6 Best Wartime Resistance Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 21, 2026

Underground resistance against occupying forces makes for gripping World War II drama. Casablanca has an expatriate choosing between safety and helping his former lover’s husband, Black Book has a Jewish woman spying for the resistance and falling for the enemy, and Suite Francaise has a woman drawn to a German officer. Charlotte Gray, The Train and Army of Shadows round out the six.

Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

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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Suite Française (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A French woman's forbidden attraction to a German officer billeted in her home collides with the grim realities of occupation.

Directed by Saul Dibb · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Black Book (2006)

TMDB ★ 7.6

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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Charlotte Gray (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A Scottish woman joins the French resistance while secretly searching for her missing pilot boyfriend.

Directed by Gillian Armstrong · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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The Train (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.6

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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Army of Shadows (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.9

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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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 Wartime Resistance Movies

Casablanca (1943)

Suite Française (2015)

Black Book (2006)

Charlotte Gray (2001)

The Train (1964)

Army of Shadows (1969)

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