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- 'Schindler's List' (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg. An adaptation of the real-life Oskar Schindler's account, Spielberg’s other WWII Best Picture winner, tells the story of Schindler’s mission to protect and see to safety more than a thousand persecuted Jews.
- 'Come and See' (1985) Director: Elem Klimov. Set in Nazi-occupied Belarus during WWII, director Elem Klimov's Come and See depicts the war through the perspective of a young boy, Flyora (Aleksei Kravchenko).
- 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) Director: Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg’s award-winning war film remains regarded as one of the best depictions of life on the battlefield.
- 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957) Director: David Lean. The Bridge on the River Kwai is an Oscar-winning World War II movie set in a Japanese prison camp in Burma.
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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.
Nov 1, 2016 · The legend of Doss inspires this week’s gallery: 24 Certified Fresh WWII movies! (And before you ask, Grave of the Fireflies is Fresh but not Certified Fresh.)
Aug 2, 2023 · IndieWire has rounded up a list of the 15 greatest modern World War II films, roughly defined as the greatest movies to tackle the subject in the last 30 years.
Jan 31, 2024 · Modern movies set in World War 2 have always captured the rigors of war. But from Saving Private Ryan to Oppenheimer, some are better than others. Masters of the Air has recently been released on AppleTV+, with links to Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
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Sep 29, 2023 · Stacker compiled IMDb and Metacritic data on all WWII films as of September 2023 to determine the 50 best.
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Dec 2, 2019 · In this post, we’re going to give you a ranked list of the best World War II movies of all time along with a list of honorable mentions with films set during WWII that portrayed drama away from the battlefield.