6 Best War Crimes Trial Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 23, 2026

The courtroom is an unflinching stage for confronting history’s atrocities. Denial has a historian defending the truth of the Holocaust against a libel suit, Hannah Arendt has a philosopher’s controversial reporting on a trial, and The Reader has a man witnessing a former lover’s war crimes trial. The Statement, Death and the Maiden and Judgment at Nuremberg round out the six.

Denial (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A historian must prove the Holocaust happened after being sued for libel by a denier in a British court.

Directed by Mick Jackson · 1h 49m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Hannah Arendt (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.2

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

Directed by Margarethe von Trotta · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Chai Flicks · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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The Reader (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A former lover's wartime secret resurfaces years later as he attends her war crimes trial.

Directed by Stephen Daldry · 2h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Statement (2003)

TMDB ★ 6.1

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

Directed by Norman Jewison · 2h 00m

Where to watch

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

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Death and the Maiden (1994)

TMDB ★ 6.9

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

Directed by Roman Polanski · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 93% Metacritic 60

American judges preside over the trial of German judges complicit in Nazi war crimes.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 3h 11m · Rated NR

Won 2 Oscars16 wins & 26 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 War Crimes Trial Movies

Denial (2016)

Hannah Arendt (2012)

The Reader (2008)

The Statement (2003)

Death and the Maiden (1994)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

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