Is the movie Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

Ordinary Men: The "Forgotten Holocaust" (2001) is a stark, unflinching documentary that investigates how ordinary policemen and members of the Einsatzgruppen became perpetrators of mass murder—shooting men, women and children day after day with a bureaucratic, obedient calm. The film confronts the banality of evil and the mechanics of group compliance, drawing the viewer into the grim landscape of mobile killing squads and the communities that enabled them. In this article I'll check where you can watch it today — whether it’s available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or Apple TV+ — and note any major recognition the film has received (it does not appear to have collected prominent festival awards).

Synopsis

During World War II, six million Jewish people were murdered—some in extermination camps, others killed in the field by mobile death squads like the Einsatzgruppen and by police battalions. These units carried out systematic shootings of men, women and children, day after day, often following orders with a bureaucratic, matter‑of‑fact routine that made the killings disturbingly ordinary—an aspect of the Holocaust that remains little known. The film explores who these perpetrators were and how seemingly ordinary men could commit such crimes.

Release date

2001

Duration

1h 31min

Rating

Director

J.S. Cardone

Country

États-Unis

Genre(s)

Action, Horreur, Thriller

Cast

Brendan Fehr Izabella Miko Kerr Smith Johnathon Schaech Simon Rex Phina Oruche Carrie Snodgress