2017 • 125 min • Budget $30M • Box office $150M

Drama, History

In May 1940, Winston Churchill faces a critical decision. The future of World War II rests on his shoulders as he weighs the option of negotiating with Adolf Hitler against the prospect of continuing the fight, a choice that could…

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Dara of Jasenovac

2020 • 130 min

Drama, History, War

In WWII-occupied Yugoslavia, under the Nazi-aligned Ustasha regime of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), young Dara is sent to the Jasenovac concentration camp complex in Croatia, often called "Balkan's Auschwitz."

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North Face

2008 • 126 min • Box office $6M

Adventure, Drama, Action

North Face recounts the story of two German climbers, Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser, and their effort to climb the treacherous North Face of the Eiger.

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On Wings of Eagles

2016 • 96 min

Eric Liddell, the first Chinese gold medalist and a celebrated athlete from Scotland, journeys back to China, a country ravaged by war.

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Fortress

2012 • 89 min

In 1943, during a bombing raid over Sicily, the commander of a B-17 Flying Fortress is killed. His replacement is a young, inexperienced pilot who finds it difficult to gain acceptance from the close-knit Irish American crew he joins.

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Back to 1942

2012 • 145 min • Box office $311

War, Drama

In 1942, a devastating famine struck Henan Province in China, claiming the lives of at least three million people. While a severe drought was the main cause, the famine was worsened by locusts, storms, earthquakes, disease, and corruption within the…

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The Crossing I

2014 • 129 min • Budget $40M

Drama

Following World War II and during the Chinese Revolution, three couples – each with distinct backgrounds and nationalities – escape to Taiwan.

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Female Agents

2008 • 117 min

War, History

May 1944. A team of French women in the resistance are recruited by the British Special Operations Executive, led by Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their task: to rescue a British geologist who was observing the Normandy beaches.

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Sucker Punch

2011 • 110 min • Budget $82M • Box office $89M

Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Trapped in an institution by her abusive stepfather, a young woman escapes into elaborate daydreams where she plots her freedom. She assembles a team of fellow patients and sets out on a journey to find five magical objects, as the…

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He Has Seen War

2011 • 53 min

He Has Seen War is a documentary featuring veterans of Easy Company and the 1st Marine Division, whose stories were previously told in Band of Brothers and The Pacific. The film follows these veterans and their families as they recount…

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Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis

2021 • 34 min

Documentary, Animation, History

Camp Confidential: America's Secret Nazis is a documentary short with animation, recounting the story of a highly classified POW camp hidden for over 50 years. During World War II, a group of young Jewish refugees are tasked with guarding this…

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The Accountant of Auschwitz

2018 • 78 min

Documentary, History, Crime

Oskar Gröning, nicknamed the "Accountant of Auschwitz," was accused of being complicit in the murder of 300,000 Jews. His trial in 2015, when he was 94 years old, drew international attention.

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Rommel

2012 • 120 min

Action, War, History

This is the story of the last seven months of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's life.

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Another Mother's Son

2017 • 98 min

War, Drama

This is the true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi-occupied Jersey, who offers refuge to a Russian prisoner of war.

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Spitfire

2018 • 99 min

This documentary explores the people and aircraft that were crucial to Allied victory in World War II. Using firsthand accounts from those who lived through it, the film examines the development of iconic planes like the Spitfire and Hurricane, and…

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The Children of Huang Shi

2008 • 125 min • Budget $40M • Box office $7M

Drama, War

In 1937, during the Japanese occupation of China, young British journalist George Hogg teams up with a brave Australian nurse to rescue a group of orphaned children.

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Black Angel

2002 • 128 min • Box office $347K

Drama, Romance, Thriller

A woman in a loveless marriage to a powerful Fascist official embarks on a risky and destructive affair with a deceptive SS officer.

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Race

2016 • 134 min • Budget $5M • Box office $24M

Drama, History

This film tells the story of Jesse Owens, an athlete striving to become the best in track and field. His pursuit of greatness leads him to the 1936 Olympics, where he competes against Adolf Hitler's belief in the superiority of…

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Glorious 39

2009 • 129 min • Budget $6M

War, Drama, History

This is a story about a traditional British family living in the countryside just before World War Two. The wealthy Keyes family projects an image of stability, unaware of the impending war. Their lives are disrupted when daughter Anne stumbles…

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The King Who Fooled Hitler

2019 • 44 min

This documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate plan during World War II. The plan involved a complex deception designed to mislead the Germans and divert their attention from the Allied invasion of Normandy…

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Railroad Tigers

2016 • 124 min • Budget $50M • Box office $102M

Action, Adventure, Comedy

In China, 1941, a railroad worker organizes a group of freedom fighters to combat the Japanese occupation. Their mission: to secure food for those in need.

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Anthropoid

2016 • 120 min • Box office $4M

History, Thriller, War

In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia with a mission: to assassinate the high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

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The Gathering Storm

2002 • 94 min • Budget $12M

Drama, History

This is a love story that offers a close look at the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a difficult, yet often overlooked, period in their lives.

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Into the Storm

2009 • 100 min

Drama, History, TV Movie

Following "The Gathering Storm," this film chronicles Churchill's leadership of Britain from 1940 to 1945 during World War II, a period of immense hardship for the country. The story also portrays personal challenges within Churchill's marriage during these difficult years.

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Eastern Bandits

2012 • 105 min

During the Japanese invasion of China, Gao, a soldier consumed by revenge, plans to assassinate the visiting Japanese chief. His plot leads him to Fang, the charismatic leader of a local bandit group. Fang commands fierce loyalty from his followers,…

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Dead Snow

2009 • 88 min • Budget $800K • Box office $2M

Horror, Comedy

Eight medical students on a ski trip to Norway unexpectedly encounter a terrifying legacy of the past. Deep in the remote mountains, they stumble upon a battalion of zombie Nazi soldiers, seemingly resurrected from a forgotten war. These undead soldiers…

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Waiting for Anya

2020 • 109 min

Drama, War

In the midst of World War II, Jo, a young shepherd, joins forces with the widow Horcada to secretly transport Jewish children from southern France into Spain.

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Beyond the Line

2019 • 78 min

Two Allied soldiers are stranded behind enemy lines and must find a way to return home, battling the urge to give up.

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Good

2008 • 96 min

Drama

John Halder's career takes off when powerful Nazis use his new novel to promote their political goals. However, upon discovering the Reich's terrible plans and their impact on those he cares about, John faces a difficult choice: stand up against…

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A Royal Night Out

2015 • 97 min • Box office $5M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1945, on Victory in Europe Day, Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret are granted a rare night outside Buckingham Palace to celebrate. Their night takes them through moments of romance and unexpected peril.

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Fighter in the Wind

2004 • 121 min • Budget $6M

Action, Drama

After World War II, karate competitor Choi Yeung-Eui traveled to Japan with aspirations of becoming a fighter pilot, but his journey took an unexpected turn. He adopted the name Masutatsu Oyama and embarked on a cross-country path, challenging and defeating…

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CBS Evening News

1997 • 116 min • Budget $20M • Box office $230M

Comedy, Drama

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…

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Where Hands Touch

2018 • 122 min • Box office $128K

War, Drama, Romance

Germany, 1944. Leyna, a 15-year-old with a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a kind Hitler Youth whose father is a high-ranking Nazi. They develop an unexpected bond amidst the rapidly shifting circumstances of the war.

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MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission

2019 • 135 min

During Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire attempts to suppress Korean language and culture. In response, a small group of Korean patriots secretly work to preserve their language by creating the first Korean language dictionary.

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Closing the Ring

2007 • 118 min • Budget $23M

Drama, Romance

In the 1940s, a group of young men leave for war, leaving Ethel Ann behind, where she is in love with Teddy. Years later, in modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy tries to return a ring he found in a…

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Their Finest

2017 • 117 min • Budget $11M • Box office $3M

Romance, War, Drama

Amidst the bombing of London during World War II, a female screenwriter strives to create a film that highlights England's strength and lifts the spirits of its people. She attempts to bring the true story of two sisters' daring sea…

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303 Squadron

2018 • 95 min • Budget $3M • Box office $7M

War, Drama, History

Following the 1939 September Campaign, two Polish pilots find themselves compelled to continue fighting for their country on foreign battlefields.

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Death and Glory in Changde

2010

Directed by Shen Dong and starring Ray Lui, An Yixuan, and Yuan Wenkang, Death and Glory in Changde recounts the brutal and debated Changde Battle of November 1943. This battle was a pivotal event during China's War of Resistance Against…

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Oba: The Last Samurai

2011 • 128 min

In 1944, American troops invade Saipan. Rather than surrender, Captain Oba Sakae rallies his men and local people to escape into the mountains. Even after learning of Japan's surrender, Oba believes it's false and continues guerrilla attacks against the Americans,…

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Everyman's War

2009 • 104 min

With no belief that German forces would attack in freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions, high command was unprepared for the pre-dawn assault. When communication lines are cut, Sergeant Smith finds himself unarmed and wounded, forced to make his way through…

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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

2011 • 135 min

History, War

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese naval commander who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, was compelled to carry out the mission despite his personal reservations. This devastating event, a dark chapter in both Japanese and American history, might have been…

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The East

2021 • 137 min

War, Drama, Thriller

In post-World War II Indonesia, a young Dutch soldier is sent to quell independence movements in the Netherlands' colony. He struggles with his conscience as he becomes part of an elite, increasingly ruthless unit led by a commander.

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The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

2019 • 96 min • Box office $3K

Drama, Adventure, Fantasy

Years after his service in World War II, where he famously assassinated Adolf Hitler, a celebrated American veteran is tasked with tracking the legendary Bigfoot.

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The Legacy of the Sun

2011 • 135 min

In the final days of World War II, Major Mashiba (Masato Sakai) and his team are tasked with safeguarding 200 trillion yen worth of national treasures, intended to aid Japan's post-war recovery. Twenty women are then assigned to carry out…

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D-Day Assassins

2019 • 81 min

In 1944, a group of defiant American soldiers, nicknamed "The Filthy Thirteen," parachute into Normandy to execute a dangerous mission.

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VE Day: Forever in their Debt

2020 • 60 min

"V-E Day – Forever in their Debt" commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Second World War's end in Europe, Friday, May 8, 2020. The program shares stories from people who lived through that day, including children recalling street celebrations, servicemen…

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Dear Elza!

2014 • 104 min

In late 1942, on the Eastern Front in Ukraine, Private Lombos (Gábor Makray) serves, longing to return to his wife. An administrative mistake prevents him from catching the train home, and his situation rapidly deteriorates. The educated young teacher, fluent…

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The Battleship Island

2017 • 132 min • Budget $21M • Box office $46M

Action, History, Drama

During Japanese colonial rule, approximately 400 Koreans, compelled to work coal mines on Battleship Island (Hashima Island), plan a desperate escape.

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Apocalypse '45

2020 • 104 min

Documentary

This film chronicles the difficult conclusion of World War II, told through the experiences of 24 men who lived through it, utilizing previously unseen footage.

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983 • 124 min • Box office $2M

Drama, History, War

In 1942 Java, British Major Jack Celliers is captured by the Japanese and sent to a harsh prison camp, where he encounters Captain Yonoi, a strict and uncompromising guard. The story follows the growing tension between these two men, representing…

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Wife of a Spy

2020 • 114 min

Drama, War, Thriller

In 1940, Japan is deeply divided about joining World War II. Satoko, whose husband is a fabric merchant, is devoted to him but starts to sense he's involved in something secretive. She gradually becomes involved in a veiled game, carefully…

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Forgive - Don't Forget

2018 • 70 min

Forgive – Don’t Forget explores the link between two distinct cultures and the significance of remembering history. After World War II, many Japanese swords were taken from Japan and brought to the U.S. These swords, symbols of wartime conflict, are…

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Before the Fall

2004 • 117 min • Budget $4M • Box office $3M

Drama

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing talent earns him a place at a National Political Academy, a school designed to groom future Nazi leaders. Against his father’s wishes, Friedrich enrolls. During his time there, he experiences bullying, brutality, and the strict…

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Hacksaw Ridge

2016 • 139 min • Budget $40M • Box office $175M

Drama, History, War

During the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, Desmond T. Doss, an American Army medic, refuses to take a life on religious grounds. He becomes the first conscientious objector in U.S. History to be awarded the Congressional Medal of…

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Flame & Citron

2008 • 130 min • Budget $6M • Box office $10M

Drama, History, War

Flame and Citron are a pair of assassins working for the Danish resistance, carrying out assignments from their leader, Aksel Winther, who has connections to the Allies. Initially tasked with eliminating Nazi collaborators, they increasingly desire to target the Nazis…

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Twenty Two

2017 • 100 min

This film follows the lives of elderly women who survived sexual slavery by the Japanese during World War II, known as "Comfort Women." At the time of filming, only 22 of these women were still living and able to share…

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Alone in Berlin

2016 • 103 min • Box office $33K

War, Thriller, Drama

June 1940, Berlin. As Nazi propaganda proclaims victory over France, Anna and Otto Quangel mourn the loss of their son in the war. This working-class couple, once ardent supporters of the regime, now confront the realization that the Führer's promises…

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Ghetto

2006 • 110 min

History, War

In 1942 Vilna, Nazi forces annihilate 55,000 Jews, confining the 15,000 survivors to a seven-block ghetto. Twenty-two-year-old commander Kittel is assigned to administer the ghetto, wielding power over life and death. After discovering Hayyah stealing a kilo of beam from…

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Grave of the Fireflies

1988 • 89 min • Budget $3M • Box office $842K

Animation, Drama, War

In the last months of World War II, this moving story follows siblings Seita and Setsuko as they cope with the loss of their mother in an air raid that destroyed Kobe, Japan. After a conflict with their aunt, the…

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For Those We Love

2007 • 135 min

In 1943, with Japan's war effort weakening, a vice-admiral initiates a program to train volunteer pilots for suicide attacks on Allied ships. The film follows the lives of these kamikaze pilots, as recalled by an elderly restaurateur in Kyushu who…

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Soegija

2012 • 110 min

The film chronicles the life of Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, the first native Indonesian bishop of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), from his ordination to the conclusion of the Indonesian independence war (1940-1949).

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Red Notice

2021 • 118 min • Budget $160M • Box office $178K

Action, Comedy, Crime

An Interpol Red Notice signals a worldwide hunt for the most dangerous criminals. When a bold heist unexpectedly unites the FBI's top profiler with two competing criminals, the situation becomes unpredictable.

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Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand

2006 • 99 min

In 1946, the Nuremberg Trials bring Hermann Göring and other Nazi leaders to justice. Inside the prison, Göring orchestrates a dangerous psychological manipulation of both the guards and those convicted of the Holocaust.

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Summerland

2020 • 99 min • Box office $504K

Drama, Romance

During World War II, a woman initially intends to get rid of an evacuee who is placed in her care, but she unexpectedly begins to open up to him.

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The Star

2002 • 97 min • Budget $1M • Box office $809K

War, Drama

Summer 1944. As Nazi Germany prepares its massive "Viking" tank division for an offensive into Soviet territory, the Red Army dispatches a special group of seven snipers, "Zvezda," on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines, riding with the tank division.…

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Yamato

2005 • 143 min

War, History

Junya Sato's film "Yamato," adapted from a novel by Jun Henmi, uses a present-day narrative frame to recount the story of the crew aboard the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. Through flashbacks, the film details the ship's journey and…

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The Secrets We Keep

2020 • 97 min • Budget $7M • Box office $615K

Thriller, History, Drama

Following World War II, a woman establishes a new life in the suburbs with her husband. She then kidnaps her neighbor, driven by a desire to exact revenge for what she considers his terrible wartime actions against her.

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Amelia

2009 • 111 min • Budget $40M • Box office $19M

Adventure, Drama, History

This film chronicles the life of Amelia Earhart, the celebrated American aviator. It focuses on her 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe by plane, which ended with her mysterious disappearance over the Pacific Ocean.

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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001 • 158 min

Drama, War

After World War II, German soldier Clemens Forel undertakes a perilous escape from a Siberian labor camp, driven by the desire to reunite with his family. Over 8,000 miles and three years of hardship – enduring freezing winters and desolate…

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The King's Speech

2010 • 118 min • Budget $15M • Box office $414M

Drama, History

The King's Speech is the story of Prince Albert, who becomes King George VI, father to Queen Elizabeth II. When his brother steps down, Albert ('Bertie') unexpectedly inherits the throne. Struggling with a severe stutter and deemed unready to rule,…

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The Rebels of PT-218

2021 • 88 min

During World War II, the Atlantic Ocean transforms into a perilous arena where an American torpedo boat relentlessly confronts the persistent attacks of the German fleet.

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The Birdcatcher

2019 • 97 min

Drama, Thriller, War

Norway, 1942. World War II is underway. Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, is separated from her family and sent to a remote farm. There, she must adopt a false identity to evade the Nazis and survive their brutal…

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Near Enemies

2020 • 121 min

During World War II, a group of American soldiers are tasked with tracking down a suspected spy who managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp.

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Land of Mine

2015 • 100 min • Budget $5M

War, Drama, History

After Germany's surrender in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war are transferred to Denmark and then sent to the West Coast. There, they are tasked with clearing over two million German landmines from the beaches. Under…

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Ashes in the Snow

2018 • 99 min

Drama, Romance

In Stalin's Russia during World War II, sixteen-year-old Lina Vilkas is deported to Siberia from the Baltic region. A budding artist, she uses secret drawings to document her difficult experiences.

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Allied

2016 • 124 min • Budget $106M • Box office $119M

Action, Drama, War

In 1942, a British intelligence officer in North Africa meets a woman working with the French Resistance on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. They are reunited in London, where the demands of wartime put their connection to the test.

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Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012 • 155 min • Budget $19M

Drama, Romance

This film explores the passionate relationship between Ernest Hemingway, America's acclaimed author, and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Their connection intertwines with their careers, influencing their writing and personal lives as they navigate wartime journalism and the literary world. Against the…

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Army of Crime

2009 • 139 min • Budget $10M

War, Drama, History

This historical drama tells the story of Missak Manouchian, an Armenian immigrant who worked as a woodworker and was also a political activist. In 1943, he led a division of immigrant laborers in the Parisian Resistance, carrying out 30 operations…

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Company of Heroes

2013 • 100 min

Action, Drama, War

During World War II, American soldiers find themselves stranded behind enemy lines and uncover a terrifying secret: Hitler is developing a powerful new weapon. Determined to stop him, they embark on a dangerous mission to locate the scientist leading the…

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Apt Pupil

1998 • 107 min • Budget $14M • Box office $8M

Drama, Thriller

In 1984, high school student Todd Bowden, intrigued by Nazi history, encounters an elderly man who strongly resembles Kurt Dussander, a known Nazi war criminal believed to be alive. A month later, motivated by curiosity and his own sense of…

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Woman in Gold

2015 • 109 min • Budget $11M • Box office $61M

Drama

Maria Altmann, an 80-year-old Jewish refugee, sued the Austrian government to reclaim a highly valued painting that belonged to her aunt and was stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Her motivation was not simply to recover a family…

7.3

13+

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Six Minutes to Midnight

2020 • 99 min • Box office $132K

Thriller, Drama, History

Summer 1939. Wealthy German families send their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town, hoping to prepare them as ambassadors for a future Nazi regime by teaching them English. A teacher at the school recognizes the danger…

6.1

6.0

13+

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The Last Emperor

1987 • 163 min • Budget $23M • Box office $44M

Drama, History

This historical drama chronicles the remarkable life of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. From a privileged upbringing in the Forbidden City, his life takes a dramatic turn. Abdication, hardship, exploitation by the Japanese, and eventual anonymity as a…

7.6

7.7

13+

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100

Against the Sun

2014 • 99 min

War, Adventure

During a reconnaissance flight in World War II, a pilot, bombardier, and radioman are forced to abandon their plane and end up adrift on a lifeboat with no food or water.

7.0

6.5

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