The One That Got Away

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The One That Got Away (1957)

War, Drama

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Waiting for Anya

2020 ★ 6.3

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023 ★ 6.6

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 ★ 7.0

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942 ★ 6.6

During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians.

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog

2020 ★ 6.8

Follow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.

The War Below

The War Below

2021 ★ 6.7

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

2023 ★ 6.9

The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.

The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958 ★ 6.8

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014 ★ 6.1

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966 ★ 6.4

An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955 ★ 6.8

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

The Bunker

The Bunker

1981 ★ 6.2

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.

The Codes of War

The Codes of War

2025 ★ 6.2

War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his humanity, and a WW2 soldier who gets separated from his squad and is forced to re-evaluate his code.

Munich – The Edge of War

Munich – The Edge of War

2021 ★ 6.9

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

1957 ★ 8.3

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Eichmann

Eichmann

2007 ★ 6.0

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961 ★ 7.3

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

2024 ★ 6.8

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.

Radium Girls

Radium Girls

2020 ★ 6.7

Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

God on Trial

God on Trial

2008 ★ 6.8

In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.

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