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Simo’s WW2 movies

by SimoCummings • Created 4 years ago • Modified 3 months ago
WWII movies that properly address and preserve the memory of this major time in history.
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  • John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, David Kross, and Freya Mavor in The Keeper (2018)

    1. The Keeper

    20182h52Metascore
    7.3 (7.3K)
    The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.
    DirectorMarcus H. RosenmüllerStarsDavid KrossFreya MavorJohn Henshaw
  • Operation Finale (2018)

    2. Operation Finale

    20182h 2mPG-1358Metascore
    6.6 (52K)
    A team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.
    DirectorChris WeitzStarsOscar IsaacBen KingsleyMélanie Laurent
  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Thomas Gullestad in The 12th Man (2017)

    3. The 12th Man

    20172h 15mUnrated70Metascore
    7.3 (31K)
    They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
    DirectorHarald ZwartStarsThomas GullestadJonathan Rhys MeyersMarie Blokhus
  • Johan Heldenbergh, Jessica Chastain, and Timothy Radford in The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

    4. The Zookeeper's Wife

    20172h 7mPG-1357Metascore
    7.0 (48K)
    Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
    DirectorNiki CaroStarsJessica ChastainJohan HeldenberghDaniel Brühl
  • John Hannah, Amanda Abbington, Ronan Keating, Jenny Seagrove, and Julian Kostov in Another Mother's Son (2017)

    5. Another Mother's Son

    20171h 43m50Metascore
    6.8 (1.8K)
    Lou lives on the Nazi-occupied Island of Jersey during World War 2. She accepts to hide a young Russian POW at her house at the risk of being imprisoned herself and takes care of him as if he was her own son.
    DirectorChristopher MenaulStarsJohn HannahNicholas FarrellAmanda Abbington
  • Rob Brydon in The Best of Men (2012)

    6. The Best of Men

    20121h 30mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.9 (1.8K)
    In 1943, a refugee doctor from Nazi Germany uses new methods to rehabilitate those with spinal injuries in Great Britain. Based on actual events.
    DirectorTim WhitbyStarsGeorge MacKayBebe SandersLeigh Quinn
  • Tom Cruise in Valkyrie (2008)

    7. Valkyrie

    20082h 1mPG-1356Metascore
    7.1 (268K)
    A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsTom CruiseBill NighyCarice van Houten
  • Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

    8. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    20081h 34mPG-1355Metascore
    7.7 (264K)
    Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
    DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert Friend
  • Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)

    9. Black Book

    20062h 25mR71Metascore
    7.7 (83K)
    In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. Things get complicated when she falls for the enemy.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom Hoffman
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    10. The Pianist

    20022h 30mR85Metascore
    8.5 (977K)
    During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank Finlay
  • Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

    11. Life Is Beautiful

    19971h 56mPG-1358Metascore
    8.6 (785K)
    When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
    DirectorRoberto BenigniStarsRoberto BenigniNicoletta BraschiGiorgio Cantarini
  • Glenn Close in Paradise Road (1997)

    12. Paradise Road

    19972h 2mR48Metascore
    6.8 (6.2K)
    A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsGlenn CloseFrances McDormandPauline Collins
  • Schindler's List (1993)

    13. Schindler's List

    19933h 15mR95Metascore
    9.0 (1.5M)
    In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen Kingsley
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)

    14. The Remains of the Day

    19932h 14mPG86Metascore
    7.8 (90K)
    A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
    DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn Haycraft
  • Music Box (1989)

    15. Music Box

    19892h 4mPG-13
    7.4 (9.4K)
    A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
    DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsJessica LangeArmin Mueller-StahlFrederic Forrest
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    16. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (271K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
  • Robin Williams in Jakob the Liar (1999)

    17. Jakob the Liar

    19992hPG-1340Metascore
    6.5 (18K)
    During World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.
    DirectorPeter KassovitzStarsRobin WilliamsHannah Taylor GordonÉva Igó
  • Armand Assante, Franco Nero, Caspar Phillipson, and Filip Tallhamn in The Match (2020)

    18. The Match

    20201h 59m
    5.8 (922)
    Inspired by true events from the spring of 1944 when the Nazis organized a soccer match between a team of camp inmates and an elite Nazi team on Adolf Hitler's birthday. A match the prisoners are determined to win, no matter what happens
    DirectorsDominik SedlarJakov SedlarStarsFranco NeroCaspar PhillipsonArmand Assante
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    19. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    20. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin in The Monuments Men (2014)

    21. The Monuments Men

    20141h 58mPG-1352Metascore
    6.1 (146K)
    An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.
    DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsGeorge ClooneyMatt DamonBill Murray
  • Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pelé in Victory (1981)

    22. Victory

    19811h 56mPG57Metascore
    6.7 (35K)
    As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsMichael CaineSylvester StallonePelé
  • Tom Courtenay, Penelope Wilton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gemma Arterton, Lucas Bond, and Dixie Egerickx in Summerland (2020)

    23. Summerland

    20201h 39mPG56Metascore
    7.0 (10K)
    During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
    DirectorJessica SwaleStarsGemma ArtertonGugu Mbatha-RawPenelope Wilton
  • Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in Conspiracy (2001)

    24. Conspiracy

    20011h 36mRTV Movie
    7.6 (28K)
    At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.
    DirectorFrank PiersonStarsClare BullusStanley TucciSimon Markey
  • Jesse Eisenberg in Resistance (2020)

    25. Resistance

    20202hR53Metascore
    6.6 (9.7K)
    The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
    DirectorJonathan JakubowiczStarsJesse EisenbergClémence PoésyMatthias Schweighöfer

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