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    Monster Island 2024 POSTER

    Monster Island

    2024

    English

    5.2

    19

    63%

    48%

    Action

    Horror

    island

    monster

    mythical creature

    prisoner of war

    survival

    world war ii

    Mike Wiluan Mike Wiluan Director Lucky Moniaga Lucky Moniaga as Callum Woodhouse Callum Woodhouse as Bronson Yorihiro Nagai Yorihiro Nagai as Hell Ship Soldier #2 Dean Fujioka Dean Fujioka as Saito
    In the Pacific, 1944, a Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.
    Auschwitz 2011 POSTER

    Auschwitz

    2011

    German

    3.2

    3

    23%

    23%

    Action

    death camp

    Drama

    History

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Uwe Boll Uwe Boll Director Nik Goldman Nik Goldman as Prisoner Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler as Self Uwe Boll Uwe Boll as SS Guard Steffen Mennekes Steffen Mennekes as SS-Guard
    Auschwitz is a hard-hitting war film which shows life as it really was at the death camp.
    Alone in Berlin 2016 POSTER

    Alone in Berlin

    2016

    English

    6.5

    39

    58%

    52%

    1940s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    berlin, germany

    Drama

    History

    War

    world war ii

    Vincent Perez Vincent Perez Director Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Anna Quangel Daniel Brühl Daniel Brühl as Escherich Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Otto Quangel Rainer Reiners Rainer Reiners as Salesman Franz Kanz
    Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.
    Darkest Hour 2017 POSTER

    Darkest Hour

    2017

    English

    7.4

    282

    84%

    83%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    british politics

    Drama

    Family

    History

    london underground

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Joe Wright Joe Wright Director Lily James Lily James as Elizabeth Layton Jeremy Child Jeremy Child as Lord Stanhope Samuel West Samuel West as Sir Anthony Eden Gary Oldman Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill
    In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
    Canopy 2013 POSTER

    Canopy

    2013

    English

    4.9

    15

    75%

    33%

    1940s

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    imperial japan

    jungle

    singapore

    Thriller

    very little dialogue

    War

    world war ii

    Aaron Wilson Aaron Wilson Director Masaki Sato Masaki Sato as Japanese Voice Khan Chittenden Khan Chittenden as Jim Robert Menzies Robert Menzies as Older Jim Morning Tzu-Yi Mo Morning Tzu-Yi Mo as Seng
    Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary.
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018 POSTER

    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    2018

    English

    6.5

    717

    36%

    53%

    Action

    Adventure

    Family

    Fantasy

    magic

    new york city

    paris, france

    school of witchcraft

    witch

    world war ii

    David Yates David Yates Director Jude Law Jude Law as Albus Dumbledore Johnny Depp Johnny Depp as Grindelwald Fiona Glascott Fiona Glascott as Minerva McGonagall Hugh Quarshie Hugh Quarshie as Mustafa Kama
    Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961 POSTER

    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

    1961

    Japanese

    8.8

    38

    Action

    china

    Drama

    History

    japan

    manchuria

    prisoner of war

    sequel

    War

    world war ii

    Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi Director Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine as Hinanmin no Onna Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko as Kirihara Gôchô Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Nagata Taii Yûsuke Kawazu Yûsuke Kawazu as Terada Nitôhei
    After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.
    The Seventh Company Has Been Found 1975 POSTER

    The Seventh Company Has Been Found

    1975

    French

    6.7

    2

    Comedy

    prisoner of war

    War

    world war ii

    Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux Director Paul Bisciglia Paul Bisciglia as Claumachet, sous-officier de la 7e compagnie Jean Rougerie Jean Rougerie as L'officier allemand joueur d'échecs Jean-Pierre Zola Jean-Pierre Zola as l'officier allemand qui tente de loger Chaudard, Pithivier et Tassin pour la nuit Daniel Breton Daniel Breton as Un soldat allemand
    The second part of the Seventh Company adventures.
    The Hiding Place 2023 POSTER

    The Hiding Place

    2023

    English

    7.3

    1

    91%

    91%

    1940s

    biography

    Biography

    filmed play

    jewish refugee

    nazi

    world war ii

    Laura Matula Laura Matula Director Carrie Tillis Carrie Tillis as Betsie Ten Boom John Schuck John Schuck as Casper Ten Boom Nan Gurley Nan Gurley as Corrie Ten Boom
    World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe, and the boots of the Third Reich echo through the streets. But on a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, some choose to resist. Corrie Ten Boom and her family risk everything to hide Jewish refugees by the hundreds, and they ultimately face the consequences when they are discovered.
    Catch-22 1970 POSTER

    Catch-22

    1970

    English

    7.1

    23

    81%

    76%

    Action

    american

    based on novel or book

    bomber

    Comedy

    Drama

    island

    War

    world war ii

    Mike Nichols Mike Nichols Director Richard Libertini Richard Libertini as Brother Jack Gilford Jack Gilford as Doc Daneeka Jon Voight Jon Voight as Milo Minderbinder Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton as Moodus
    A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
    24 Hours to D-Day 2024 POSTER

    24 Hours to D-Day

    2024

    English

    2.7

    4

    Action

    War

    world war ii

    Monroe Robertson Monroe Robertson Director Dalton Simmons Dalton Simmons as Background soldier David Gonzales David Gonzales as Background soldier Eric Roberts Eric Roberts as General Omar Bradley Arshak Baregam Arshak Baregam as German Commanding Officer
    Just hours before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a team of American Special Forces parachutes into German-occupied France. Their mission: avoid capture and activate critical drop zone beacons to guide the 101st Airborne’s assault.
    Son of Saul 2015 POSTER

    Son of Saul

    2015

    Hungarian

    7.4

    34

    96%

    79%

    Action

    auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp

    Drama

    hungarian

    prisoner

    rabbi

    son

    War

    world war ii

    László Nemes László Nemes Director Ákos Orosz Ákos Orosz as Sándor Zsótér Sándor Zsótér as Dr. Miklos Nyiszli Marcin Czarnik Marcin Czarnik as Feigenbaum Christian Harting Christian Harting as Oberscharführer Busch
    In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper jewish burial.
    Shadow in the Cloud 2020 POSTER

    Shadow in the Cloud

    2020

    English

    5.0

    146

    77%

    32%

    Action

    female pilot

    flying fortress

    gremlin

    Horror

    War

    woman director

    world war ii

    Roseanne Liang Roseanne Liang Director Joe Witkowski Joe Witkowski as Bradley Finch Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz as Maude Garrett Nick Robinson Nick Robinson as Stu Beckell Taylor John Smith Taylor John Smith as Walter Quaid
    A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
    Mission of Honor 2018 POSTER

    Mission of Honor

    2018

    English

    5.9

    33

    83%

    48%

    Action

    battle of britain

    Drama

    War

    world war ii

    David Blair David Blair Director Iwan Rheon Iwan Rheon as Jan Zumbach 'Donald' Milo Gibson Milo Gibson as John Kent 'Kentowski' Joan Kempson Joan Kempson as Queenie Michael Keogh Michael Keogh as W.O. Jones
    The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of a Polish fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles—driven across Europe by the German war machine—finally make their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive.
    Little Boy 2015 POSTER

    Little Boy

    2015

    English

    7.3

    64

    27%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    spirituality

    War

    world war ii

    Alejandro Monteverde Alejandro Monteverde Director Kevin James Kevin James as Dr. Fox Emily Watson Emily Watson as Emma Busbee Michael Rapaport Michael Rapaport as James Busbee Ted Levine Ted Levine as Sam
    An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
    All Things Fair 1995 POSTER

    All Things Fair

    1995

    Swedish

    6.8

    19

    79%

    79%

    alcoholism

    cheat on husband

    Drama

    high school

    jealousy

    older woman seduces younger guy

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    Bo Widerberg Bo Widerberg Director Mikael Bengtsson Mikael Bengtsson as Klass 3B Malmö Kommunala Mellanskola Frida Farrell Frida Farrell as Lina Karin Huldt Karin Huldt as Lisbet - Stig's Schoolmate Björn Kjellman Björn Kjellman as Sigge - Stig's Brother
    Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity while she is drawn to him by his youth and innocence, a relief from her drunk and miserable husband.
    Katyn 2007 POSTER

    Katyn

    2007

    Polish

    7.0

    38

    91%

    75%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    krakow, poland

    political propaganda

    War

    world war ii

    Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Director Magdalena Cielecka Magdalena Cielecka as Agnieszka Maja Ostaszewska Maja Ostaszewska as Anna Joachim Paul Assböck Joachim Paul Assböck as Obersturmbannführer Brunon Müller Danuta Stenka Danuta Stenka as Róza
    On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
    Naked Among Wolves 2015 POSTER

    Naked Among Wolves

    2015

    German

    7.2

    22

    90%

    90%

    Action

    concentration camp

    Drama

    germany

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    kz buchenwald

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Philipp Kadelbach Philipp Kadelbach Director Peter Schneider Peter Schneider as André Höfel Thorsten Merten Thorsten Merten as Hans Bochow Sabin Tambrea Sabin Tambrea as Hermann Reineboth Paula Hartmann Paula Hartmann as Pippigs Sister
    Taking place at the Concentration camp Buchenwald at the end of March 1945, prisoner Hans Pippig discovers in a carrying case of an incoming prisoner a Jewish child. If reported the three-year-old is sure to die. On the other hand, a violation of the rules of the camp would threaten the long prepared uprising of the concentration camp prisoners against the SS.
    Closing the Ring 2007 POSTER

    Closing the Ring

    2007

    English

    6.5

    5

    32%

    59%

    airplane

    battle

    bomber

    Drama

    love

    Romance

    soldier

    world war ii

    Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Director Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney as Cathal Thomas Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine as Ethel Ann Neve Campbell Neve Campbell as Marie Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite as Quinlan
    During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
    Japan's Longest Day 1967 POSTER

    Japan's Longest Day

    1967

    Japanese

    7.7

    6

    79%

    79%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Drama

    History

    japan

    japanese army

    pacific war

    War

    world war ii

    Kihachi Okamoto Kihachi Okamoto Director Kenjirô Ishiyama Kenjirô Ishiyama as General Shizuichi Tanaka - C-in-C Eastern District Army Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru as Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki - Military Affairs Section Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as War Minister General Korechika Anami
    Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
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