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Never Look Away (2018)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades ago
Duration: 189 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Plot tags: painter, art gallery, artist, nazism, nazi, berlin wall, father daughter relationship, world war two, pregnancy, sex scene, romantic relationship, forced abortion, art, doctor, father in law son in law relationship, mural, gas chamber, struggling artist, female pubic hair, nudity, painting, love, ss, pregnant woman, schizophrenia
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
Plot Summary:
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII
Duration: 124 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: world war two, writers, german occupation, marriage proposal, letter, nazi occupation, fiance fiancee relationship, friendship, strong female character, german soldier, nazi, female writer, forced labor, unwed mother, hunger, book, love, pregnant woman, altruism, post office, flowers, world war, little girl, flashback, harbor
Padmaavat (2018)
Plot Summary:
Rani Padmavati - the wife of Maharawal Ratan Singh, is known for her beauty and valour in 13th century India. She captures the fancy of the reigning Sultan of Delhi, the tyrant Alauddin Khilji, who becomes obsessed with her and goes to great lengths to fulfill his greed
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Plot tags: medieval, sultan, obsession, fortress, love, love affair, queen, army, war, love triangle, fall in love, feminist, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, indian history, women, femininity, battles, ancient, mission, anthropology, lgbtq, innovation, chess, swinger
Shadow (2018)
Plot Summary:
About a king who attempts to lead his displaced people out of exile, and those who play a role in his mysterious plans
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Plot tags: martial arts, training, medieval, violence, betrayal, death, friendship, asian, civil war, murder, danger, doppelganger, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, society, corruption, mentor, greed, redemption, disorder, dishonesty, hopes, shadow, kung fu
Outlaw King (2018)
Plot Summary:
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: medieval, knight, king, guerilla warfare, siege, war, exile, throne, battlefield, castle, rebellion, husband wife relationship, royalty, ancient, betrayal, battles, conspiracy, biopic, kingdom, imprisonment, scottish history, historical character, royal family, nobleman, sword
The Resistance Banker (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall (Barry Atsma) is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. He doesn’t have to think about it for long. With his brother Gijs van Hall (Jacob Derwig), he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the resistance. When this proves not enough, the brothers set about committing the biggest banking fraud in Dutch history, taking tens of millions of guilders out of the Dutch Central Bank – right under the noses of the Nazis. But the bigger the operation gets, the more people it involves. And every day brings a bigger risk of someone making that one mistake that could put an end to the whole business – and the lives of the resistance bankers
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Plot tags: world war two, resistance, soldier, war hero, nazi, german occupation, sibling relationship, friends, war, dictator, society, danger, dictatorship, holocaust, finance, nazi germany, nazism, judaism, biopic, economist, world war, fight, bank robbery, nazi occupation, prison
T-34 (2018)
Plot Summary:
In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, War
Country: Russia
Plot tags: tank, world war two, great patriotic war, battlefield, captivity, danger, battles, wartime, homecoming, russian soldier, heroes, friendship, world war, war zone, fascist, soviet soldier, war, nazi, military, soviet army, revolt, prison escape, competition, automobile, winter
A Private War (2018)
Plot Summary:
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: war correspondent, journalism, wartime, mission, photographer, hospital, dictator, death of child, journalist, women, international relations, terrorist, war, life is a bitch, danger, uncover truth, wartime life, friendly fire, military, war photographer, military life, world war two, strong female lead, art, islam
The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)
Plot Summary:
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing the freed world the atrocities committed by the Nazis, exhaustively documented. He will be a key witness during the Nuremberg Trials
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Plot tags: holocaust, concentration camp, nazi, nazism, world war two, nazi occupation, nazi concentration camp, slave labor, spanish civil war, forced prostitution, concentration camp survivor, nazi war criminal, prisoner, world war, biopic, prison, photograph, war, military, capitalism, mission, foreigner, photography, holocaust survivor, photographer
Overlord (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers is dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied village than a simple military operation
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 105000
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: zombie, world war two, nazi, nazi zombie, supernatural, war, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, nazi occultism, monster, fascist, laboratory, wartime, survival, violence, mission, soldier, mutation, nazi experiment, evil dead, military, body horror, french countryside, undead, macabre
Operation Finale (2018)
Plot Summary:
In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: war criminal, mossad, nazi hunter, world war two, nazi, holocaust, world war, chase, manhunt, israeli, secret agent, spy, military, mission, biopic, culture clash, life risking, morality, hidden identity, ss, espionage, vengeance, hiding place, race against time, idealism
12 Strong (2018)
Plot Summary:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: soldier, cia, military, taliban, special forces, heroism, war on terror, behind enemy lines, us military, machismo, war in afghanistan, commando mission, al qaeda, bravery, war, mission, battles, terrorism, deception, brutality, revenge, death, bomb, rivalry, blood
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, world war two, espionage, war, gay, military police, baseball player, battlefield, nazi, society, world war, danger, atomic bomb, military, real life, secrets, propaganda, baseball, gay subtext, biopic, sex, chess, combat, passion, sex scene
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
Plot Summary:
A legendary American war veteran is recruited to hunt a mythical creature
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: world war two, world war two veteran, war veteran, hitler, love interest, elderly man, hunting, mission, spy, nazi, virus, agent, murderer, soldier, fbi agent, escapades, veteran, ex soldier, special agent, sasquatch, memory, buddies, cryptid, alternate history, world war