If You Liked The Science of D-Day, Watch These Next
Finished The Science of D-Day (2014) and want more of the same? These 18 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Science of D-Day, most of them are documentary, war.
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18 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Soviet Story(2008)
7.3DocumentaryWarHistoryAlso documentary and war
“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the complete story of Europe’s most murderous regime has never been told.…
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2.Why We Fight: Prelude to War(1942)
6.4DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist…
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3.They Shall Not Grow Old(2018)
7.8DocumentaryHistoryWarAlso documentary and war
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
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4.Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie(1995)
7.2DocumentaryHistoryWarAlso documentary and war
"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the history of nuclear weapons development and testing between 1945-1963. Narrated by William Shatner and featuring an original score performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, this award-winning documentary reveals previously…
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5.20 Days in Mariupol(2023)
8.1DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
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6.The War on Democracy(2007)
7.5HistoryDocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its…
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7.For Sama(2019)
8.2DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter…
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8.Father Soldier Son(2020)
6.5DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.
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9.The Battle of San Pietro(1945)
6.1WarDocumentaryAlso war and documentary
This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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10.The Bloody Hundredth(2024)
7.2WarDocumentaryHistoryAlso war and documentary
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
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11.Directed by John Ford(1971)
7.0DocumentaryAlso documentary
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
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12.Five Came Back(2017)
7.9DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George…
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13.Let There Be Light(1946)
7.3DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as…
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14.Last Days in Vietnam(2014)
7.3WarDocumentaryAlso war and documentary
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront a moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate only U.S. citizens.
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15.City of Ghosts(2017)
7.2WarDocumentaryAlso war and documentary
With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
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16.Virunga(2014)
7.9DocumentaryWarAlso documentary and war
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the…
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17.WWII From Space(2012)
7.4DocumentaryHistoryWarAlso documentary and war
WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satellite view of the conflict, allowing you to experience it in a way that puts key events and tipping points in a global perspective. By re-creating groundbreaking moments…
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18.Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed(2007)
7.2DocumentaryAlso documentary
The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. It consists of several interviews with well-known politicians, journalists, and critics, along with historical content and clips from all six of the Star Wars movies.
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