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1. Resistance (2020)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.

Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Félix Moati

Votes: 8,989

2. Suite Française (2014)

107 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

During the early years of German occupation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), a French villager, and Lieutenant Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), a German soldier.

Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Margot Robbie, Eric Godon

Votes: 28,570

3. Army of Shadows (1969)

Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, War

An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Simone Signoret

Votes: 25,931 | Gross: $0.74M

4. Shoah (1985)

Not Rated | 566 min | Documentary, History, War

Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.

Director: Claude Lanzmann | Stars: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaïdl, Hanna Zaïdl

Votes: 10,584 | Gross: $0.02M

5. Un village français (2009–2017)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama

Traces the experiences of various residents of a fictional small village just inside the occupation zone during WWII. Deals with issues including collaboration, the Resistance, the fate of French Jews, and war profiteering.

Stars: Robin Renucci, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard, Marie Kremer

Votes: 1,726

6. Burning at Both Ends (2021)

110 min | Drama, Thriller, War

Caught behind enemy lines, a small group of dissident survivors struggle to remain hidden from the Germans as they use a radio to broadcast a message of hope.

Directors: Matthew Hill, Landon Johnson | Stars: Cary Elwes, Jason Patric, Sebastian Roché, Judd Hirsch

Votes: 635

7. The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

PG | 251 min | Documentary, History, War

An in-depth exploration of the various reactions by the French people to the Vichy government's acceptance of the German invasion.

Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Helmut Tausend, Marcel Verdier, Alexis Grave, Louis Grave

Votes: 4,109

8. The Day and the Hour (1963)

110 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In Nazi-occupied France during WWII, a French woman helps two downed Allied airmen to evade capture by the Germans and make their way into neutral Spain.

Director: René Clément | Stars: Simone Signoret, Stuart Whitman, Geneviève Page, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 430

9. Freedom (2009)

111 min | Drama, War

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a... See full summary »

Director: Tony Gatlif | Stars: Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze, James Thierrée, Mathias Laliberté

Votes: 1,403 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Les Emmerdeurs (2018– )

29 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

At the heart of World War II, four teenagers with a common taste for rebelliousness start developing amazing abilities after accidentally drinking a serum created by German scientists ... See full summary »

Stars: Camille Claris, Justine Le Pottier, Grégoire Montana, Sébastien Lalanne

Votes: 49

11. The Last Mitterrand (2005)

116 min | Biography, Drama

A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun, Anne Cantineau

Votes: 1,068

12. Les Alsaciens: ou les deux Mathilde (1996)

90 min | Drama, History

The history of four generations of a family in Alsace between 1870 and 1953. Over this time, the family and the villagers live through three wars between France and Germany and their ... See full summary »

Stars: Caroline Tresca, Catherine Aymerie, Hélène Schwaller, Aurore Clément

Votes: 85

13. Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler (1962)

89 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The rise and fall of Nazi Germany in part through the use of classical allegory.

Director: Louis Clyde Stoumen | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 208

14. Sigmaringen, le dernier refuge (2017 TV Movie)

78 min | Documentary, Drama, History

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Director: Serge Moati | Stars: Pierre Hancisse, Julie Debazac, Christophe Odent, Thomas Chabrol

Votes: 22

15. The Smashing of the Reich (1961)

84 min | Documentary, War

An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these ... See full summary »

Director: Perry Wolff | Stars: Charles de Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 17

16. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle for the Mediterranean (2002)

Documentary, History, War

We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill

Votes: 6

17. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battles for Tunisia (2001)

Documentary, History, War

The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck

Votes: 7

18. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode: Part V (1988)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War

Byron and Natalie are reunited in Marseilles but the American Consul counsels them not to try and leave France without the proper documentation, so Byron returns to Gibraltar alone. Their ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant

Votes: 95

19. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Big Red One (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The story of the longest serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe in which American forces were engaged.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Harley Reynolds, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg, Benjamin Hilton

20. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Red Devils (2021)

Documentary, History, War

From the moment British airborne was formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany's elite Falschirmjaeger paratroopers, Britain's Airborne would be an elite fighting force.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Chip Chapman, Tony Hibbert, Jim Knox, Jon Trigg

21. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Rangers (2021)

Documentary, History, War

America's first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos, Rangers became the first US ground forces to see action in Europe.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Edwin Roth, George Sabine, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg

22. Les mercredis de l'histoire (1995– )
Episode: Philippe Pétain (2010)

104 min | Documentary

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Directors: Paule Muxel, Bertrand de Solliers | Stars: Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, Robert Badinter, Dominique Blanc, Marc Ferro

Votes: 10

23. Transatlantic (2023)
Episode: Hiding Hand Principle (2023)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, History

In 1940 Marseilles, Americans Mary-Jayne Gold and Varian Fry realise they'll need to use unconventional methods to help the city's refugees.

Directors: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Cory Michael Smith, Corey Stoll

Votes: 243

24. Transatlantic (2023)
Episode: The Angel of History (2023)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, History

An unpleasant surprise sends Varian and Mary-Jayne scrambling to find new accommodations, while Lisa leads a dangerous trek through the mountains.

Directors: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Cory Michael Smith, Corey Stoll

Votes: 188

25. Transatlantic (2023)
Episode: No Road Back (2023)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, History

When Nazi officers spark panic and a police crackdown, Albert must smuggle the writer Walter Mehring out of the city. Varian bumps into an old friend.

Directors: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Cory Michael Smith, Corey Stoll

Votes: 150

26. Transatlantic (2023)
Episode: The Human Condition (2023)

TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, History

Under pressure from Margaux, Mary-Jayne masterminds a prison break. Thomas and a new friend at the villa push Varian to live up to his ideals.

Director: Mia Maariel Meyer | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Cory Michael Smith, Corey Stoll

Votes: 143

27. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) (2022)

TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes

Votes: 157

28. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: The Forgotten Axis Puppet: Vichy France (2021)

22 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces the history of Vichy France, from it's rise after France's surrender to Germany in 1940 to its elimination after the Allies invaded Europe in 1944.

Director: Griffin Johnsen

29. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: North African Campaign 1943 (2019)

15 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian traces World War 2's North African campaign from Operation Torch in the western Mediterrean in 1942 to the eventual defeat of the Africa Korps in Tunisia in 1943.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

30. Nazi Collaborators (2010– )
Episode: Traitor-in-Chief (2010)

Documentary, History

Profiling French Prime Minister Pierre Laval who helped the Nazi's after England sunk and killed 1,300 french sailors and was later found guilty of treason and hung.

Director: Nick Aarons | Stars: Jean Borotra, Coco Chanel, Maurice Chevalier, Winston Churchill

Votes: 21

31. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Jane Seymour (2015)

Documentary, Biography, History

The actress grew up in London but knows her father's family originated in Poland and has long suspected that they suffered during the Holocaust. She uncovers a story of separated family members trying to keep one step ahead of the Nazis.

Director: Sue Hills | Stars: Jane Seymour, Cherie Lunghi

Votes: 56

32. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: My Way or the Highway to Heaven (2018)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

While God and St. Peter discuss who will get into heaven, the citizens of Springfield recall divine encounters.

Directors: Rob Oliver, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,053