World war two veteran movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant world war two veteran movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with world war two veteran, friendship, death, family relations, war veteran, world war two, veteran, escapades, violence and murder plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as world war two veteran: Only Fools and Horses (1981), Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2012), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Band of Brothers (2001), Grandpa's Great Escape (2018), The Eternal Zero (2015), The List of Adrian Messenger (1963), American Gun (2002), Condor's Nest (2023), Last Man Club (2016).

List of world war two veteran movies

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Only Fools and Horses (1981)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
TV show
Story: The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of “Trotters Independent Traders PLC” who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: working class, cockney, grandfather, world war two veteran, black market, disorder, eccentric family, brother brother relationship, pub, short man, veteran, siblings relations ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london, britain, europe
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Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In this revisionist drama, the film delves into the family lineage of Wyatt Williams, the character made famous by Peter Fonda in the original Easy Rider Movie. Centering around the Williams family, and their internal family struggles throughout the ...
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, psychedelic, independent film ...
Plot: motorcycle, biker, father son relationship, world war two veteran, patriotism, dysfunctional family, road trip, family relations, family problems, estrangement, buddies, haunted by the past ...
Time: 1940s, year 1969, 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place: usa, mexico, california, arizona, ohio
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The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A legendary American war veteran is recruited to hunt a mythical creature.
Style: exciting, semi serious, captivating, tense, cult classic ...
Plot: world war two, world war two veteran, war veteran, hitler, elderly man, love interest, hunting, mission, nazi, spy, special agent, murderer ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style: realistic, epic, breathtaking, captivating, tense ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, kids, date night, adult
Plot: war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, army, d day, rescue ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
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Band of Brothers (2001)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 594 min.
TV show
Story: Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style: heroic, epic, captivating, serious, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: world war two, military, combat, war, soldier, battles, courage, american soldier, paratrooper, behind enemy lines, nazi germany, infantry ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s
Place: germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
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Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)
Genre: Family
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Many years ago, Grandpa was a World War II flying ace, but sadly he is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease. When his family can no longer look after him, he is moved to Twilight Towers, an old people's home. It soon becomes clear that ...
Style: semi serious, entertaining, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: world war two veteran, retirement home, retirement home life, family relations, escapades, grandfather, old man, satire, grandfather grandson relationship, escape, teamwork, world war two ...
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The Eternal Zero (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 361 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their grandfather Miyabe who died in the Pacific War as a Kamikaze ...
Style: suspense, touching, thought provoking, psychological
Plot: soldier, world war two, kamikaze, world war two veteran, grandfather, pilot, killed in action, death of grandfather, wrestler, suicide, coward, pacific war ...
Time: post world war two
Place: japan
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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A writer named Adrian Messenger believes a series of apparently unrelated "accidental" deaths are actually linked murders. He asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, recently retired from MI5, to help clear up the mystery. However, ...
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot: disguise, serial killer, murder, crime investigation, multiple murder, british intelligence, danger, british, hidden identity, world war two veteran, airport, spy ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1963
Place: england
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 6.1
 1K
American Gun (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A brilliant story with an unexpected twist. A father uses the serial number on a hand gun in an attempt to track down his daughter's killer. The truth he uncovers is an unsettling reminder of the dangers of keeping handguns. Stars the legendary ...
Style: psychological, serious, emotional, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: murder, amateur detective, haunted by the past, escapades, on the road, loss of daughter, world war two veteran, violent content, chases and races, obsessive quest, dealing with death, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
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 4.3
 965
Condor's Nest (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: American war veteran Will Spalding has tracked the sadistic Nazi Colonel who executed his bomber crew during WWII to a remote location in South America. But he is in for more than he bargained for when he uncovers a secret Nazi headquarters known as ...
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, period drama
Plot: secret, world war two veteran, hunt down, ex soldier, war veteran, revenge
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 5.7
 214
Last Man Club (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A WW2 veteran destined for life in a retirement home escapes his difficult family situation and embarks on a cross country adventure to find the last remaining members of his B-17 bomber crew with the help of a beautiful accomplice.
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense
Plot: friendship, veteran, young woman, elderly man, woman in danger, escapades, old friends reunited, world war two veteran, runaway, elderly, friends, reunited friends ...
Time: 1940s
Place: texas
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Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 161 min.
Story: A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.
Style: twist ending, controversial, cult classic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: hippie, friendship between men, alternate history, actor, filmmaking, nagging wife, struggling actor, cinema, sexy woman, home invasion, friendship, agent ...
Time: year 1969, 2010s, 60s, year 2019, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, italy
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Gate of Flesh (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After World War II, some Tokyo prostitutes band together with a strict code: no pimps, attack any street walker who comes into our territory, defend the abandoned building we call home, and punish whomever gives away sex (who falls in love). Maya, a ...
Style: erotic, erotic drama, grindhouse, sexy, tense ...
Plot: prostitute, yakuza, female nudity, sex, brothel, sexploitation, japanese history, whore, bondage, pimp, world war two veteran, fugitive ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place: tokyo, asia
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Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. Do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart, or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions?
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, light, semi serious ...
Plot: culture clash, family relations, loss of wife, family feud, society, eccentric family, spouse leaving, widower, soul searching, grief, car, family gatherings ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place: alabama, usa, southern usa
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 6.2
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The Farmer (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Kyle Martin returns as a silver star hero, but realizes running a one man farm is not profitable, and the bank wants to foreclose, despite returning as a hero. Then a gambler Johnny has a car accident near his farm, in which Kyle saves his life, in ...
Style: cult classic, independent film
Plot: revenge, farmer, hitman, murder, exploitation, rural setting, cow, scarecrow, american south, world war two, war hero, farm ...
Time: 1940s
Place: midwest
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Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, family friendly
Plot: monster, giant monster, creature, king kong, giant animal, island, survival, giant creature, jungle, chase, expedition, monster versus monster ...
Time: 70s, 1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1973 ...
Place: vietnam, fictional island, pacific ocean, washington d.c., thailand ...
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, ...
Style: exciting, humorous, action adventure, saga, epic ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot: superhero, heroes, disagreement, female agent, battles, civil war, vigilante, supernatural power, super powers, fight scenes, brainwashing, escape ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, future, year 1991, 90s
Place: africa, eastern europe, vienna, berlin germany, cleveland ohio ...
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All in the Family (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Style: sitcom, retro, slapstick, dark comedy, talky ...
Plot: working class, dysfunctional family, conservative, bigotry, family life, mother-in-law, success, social change, villain, black, parents, american history ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A very typical post-Soviet era storyline. A bunch of vagabonds lured an innocent teenage girl to their apartment, offered her a drink, intimidated, then gang raped her. Local cops are incapable to undertake an adequate actions against the scoundrels ...
Style: emotional, disturbing, touching, rough, tension ...
Plot: rape, sniper, justice, rape and revenge, teenage rape, vigilante, vigilantism, gang rape, revenge, sexual abuse, avenger, rape victim ...
Time: 90s
Place: russia
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The Straight Story (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in ...
Style: road movie, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: road trip, on the road, old age, small town, aging, brother brother relationship, family feud, illness, reconciliation, determination, travel, nature ...
Time: year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place: iowa, mississippi, nebraska, usa, wisconsin
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 7.2
 23K
The Misfits (1961)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three ...
Style: atmospheric, black and white, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: desert, divorce, cowboy, fall in love, aging, modern west, older man younger woman relationship, moral dilemma, ranch, stallion, couples, death ...
Time: 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: nevada, usa, las vegas, reno nevada
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes ...
Style: exciting, epic, futuristic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, conspiracy, tough girl, one against many, assassin, heroism, comic book, friendship, female agent, chase, villain, anti heroine ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, future, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., new jersey, usa
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search ...
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Plot: disaster, survival, ship, ocean liner, rescue, natural disaster, cruise, race against time, plutonium, sinking ship, shipwreck, shootout ...
Time: 70s, year 1979
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 6.2
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Wolf Lake (1979)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Canadian film where in ex-marine Steiger, unhinged by the death of his son in Vietnam, terrorizes a young couple
Style: independent film
Plot: murder, desertion, revenge plot, revenge, rape, war veteran, lake, manhunt, deserter, world war two veteran, target practice, gang rape ...
Time: year 1980
Place: canada
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 7.5
 138K
The Hours (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France, Canada, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: "The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a ...
Style: depressing, psychological, intellectual, touching, serious ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: suicide, mental illness, depression, aids, writers, lesbian, bipolar disorder, writer's life, literature, introspection, poet, borderline personality disorder ...
Time: year 2002, 1940s, 90s, 1920s, 20th century ...
Place: new york, england, california, los angeles, europe ...
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 7.8
 89K
Agent Carter (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: It's 1946, and peace has dealt Peggy Carter a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy must balance doing administrative work ...
Style: semi serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: superhero, female agent, strong female lead, heroic mission, hand to hand combat, female protagonist, investigation, save the world, undercover, secret agent, tough girl, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1946
Place: usa, new york
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 7.1
 6K
Flirting (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The year is 1965 and Danny Embling, is an awkward, underdeveloped teen suffering from occasional bouts of stuttering, attends an all-male boarding school in New South Wales, Australia. it has been some time since Danny has had any romantic ...
Style: realistic, touching, romantic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: boarding school, coming of age, friendship, interracial relations, high school, bullying, male nudity, love, teenage life, male pubic hair, teenage love, character study ...
Time: 60s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1965
Place: australia, uganda, paris france, kenya, africa
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The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The Fighting Temptations stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in ...
Style: romantic comedy, melancholic, romantic, talky, absurd ...
Audience: date night
Plot: church choir, small town, music, black, love story, disorder, ambition, contests and competitions, music band, last wish, friendship, family relations ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: usa, georgia, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The science of miniaturization has been unlocked, and the army has big plans. But when a scientist carrying the secret of the process is injured in a surprise attack, a life-threatening blood clot puts him into a coma. Now, a team of adventurers ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, suspense, tense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: submarine, double agent, space and aliens, rescue, military, medical, assassination attempt, chases and races, danger, shrinking, trippy, survival ...
Time: year 1966, 1900s, 20th century, 60s
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The 317th Platoon (1965)
Genre: War
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, bleak, rough ...
Plot: vietnam war, military, war trauma, indochina war, soldier, parachute drop, jungle warfare, dying man, cold war, tropics, french soldier, behind enemy lines ...
Time: 20th century, year 1954, 1950s
Place: cambodia, indochina, vietnam, southeast asia, asia ...
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