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Sometimes in April
2005 · Movie · 2h 20mWar · Drama · History
When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000...
MAX - #1081
Number 24
2024 · Movie · Norwegian · 1h 51mWar · Biography · Drama
Young apprentice Gunnar Sønsteby from Rjukan decides to resist Nazi-Germany on the day of the invasion to later become the leader of the "Oslo-gang" carrying out countless daring acts of sabotage making him Norway's greatest war h...
Netflix - #1279
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018 · Movie · 2h 4mWar · Drama · Romance
In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.
Netflix - #1677
Padmaavat
2018 · Movie · Hindi · 2h 43mWar · Drama · History
Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Me...
Netflix - #1777
Riphagen the Untouchable
2016 · Movie · Dutch · 2h 11mWar · Biography · Drama
The story about Riphagen, a cunning Dutch traitor during WW2 who helped Nazi round up Jews, stealing their treasures for himself. He destroyed Resistance groups, making many who pursued justice after the war look like fools.
Netflix - #2673
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · Movie · 2h 7mWar · Drama · History
During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time.
Netflix - #2873
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
2025 · Movie · 1h 39mWar · Drama
Depicts 8-year-old Bobo's life on her family's Rhodesian farm during the Bush War's final stages. It explores the family's bond with Africa's land and the war's impact on the region and individuals through Bobo's perspective.
Netflix - #4170
The End Will Be Spectacular
2019 · Movie · Kurdish · 2h 15mWar
After her brother's death in the hands of ISIS, Zilan returns to her natal city, where the people's demonstrations are receiving brutal repression. In the fight for her people's freedom, she will not remain a passive witness.
Prime Video - #4768
Pilecki's Report
2023 · Movie · Polish · 1h 58mWar · Biography · Drama
Polish WWII resistance fighter Witold Pilecki infiltrates Auschwitz, is imprisoned and interrogated by communist officials post-war, depicting his wartime experiences, incarceration, torture, and 1948 execution for opposing Soviet...
Netflix - #5266
Battle for the Western Front
2022 · Movie · 1h 30mWar
Inspired by Canuck WWI flying ace Billy Bishop, two young soldiers crash the front lines in August 1918. With the Allies detained, their platoon must desperately hold out alongside legendary Anishinaabe sniper Francis "Peggy" Pega...
Prime Video - #5565
El Camino Christmas
2017 · Movie · 1h 29mWestern · Comedy · Crime
Eric comes to El Camino looking for his unknown dad. He's harassed, hit, and jailed by a drunk local cop who later shoots at a liquor mart with Eric inside. The sheriff and deputy then shoot up the place, answering each other's fire.
Netflix - #6960
Sniper: Legacy
2014 · Movie · 1h 35mWar · Action · Thriller
A rogue assassin is taking out military leaders, and Brandon gets word that his father is one. He tries to track down the killer, finds out that his father isn't dead and realizes that his superior officers are using him as bait to track the killer.
Netflix - #7353
Wunderland
2018 · Movie · 1h 25mWar
Christmas 1944, The Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the German aggressors. Cappa and his men must find their faith and strength to stand against their enemy in the epic fight know as "The Battle of The Bulge."
Prime Video
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