The Book Thief (2013)
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Summerland (2020)
Summerland (2020) During World War II, an Englishwoman (Gemma Arterton) opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Is Paris Burning? (1966) In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II. The Nazi general in charge of Paris, Dietrich von Cholitz (Fröbe), is under orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if
Memphis Belle (1990)
It's May 1943 at a US Army Air Corps base in England. The four officers and six enlisted men of the Memphis Belle - a B-17 bomber so nicknamed for the girlfriend of its stern and stoic ...
Kingdom (2019)
Kingdom (2019) In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
Stalingrad (2013)
Stalingrad (2013) Stalingrad has become hell and paradise for those who were worthy of awards, but the only reward they managed to get was love. How they won, and how they were not defeated, who they were and who was on the other side of the street, what secret they have taken away with them - the m
An Ordinary Man (2017)
An Ordinary Man (2017) A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
Twice Born (2012)
Twice Born (2012) A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Head in the Clouds (2004) HEAD IN THE CLOUDS is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1930's England, Paris, and Spain. Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic
Camp X-Ray (2014)
A soldier assigned to Guantanamo Bay befriends a man who has been imprisoned there.
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014) While on an unsanctioned, covert mission in Africa, a small team of S.E.A.L.s uncovers intelligence pointing to the imminent sale of a massive quantity of weapons grade uranium. Now, with no mission prep and zero support, they have less than thirty six hour
Swing Shift (1984)
Swing Shift (1984) Jack and Kay Walsh are typical of many couples of the 1940s, where he is the breadwinner and she the housewife dependent upon him to do the man's duties around the house. Jack believes one of their neighbors in the housing complex in which they live in Los Angeles is white trash -
Operation Pacific (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951) The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island. On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring
Sand Castle (2017)
Sand Castle (2017) An inexperienced American private discovers the true cost of war when his unit is sent on a dangerous mission to repair a water pumping station in a rural Iraqi village.
The Great Raid (2005)
The Great Raid (2005) Set in the Philippines in 1945 towards the end of WWII, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci and Captain Robert Prince, the 6th Ranger Battalion undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, they intend to liberate
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
Force 10 from Navarone (1978) Mallory and Miller are back. It seems that there was traitor with them at Navarone, whom they thought was executed. But it seems that not only was he not executed, and he was not a traitor but a German spy. Intelligence believes he made it to Yugoslavia and is now with
Kellys Heroes (1970)
Kellys Heroes (1970) During World War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant Kelly manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship $16,000,000 of gold t
Company of Heroes (2013)
American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
In the Army Now (1994)
Two misguided youths join the reserves to make some money for their entrepreneurial dreams. No sooner than they finish basic training are they called up to do their part to save the free world.
Unsinkable: Japans Lost Battleship (2020)
Unsinkable: Japans Lost Battleship (2020) October 24, 1944, Japan's navy gambles on a decisive victory against the United States to turn the tide of World War II. Instead, Musashi, its top-secret super battleship, ends up at the bottom of the ocean.
Sandra (1965)
Sandra (1965) Sandra comes back to Volterra, in Tuscany, the little town where she spent her childhood. She is with her American husband, Andrew. She wishes to pay homage to her father who died in Auschwitz where she was still a little child. In Volterra, Andrew meets for the first time Gianni, Sand
T34 (2018)
T34 (2018) In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles.
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II
Liebes Lager (1976)
Liebes Lager (1976) The story follow the prisoners of a concentration camp that the SS have turned into brothel.
Persian Lessons (2020)
Persian Lessons (2020) A young Jewish man pretends to be Iranian to avoid being executed in a concentration camp.
Sniper 3 (2004)
Sniper 3 (2004) Sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) is hired by NSA officials, William Avery (Denis Arndt) and Richard Addis (William Duffy) to perform a covert operation to eliminate a suspected terrorist. The terrorist turns out to be a friend of Beckett's and the real purpose of the mission turn
World War 1 in Colour (2003 )
World War 1 in Colour (2003 ) Documentary using computer colorized footage from World War I to give the audience the feel of how it really looked back during the war.
The Hollow Crown (2012 )
The Hollow Crown (2012 ) New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during the First World War and then the October Revolution.
We Go in at DAWN (2020)
When a high ranking war planner is captured and held in a German prisoner of war camp, a team of specialists take on the dangerous mission of trying to break him out Trouble is, he doesnt want to be rescued
Wild Wind (1985)
Wild Wind (1985) During World War 2, a special Allied unit is formed to destroy a Nazi armored train that has been terrorizing the Yugoslavian countryside.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, they are persuaded t
Against the Sun (2014)
Against the Sun (2014) In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three vi
Paradise Road (1997)
Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery.
Come and See (1985)
During WWII, a Belarusian boy is thrust into the atrocities of war, fighting with a hopelessly unequipped Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject terror and surviving horrifying situations, he loses his innocence and then his mind.
Hondo (1953)
Hondo (1953) This is typical Wayne, but that's what makes Hondo a movie well worth watching. Good writing and fine acting, again proving how so under rated Wayne was his entire career. Take the time and watch Hondo, it most definitely will be time we'll spent. As for prejudicial moments, remember, t
The Beast of War (1988)
The Beast of War (1988) During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains. A unique look at the Soviet 'Vietnam' experience sympathetically told for both sides.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Taking Chance (2009)
Taking Chance (2009) In April, 2004, casualties mount in Iraq. At Quantico, choices focus on increasing troop strength or only replacing casualties. Lt. Col. Michael Strobl crunches numbers. Stung by his superior's rejection of his recommendation because he lacks recent combat experience, Strobl vol
Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Operation Mincemeat 2021 In the context of WW2 narratives, the story of Operation Mincemeat is unique a bizarre and seductive cinematic blend of high level espionage and ingenious fiction, where the stakes could hardly be higher Michelle Ashfords script fuses multiple strands and moods tense, romant
Spitfire Over Berlin (2022)
Spitfire Over Berlin 2022 August 1944 With the American Eighth Air Force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British Intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes must fly a life and death mission over Berlin in his unarmed
The Night Watch (2011)
The Night Watch (2011) In post-war London, Viv Pearce is dating Reggie and runs a dating bureau with Helen Giniver, who lives with her older lover, authoress Julia Standing. Viv's younger brother Duncan, a gay man made to feel ashamed of his orientation, has been in prison and is sought out by his e
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956) True story of a British attempt to trick the enemy into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack, using a dead man with faked papers.
The Yellow Birds (2017)
The Yellow Birds (2017) "Yellow Birds" follows John Bartle and the difficulties he faces in keeping his humanity, his urge to survive and his friend Murph alive during the war in Iraq, as well as his life and struggles with his memories of the war after he comes back to Virginia.
Hurricane (2018)
Hurricane (2018) Hurricane (Squadron 303) is the story of a group of brave Poles who fought in the skies over England in WW2, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to keep alive the ...
Mediterraneo (1991)
Mediterraneo (1991) Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems abandoned and there isn't a single enemy in sight, so the soldiers begin to rel
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
The Shadow in My Eye 2021 On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapos headquarters in Copenhagen The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children
The Forgotten Battle (2020)
De slag om de Schelde 2020 1944, the Second World War A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Scheldt Their choices differ, but their goal is the same freedom