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- Shoah (1985) - Director: Claude Lanzmann. - Stacker score: 100. - Metascore: 99. - IMDb user rating: 8.7. - Runtime: 566 min. Claude Lanzmann's searing 9.5-hour documentary about the Holocaust, as told by perpetrators, witnesses, and survivors.
- Virunga (2014) - Director: Orlando von Einsiedel. - Stacker score: 95.2. - Metascore: 95. - IMDb user rating: 8.2. - Runtime: 100 min. The Oscar-nominated "Virunga'' tells the story of park rangers in the Congo's Virunga National Park protecting mountain gorillas facing extinction from poachers whose task becomes more complicated when a rebel group threatens the stability of the environment.
- They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) - Director: Peter Jackson. - Stacker score: 93.5. - Metascore: 91. - IMDb user rating: 8.3. - Runtime: 99 min. Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson (who helmed "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) painstakingly restored archival footage and used the actual voices of those who participated in World War I to tell their story about daily life in the trenches—how they slept, what they ate, and how they felt about fighting the war.
- For Sama (2019) - Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts. - Stacker score: 93.5. - Metascore: 89. - IMDb user rating: 8.5. - Runtime: 100 min. The Academy Award-nominated film focuses on the story of Syrian woman Waad Al-Kateab, who chronicled five years of strife in war-torn Aleppo, Syria.
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- 'Hearts and Minds' (1974) Director: Peter Davis. A documentary about the Vietnam War that’s as powerful as Best Picture-winning war films about the conflict like Platoon and The Deer Hunter, Hearts and Minds was also an Oscar winner, for Best Documentary.
- 'They Shall Not Grow Old' (2018) Director: Peter Jackson. Best known for making films about an epic fantastical war with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson was also the director behind a documentary about a real-life conflict: World War I. That documentary was They Shall Not Grow Old, which can also be compared to Jackson’s prior work in the sense that it was made using remarkable technology, here being used to colorize and make old, grainy WWI footage look more life-like and visceral.
- 'The Memory of Justice' (1976) Director: Marcel Ophüls. Marcel Ophüls is best known for his historical/war documentaries that are in-depth and exhaustive, but his work is undeniably fascinating.
- 'Restrepo' (2010) Directors: Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington. Restrepo offers the sort of visceral and tense experience most acclaimed war movies also provide, yet here, it’s done with footage of real soldiers having their participation in a war zone documented.
Jun 1, 2024 · What are the best war documentaries ever produced? In the century-plus since the invention of storytelling through film, documentary filmmakers have been depicting virtually every aspect of war, from the soldiers who waged it to the people who lost everything during it.
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- Night and Fog (1956) On the other end of the spectrum, the great Alain Resnais directed the extremely succinct and absolutely perfect film, Night and Fog.
- Shoah (1985) The two greatest war documentaries of all time create an interesting counterpoint. At opposite extremes, one is nine and a half hours, the other is barely half an hour.
- The Act of Killing (2013) One of the most acclaimed films of this century, The Act of Killing is a truly unique masterpiece that studies the psyches of mass murderers; it interrogates not only killers but also film's ability to actually explain genocide and war.
- In the Year of the Pig (1968) The brilliant but underrated filmmaker Emile de Antonio made arguably his best film (and one of the first about America's war with Vietnam) with In the Year of the Pig.
Jul 18, 2024 · Vote up the best documentary shows about war that have aired on television. A multitude of gripping war documentary series are available on TV, allowing audiences to immerse themselves in the exciting realm of historical conflicts.
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These documentaries explore how the war in Afghanistan began and evolved, its impact on Afghan citizens, the U.S. withdrawal and the Taliban takeover.
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June 6, 1944: The Light of Dawn. 2014, Military and War. This is a captivating and poignant documentary that delves into the momentous events of D-Day, one of the most pivotal turning points in World War II. Through a combination of archival footage, expert interviews, and personal... Watch now → ★ 7.00. Russia at War: Support or Resignation?
