Here we've displayed a list of the best Resistance films : To Be or Not to Be(1942), Cool Hand Luke(1967), Closely Watched Trains(1966), A Monkey in Winter(1962), The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969), Everyday Rebellion(2013), A Hidden Life(2019), Flame & Citron(2008), Sleeper(1973), Edge of Darkness(1943), Escape by Night(1960), Five Fingers of Death(1973) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1942
99 Minutes
Carole Lombard Jack Benny Robert Stack Felix Bressart Lionel Atwill Stanley Ridges Sig Ruman Tom Dugan Charles Halton Peter Caldwell Helmut Dantine
actor actress lieutenant spy nazi madcap hilarious suspenseful poland warsaw love triangle adolf hitler impersonation resistance world war ii adventure 1940s
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Comedy, Drama
Czechoslovakia
1966
89 Minutes
Václav Neckár Jitka Bendová Vladimír Valenta Josef Somr Vlastimil Brodský Jirí Menzel
train conductor apprentice father resistance fighter offbeat cheeky tender czechoslovakia train station small town hotel virginity world war ii resistance attempted suicide growing up sacrifice 1940s
An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform.
Comedy, Drama
France
1962
105 Minutes
Jean Gabin Jean-Paul Belmondo Suzanne Flon Noël Roquevert Paul Frankeur Gabrielle Dorziat Hella Petri Anne-Marie Coffinet
alcoholic young man child advertiser innkeeper wife amusing madcap normandy, france inn coast world war ii alcoholism resistance unusual friendship family survival adventure transformation 1950s
Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war,... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1969
140 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Anna Magnani Virna Lisi Hardy Kruger Sergio Franchi Renato Rascel Giancarlo Giannini Valentina Cortesa Edward Ciannelli Leopoldo Trieste
mayor townsperson captain nazi drunk endearing inspiring amusing italy small town vineyard wine nazi occupation deception courage resistance quest underdog 1940s
During WWII in Italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the Germans
Documentary
Austria|Switzerland|Germany|Greece|Belgium
2013
118 Minutes
Andy Bichlbaum Arash T. Riahi Mike Bonanno Srdja Popovic Inna Shevchenko
arab inspiring iran protest rebellion resistance civil disobedience fall
A documentary about modern and creative forms of non-violent protest and civil disobedience.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK|Germany
2019
174 Minutes
August Diehl Valerie Pachner Maria Simon Tobias Moretti Bruno Ganz Matthias Schoenaerts Karin Neuhäuser Ulrich Matthes Franz Rogowski Karl Markovics Michael Nyqvist
farmer austrian pacifist bleak emotional inspiring incredible austria farm world war ii resistance nazis escape sacrifice 1940s
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Denmark|Germany|Norway|France|Sweden|Finland|Czech Republic
2008
132 Minutes
Thure Lindhardt Mads Mikkelsen Stine Stengade Peter Mygind Mille Lehfeldt Christian Berkel Hanns Zischler Claus Riis Østergaard Flemming Enevold Lars Mikkelsen Jesper Christensen
resistance fighter assassin nazi collaborator femme fatale double agent brutal gripping denmark assassination world war ii resistance espionage love interest loyalty revenge mystery wretched excess 1940s
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Comedy
USA
1973
88 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton John Beck Marya Small Bartlett Robinson Mary Gregory Chris Forbes Peter Hobbs Spencer Milligan Stanley Ross Brian Avery
storekeeper socialite revolutionary police officer dictator madcap charming amusing lighthearted new york city hospital underworld dystopia fugitives resistance time travel escape transformation 1970s
A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
War
USA
1943
120 Minutes
Errol Flynn Ann Sheridan Walter Huston Nancy Coleman Helmut Dantine Judith Anderson Ruth Gordon John Beal Roman Bohnen
doctor daughter brother fisherman nazi collaborator patriotic suspenseful norway village hideout coast world war ii resistance massacre rescue escape 1940s
After two years under German rule, a small Norwegian fishing village rises up and revolts against the occupying Nazis.
Drama, War
Italy|France
1960
138 Minutes
Giovanna Ralli Sergei Bondarchuk Leo Genn Peter Baldwin Renato Salvatori Hannes Messemer
prisoner of war communist nun partisan soldier american patriotic suspenseful emotional gritty rome attic farm house countryside prison camp loyalty resistance cultural differences unlikely allies
Three allied prisoners, a Russian, an American and an Englishman, attempt to escape with the help of a young couple from Rome.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Hong Kong
1973
98 Minutes
Lieh Lo Ping Wang Wang Chin-feng Nan-kung Hsun Feng Tien Chao Hsiung Shen Chan Bolo Yeung
death student master amusing tournament school kung fu promises resistance rivalry
Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, History
USA|Germany|Italy|Spain|France|Japan|UK
2008
120 Minutes
Tom Cruise Kenneth Branagh Bill Nighy Tom Wilkinson Carice van Houten Thomas Kretschmann Eddie Izzard Terence Stamp Christian Berkel
colonel major general doctor army officer lieutenant tense rousing berlin bavaria lair assassination plot nazism bombing resistance execution adolf hitler underdog fall quest 1940s
A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
Drama, Romance
France
1995
135 Minutes
Olivier Martinez Juliette Binoche Isabelle Carré François Cluzet Jean Yanne Claudio Amendola Pierre Arditi Gérard Depardieu Laura Marinoni Richard Sammel Elisabeth Margoni
soldier noblewoman friend doctor priest spy spectacular melodramatic france village house parade french alps italy cholera outbreak war journey chivalry love triangle resistance
In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
Animation, Fantasy
France|Denmark
1986
75 Minutes
hero friend traveler roman british man warrior inspiring amusing engaging gaul england countryside battlefield roman empire journey magic partnership war resistance quest
The diminutive Asterix and his rather larger companion Obelix, warriors of the last village in Gaul still free after the Roman invasion, set out on a mission to deliver a barrel of their ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1960
111 Minutes
nun nazi priest jew child mother superior inspiring emotional somber suspenseful convent italy concentration camp world war ii holocaust resistance religion helping others faith rescue
Catholic nuns risk their lives to help Jewish children in an Italian internment camp escape to Palestine during World War II.
War
UK
1942
106 Minutes
Godfrey Tearle Emeric Pressburger Eric Portman Hugh Williams Bernard Miles Hugh Burden Emrys Jones Googie Withers Pamela Brown
pilot co-pilot gunner schoolteacher resistance fighter nazi patriotic thrilling holland countryside farm small town school resistance world war ii nazi occupation air raids plane crash escape 1940s
During a raid on Germany a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland and are aided by Dutch civilians.
War
France|USA
1966
173 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel George Chakiris Bruno Cremer Claude Dauphin Alain Delon Kirk Douglas Glenn Ford Gert Froebe
adolf hitler general dietrich von choltitz soldier resistance leader german soldier nazi brooding intense uneasy occupied france office apartment paris world war ii occupied france freedom history resistance military discovery
The departure of the German Army from Paris in 1944.
War, Drama
Israel|France|Germany|UK
2009
93 Minutes
Yoav Donat Itay Tiran Oshri Cohen Michael Moshonov Zohar Strauss Dudu Tassa Reymonde Amsellem Ashraf Barhoum
soldier prisoner of war military officer tense gritty lebanon tank war armed conflict resistance confinement dangerous assignment quest 1980s
During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.
Drama
Hungary|Germany|Sweden
2014
119 Minutes
Zsófia Psotta Sándor Zsótér Szabolcs Thuróczy Lili Monori László Gálffi Lili Horvath János Derzsi Orsolya Tóth
teen girl dog father dog catcher daughter teacher touching tender striking sultry passionate emotional city hungary school street apartment father/daughter relationship love rebellion
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
War, Drama
Italy
2004
93 Minutes
Lior Miller Mohammad Bakri Tomer Russo Areen Omari Hend Ayoub Karem Emad Hassan Aly Marco Alsaying Sarah Hamzeh Amir Hasayen Niv Shafir Sahar Lachmy
father mother son daughter israeli soldier tense powerful west bank house greenhouse occupation israeli-palestinian conflict family spying pacifism resistance revenge underdog 2000s
A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers.
Drama
Spain
2001
110 Minutes
Lucía Jiménez Juan Diego Botto Mercedes Sampietro Álvaro de Luna María Botto Joseba Apaolaza Jordi Bosch Joan Dalmau
young woman guerrilla innkeeper blacksmith niece teacher passionate touching brooding village valley spain cabin inn uprising political unrest bravery loyalty resistance new romance
Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco ... See full summary »
War
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Michèle Morgan Paul Henreid Thomas Mitchell Laird Cregar May Robson Alan Ladd Jack Briggs Richard Fraser Alexander Granach Paul Weigel John Abbott
pilot love interest priest nazi emotional suspenseful paris france fugitives world war ii romance survival resistance love pursuit sacrifice 1940s
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Switzerland|Germany|Portugal
2013
111 Minutes
Jeremy Irons Mélanie Laurent Jack Huston Martina Gedeck Tom Courtenay August Diehl Bruno Ganz Lena Olin Marco D'Almeida Beatriz Batarda Christopher Lee
college professor mysterious woman doctor optician resistance fighter priest brooding dark engaging emotional moving somber switzerland lisbon, portugal chance meeting search history portuguese culture resistance flashbacks
Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Sci-Fi
USA
1976
118 Minutes
Michael York Jenny Agutter Richard Jordan Roscoe Lee Browne Farrah Fawcett Peter Ustinov Michael Anderson Jr. Gary Morgan Glenn Wilder Lara Lindsay Bob Neill
fugitive lawman assassin survivor love interest rebel hedonistic shocking suspenseful city wilderness dome church cave washington, d.c. deception utopia dark secrets resistance freedom
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1949
106 Minutes
Jennifer Jones John Garfield Pedro Armendáriz Gilbert Roland Ramon Novarro
revolutionary sister student spy police officer suspenseful engaging cuba house university bank cemetery political repression protest resistance terrorism assassination tunneling revenge adventure
In 1930's Cuba, a bank clerk and an American mercenary assist a revolutionary group in a plan to kill the President but the Cuban Secret Police chief and the dictator's military complicate the plan's execution.
Sci-Fi, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
South Korea|USA
1985
98 Minutes
young man pilot princess droid slave tyrant thrilling spectacular melodramatic spirited mine alien planet spacecraft space city resistance robots magical weapon good versus evil space travel
Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|USA
1995
100 Minutes
Patricia Arquette Frances McDormand Spalding Gray U Aung Ko Victor Slezak Adelle Lutz Tiara Jacquelina Jit Murad
tourist sister professor rebel passionate disturbing profound burma thailand rally protest military resistance american tourists discovery escape 1980s
Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she... See full summary »
War
USA
1943
88 Minutes
beautiful woman nazi british soldier doctor secret agent old flame melodramatic emotional norway small town love triangle espionage resistance deception romance world war ii quest sacrifice love 1940s
Nicole Larsen is detested by her countrymen because they suspect she is collaborating with the occupying Germans. In reality she is working for the Norwegian underground, risking her life passing secrets to the resistance fighters.
War
USA
1951
102 Minutes
John Wayne Robert Ryan Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen Don Taylor William Harrigan
marine pilot major captain sergeant brother-in-law intense thrilling inspiring military base airplane guadalcanal okinawa, japan world war ii aviation obsession discipline resistance alcohol quest
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.