Highest-Rated Movies about 'Air Raids', Sort by Popularity

Rome, Open City (1945), Persepolis (2007), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Battle of Britain (1969), One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), Flying Tigers (1942), Zoo (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Air Raids movies.

#1. Rome, Open City (1945)

Storyline: The location: Nazi occupied Rome. As Rome is classified an open city, most Romans can wander the streets without fear of the city being bombed or them being killed in the process. But life for Romans is still difficult with the Nazi occupation as there is a curfew, basic foods are rationed, and the Nazis are still searching for those working for the resistance and will go to any length to quash those in the resistance and anyone providing them with assistance. War worn widowed mother Pina is about to get married to her next door neighbor Francesco. Despite their situation - Pina being pregnant, and Francesco being an atheist - Pina and Francesco will be wed by Catholic priest Don Pietro Pelligrini. The day before the wedding, Francesco's friend, Giorgio Manfredi, who Pina has never met, comes looking for Francesco as he, working for the resistance, needs a place to hide out. For his latest mission, Giorgio also requests the assistance of Don Pietro, who is more than willing as he sees...

Plot Keywords: priest, leader, revolutionary, fiancée, widow, dark, gritty ...

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#2. Persepolis (2007)

Storyline: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs.

Plot Keywords: child, friend, teacher, father, veteran, police officer, intense ...

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#3. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Storyline: In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Nazi Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets. Actual combat footage is used in this tense war drama.

Plot Keywords: pilot, military officer, soldier, patriotic, thrilling, emotional, england ...

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#6. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

Storyline: During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over (city name). One (or often more) of our aircraft Is missing." Behind these sombre words hid tales of death, destruction, and derring-do. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down, and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home.—Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: pilot, co-pilot, gunner, schoolteacher, resistance fighter, nazi, patriotic ...

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#7. Flying Tigers (1942)

Storyline: Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers. In particular, he must handle the difficulties created by a reckless hot-shot pilot named Woody Jason, who not only wants to fight a one-man war but to waltz off with Gordon's girlfriend.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: mercenary, pilot, hero, enemy, thrilling, military base, airplane hangar ...

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#9. Destroyer (1943)

Storyline: Flag-waving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief boatswain's mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a desperate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.—mike.wilson6@btinternet.com

Plot Keywords: welder, officer, lieutenant, captain, crew member, japanese soldier, brash ...

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#10. The Losers (2010)

Storyline: A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

Plot Keywords: soldier, mercenary, arms dealer, henchman, terrorist, drug lord, gripping ...

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#11. Forever and a Day (1943)

Storyline: When Gates (Kent Smith) travels from America to London to sell an old family house, he gets involved in much more than a simple real estate transaction. He is given a lengthy history lesson by the current tenant, Lesley (Ruth Warrick), who is trying to prevent the sale. When the blitz begins, Lesley and Gates go to an air-raid shelter, where Lesley starts detailing the house's significance, telling Gates how it connects both their families, going as far back as the early 1800s.

Plot Keywords: son, tenant, soldier, butler, doctor, melodramatic, gripping ...

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