War dramas are a very popular genre as a whole as they are often both entertaining and educational.
Audience reviews seem to agree thatPaul Rudd is as likable as ever and believable in the lead role.
For audiences who are interested in war movies that primarily focus on battle,Furyis a great watch.
Though, of course, Emmerich’s action sequences still keep audiences entertained.
They must complete the mission within six months, showcasing their resilience and crucial contributions during the war.
The men portrayed were heroes, just like other soldiers.
Based on the true story of Moe Berg, a former baseball player turned spy, The Catcher Was a Spy is a biographical drama by director Ben Lewin and released in 2018. Set in 1936, Moe Berg decides towards the end of his baseball career to join the United States as a covert spy after seeing the real dangers Nazi Germany posed in the era.
Brad Pitt stars as tank commander Don “Wardaddy” Collier in David Ayer’s war movie Fury. Set during the end of World War II, the film follows the Allied forces breaking through into Nazi Germany as Don and his crew pilot their tank known as Fury into enemy lines in gruesome battles to capture critical stronghold points and help secure victory in the war.
Based on the nonfiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken tells the World War II story of Louie Zamperini, an American officer who survived on a raft for 47 days before being captured and sent to a series of Japanese prisoner of war camps.
Written by Wes Tooke and directed by Roland Emmerich, 2019’s Midway is a 2019 feature film starring Ed Skrein, Luke Evans, and Patrick Wilson. The film revolves around the invasion of Midway island and follows the war struggles between the United States and Japan.
Operation Mincemeat is a World War II espionage drama set in 1943, where British intelligence officers devise a plan to deceive Nazi spies. By using a corpse with false documents, they aim to mislead the enemy into expecting an Allied invasion in Greece rather than their actual target, Sicily.
The Six Triple Eight is a World War II drama about the US Army’s all-Black, all-women battalion tasked with sorting a massive backlog of 17 million undelivered letters to American soldiers. They must complete the mission within six months, showcasing their resilience and crucial contributions during the war.
The Monuments Men is a War-based film written and directed by George Clooney. Starring Clooney himself as well as Matt Damon, John Goodman, and Bill Murray, the film revolves around a group of men that must band together to stop the Nazi regime from stealing important works of art during World War II.
Schindler’s List is a historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg, chronicling the efforts of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved over a thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust. Starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, the film vividly portrays the atrocities committed during World War II while highlighting Schindler’s transformation from a profit-driven industrialist to a humanitarian savior.
