| Woman in Gold (2015) | 7.3 | |
| Defiance (2008) | 7.1 | |
| Holocaust (1978) | 8.0 | |
| In Darkness (2011) | 7.3 | |
| Denial (2016) | 6.8 |
Shoah movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
New films
| The Last Suit (2017) | 7.1 | |
| A Hidden Life (2019) | 7.4 | |
| The Innocents (2016) | 7.3 | |
| Memoir of War (2017) | 6.3 | |
| Sobibor (2018) | 6.4 |
List of shoah movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Lithuania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony of one of the war's most notorious Nazis, Adolf ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, dark, thought provoking ...
Plot:
trial, media, nazi war criminal, nazi germany, genocide, holocaust, war criminal, shoah, world war two, nazi, judge, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
israel, lithuania, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Russia, Germany, Lithuania
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the true story, international historical project “Sobibor” is dedicated to the heroism of the Soviet o cer Alexander Pechersky. During the great Patriotic war, being in a Nazi concentration camp Sobibor he managed to do the impossible ...
Style:
rough, factual, suspenseful, political, philosophical
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, nazi, nazi germany, genocide, concentration camp, holocaust survivor, mass murder, rebellion, pow, escape, killing ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, germany, lithuania, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
TV show
Story:
In 1940s Amsterdam, Jewish Council co-chairman David Cohen and his daughter Virrie have their bond tested as they pursue increasingly opposing ways of safeguarding their community under Nazi rule.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, nazi occupation, world war two, nazi, anti semitism, persecution, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, community, nazism, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Its 1959. German Public Prosecutor Bauer is convinced he has found the long sought Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. This tense drama shows his struggle to have him brought to justice against the power jielded by old Nazi functionaries in ...
Style:
serious, historical drama, bleak, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
mossad, post war germany, investigation, justice, cold war, realism, legal battle, biopic, nazi, courtroom, conspiracy, investigative journalism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
west germany
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, judge, genocide, holocaust, lawyer, nazi, legal, redemption, court, trial, politics, justice ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1961, post world war two ...
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, poland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: East Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
deep, crying, inspirational, complex
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, prisoner, nazi, concentration camp, communism, shoah, military, wartime life, nazi concentration camp, world war, holocaust survivor ...
Place:
east germany, germany, poland, frankfurt germany, german democratic republic ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Diamonds in the night is the tense, brutal story of two Jewish boys who escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Ultimately, they are hunted down by a group of old, armed home-guardists. The film goes beyond the ...
Style:
black and white, spiritual, avant garde, surreal, no music ...
Plot:
holocaust, renaissance, surrealism, children in wartime, boy, nazi, bread, very little dialogue, tram, old man, escape, running ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr, germany, eastern europe, czechoslovakia, central europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Style:
depressing, realistic, emotional, heartbreaking, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, holocaust survivor, survival, pawnshop, concentration camp, haunted by the past, flashback, self harm, redemption, life philosophy, against humanity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, usa, germany, manhattan new york city, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, partisan, nazi occupation, military, holocaust, nazi, german soldier, fascism, fictional history, bureaucracy, shoah ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Near the end of World War II, Maria marries Hermann, who is immediately sent off to battle. When the war concludes, Maria believes that Hermann is dead. She starts working at an Allied bar, where she meets American soldier Bill. They start a ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thought provoking, touching, surreal ...
Plot:
marriage, world war two, female nudity, wartime life, lovers reunited, infidelity, rise to the top, couples, life is a bitch, battle of the sexes, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 1950s, year 1979, 20th century ...
Place:
berlin germany, europe, germany, west germany, canada
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity ...
Style:
depressing, sad, serious, heartbreaking, crying ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, against humanity, nazi, concentration camp, relationships, writers, wartime life, passion, melancholy, obsession, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1982, 1930s, year 1947 ...
Place:
poland, new york, middle east, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, thought provoking, rough, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, genocide, war crime, against humanity, brutality, holocaust, nazi, atrocity, occupation, children in wartime, massacre, teenage girl ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1985, near future ...
Place:
germany, persia, europe, soviet union, russia ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody.
Style:
intense, emotional, bleak, dark, melancholic ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, concentration camp, survival, nazi germany, auschwitz, oppression, loss, suffering, dehumanization, resilience, trauma ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Swedish account of Raoul Wallenberg, the man responsible for the largest rescue of Jews during World War II.
Style:
contemplative, bleak, emotional, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, politics, genocide, rescue, nazi, nazi soldier, world war, struggle, revolutionary, revolutionary war, shoah, judaism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
israel, hungary, europe, moscow russia, stockholm sweden ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, France, Poland
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth. Although improbabilities and happenstance are ...
Style:
political, retro, realistic, surreal, psychedelic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, circumcision, male nudity, woman peeing, hitler youth, children in wartime, physical exam, war, coming of age, genocide, nazi germany ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 90s, year 1990, 1930s
Place:
germany, poland, berlin germany, eastern europe, latvia ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the Warsau Ghetto of 1943, one man's struggle to keep his family together leads him to the ultimate crisis of faith, and one final chance at redemption. Written by legendary 'Twilight Zone' creator, Rod Sterling.
Style:
contemplative, emotional, disturbing, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, rabbi, shoah, german soldier, world war, religions or cults, family relations, injustice, danger, against humanity, war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Although liberated from Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, Levi did not reach Turin until October 19 of that year. After spending some time in a Soviet camp for former concentration camp inmates, he embarked on an arduous journey home in the company of ...
Style:
sincere, historical drama, captivating, uplifting, gloomy ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, concentration camp, children, holocaust survivor, prisoner, writers, biopic, political intrigue, world war, judaism, shoah ...
Time:
year 1997, 1940s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1945
Place:
italy, russia, europe, turin italy, venice
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Semi-autobiographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, telling the story of young Italian boy Luca's upbringing by a circle of English and American women, before and during World War II.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, light, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
world war two, women, stepmother stepson relationship, fascism, nazi, lesbian, friendship, coming of age, world war, abbey, youth, art ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1999, 20th century, year 1935
Place:
italy, florence, germany, switzerland, zurich switzerland ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hungary, Germany, Canada, Austria, France, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his ...
Style:
costume drama, erotic, saga, family saga, sad ...
Plot:
holocaust, sex scene, politics, love affair, political unrest, world war two, illicit affair, fascism, nazi, family life, siblings relations, jewish culture ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, edwardian era, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place:
eastern europe, hungary, israel, sarajevo, serbia ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The film, 'The Spring Of Life', brings to light a little-known operation of the Nazi SS, started just before the outbreak of World War II. Through the careful selection and re-education of young women, it was the Nazi's mad dream to ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, bleak, rough
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, ss, racism, nazi, anti semitism, genocide, wartime life, society, against humanity, life is a bitch, war ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hardcore American racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, bleak, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
skinhead, judaism, racism, anti semitism, neo nazi, nazism, hate, politics, identity crisis, fascism, violence spree, anger ...
Time:
year 2001, y2k, 60s, 20th century
Place:
israel, new york, usa, argentina, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
fascism, holocaust, anti semitism, ghetto, family business, social decay, political unrest, life is a bitch, against humanity, human nature, moral dilemma, world war two ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: History, War
Country: Germany, Lithuania
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, in Vilna, the Nazi annihilate 55,000 Jews and squeeze the 15,000 survivors in a seven blocks ghetto. The twenty-two year old sadistic commander Kittel is assigned to administrate the ghetto in the capital of Lithuania, becoming the master ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, emotional, rough ...
Plot:
genocide, holocaust, war, world war two, anti semitism, survival, moral dilemma, heroes, confined, lifesaver, against humanity, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, baltics
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Style:
disturbing, breathtaking, art house, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punishment, children, sexual abuse, cruelty, physical appearance, suicide, child abuse, death, small town, authoritarianism, transgression, priest ...
Time:
year 1914, year 2009, 1910s, pre world war one, 2000s ...
Place:
germany, northern germany, europe, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
kids
Plot:
hitler, nazi germany, world war two, gestapo, resistance fighter, battered woman, bolshevik, nazi, hitler youth, assassination attempt, anti fascist, third reich ...
Time:
year 1939, 1930s, pre world war two, year 1929, year 1932 ...
Place:
germany, munich germany, europe, switzerland, berlin germany
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Denmark, France, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Style:
art house, emotional, visually stunning, cerebral, melancholic ...
Plot:
nun, family secret, faith, world war two, anti semitism, judaism, holocaust, religion, suicide, character study, confronting the past, orphan ...
Time:
60s, post world war two, 2010s, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, israel, europe, denmark
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A Roma boy is placed in a mental hospital and experiences the Nazi euthanasia program. Aware of what was happening and attached to friends, the lad attempts to sabotage the program. The film addresses the complexities of the program director, the ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, child abuse, psychiatry, nazi, danger, violence, courage, psychological manipulation, culture clash, child, traumatic childhood, sabotage ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Directed by Christopher Menaul ('Summer in February', 'Fatherland) and written by Jenny Lecoat, Another Mother's Son tells the true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey who takes in a Russian prisoner of ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, suspense, period drama
Plot:
world war two, surrogate family, pow, tragedy, escaped prisoner, hunger, heroine, fight, death of protagonist, world war, nazi, fighting the system ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, ambiguous ending, historical drama, tense ...
Plot:
war criminal, mossad, nazi hunter, world war two, holocaust, nazi, mission, world war, israeli, chase, manhunt, secret agent ...
Time:
year 1960, 1940s, year 1939, year 1954, year 1945 ...
Place:
israel, argentina, buenos aires argentina, germany, tel aviv israel ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Germany 1945, Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, meets a radical group of Jewish resistance fighters, who, like him, lost all hope for their future after they were robbed of their existence and their entire families were killed by the Nazis. They ...
Style:
suspenseful, historical drama, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, saboteur, jew persecution, revenge, secret mission, world war two, jewish life, diversion, holocaust survivor, jewish history, loss of family, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany
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