Best World War II movies of 2025

Actors : Doug Cockle, Michael Biehn, Rick Gonzalez,
Directors : Dan Trachtenberg, Joshua Wassung,

Three of the fiercest warriors in human history become prey to the ultimate killer of killers.

Actors : Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe,
Directors : James Vanderbilt,

A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.

Actors : Mark Coles Smith, Sam Delich, Joel Nankervis,
Directors : Kiah Roache-Turner,

A group of young soldiers, fresh out of boot camp, find themselves stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean after their ship is sunk by the enemy and must battle for their lives against a giant hungry great white shark.

Actors : Michael Copon, Peter Shinkoda, Scott Adkins,
Directors : Louis Mandylor,

A British RAF Wing Commander during World War II is captured and forced to fight in a Japanese internment camp.

Actors : Ferdinand McKay, Ewan Horrocks, Rupert Evans,
Directors : Matt Whitaker,

When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

Actors : Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne,
Directors : Cédric Klapisch,

Follows the lives of the cousins who inherit an old house in rural Normandy and retrace their steps of their ancestors in 19th century Paris.

Actors : Troy Kotsur, Jess Alexander, Zhiwen Wang, Naiwen Li, Johnny Sequoyah, Wu Jiang,
Directors : Linshan Zhao, Johannes Roberts,

Set against the backdrop of the bacterial experiments conducted by the Japanese Imperial Army's Unit 731 in Northeast China, and reveals the crimes of Unit 731 through the turbulent fate of an ordinary individual.

Actors : Ballard Berkeley, Tom Betts, Ballard Berkely, Frieda Anderson,
Directors : Ella Wright,

This approach brings history to life through vividly restored archival footage and firsthand accounts of WWII Britain during the Blitz.

Actors : Jake Abel, Brianna Hildebrand, Géza Röhrig,
Directors : Michael Day,

An injured American pilot, Gene, and his OSS agent fiancée, Penny, retreat to a remote estate in Massachusetts to visit her extended family. The OSS has recruited Gene to spy on the family and the surrounding community.

Actors : Maryam d'Abo, Amber Doig-Thorne, Paul Barber,
Directors : Andy Crane, Nathan Shepka,

A baby in a basket is left on the steps of an isolated monastery on a Scottish island. The nuns take it in, planning to care for it until a storm passes. Soon though, strange and unexplained events begin to happen at the convent.

Actors : Thiti Mahayotaruk, Chingduang Duijkers, Petchtai Wongkamlao,
Directors : Wisit Sasanatieng,

At the tail end of World War II, a bandit leader and his crew go up against his sworn enemy and the Japanese army to rob a train full of gold.

Actors : India Hair, Arcadi Radeff, Blandine Madec,
Directors : Valentine Cadic,

Paris, 2024 Olympic Games. Blandine, 30, travels from Normandy to attend the swimming competitions. Overwhelmed by the city's chaos and a streak of misfortune, she navigates the bustling streets and an unexpected reunion.