Top 10 most underrated World War 2 films ranked and No 1 is a masterpiece streaming on Disney .
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of , and in the decades since, there have been countless films based on the conflict across every conceivable angle. We’ve all heard of the Oscar-winning greats from ’s Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List to The Great Escape, The Pianist and Dunkirk. But occasionally there are some hidden gems that you may have missed. So here is our Top 10 most underrated World War 2 films, classic and modern, live-action and even animated.
10. Fury (2014)
Brad Pitt stars as an American tank commander fighting Nazis during the final weeks of World War 2. Shia LaBeouf, Michael Peña, Logan German, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs and Scott Eastwood co-star.
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9. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Taking place during the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-3, this thriller follows Jude Law’s Soviet sniper hero in his duel with Joseph Fiennes’ Wehrmacht sniper school director. Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed Harris and Ron Perlman co-star.
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8. Sisu (2022)
Set during 1944’s Lapland War, this recent action thriller follows a Finnish Army commando turned gold prospector attempting to defend himself from being robbed and murdered by a Waffen-SS platoon. Influenced by the Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone, this gory outing received critical acclaim upon release.
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7. The Longest Day (1962)
John Wayne may have been too old for his role in this D-Day epic, but the result was still an absolute classic. The Longest Day co-starred Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, Sean Connery and Richard Burton – while Former President Eisenhower almost played himself.
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