{"id":247617,"date":"2026-06-21T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T09:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/5-great-world-war-ii-movies-to-watch-on-fathers-day-valkyrie-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T09:30:07","slug":"5-great-world-war-ii-movies-to-watch-on-fathers-day-valkyrie-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/5-great-world-war-ii-movies-to-watch-on-fathers-day-valkyrie-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Great World War II Movies to Watch on Father\u2019s Day: \u2018Valkyrie\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One month after celebrating moms around the world, it\u2019s time for dads to get their due.<\/p>\n

Father\u2019s Day is this Sunday, June 21, and Watch With Us<\/a> wants to celebrate by recommending a movie genre near and dear to all dads\u2019 hearts \u2013 war films.<\/p>\n

Streamers like Netflix<\/a>, Prime Video and Tubi<\/a> have tons of action-packed movies to watch, which is why we narrowed down our selections that cover a specific historical event \u2013 World War II.<\/p>\n

From Tom Cruise<\/strong> trying to kill Adolf Hitler in the thriller Valkyrie<\/em> to Clark Gable<\/strong><\/a> battling Japanese submarines in Run Silent, Run Deep<\/em>, these WWII films are guaranteed to make pops happy on his special day of the year.\n<\/p>\n

\u2018Enemy at the Gates\u2019 (2001) \u2013 Paramount+<\/h2>\n
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In the middle of World War II, everyone needs a hero, including the Soviets. They get one with Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law<\/strong><\/a>), a Red Army sniper who is renowned for his incredible marksmanship, which has taken out many of the invading German army. He becomes friends with his supervising officer, Danilov (Joseph Fiennes<\/strong>), but the two men soon face a bump in their bromance \u2013 they both love Tania (Rachel Weisz<\/strong>), a private with a knack for translating German. They\u2019ll have to set aside their rivalry when the Germans send Erwin K\u00f6nig (Ed Harris<\/strong><\/a>), a sniper who is even better than Vassili, to take out his rival and any Soviet soldier who crosses his path.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>7 Best World War II Movies, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes Rating<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tWith each year, there are fewer people who lived or fought through World War II. When they pass, films will be one of the only media keeping their stories alive for new generations to discover. Watch With Us recently rounded up the seven best World War II movies and ranked them by their Rotten Tomatoes [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While the love triangle at the center of Enemy at the Gates<\/em> is a bit unbelievable, the film makes up for it with its outstanding battle scenes and the climactic sniper-on-sniper duel between Vassili and Erwin. Hollywood doesn\u2019t make many WWII movies with Russian and German protagonists, and the film\u2019s depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad is truly impressive.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare\u2019 (2024) \u2013 HBO Max<\/h2>\n
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\n Alan Ritchson in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.<\/span> Dan Smith \/\u00a9 Lions Gate Films \/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you want a war movie that doesn\u2019t take itself too seriously, watch The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare<\/em>. Based on the nonfiction book Churchill\u2019s Secret Warriors<\/em> by Damien Lewis, the movie stars Henry Cavill<\/strong><\/a> as real-life war hero Gus March-Phillipps, who led a covert mission to destroy an Italian supply ship near a Spanish-controlled island. Gus can\u2019t do it alone, so he assembles a dirty half-dozen of rogue officers like Anders Lassen (Alan Ritchson<\/strong><\/a>) and Marjorie Stewart (E\u00edza Gonzalez<\/strong>) to help him.<\/p>\n

Director Guy Ritchie<\/strong> plays fast and loose with some of the facts, including adding several gunfights and explosions that never actually happened. Still, if watching former Superman Cavill gun down some Nazis and Reacher<\/em> star Ritchson break some Axis Power heads, then hang out with The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Run Silent, Run Deep\u2019 (1958) \u2013 Prime Video<\/h2>\n