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92
9.0
/1570585/
88
/25579/
85
/17050/
4.5
/1273030/
98
/135/
97
/22910/
95
/30/
cc age 15+

Schindler's List (1993)
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
poster
Netflix
90
8.5
/376412/
85
/9968/
84
/6315/
4.5
/1050997/
100
/50/
95
/5487/
94
/16/
8.5
/451956/
cc age 15+

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.6
/1620146/
85
/32155/
82
/16824/
4.2
/1322650/
94
/148/
95
/41373/
91
/38/
cc age 16+

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.3
/120162/
82
/2976/
82
/1738/
4.6
/414511/
90
/60/
95
/931/
cc age 16+

Come and See (1985)
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.6
/43001/
83
/1030/
80
/261/
4.3
/39548/
100
/70/
97
/73/
83
/19/

20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
84
8.3
/22094/
80
/440/
79
/432/
4.5
/56755/
96
/26/
93
/249/
76
/9/

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/13713/
77
/829/
79
/608/
4.1
/39837/
97
/74/
87
/21/
73
/21/
8.2
/83648/
cc age 10+

In This Corner of the World (2016)
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.7
/2274/
78
/60/
74
/61/
4.2
/8388/
83
/6/
84
/16/

Jacquot (1991)
Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.7
/14472/
75
/535/
74
/311/
4.0
/29531/
88
/8/
88
/184/

When the Wind Blows (1986)
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.6
/4799/
76
/161/
73
/71/
3.8
/5599/
93
/27/
85
/158/

The Atomic Cafe (1982)
A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10515/
76
/307/
73
/241/
3.8
/22975/
96
/25/
91
/219/
69
/23/

Butterfly (1999)
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
poster
78
7.3
/15783/
72
/271/
69
/210/
3.7
/8183/
96
/28/
82
/243/
86
/15/
cc age 12+

Hope and Glory (1987)
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
poster
77
7.6
/211295/
73
/4969/
74
/3207/
4.1
/193110/
80
/106/
80
/5228/
78
/32/
cc age 15+

The Thin Red Line (1998)
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
poster
77
6.7
/144796/
70
/4075/
67
/2581/
3.6
/372794/
92
/216/
84
/63404/
81
/37/
cc age 11+

Hairspray (2007)
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.2
/7274/
70
/144/
67
/109/
3.8
/7821/
90
/49/
89
/181/
72
/21/

Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dangerous love affair blossoms between two women – one a Jewish member of the underground, the other an exemplar of Nazi motherhood.
poster
78
76
7.6
/20975/
74
/351/
71
/275/
3.7
/14279/
93
/68/
84
/320/
77
/15/
cc age 12+

Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.5
/31019/
77
/2568/
75
/1052/
3.7
/119110/
71
/7/
85
/503/
66
/4/
8.0
/374365/

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
poster
74
7.5
/47952/
75
/1461/
73
/882/
3.6
/24429/
76
/38/
80
/797/
67
/9/

The Time Machine (1960)
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
poster
73
6.8
/22083/
72
/1440/
65
/433/
3.3
/12999/
90
/168/
72
/209/
76
/30/
cc age 15+

Their Finest (2017)
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
poster
Netflix
73
6.7
/22392/
71
/1304/
67
/536/
3.5
/14848/
87
/147/
63
/142/
75
/32/
cc age 15+

A Private War (2018)
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
poster
72
7.0
/20098/
71
/910/
68
/424/
3.4
/11206/
86
/14/
69
/476/

The Day After (1983)
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
poster
fuboTV
72
7.2
/268437/
72
/8148/
70
/4139/
3.7
/183432/
74
/216/
68
/8200/
64
/33/
cc age 16+

The Road (2009)
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there.
poster
Disney Plus
71
6.9
/454411/
72
/18192/
71
/11273/
3.6
/929878/
76
/216/
61
/1896342/
75
/39/
cc age 9+

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
poster
80
71
7.6
/5150/
73
/74/
70
/46/
4.0
/9969/
94
/16/
91
/77/

West Beirut (1998)
In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from West to East, crossing the Muslim-Christian line that divides Beirut.
poster
Hoopla
70
6.8
/18786/
69
/853/
69
/400/
3.6
/81481/
74
/155/

Noroi: The Curse (2005)
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.
poster
Kanopy
70
7.0
/10530/
74
/563/
75
/221/
3.9
/33032/
78
/129/
73
/2/
56
/22/
cc age 10+

Summerland (2020)
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.6
/5207/
63
/183/
68
/111/
3.5
/4779/
88
/57/
73
/7/
78
/17/

Donbass (2018)
In the historic Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, despite the cruel war that has been raging since 2014 between the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk and the Ukrainian government, people try to survive in the rotten heart of chaos, where violence disguises itself as peace, propaganda becomes univocal truth and hatred reigns in the name of love.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.2
/17339/
61
/404/
59
/304/
3.4
/15726/
82
/142/
52
/376/
82
/30/
cc age 14+

The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.6
/45984/
66
/2576/
67
/1359/
3.2
/32605/
83
/109/
65
/245/
68
/26/

The Wave (2015)
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
poster
73
68
7.1
/9575/
70
/201/
68
/190/
3.6
/13564/
85
/26/
74
/63/

Ministry of Fear (1944)
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.
poster
69
68
6.8
/14632/
66
/388/
64
/242/
3.5
/8623/
82
/17/
68
/372/
66
/6/

Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Billy Pilgrim, a veteran of the Second World War, finds himself mysteriously detached from time, so that he is able to travel, without being able to help it, from the days of his childhood to those of his peculiar life on a distant planet called Tralfamadore, passing through his bitter experience as a prisoner of war in the German city of Dresden, over which looms the inevitable shadow of an unspeakable tragedy.
poster
Netflix
75
68
7.2
/7792/
73
/509/
68
/258/
3.7
/10095/
88
/25/
82
/13/
73
/4/
cc age 16+

The Endless Trench (2019)
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
poster
68
7.1
/5871/
68
/96/
66
/55/
3.5
/1823/
68
/25/
75
/109/

Mother Night (1996)
An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.
poster
74
67
7.8
/5570/
75
/168/
69
/72/
3.6
/6908/
81

Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
poster
72
67
7.1
/7909/
70
/169/
66
/98/
3.3
/2420/
87
/45/
74
/142/
70
/19/
cc age 15+

Yossi & Jagger (2002)
A sociological study of two men in the Israeli army who are lovers. The others in the unit react to their situation, suspecting, but not always understanding. One will leave the military soon, a few months away, as a snowy and desolate outpost is guarded from attack.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
5.4
/1615/
58
/184/
59
/41/
3.1
/2891/
85
/20/
89
/28/
65
/4/
cc age 15+

Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the future so that she can make quick money. However, they unwittingly alter the future themselves with their actions, until Doris, another time traveller, arrives to stop them.
poster
77
66
7.6
/5562/
72
/77/
71
/55/
3.7
/1286/
90
/62/
90
/94/
69
/23/

Divided We Fall (2000)
In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...
poster
MGM Plus
66
7.1
/272771/
71
/6928/
69
/3976/
3.3
/115442/
62
/199/
65
/14000/
56
/36/
cc age 16+

Valkyrie (2008)
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
poster
Criterion Channel
72
65
7.3
/7944/
70
/161/
68
/189/
3.6
/9470/
81
/1151/

Shoulder Arms (1918)
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
6.6
/20064/
66
/1222/
65
/593/
3.4
/9340/
84
/56/
65
/215/
61
/9/

These Final Hours (2014)
What would you do on the last day on Earth? With the end of the world only hours away, the self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption.
poster
67
65
6.4
/28789/
66
/2360/
68
/1116/
3.1
/15461/
83
/6/
62
/31/
cc age 15+

Hidden (2015)
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
poster
Netflix
64
6.5
/59275/
63
/3277/
63
/1543/
3.5
/262401/
58
/159/
58
/234/
60
/31/
cc age 17+

Under the Silver Lake (2018)
Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.
poster
78
64
7.7
/3666/
71
/93/
71
/52/
3.6
/685/
96
/46/
88
/296/
76
/19/

Nanking (2007)
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of Chinese. In the midst of this horror, a small group of Western expatriates banded together to save 250,000. Nanking shows the tremendous impact individuals can make on the course of history.
poster
64
6.7
/76483/
71
/2452/
67
/1180/
3.3
/51192/
59
/80/
57
/3583/
50
/19/
cc age 13+

Blast from the Past (1999)
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.
poster
77
62
7.6
/4137/
74
/70/
72
/67/
3.8
/2459/
86
/7/
81
/22/

This Land Is Mine (1943)
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
poster
74
62
7.3
/7558/
70
/143/
69
/144/
3.6
/1333/
86
/330/

Assembly (2007)
Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.
poster
Hulu
63
61
6.3
/18416/
69
/1414/
75
/808/
2.6
/54435/
59
/31/
cc age 14+

Girl in the Basement (2021)
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
poster
60
6.0
/4547/
62
/166/
56
/144/
3.2
/2944/
72
/67/
50
/25/
55
/26/
cc age 14+

A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.


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