1. War and Peace of Mind (Sota ja mielenrauha)
War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
2. Kokoda
A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
3. Operation Petticoat
A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
It has an average vote of 7.167 on TMDB.
4. Franz + Polina (Франц + Полина)
A sad story of love between German soldier Franz and Russian girl Polina.
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
5. U-Boat Prisoner
Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy, Gibbs is picked up by the Nazi U-boat. He manages to convince the German sailors that he's the spy, and in this guise he tries to rescue a group of captured Allied scientists.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
6. Under the Blood-Red Sun
December 7, 1941 - TOMIKAZU “TOMI” NAKAJI and his best friend BILLY DAVIS are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when Japan launches a surprise attack on the US at Pearl Harbor. As Tomi looks up at the sky and recognizes the Blood-Red Sun emblem on the fighter planes, he knows that his life has changed forever. Based on actual events, Under the Blood-Red Sun is an unforgettable story of friendship, courage and survival.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
7. Fury
In the last months of World War II, as the Allies make their final push in the European theatre, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' commands a Sherman tank called 'Fury' and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
It has an average vote of 7.526 on TMDB.
8. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (La Grande Vadrouille)
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must avoid German troops – and the consequences of their own blunders.
It has an average vote of 7.925 on TMDB.
9. Pride (プライド 運命の瞬間)
Based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
10. Thanks Girls and Goodbye
Documentary using archival footage, newsreels and contemporary interviews with women of the WW2 Australian Women's Land Army.
11. Za frontom (Za frontom)
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12. Vortex (Vrtlog)
Yugoslavian anthology movie with three stories. "Father": Germans are taking hostages, peasants from local fields. One old man is begging for German officer to release his sons. Officer offers him releasing of one of his sons, but other will be shot. "Swamp": Two Partisans are in swamp, surrounded by enemies. One of them is wounded, and other one wants to save him by any cost. "Ada": Story about twist of fate, when father and son find them self on different side of the gunpoint.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
13. My Führer (Mein Führer - Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler)
Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish acting teacher Grünbaum and his family from the camps in order to train the leader in rhetoric. Grünbaum is torn, but starts Hitler in his therapy ...
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
14. The Little War (Io non scappo... fuggo)
In the confusion of combat, two Italian get separated from their squadron and become hopelessly lost. As they wander the countryside attempting to find their lost comrades, they have to adopt all manner of outrageous disguises to avoid death at the hands of whomever holds the reigns of control.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
15. Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow (Освобождение 3: Направление главного удара)
This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.
It has an average vote of 6.225 on TMDB.
16. Double Circle (Dvostruki obruč)
Treachery and escape from agents provocateurs of underground workers among the early days of national rising in Croatia.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
17. Unbroken
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
18. The Final Countdown
During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
It has an average vote of 6.599 on TMDB.
19. The Thin Red Line
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
It has an average vote of 7.445 on TMDB.
20. Shooting War
A remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II: the combat photographer. Through the unflinching eye of their camera's lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.