What are the 5 most honest World War II films?

Downfall: A refreshingly honest portrayal of the defensive Battle for Berlin, specifically the last ten days of Hitler's life and how the Third Reich, which had once stretched from Berlin to the coast of the English Channel and as far as North Africa, had crumbled to little more than a few blocks of urban street. read more

In her own answer, Gill admonishes us to remember that the question asks for the “most honest” World War II films, not necessarily our favorites. I will agree immediately with one of Gill’s choices, The Wooden Horse. read more

The movie highlights how the German Army fell into disarray at the end of the war, how Hitler’s generals began turning on one another, how the radical Nazis wanted to stay and fight until the end while the more rational German officers wanted to concede defeat to the Allies, how the defeat at the end of World War I discouraged Germans from surrendering and how blatantly obvious it had become that there would be no victory for the Third Reich. read more

Watching WWII movies has become a tradition during Memorial Days with classics like The Great Escape, The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan included in the group of the commonly watched war films during this time. read more