Children In Wartime Movies

  • 2008
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    7.8392008HD

    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 Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  • 2006
    Pan's Labyrinth

    Pan's Labyrinth

    Pan's Labyrinth

    7.82006HD

    Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth...

    Pan's Labyrinth
  • 2015
    Beasts of No Nation

    Beasts of No Nation

    Beasts of No Nation

    7.62015HD

    Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's...

    Beasts of No Nation
  • 2019
    Jojo Rabbit

    Jojo Rabbit

    Jojo Rabbit

    8.022019HD

    A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young...

    Jojo Rabbit
  • 1987
    Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    7.5181987HD

    Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured...

    Empire of the Sun
  • 2013
    The Book Thief

    The Book Thief

    The Book Thief

    7.4892013HD

    While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her...

    The Book Thief
  • 1985
    Come and See

    Come and See

    Come and See

    8.31985HD

    The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his...

    Come and See
  • 1971
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    7.0281971HD

    Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when...

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • 2004
    Before the Fall

    Before the Fall

    Before the Fall

    7.0342004HD

    In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi...

    Before the Fall
  • 1959
    The Bridge

    The Bridge

    The Bridge

    7.51959HD

    A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of...

    The Bridge
  • 2012
    War Witch

    War Witch

    War Witch

    6.62012HD

    Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war....

    War Witch
  • 1959
    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    7.21959HD

    The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

    The Diary of Anne Frank
  • 2005
    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    Grave of the Fireflies

    7.92005HD

    Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe,...

    Grave of the Fireflies
  • 1983
    Barefoot Gen

    Barefoot Gen

    Barefoot Gen

    7.51983HD

    A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

    Barefoot Gen
  • 2005
    Innocent Voices

    Innocent Voices

    Innocent Voices

    8.12005HD

    A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to...

    Innocent Voices
  • 1987
    Au Revoir les Enfants

    Au Revoir les Enfants

    Au Revoir les Enfants

    7.5171987HD

    Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a...

    Au Revoir les Enfants
  • 1974
    Lacombe, Lucien

    Lacombe, Lucien

    Lacombe, Lucien

    71974HD

    In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When...

    Lacombe, Lucien
  • 2013
    Belle and Sebastian

    Belle and Sebastian

    Belle and Sebastian

    6.92013HD

    Belle and Sebastian is set high in the snowy Alps during the Second World War. The resourceful Sebastian is a lonely boy who tames and befriends a...

    Belle and Sebastian
  • 1993
    Swing Kids

    Swing Kids

    Swing Kids

    6.71993HD

    The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more...

    Swing Kids
  • 1952
    Forbidden Games

    Forbidden Games

    Forbidden Games

    7.8131952HD

    Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together,...

    Forbidden Games