6 Best Resistance Fighter and Underground Movement Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 24, 2026

Wartime resistance work is dangerous, clandestine and morally complex. Army of Shadows has French Resistance fighters facing constant betrayal, Black Book has a Jewish woman infiltrating Nazi headquarters for the Dutch resistance, and Defiance has Jewish brothers leading refugees in a Belarusian forest. A Call to Spy, The Train and Casablanca round out the six.

A Call to Spy (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.6

British intelligence recruits women as spies to help organise resistance networks in occupied France.

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Defiance (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Jewish brothers lead a growing group of refugees hiding in the Belarusian forest during the Holocaust.

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2h 17m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Essential · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Black Book (2006)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A Jewish singer joins the Dutch resistance and infiltrates the Nazi command from the inside.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 2h 25m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Army of Shadows (1969)

TMDB ★ 8.1

French Resistance fighters live with constant danger and betrayal under Nazi occupation.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · 2h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Train (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.7

French Resistance fighters race to stop a Nazi train from smuggling looted art treasures out of France.

Directed by John Frankenheimer · 2h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Casablanca (1942)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner has to choose between the woman he loves and doing the right thing during the Second World War.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Resistance Fighter and Underground Movement Movies

A Call to Spy (2019)

Defiance (2008)

Black Book (2006)

Army of Shadows (1969)

The Train (1964)

Casablanca (1942)

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