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War movies

Gritty and poignant depictions of conflict, focusing on the bravery, tragedy, and humanity found on the battlefield.

Subgenres include: Age of Sail & Early Modern Warfare, 19th Century Wars, World War I.

The War Below

1. The War Below

War Drama History
6.5
20211h 37min

Overview

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 Champion

2. The Champion

Drama History War
6.7
20211h 31min

Overview

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.


The East

3. The East

War Drama Thriller History
6.8
20212h 17min

Overview

A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.


Escape from Mogadishu

4. Escape from Mogadishu

War Action Thriller Drama History
7.0
20212h 1min

Overview

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.


Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

5. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

Action Thriller War Military Action Political Thriller
5.8
20211h 50min

Overview

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

Themes

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Available on

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Justice Society: World War II

6. Justice Society: World War II

Animation War Science Fiction Animated Fantasy Adventure World War II
6.4
20211h 24min

Overview

When the Flash finds himself dropped into the middle of World War II, he joins forces with Wonder Woman and her top-secret team known as the Justice Society of America.

Themes

Collaboration under threat, Identity across timelines, Duty under wartime pressure, Leadership under doubt, Manipulation and deception, Emergency ethics of intervention

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Auschwitz Report

7. The Auschwitz Report

Drama History War
6.6
20211h 35min

Overview

This is the true story of Freddy and Walter – two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning, they manage to escape. While the inmates they had left behind courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives.


Quo Vadis, Aida?

8. Quo Vadis, Aida?

War Drama History Modern Conflicts Historical Drama
8.0
20211h 44min

Overview

Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?

Themes

Survival under duress, Genocide memory, Translator as information conduit, Human costs of conflict, 1990s context, Bosnian war tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Shadow in the Cloud

9. Shadow in the Cloud

Horror Action War World War II Military Action
5.0
20211h 23min

Overview

A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

Themes

"movie: shadow in the cloud. genres: horror, Action, War, Horror, Action, War main themes: world war ii, Gremlin, Female pilot, World war ii, Gremlin, Female pilot full keywords list: world war ii, Gremlin, Female pilot, Woman director, Flying fortress, Absurd. concept analysis: the film explores themes of female empowerment and resilience in the face of adversity, Highlighting the struggles of women during wartime. it also delves into the complexities of personal trauma and the fight for survival against both external and internal demons."

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Dara of Jasenovac

10. Dara of Jasenovac

Drama History War
8.1
20202h 10min

Overview

During the Nazi-occupied Ustasha regime "NDH" in former Yugoslavia during WWII, little girl Dara is sent to the concentration camp complex Jasenovac in Croatia also known as "Balkan's Auschwitz".