Overview
A gripping tale of survival and loyalty set against the backdrop of World War II.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- harrowing
- serious
- historical film night
- serious movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly wound, visually impressive war epic that brings an underrepresented World War II campaign to life through focused individual stories.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story intercuts British troops trapped behind enemy lines, Dutch teenager Teuntje Visser, and Dutch soldier Marinus van Staveren serving with the German staff.
Marinus questions his loyalty while Teuntje’s accidental killing of German soldiers triggers a chain of consequences.
The production foregrounds the Battle of the Scheldt through large-scale combat imagery, detailed production design, and battlefield logistics.
The Scheldt estuary and Walcheren Island are presented as the key geographic obstacles to supplying the captured port of Antwerp.
Films like The Forgotten Battle, and why
Dunkirk
shared world war ii setting, interwoven perspectives, grounded combat drama, and focus on ordinary people caught in military upheaval
A Bridge Too Far
shared historical war drama, multinational ensemble, battlefield suspense, and morally pressured soldiers
The Resistance Banker
shared world war ii realism, civilian vulnerability, occupation-era moral conflict, and emotionally serious tone
The Last Vermeer
shared European war setting, tragic human consequences, and intimate character focus within a large military campaign
Movie Details
- Director
- Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
- Release Date
- 2021-06-05
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (804)
Cast
- Gijs Blom
- Jamie Flatters
- Susan Radder
- Theo Barklem-Biggs
- Jan Bijvoet
- Marthe Schneider
- Ronald Kalter
- Scott Reid
- Robert Naylor
- Tom Felton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Forgotten Battle about?
- Three lives collide amid the brutal 1944 struggle to open the Scheldt estuary and secure Allied access to Antwerp.
- What is The Forgotten Battle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Forgotten Battle as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Forgotten Battle violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Forgotten Battle as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Forgotten Battle?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly wound, visually impressive war epic that brings an underrepresented World War II campaign to life through focused individual stories.
- Which films are like The Forgotten Battle?
- Films with a similar feel include Dunkirk, A Bridge Too Far, The Resistance Banker, and The Last Vermeer.
- How long is The Forgotten Battle?
- The Forgotten Battle runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Forgotten Battle?
- In United States, The Forgotten Battle streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
