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The English Teacher Goes to the Movies: Best Movies About WWII

63 movies (and one TV miniseries that HAS to be included) set during the World War II era. Some are documentaries, some are serious dramas, some are action adventure stories, and a couple are surreal comedies., but all of them are excellent movies that are well made and have some thought behind them.
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The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
In Which We Serve (1942)
In Which We Serve (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
3
The Battle of Midway (1942)
The Battle of Midway (1942)
4
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Air Force (1943)
Air Force (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
6
Bataan (1943)
Bataan (1943)
7
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
8
Since You Went Away (1944)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
9
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
10
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
12
They Were Expendable (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
13
Let There Be Light (1946)
Let There Be Light (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
Command Decision (1948)
Command Decision (1948)
16
Battleground (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
17
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
19
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
21
Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
22
The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
The Desert Rats (1953)
The Desert Rats (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Above Us the Waves (1955)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
25
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
Attack (1956)
Attack (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
28
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Dunkirk (1958)
Dunkirk (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
30
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
32
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
34
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
35
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
36
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
38
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Hill (1965)
The Hill (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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