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Movies like For Sama, 20 Days in Mariupol, and They Shall Not Grow Old, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: June 3, 2026

  • 1
    1
    For Sama
    2019July 2019 by Waad al-Kateab
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    7.40 Masterpiece--
    Rating For Sama
  • 2
    2
    20 Days in Mariupol
    2023July 2023 by Mstyslav Chernov
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    7.29 Masterpiece--
    Rating 20 Days in Mariupol
  • 3
    3
    They Shall Not Grow Old
    2018November 2018 by Peter Jackson
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    7.23 Masterpiece--
    Rating They Shall Not Grow Old
  • 4
    4
    Waltz with Bashir
    2008June 2008 by Ari Folman
    Animation, Documentary, Drama
    Animation, Documentary, Drama
    7.23 Masterpiece--
    Rating Waltz with Bashir
  • 5
    5
    Virunga
    2014November 2014 by Orlando von Einsiedel
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    7.10 Excellent++
    Rating Virunga
  • 6
    6
    The Fog of War
    2003October 2003 by Errol Morris
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    7.03 Excellent++
    Rating The Fog of War
  • 7
    7
    Lessons of Darkness
    1992February 1992 by Werner Herzog
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.97 Excellent+
    Rating Lessons of Darkness
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    8
    Hearts and Minds
    1974December 1974 by Peter Davis
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.78 Excellent+
    Rating Hearts and Minds
  • 9
    9
    2000 Meters to Andriivka
    2025July 2025 by Mstyslav Chernov
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.78 Excellent+
    Rating 2000 Meters to Andriivka
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    10
    Restrepo
    2010June 2010 by Tim Hetherington
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.74 Excellent
    Rating Restrepo
  • 11
    11
    Five Broken Cameras
    2011November 2011 by Guy Davidi
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.74 Excellent
    Rating Five Broken Cameras
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    12
    Five Came Back
    2017March 2017 by Laurent Bouzereau
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.73 Excellent
    Rating Five Came Back
  • 13
    13
    Zeitgeist: Addendum
    2008October 2008 by Peter Joseph
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.71 Excellent
    Rating Zeitgeist: Addendum
  • 14
    14
    Triumph Over Violence
    1965December 1965 by Mikhail Romm
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.66 Excellent
    Rating Triumph Over Violence
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    15
    WWII From Space
    2012December 2012 by Simon George
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.64 Excellent
    Rating WWII From Space
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    16
    Control Room
    2004January 2004 by Jehane Noujaim
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.64 Excellent
    Rating Control Room
  • 17
    17
    The War on Democracy
    2007June 2007 by Sean Crotty
    History, Documentary, War
    History, Documentary, War
    6.64 Excellent
    Rating The War on Democracy
  • 18
    18
    The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill
    2017September 2017 by David Korn-Brzoza
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.63 Excellent
    Rating The Eagle and the Lion: Hitler vs Churchill
  • 19
    19
    City of Ghosts
    2017July 2017 by Matthew Heineman
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.62 Excellent
    Rating City of Ghosts
  • 20
    20
    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
    1995September 1995 by Peter Kuran
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.62 Excellent
    Rating Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
  • 21
    21
    Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
    2000September 2000 by Mark Jonathan Harris
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.61 Excellent
    Rating Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
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    22
    We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
    2001November 2001 by Mark Cowen
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.61 Excellent
    Rating We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
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    23
    I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
    2007May 2007 by Richard Trank
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.60 Excellent
    Rating I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
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    24
    The Invisible War
    2012January 2012 by Kirby Dick
    Documentary, War, Crime
    Documentary, War, Crime
    6.60 Excellent
    Rating The Invisible War
  • 25
    25
    Korea: The Never-Ending War
    2019April 2019 by John Maggio
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.60 Excellent
    Rating Korea: The Never-Ending War
  • 26
    26
    Genocide
    1982March 1982 by Arnold Schwartzman
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.59 Excellent
    Rating Genocide
  • 27
    27
    Invasion
    2014April 2014 by Abner Benaim
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.59 Excellent
    Rating Invasion
  • 28
    28
    Hiroshima
    2005August 2005 by Paul Wilmshurst
    Documentary, Drama, War
    Documentary, Drama, War
    6.58 Excellent
    Rating Hiroshima
  • 29
    29
    WWII in HD: The Air War
    2010November 2010 by Sammy Jackson
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.57 Excellent
    Rating WWII in HD: The Air War
  • 30
    30
    Liberation
    1994January 1994 by Arnold Schwartzman
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    6.57 Excellent
    Rating Liberation
  • 31
    31
    The Commandant's Shadow
    2024May 2024 by Daniela Völker
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.56 Excellent
    Rating The Commandant's Shadow
  • 32
    32
    Troy Story
    2025December 2025 by Adam Luria
    History, Documentary, War
    History, Documentary, War
    6.56 Excellent
    Rating Troy Story
  • 33
    33
    The Bloody Hundredth
    2024March 2024 by Laurent Bouzereau
    War, Documentary, History
    War, Documentary, History
    6.56 Excellent
    Rating The Bloody Hundredth
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    34
    Mains basses sur les savants d'Hitler, le plan secret français
    2023November 2023 by Bénédicte Delfaut
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.56 Excellent
    Rating Mains basses sur les savants d'Hitler, le plan secret français
  • 35
    35
    Gallipoli
    2005March 2005 by Tolga Örnek
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.56 Excellent
    Rating Gallipoli
  • 36
    36
    Armadillo
    2010May 2010 by Janus Metz
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.56 Excellent-
    Rating Armadillo
  • 37
    37
    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
    1987October 1987 by Bill Couturié
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.55 Excellent-
    Rating Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
  • 38
    38
    D-Day 6.6.1944
    2004June 2004 by Richard Dale
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.55 Excellent-
    Rating D-Day 6.6.1944
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    39
    Far from Vietnam
    1967October 1967 by Jean-Luc Godard
    Documentary, War, Drama
    Documentary, War, Drama
    6.55 Excellent-
    Rating Far from Vietnam
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    40
    Once My Mother
    2014July 2014 by Sophia Turkiewicz
    History, Documentary, War
    History, Documentary, War
    6.55 Excellent-
    Rating Once My Mother
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    41
    Spitfire
    2018July 2018 by David Fairhead
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.55 Excellent-
    Rating Spitfire
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    42
    The Long Way Home
    1997September 1997 by Mark Jonathan Harris
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.54 Excellent-
    Rating The Long Way Home
  • 43
    43
    Auschwitz, la machine de mort nazie
    2021September 2021 by Charles Bourland
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Auschwitz, la machine de mort nazie
  • 44
    44
    In Search of Peace
    2001September 2001 by Richard Trank
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating In Search of Peace
  • 45
    45
    Attack! The Battle for New Britain
    1944June 1944 by Frank Capra
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Attack! The Battle for New Britain
  • 46
    46
    The French as Seen by…
    1988October 1988 by David Lynch
    War, Documentary, Drama
    War, Documentary, Drama
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating The French as Seen by…
  • 47
    47
    1945, the Year that Changed History
    2020May 2020 by Guilain Depardieu
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating 1945, the Year that Changed History
  • 48
    48
    Beyond All Boundaries
    2009November 2009 by David Briggs
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Beyond All Boundaries
  • 49
    49
    D-Day: Normandy 1944
    2014March 2014 by Pascal Vuong
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating D-Day: Normandy 1944
  • 50
    50
    Storming Juno
    2010November 2010 by Tim Wolochatiuk
    History, War, Documentary
    History, War, Documentary
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Storming Juno
  • 51
    51
    Rojek
    2022April 2022 by Zaynê Akyol
    Documentary, War, Drama
    Documentary, War, Drama
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Rojek
  • 52
    52
    Tokyo Trial
    1983June 1983 by Masaki Kobayashi
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.53 Excellent-
    Rating Tokyo Trial
  • 53
    53
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
    1943November 1943 by Frank Capra
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.52 Excellent-
    Rating Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
  • 54
    54
    Love+War
    2025October 2025 by Jimmy Chin
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.52 Excellent-
    Rating Love+War
  • 55
    55
    Why We Fight: The Battle of China
    1944November 1944 by Anatole Litvak
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.52 Excellent-
    Rating Why We Fight: The Battle of China
  • 56
    56
    Killing Hitler
    2003March 2003 by Jeremy Lovering
    Drama, Documentary, War
    Drama, Documentary, War
    6.52 Excellent-
    Rating Killing Hitler
  • 57
    57
    Last Stand of the 300
    2007May 2007 by David Padrusch
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.51 Excellent-
    Rating Last Stand of the 300
  • 58
    58
    The Gatekeepers
    2012July 2012 by Dror Moreh
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.51 Excellent-
    Rating The Gatekeepers
  • 59
    59
    Shooting War
    2000December 2000 by Richard Schickel
    Documentary, Action, War
    Documentary, Action, War
    6.51 Excellent-
    Rating Shooting War
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    60
    The Man Who Saved the World
    2014August 2014 by Peter Anthony
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.51 Excellent-
    Rating The Man Who Saved the World
  • 61
    61
    39-45 : Les policiers dans la résistance
    2020September 2020 by Raphaël Rouyer
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating 39-45 : Les policiers dans la résistance
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    62
    A Timeless Call
    2008August 2008 by Steven Spielberg
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating A Timeless Call
  • 63
    63
    The Fighting Lady
    1944December 1944 by Edward Steichen
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating The Fighting Lady
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    64
    The Battle of Gettysburg
    1955December 1955 by Herman Hoffman
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating The Battle of Gettysburg
  • 65
    65
    Beyond Glory
    2015October 2015 by Larry Brand
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating Beyond Glory
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    66
    The Beginning or the End
    1947February 1947 by Norman Taurog
    Drama, Documentary, History
    Drama, Documentary, History
    6.50 Excellent-
    Rating The Beginning or the End
  • 67
    67
    Standard Operating Procedure
    2008February 2008 by Errol Morris
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.49 Excellent-
    Rating Standard Operating Procedure
  • 68
    68
    The Memphis Belle
    1944April 1944 by William Wyler
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.48 Excellent-
    Rating The Memphis Belle
  • 69
    69
    Winning Your Wings
    1942May 1942 by John Huston
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.48 Excellent-
    Rating Winning Your Wings
  • 70
    70
    Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der Zeitgeschichte
    1953November 1953 by Gerhard Grindel
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.48 Excellent-
    Rating Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der Zeitgeschichte
  • 71
    71
    Naples '44
    2016December 2016 by Francesco Patierno
    War, Drama, Documentary
    War, Drama, Documentary
    6.48 Excellent-
    Rating Naples '44
  • 72
    72
    Not a War Story
    2017June 2017 by Tim O'Donnell
    War, Documentary, Action
    War, Documentary, Action
    6.46 Excellent-
    Rating Not a War Story
  • 73
    73
    Cafundó
    2005September 2005 by Paulo Betti
    Drama, History, Documentary
    Drama, History, Documentary
    6.46 Excellent-
    Rating Cafundó
  • 74
    74
    Report from the Aleutians
    1943July 1943 by John Huston
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    6.45 Excellent-
    Rating Report from the Aleutians
  • 75
    75
    Thunderbolt
    1947July 1947 by William Wyler
    War, Documentary, History
    War, Documentary, History
    6.44 Excellent-
    Rating Thunderbolt
  • 76
    76
    Know Your Enemy: Japan
    1945August 1945 by Frank Capra
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    6.44 Excellent-
    Rating Know Your Enemy: Japan
  • 77
    77
    Chicago 10
    2008February 2008 by Brett Morgen
    Documentary, Animation, History
    Documentary, Animation, History
    6.44 Excellent-
    Rating Chicago 10
  • 78
    78
    The Fall of Berlin
    1945June 1945 by Yuli Raizman
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.42 Excellent-
    Rating The Fall of Berlin
  • 79
    79
    Father Soldier Son
    2020April 2020 by Leslye Davis
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.41 Excellent-
    Rating Father Soldier Son
  • 80
    80
    Why We Fight: Prelude to War
    1942May 1942 by Frank Capra
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.40 Excellent-
    Rating Why We Fight: Prelude to War
  • 81
    81
    December 7th
    1943March 1943 by John Ford
    History, War, Action
    History, War, Action
    6.39 Excellent-
    Rating December 7th
  • 82
    82
    Africa Blood and Guts
    1966February 1966 by Gualtiero Jacopetti
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    6.37 Excellent-
    Rating Africa Blood and Guts
  • 83
    83
    The Battle of San Pietro
    1945May 1945 by John Huston
    War, Documentary
    War, Documentary
    6.28 Excellent--
    Rating The Battle of San Pietro
  • 84
    84
    The Battle of Midway
    1942September 1942 by John Ford
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    6.21 Excellent--
    Rating The Battle of Midway
  • 85
    85
    Facing War
    2025October 2025 by Tommy Gulliksen
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Facing War
  • 86
    86
    Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
    1988August 1988 by Toshio Hirata
    History, Animation, Documentary
    History, Animation, Documentary
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
  • 87
    87
    Hitler's War on Oil: Objective Baku
    2015May 2015 by Robert Mugnerot
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Hitler's War on Oil: Objective Baku
  • 88
    88
    Memory of the Camps
    1985May 1985 by Sidney Bernstein
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Memory of the Camps
  • 89
    89
    The Girl Who Wore Freedom
    2021June 2021 by Christian Taylor
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating The Girl Who Wore Freedom
  • 90
    90
    9/11: The Longest War
    2016September 2016 by Stephen Finnigan
    War, Documentary, History
    War, Documentary, History
    Needs more reviews
    Rating 9/11: The Longest War
  • 91
    91
    Aribert Heim, médecin du camp de Mauthausen
    2017November 2017 by Angèle Berland
    Documentary, War, History
    Documentary, War, History
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Aribert Heim, médecin du camp de Mauthausen
  • 92
    92
    Battle of Long Tan
    2006August 2006 by Damien Lay
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Battle of Long Tan
  • 93
    93
    Churchill's Darkest Decision
    2009May 2009 by Richard Bond
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Churchill's Darkest Decision
  • 94
    94
    Farfour: A War Diary from Gaza
    2025November 2025 by Ahmed Deeb
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Farfour: A War Diary from Gaza
  • 95
    95
    Fighting Soldiers
    1939January 1939 by Fumio Kamei
    Documentary, War
    Documentary, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Fighting Soldiers
  • 96
    96
    FUCK TV
    2019August 2019 by Scott Arford
    Music, War, Fantasy
    Music, War, Fantasy
    Needs more reviews
    Rating FUCK TV
  • 97
    97
    Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
    2005April 2005 by Bill Leimbach
    War, Documentary, History
    War, Documentary, History
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Gallipoli: The Untold Stories
  • 98
    98
    Hitler's Forgotten Victims
    1997October 1997 by David Okuefuna
    Documentary, History, War
    Documentary, History, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Hitler's Forgotten Victims
  • 99
    99
    Jacques Doriot, le petit Führer français
    2018September 2018 by Joseph Beauregard
    History, War, Documentary
    History, War, Documentary
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Jacques Doriot, le petit Führer français
  • 100
    100
    Killing Anna
    2026March 2026 by Sam Benstead
    Thriller, Documentary, War
    Thriller, Documentary, War
    Needs more reviews
    Rating Killing Anna
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