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Spielberg's masterpiece about the Holocaust has to top any list of WWII movies. 2. Saving Private Ryan. 1998 2h 49m R. 8.6 (1.5M) Rate. 91 Metascore. Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Released a year after the end of the war, The Best Years of Our Lives is an epic film about three soldiers who return home and soon realize their families are irrevocably changed.
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel Nicholson, a British POW who, with his unit, is tasked with building a railway bridge across the river Kwai in occupied Burma while Allied forces plan to destroy it.
- Casablanca (1942) There are love stories, and then there's Casablanca. The oft-quoted film follows the trench coat-clad Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), an American expat and owner of a nightclub in Morocco, whose political neutrality and cynical disposition can be traced back to a failed relationship with Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman).
- Come and See (1985) Few films have captured the horrific experiences of war as vividly and poetically as director Elim Kilmov's 1985 picture. Come and See follows Flyora, a young Belarusian boy who joins the Soviet resistance against German forces after finding an old rifle.
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- Come and See (1985) Directed by Elem Klimov. Starring Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius. Drama, Thriller, War (2h 22m) 8.4 on IMDb — 90% on RT.
- Life Is Beautiful (1997) Directed by Roberto Benigni. Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini. Comedy, Drama, Romance (1h 56m) 8.6 on IMDb — 80% on RT.
- Schindler's List (1993) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. Biography, Drama, History (3h 15m) 9.0 on IMDb — 98% on RT.
- Oppenheimer (2023) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon. Biography, Drama, History (3h) 8.5 on IMDb — 93% on RT.
A list of movies from different countries and genres that depict various aspects of the Second World War. See the ratings, summaries, directors, stars and more details of each film on IMDb.
The 50 best World War II movies. From ‘Dunkirk’ to ‘Schindler's List’, here are our picks for the best World War II movies of all time. Wednesday 18 September 2024. Written by Matthew...
A list of the best movies about World War 2, according to one user's opinion. Includes classics like Casablanca, Schindler's List, and The Pianist, as well as recent releases like Jojo Rabbit and Oppenheimer.
Jul 25, 2023 · From war-torn romances to bloody battles, these are the best films that depict the horrors of World War 2—and the humanity at the center of the conflicts
