Movies About Dunkirk Evacuation

From Steven Spielberg, starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Rated R

Schindler's List is a 1993 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, an Australian novelist. The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning numerous accolades and grossing over $321 million worldwide on a $22 million budget. It was the recipient of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score, as well as numerous other awards. The American Film Institute ranked it as one of the 100 greatest American films of all time and it is considered one of the greatest films in history.

From Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Rated R

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 World War II epic directed by Steven Spielberg. Set during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944, the film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last surviving brother of four servicemen. Led by a U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Anderson (Dennis Farina), the squad faces immense obstacles, not the least of which is their own mortality, as they search for Ryan in enemy territory. Along the way, they are joined by a rag-tag group of soldiers, including a sniper (Barry Pepper), a medic (Giovanni Ribisi) and a soldier suffering from battle fatigue (Edward Burns). Ultimately, the squad must decide how to best fulfill their mission while preserving their own lives in the process.

From Oliver Hirschbiegel, starring Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
Rated R

Downfall (2004) is a German-language historical drama directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel about the last days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. The film follows Hitler and his inner circle as they attempt to cope with Nazi defeat as the Soviet Red Army advances on Berlin. The film is based on a number of historical accounts written by those who were present at the time, including Hitler's personal secretary Traudl Junge. The film focuses heavily on Hitler's deteriorating mental health and his increasingly desperate attempts to cling to power and the futility of his efforts to escape the inevitable. The film stars Bruno Ganz as Hitler, Corinna Harfouch as Magda Goebbels, and Juliane Köhler as Traudl Junge.

From Sam Mendes, starring Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth
Rated R

1917 is a 2019 World War I drama directed by Sam Mendes. The film tells the story of two British soldiers, Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay), who are given a seemingly impossible mission. The two must journey across enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save the lives of 1,600 British soldiers, including Blake's brother. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles such as a blizzard, German snipers and an unexploded bomb. With time running out, the two soldiers must rely on each other and courage to complete their mission and save the lives of their fellow soldiers.

From Christopher Nolan, starring Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy
Rated PG-13

Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film depicts the evacuation of Allied forces from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26-June 4, 1940, during the Battle of France in World War II. It stars Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. The film centers on the evacuation of these Allied forces from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, as German forces nearly trap them there. It follows multiple intertwined storylines, including the story of the soldiers and civilians on the beaches, the British navy vessels at sea, the Royal Air Force in the sky, and the small civilian boats attempting to rescue the soldiers from the beaches. The film has received critical acclaim for its cinematography, score, and direction. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects, and won three, for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing

From Ridley Scott, starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
Rated R

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed by Ridley Scott. Based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden, the film portrays the U.S. military's 1993 Somali mission in which two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. The film follows the U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force soldiers sent to Mogadishu to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and the bloody battle that ensued. The mission ultimately fails, resulting in the death of 18 U.S. soldiers and thousands of Somali citizens. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Eric Bana, and Sam Shepard.

From Kathryn Bigelow, starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Rated R

The Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It follows a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team as they work to disarm and dispose of explosive devices during the Iraq War. The main characters are Sergeant William James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge. The film follows the team as they struggle to survive their daily routine of military duties in a hostile environment. As the team deals with the dangers of the war, they must also face the psychological pressures of being in a life-threatening situation and the personal conflicts of their own character. In the end, the team is able to survive and move on, but not without leaving a lasting impression of the ultimate cost of war.

From Steven Spielberg, starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rated PG-13