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92
9.0
/1560849/
88
/25074/
85
/16892/
4.5
/1205464/
98
/134/
97
/22916/
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
fuboTV
89
8.6
/1608983/
85
/31641/
82
/16695/
4.2
/1252408/
94
/148/
95
/41372/
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
8.1
/73920/
78
/1154/
79
/841/
4.4
/108141/
99
/94/
95
/1190/
96
/22/

The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
poster
89
8.2
/488892/
79
/7362/
79
/5829/
4.2
/578429/
99
/132/
90
/11624/
100
/19/
cc age 12+

Citizen Kane (1941)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.3
/118563/
82
/2877/
82
/1707/
4.6
/397885/
90
/60/
95
/928/
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
88
8.2
/738412/
80
/17991/
77
/11137/
4.2
/893350/
95
/239/
91
/62198/
98
/37/
cc age 15+

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.4
/256461/
82
/4183/
82
/3567/
4.3
/170573/
92
/52/
95
/1899/
cc age 10+

The Great Dictator (1940)
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
poster
Kanopy
86
7.9
/38232/
76
/662/
76
/731/
4.2
/65400/
98
/58/
90
/658/
100
/11/

The Conformist (1971)
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.2
/395562/
80
/7187/
78
/4121/
4.1
/145745/
90
/137/
94
/5141/
82
/35/
cc age 17+

Downfall (2004)
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
poster
86
8.1
/948813/
80
/28707/
80
/15565/
4.2
/2632775/
92
/314/
87
/5588/
88
/48/
cc age 16+

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
poster
Disney Plus
86
8.5
/1235603/
84
/41717/
82
/19181/
4.2
/1779737/
92
/172/
93
/84581/
88
/30/
cc age 6+

The Lion King (1994)
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.8
/14309/
76
/286/
77
/276/
4.1
/32181/
97
/33/
89
/209/

Orpheus (1950)
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/33436/
79
/616/
80
/948/
4.2
/61669/
100
/46/
92
/277/

Rome, Open City (1945)
In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/558292/
78
/17111/
76
/7559/
4.3
/705052/
92
/253/
85
/39088/
84
/38/
cc age 15+

Children of Men (2006)
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/11568/
79
/261/
74
/196/
4.0
/27530/
100
/13/
89
/128/

The Official Story (1985)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/15998/
75
/260/
73
/286/
4.0
/24475/
93
/27/
90
/197/

The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
poster
84
8.1
/369410/
81
/7896/
80
/4492/
4.3
/1223169/
100
/51/
93
/5126/
79
/19/
cc age 16+

Before Sunrise (1995)
An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.
poster
Netflix
84
7.6
/125276/
75
/5840/
80
/3189/
4.0
/632989/
96
/298/
89
/605/
79
/49/
cc age 11+

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.9
/16172/
78
/479/
78
/330/
4.4
/98678/
79
/72/
90
/267/
84
/15/

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
84
8.1
/18013/
79
/354/
80
/728/
4.3
/39393/
100
/10/
91
/80/

A Special Day (1977)
Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/50784/
75
/816/
78
/1169/
4.1
/65328/
88
/49/
90
/772/
cc age 17+

Amarcord (1973)
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
poster
84
7.8
/175660/
76
/3457/
74
/2182/
3.9
/64088/
91
/201/
86
/10115/
89
/37/
cc age 16+

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.7
/659805/
76
/16909/
72
/8683/
3.7
/438461/
96
/360/
90
/10915/
86
/45/
cc age 16+

Argo (2012)
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.0
/63628/
77
/864/
77
/734/
4.3
/37164/
86
/37/
96
/839/
79
/17/

Underground (1995)
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.6
/799339/
86
/13126/
84
/13660/
4.4
/640578/
80
/92/
96
/15227/
58
/32/
cc age 13+

Life Is Beautiful (1997)
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.6
/35352/
77
/1507/
78
/711/
4.0
/152389/
96
/71/
91
/57/
78
/11/
cc age 14+

Argentina 1985 (2022)
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
poster
82
7.8
/63570/
76
/1358/
74
/934/
4.2
/149793/
92
/48/
87
/1754/
80
/8/
cc age 15+

Cabaret (1972)
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
poster
MGM Plus
82
7.9
/60888/
76
/751/
76
/638/
4.0
/25984/
91
/77/
93
/786/
84
/15/
cc age 15+

Stalag 17 (1953)
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.6
/8267/
72
/119/
70
/155/
3.8
/7307/
100
/10/
85
/86/

Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
8.2
/853088/
82
/23447/
78
/10718/
4.1
/740117/
84
/138/
94
/24692/
65
/14/
cc age 11+

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
poster
Criterion Channel
84
81
8.5
/10706/
82
/303/
81
/268/
4.5
/32508/
73
/15/
95
/56/

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.6
/26353/
72
/566/
74
/536/
4.0
/49736/
84
/45/
87
/394/

The Trial (1962)
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
poster
81
8.1
/1448/
80
/46/
77
/23/
3.7
/584/
97
/30/
84
/88/
cc age 9+

Anne Frank Remembered (1995)
Using previously unreleased archival material in addition to contemporary interviews, this Academy Award-winning documentary tells the story of the Frank family and presents the first fully-rounded portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world's most famous victim of the Holocaust.
poster
81
7.7
/11871/
75
/119/
74
/109/
3.7
/2662/
92
/26/
92
/121/

Character (1997)
In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
poster
81
7.4
/26968/
73
/563/
71
/454/
3.8
/36339/
93
/132/
80
/421/
81
/36/

No (2012)
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the ‘No’ vote persuade a brash young advertising executive, René Saavedra, to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and while under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.
poster
Netflix
80
7.5
/18368/
74
/1033/
71
/336/
3.6
/26213/
100
/11/
95
/50/
cc age 14+

Number 24 (2024)
On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.8
/125407/
77
/2913/
77
/1838/
3.9
/129626/
79
/29/
90
/1311/
65
/11/
cc age 16+

Mississippi Burning (1988)
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.7
/6942/
76
/101/
74
/145/
4.0
/9955/
67
/21/
88
/116/

Seven Beauties (1975)
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties" is a petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.
poster
80
7.5
/5289/
74
/71/
69
/64/
3.9
/2519/
93
/45/
91
/383/
74
/14/

Blame It on Fidel! (2006)
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
80
7.9
/12083/
76
/259/
75
/258/
4.2
/24918/
100
/19/
94
/180/

Cria! (1976)
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
poster
MGM Plus
79
7.2
/8296/
70
/142/
69
/273/
3.6
/8059/
94
/16/
77
/70/

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.5
/204534/
74
/7292/
72
/3653/
3.9
/363456/
90
/51/
89
/8531/
81
/7/
cc age 17+

Battle Royale (2000)
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
poster
79
7.7
/51561/
75
/1301/
75
/980/
4.1
/142686/
84
/25/
88
/1359/
76
/11/

The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
poster
79
7.7
/25198/
74
/468/
72
/408/
3.9
/20397/
94
/35/
85
/269/
78
/10/
cc age 14+

Missing (1982)
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
poster
Hoopla
79
7.2
/20155/
72
/529/
76
/1153/
3.7
/25976/
92
/51/
80
/455/
81
/17/

Il Divo (2008)
Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
poster
Netflix
79
8.0
/241277/
81
/8087/
77
/3972/
4.0
/113743/
86
/29/
93
/2841/
59
/9/
cc age 13+

Ip Man (2008)
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
poster
79
7.5
/761963/
76
/37711/
74
/18038/
3.9
/1839588/
90
/291/
89
/12032/
76
/49/
cc age 14+

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
IMDb 37
7.4
/198520/
74
/11686/
69
/2680/
3.8
/2340974/
88
/406/
95
/15122/
73
/63/
cc age 10+

Wicked (2024)
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.


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