Exodus

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 15 Dec 1960 · English

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.

Hotel Rwanda

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 22 Dec 2004 · English

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.

Devotion

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 23 Nov 2022 · English

The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 20 Nov 2024 · English

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.

The Zone of Interest

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 15 Dec 2023 · English

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

The Zookeeper's Wife

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 24 Mar 2017 · English

The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

Worth

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 21 Jul 2021 · English

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.

Uprising

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 4 Nov 2001 · English

In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Movie · 7.8 / 10 · 7 May 2008 · English

When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

The Iron Lady

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 26 Dec 2011 · English

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

Empire of the Sun

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 9 Dec 1987 · English

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Operation Mincemeat

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 1 Apr 2022 · English

In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.