War Films with romantic storylines or subplots
War films that include a romantic story in the plot of main or secondary characters. All recommended. See notes on each film.
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- DirectorJames KentStarsAlicia VikanderKit HaringtonTaron EgertonA British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.WWI story. Based on book of same name.
- DirectorJonathan JakubowiczStarsJesse EisenbergClémence PoésyMatthias SchweighöferThe story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.Romantic subplot between two members of the French resistance in WWII.
- DirectorDavid LeveauxStarsLily JamesJai CourtneyChristopher PlummerA German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.A WWII favorite. Love story with changing alliances as the Nazis gain more power.
- DirectorEric ColleyStarsBrett CullenCody KaschGilles MariniWorld War II: Shortly after D-Day, three American soldiers and two Army Corps nurses are stranded behind enemy lines. They take a high-ranking German officer as their prisoner and try to orchestrate an escape.Romantic subplot between young US soldier and nurse. Lower budget indie fare.
- DirectorFedor BondarchukStarsMariya SmolnikovaYanina StudilinaPyotr FyodorovA group of Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there.Focuses on the love story but includes shocking and stunning war sequences.
- DirectorWojciech SmarzowskiStarsMichalina LabaczArkadiusz JakubikWasyl WasylikDespite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.Polish film. Forbidden love.