American movies about the second world war

List of the best American movies about the Second World War, selected by visitors to our site: Operation Finale, Overlord, Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End, The Gang's All Here, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, All the Old Knives, Blood Money, Autumn Blood, Battle of the Coral Sea, Giant.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

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.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, military
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:45

France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genreaction, fantasy
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

Josh McManus, a traveling salesman with a cloudy past, finds himself in a dusty West Texas town at the wrong time. After a crippling series of earthquakes throws the entire world into chaos, a traveling salesman will have to fight his way through a vicious outlaw biker gang known as the Barbarians to get home to his family.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Edie Allen overnight to such effect that she's starry-eyed when he leaves next morning for active duty in the Pacific. Only trouble is, he gave her the assumed name of Casey. Andy's eventual return with a medal is celebrated by his rich father with a benefit show featuring Eadie's show troupe, at which she's sure to learn his true identity...and meet Vivian, his 'family-arrangement' fiancée. Mostly song and dance.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrethriller, melodrama
CountryUSA

When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hellbent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other. A modern re-telling of Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrethriller, drama
CountryAustria, USA
Duration01:40

Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who hasn't spoken a word since seeing his father killed by the mayor - strive to live off the land in peace. Their innocence is shattered, however, when a group of hunters led by the mayor's son brutalizes and rapes the free-spirited girl. Later, when a well-meaning social services worker arrives too late to protect the terrorized siblings, the girl and her brother prepare to take a stand against their ruthless attackers.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military
CountryUSA
Duration01:26

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, western
CountryUSA
Duration03:21

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration02:23

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, military
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA

A young, modern single woman enters the world of online dating looking for an instant soul mate.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

Everyone hates Ward’s wife and wants her dead, Ward (Donald Faison) most of all. But when his friends’ murderous fantasies turn into an (accidental) reality, they have to deal with a whole new set of problems — like how to dispose of the body and still make their 3 p.m. tee time. Scott Foley's directorial debut, also starring Foley, Patrick Wilson, Amy Acker, and Nicolette Sheridan, is a blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA

Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers’ ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach—and his dreams—on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

    Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:57

    Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    With Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Two best friends (Kate and Chloe) embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    The Rangers come face-to-face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    A teenager tries to deal with his guilty conscience after his role in a prank that causes the death of his girlfriend's older brother.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA

    A look at the romance between famed country musicians George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, military
    CountryGermany, USA, Japan, Austria

    Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi Party members wanting to continue to Japan since they are still at war, while the others just want to surrender or return home.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:40

      A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA, Luxembourg

      About college students that experience horrifying visions from the past while undergoing a fraternity initiation.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Drama written in flames and told with the staccato of canon-fire!

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, adventure, western
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration02:10

      Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Dylan Schoenfield is the pink princess of the upscale Los Angeles Woodlands Academy. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new it bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her Serge Sanchez bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog, self-professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life and her social status comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan win the Woodlands Academy Fall Formal Blossom Queen crown? Can Josh win the Woodlands Academy 10th Annual Film Festival? Can Dylan, with Josh's help, pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Follows Samantha Fink who, after a spectacularly embarrassing public breakdown, is forced to move back home with her overbearing mother to sober up and avoid jail time.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, documentary, military, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
      Duration01:28

      What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.

      Markimdb: 8.7
      Genrecomedy, musical
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:33

      Harry and his pals are back for more adventure than ever when they face off against dark wizards, demented monsters, and the most horrible woman in the world, Dolores Umbridge! So strap on your diapers because it's time to go back to Hogwarts!

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

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