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    The Outsider 1961 POSTER

    The Outsider

    1961

    English

    7.2

    6

    67%

    67%

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    iwo jima

    native american

    pacific theater

    u.s. marine

    War

    world war ii

    Delbert Mann Delbert Mann Director Frank Mills Frank Mills as Courtroom Spectator Wayne Heffley Wayne Heffley as Cpl. Johnson Lynda Day George Lynda Day George as Kim Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Rally Guest Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott as Sgt. Kiley
    Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
    Jojo Rabbit 2019 POSTER

    Jojo Rabbit

    2019

    English

    7.9

    304

    81%

    94%

    Action

    affectation

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    imaginary friend

    jew persecution

    satire

    War

    world war ii

    Taika Waititi Taika Waititi Director Taika Waititi Taika Waititi as Adolf Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell as Captain Klenzendorf Alfie Allen Alfie Allen as Finkel Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson as Rosie
    Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 POSTER

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    2018

    English

    79

    82%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    book club

    channel islands

    Drama

    german occupation

    History

    london, england

    Romance

    War

    world war ii

    Mike Newell Mike Newell Director Kit Connor Kit Connor as Eli Ramsey Lily James Lily James as Juliet Ashton Glen Powell Glen Powell as Markham 'Mark' Reynolds Clive Merrison Clive Merrison as Mr. Gilbert Matthew Goode Matthew Goode as Sidney Stark
    Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
    Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front 2006 POSTER

    Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

    2006

    English

    6.6

    6

    68%

    68%

    Action

    american

    Drama

    Family

    War

    woman director

    world war ii

    Joyce Chopra Joyce Chopra Director Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Boy in Spelling Bee David Aaron Baker David Aaron Baker as Dr. James McIntire Molly Ringwald Molly Ringwald as Mrs. Helen McIntire Keith Knight Keith Knight as Principal Stevens
    Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.
    The Old Gun 1975 POSTER

    The Old Gun

    1975

    French

    7.5

    6

    92%

    92%

    Action

    Drama

    dying and death

    rape

    repayment

    southern france

    ss (nazi schutzstaffel)

    Thriller

    War

    world war ii

    Robert Enrico Robert Enrico Director Daniel Breton Daniel Breton as Romy Schneider Romy Schneider as Clara Dandieu Antoine Saint-John Antoine Saint-John as German Soldier Killed in the Kitchen Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret as Julien Dandieu
    In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
    The Zone of Interest 2023 POSTER

    The Zone of Interest

    2023

    English

    7.3

    101

    93%

    79%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    concentration camp

    Drama

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    husband wife relationship

    nazi

    War

    world war ii

    Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer Director Sandra Hüller Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss Leo Meier Leo Meier as IKL Announcer Christian Friedel Christian Friedel as Rudolf Höss Jacob Hübsch Jacob Hübsch as SS Soldier
    The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
    Yesterday's Enemy 1959 POSTER

    Yesterday's Enemy

    1959

    English

    7.1

    5

    82%

    82%

    army

    burma

    Drama

    informant

    jungle

    War

    war correspondent

    world war ii

    Val Guest Val Guest Director Leo McKern Leo McKern as Max Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson as Sgt. McKenzie Timothy Bateson Timothy Bateson as Simpson Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Yamazaki
    Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.
    Joy Division 2006 POSTER

    Joy Division

    2006

    English

    6.0

    5

    49%

    49%

    Drama

    kgb

    mission of murder

    soldier

    War

    world war ii

    Reg Traviss Reg Traviss Director Bernard Hill Bernard Hill as Dennis Dietrich Hollinderbäumer Dietrich Hollinderbäumer as Grandpa Suzanne von Borsody Suzanne von Borsody as Mother Tom Schilling Tom Schilling as Thomas (younger)
    A teenage orphan fights against the Red Army at the end of WWII and in the aftermath is 'adopted' by a Commissar. Years later he is sent to London during the Cold war to work for the KGB, where he questions his life.
    The Winston Affair 1964 POSTER

    The Winston Affair

    1964

    English

    6.6

    7

    court martial

    Drama

    india

    War

    world war ii

    Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton Director Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Lieut. Winston Sam Wanamaker Sam Wanamaker as Major Kaufman Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Major Kensington Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as Major Poole
    In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing court martial. But when Lt. Adams starts encountering roadblocks in his search for evidence, and his key witnesses start disappearing one after another, he soon realizes he's merely a pawn in a mysterious conspiracy that could extend to the highest levels of military power.
    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.
    One Life 2023 POSTER

    One Life

    2023

    English

    64

    91%

    98%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    czechoslovakia

    deportation

    Drama

    History

    nazi

    train

    world war ii

    James Hawes James Hawes Director Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter as Babette Winton Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins as Geoff Lena Olin Lena Olin as Grete Winton Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton
    British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
    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.
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