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So I just watched Dunkirk and am in the mood for watching some WW2 films, and seeing as I've seen most of the older ones, some newer ones would be nice. Any suggestions crew?
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Crosmando: So I just watched Dunkirk and am in the mood for watching some WW2 films, and seeing as I've seen most of the older ones, some newer ones would be nice. Any suggestions crew?
I liked Roland Emmerichs "Midway" more than I expected. Of course it's nowhere near "Dunkirk" in terms of quality, but it is a surprisingly entertaining movie.
Depend what you mean by newish... best WW-II film - Das Boot (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/)
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Crosmando: So I just watched Dunkirk and am in the mood for watching some WW2 films, and seeing as I've seen most of the older ones, some newer ones would be nice. Any suggestions crew?
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Geddes17: I liked Roland Emmerichs "Midway" more than I expected. Of course it's nowhere near "Dunkirk" in terms of quality, but it is a surprisingly entertaining movie.
I saw a few clips of it on YT but the CG looks laughably bad. Or maybe I've just become too picky.
Der Hauptmann (The Captain) (2017)
Tells the story of German war criminal Willi Herold, who assumed a stolen identity as a German officer and orchestrated the killing of deserters and other prisoners at one of the Emslandlager camps.
Trailer
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Jojo Rabbit ;)
The Eagle Has Landed 1976

Just because Michael Caine trying to play a German paratrooper but still with a cockney accent is hilarious, but Donald Pleasence is as Himmler is perfect.

edit: just saw the title and realised you want new-ish films, well it was released post war, and after the moon landing is that new enough?
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Fury was flawed but pretty enjoyable, especially after it ratchets up the tension for a good while and it comes to a head.
White Tiger

https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/white-tiger-review
Post edited March 27, 2020 by StationaryNomad
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Geddes17: I liked Roland Emmerichs "Midway" more than I expected. Of course it's nowhere near "Dunkirk" in terms of quality, but it is a surprisingly entertaining movie.
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Crosmando: I saw a few clips of it on YT but the CG looks laughably bad. Or maybe I've just become too picky.
I never saw any clips or trailers for the film but in the cinema the CGI looked pretty good to me. Yes, you can clearly see it IS computer generated in quite a few sequences but it really didn't bother me (much). There are definitely Hollywood productions with far worse CGI out there ...
Sorry for re-treading some titles. While I'm not exactly certain what you mean by "newer ones"...

GREYHOUND
(2020) -- Upcoming in June

MIDWAY (2019) -- not written well and sporting some mid-tier effects, but rather historically accurate (moreso than most WWII filmes) and some intense air-to-sea battles.

FURY (2014) -- gritty WWII tank movie. Great performances but movie is just short of being a classic.

ALLIED (2016) -- WWII spy / love story done extremely well. Some might think it feels old-fashioned, but that indeed was the point.

THE PIANIST
(2002) -- Forget any feelings about the filmmaker... this film is the best I've seen on the Warsaw Ghetto.

STALINGRAD
(1993) -- German film. One of the greatest WWII movies made IMHO.... alongside DAS BOOT.

DAS BOOT (1981) -- Just see it!!!!!!!!!!!! And no, I'm not talking about the new series!

GENERATION WAR (2013) -- German mini-series. Top shelf.

BAND OF BROTHERS -- American mini-series. Still a gold standard IMHO for American WWII mini-series.

JOJO RABBIT (2019) -- Wonderful dark comedy

CATCH-22
(2019) -- Ok Hulu mini-series, but lacks heart and bite of the book and 70's black comedy; watch Catch-22 (1970)!

T-34 (2019) -- Russian tank movie. Completely over-the-top and loses steam in the middle, but diverting enough for a watch.

WHITE TIGER (2012) -- Brilliant but very philosophical (almost metaphysical) Russian WWII tank movie about a "ghost tank." IMHO one of the best of the recent Russian WWII movies.

STALINGRAD
(2014) -- Russian version of the Battle of Stalingrad. As per usual, over-the-top and not thematically sound, but some interesting characters and worthwhile just for a different perspective.

A few lesser-known oldies that I'd still suggest... just because I can't help myself when someone says "WWII movies"...

I could list a million recommendations of older stuff, but will try and control myself. Still, since WWII media is a passion of mine, I have to add a few over-looked oldies. Sorry. ;)

CROSS OF IRON -- Ok, ok, ok... it's not a new film... but one of my favorites. Coburn is GREAT as Sgt Steiner.

DECISION BEFORE DAWN
-- ok, ok... very old film... but GREAT WWII spy film... shot on location just after WWII. Surprisingly modern feel to the film and great IMO.

WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR DADDY? -- Wonderful, light 60's WWII comedy that few have seen or remember
Post edited March 27, 2020 by kai2
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Crosmando: So I just watched Dunkirk and am in the mood for watching some "new-ish" WW2 films
What's "new-ish" for you?
From 2000 up? Or only from the last five years?
And what about the theme of the movies?
Is everything in regard to WW2 ok, or only stuff with battle scenes?

Anyway...here are some proposals, that haven't been mentioned so far:

Downfall (2004):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_(2004_film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall_(2004_film[/url])

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Scholl_%E2%80%93_The_Final_Days

Flags of our Fathers (2006):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film[/url])

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima

Black Book (2006):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Book_(film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Book_(film[/url])

Valkyrie (2008):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(film[/url])

The Book Thief (2013):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_Thief_(film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_Thief_(film[/url])

The Monuments Men (2014):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monuments_Men

The Imitation Game (2014):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_Game

13 Minutes (2015):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Minutes

Hacksaw Ridge (2016):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacksaw_Ridge

Darkest Hour (2017):
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkest_Hour_(film]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkest_Hour_(film[/url])

Edit: Hrmpf...GOG is screwing up the links...as usual. :(
Post edited March 27, 2020 by BreOl72
Darkest Hour (2017) shows the story of the start of the war in the West and of Dunkirk from the point of view on the other side of the Channel from where the troops are fighting, with the despair inside the House of Parliament and the Cabinet under Chamberlain about the war and how Churchill struggles to get the nation together and to get the troops out of France into safety. A very good movie, I was enthralled by it.
Post edited March 28, 2020 by DubConqueror
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StingingVelvet: Fury was flawed but pretty enjoyable, especially after it ratchets up the tension for a good while and it comes to a head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqMXJF13q7g

:P
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kai2: GENERATION WAR (2013) -- German mini-series. Top shelf.
That series was total garbage, while some (not all!) individual elements were historically correct, the collective arrangement was just silly imo. And it even led to a complaint by the Polish ambassador in Germany because of the somewhat negative depiction of Polish resistance fighters. It's probably impossible to make a WW2 series or movie from the German point of view which doesn't offend someone, but this series was definitely not how it should be done.