6 Best War Crimes Trial Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 23, 2026

Drama intensethought provoking

The courtroom has proven an unflinching stage for confronting history’s worst atrocities, weighing justice, memory, and guilt long after the war has ended.

Denial (2016) 01

Denial (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A historian must defend the factual truth of the Holocaust when sued for libel by a prominent denier.

Hannah Arendt (2012) 02

Hannah Arendt (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A philosopher's controversial reporting on the trial of a notorious Nazi officer sparks fierce public backlash.

The Reader (2008) 03

The Reader (2008)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A former lover reckons with shocking revelations about her past when he witnesses her war crimes trial.

The Statement (2003) 04

The Statement (2003)

IMDb ★ 6.1

A former Vichy collaborator hides from justice decades after orchestrating the murder of Jewish citizens.

Death and the Maiden (1994) 05

Death and the Maiden (1994)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A former political prisoner believes she has found and captured the doctor who once tortured her.

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 06

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.2

American judges preside over the trial of German judges accused of enforcing Nazi laws during the war.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.