Best World War II movies

Actors : Beauty Gonzalez, James Mavie Estrella, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Angeli Bayani,
Directors : Kenneth Dagatan,

Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.

Actors : Luka Saranovic, Anja Stanic, Biljana Cekic, Zlatan Vidovic,
Directors : Predrag Antonijevic,

Follows the story of a young girl named Dara who is sent to a concentration camp in Croatia during World War 2.

Actors : Kelly Reilly, Joseph Cross, Scott Speedman, Kevin Durand,
Directors : Nathan Morlando,

WWII vet Eddie Boyd is torn between providing for his young family and an unfulfilled dream of becoming a Hollywood star. He discovers a way to do both, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.

Actors : Tatsuo Matsumura, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Hisashi Igawa,
Directors : Akira Kurosawa,

Following World War II, a retired professor approaching his autumn years finds his quality of life drastically reduced in war-torn Tokyo. Denying despair, he pursues writing and celebrates his birthday with his adoring students.

Actors : Harriet Walter, Charlotte Vega, Tom Felton, Barry Ward,
Directors : Ben Parker,

A small group of Russian soldiers have the task of taking Hitler's discovered remains back to Stalin in Moscow.

Actors : Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford,
Directors : Lewis Milestone,

Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.

Actors : Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles,
Directors : Sydney Pollack,

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.

Actors : Eamon Glancy, Ian McElhinney, Danny Dyer, Shawn Hatosy,
Directors : Peter Sheridan,

Irish writer and political activist Brendan Behan, is befriended as a teenager in a British labor camp by a liberal warden.

Actors : Kaori Momoi, Issei Ogata, Shirô Sano, Robert Dawson,
Directors : Aleksandr Sokurov,

Third part in Aleksandr Sokurov's quadrilogy of Power, following Molokh (1999) and Telets (2001), focuses on Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's defeat in World War II when he is finally confronted by General Douglas MacArthur who offers him to accept a diplomatic defeat for survival.

Actors : Kanoa Goo, Steve Iwamoto, Constance Wu, Tim Chiou,
Directors : Christopher Makoto Yogi,

A family in Hawai'i faces the imminent death of their eldest as the ghosts of the past haunt the countryside.

Actors : Richard Benjamin, Martin Balsam, Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Actors : Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi, Erika Marozsán, Joachim Król,
Directors : Rolf Schübel,

Follows three men who are in love with a most beautiful waitress: An intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician and an erratic businessman; taking place during the WWII.

Actors : Biana Tamimi, Richard Romanus, Patrick Elyas, Gérard Rudolf,
Directors : Simon Wincer,

A young girl befriends a wild black stallion.

Actors : Thelma Ritter, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift,
Directors : John Huston,

A divorcee falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.

Actors : Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, Danny DeVito,
Directors : Barry Levinson,

Post World War II, Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by memories and guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against ...

Actors : Robin Williams, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close,
Directors : George Roy Hill,

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

Actors : Kenneth Cranham, Leo Bill, Rosanna Lavelle, Derek Jacobi,
Directors : John Henderson,

Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.

Actors : James Mason, Maximilian Schell, David Warner, James Coburn,
Directors : Sam Peckinpah,

A German commander places a squad in extreme danger after its Sergeant refuses to lie for him.

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Christopher Walken,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

Actors : Simon Kunz, Hannah Tointon, Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Mark Schmidt,

A young man, separated from his family in WWII, disguises himself as a Nazi SS Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.