Critically acclaimed World War II movies of 2010s

Actors : Mark Rylance, Barry Keoghan, Tom Hardy, Fionn Whitehead,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Actors : Jason Clarke, Carey Mulligan, Jonathan Banks, Garrett Hedlund,
Directors : Dee Rees,

Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.

Actors : Kristin Scott Thomas, Gary Oldman, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn,
Directors : Joe Wright,

During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.

Actors : August Diehl, Karin Neuhäuser, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon,
Directors : Terrence Malick,

The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

Actors : Allen Leech, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Directors : Morten Tyldum,

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

Actors : Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer,
Directors : Mel Gibson,

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Thomasin McKenzie, Roman Griffin Davis,
Directors : Taika Waititi,

A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.

Actors : Vasilisa Perelygina, Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Igor Shirokov, Andrey Bykov,
Directors : Kantemir Balagov,

1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

Actors : Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Tom Hanks, Matt Helm,
Directors : Aaron Schneider,

Several months after the U.S. entry into World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy commander must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by a German submarine wolf pack.

Actors : Vincent Ebrahim, Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

Actors : Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Kai-Peter Malina, Ursina Lardi,
Directors : Cate Shortland,

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.

Actors : Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jack O'Connell, Garrett Hedlund,
Directors : Angelina Jolie,

After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.

Actors : Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Tom Hanks,

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Actors : Joel Basman, Louis Hofmann, Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard,
Directors : Martin Zandvliet,

In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.

Actors : Julian Sands, Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Barry Pepper,
Directors : Václav Marhoul,

A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.

Actors : Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Rachel Weisz, Andrew Scott,
Directors : Mick Jackson,

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, George Clooney, Matt Damon,
Directors : George Clooney,

An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.

Actors : Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Chloë Grace Moretz, Taylor John Smith,
Directors : Roseanne Liang,

A female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

Actors : Dóra Sztarenki, Péter Rudolf, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Bence Tasnádi,
Directors : Ferenc Török,

12 August 1945, 11 AM. Two mysterious strangers dressed in black appear at the railway station of a Hungarian village. Within a few hours, everything changes.

Actors : Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Oscar Isaac, Mélanie Laurent,
Directors : Chris Weitz,

A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.