Best movies with prisoners of war

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Best movies with prisoners of war

Discover the best movies with prisoners of war, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal, came in first as the best movie with prisoners of war of all time, followed by Empire of the Sun and Escape to Victory from 1981. Scroll down for the top 8 movies with prisoners of war, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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Brothers
2009 - Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie PortmanDrama, Thriller, War
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Marine captain Sam Cahill is presumed dead after his helicopter goes down in Afghanistan. His younger brother Tommy, just out of prison, looks after Sam's wife and their two young •••
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Empire of the Sun
1987 - Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda RichardsonDrama, History, War
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Jamie Graham, an English boy from a wealthy family, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade the city and lock all foreigners in camps. Separated from his parents, he becomes a •••
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Escape to Victory
1981 - Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von SydowDrama, War
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During World War II, a group of prisoners in a German camp plays a football match against the German national team. For them, the match is about more than sport: it is also a chance to •••
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Hart's War
2002 - Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence HowardDrama, War
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Held in a German POW camp during World War II, American colonel William McNamara keeps fighting from behind enemy lines. When a murder takes place in the camp and a military trial follows •••
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Rambo III
1988 - Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de JongeAction, Adventure, Thriller, War
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John Rambo has found peace at a monastery in Thailand. When Colonel Trautman, his friend and former commander, is captured by the Soviet army in Afghanistan, Rambo sets out to rescue him •••
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Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 - Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles NapierAction, Adventure, Thriller, War
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John Rambo, a Vietnam War veteran serving time in prison, gets a chance at release: a secret mission into the jungles of Vietnam to photograph American prisoners. Once there, he realizes •••
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Rescue Dawn
2007 - Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Toby HussAdventure, Drama, War
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During the Vietnam War, an American fighter pilot is shot down over Laos, captured and held in a prison camp. From there begins his fight to survive and his plan to escape. Christian Bale •••
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 - William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack HawkinsDrama, History, War
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British prisoners of war are forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge in Burma, and Colonel Nicholson, who runs the work, comes to take pride in it. Meanwhile, British and •••
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This list includes, for example, Escape to Victory, Brothers, Hart's War.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Brothers (2009), Rescue Dawn (2007), Hart's War (2002).

Which movies from 1980–1989 are included?

Titles released in this period include Rambo III (1988), Empire of the Sun (1987), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985).

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