Military Appreciation Titles in May on VIZIO WatchFree+

This May, VIZIO WatchFree+ is standing tall and saluting our real-life heroes with a lineup of epic, emotional, and action-packed titles in honor of Military Appreciation Month! Whether you’re all about battlefield bravery, deep dives into history, or heart-pounding missions that’ll have you yelling “HOOAH!” at your TV—WatchFree+ has got the cinematic salute ready to roll, and it’s all FREE! 💪🎬

So grab your remote, kick back with pride, and let these films remind you what valor, sacrifice, and service truly mean. From timeless tributes to explosive war zone thrillers, this collection ain’t playin’—it’s payin’ RESPECT.

Get ready to honor, remember, and stream hard—only on VIZIO WatchFree+!

The Hurt Locker

Feature Film

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Cast: Jeremy Renner (The Avengers), Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Civil War), Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential)

Available: May 1^st

In Harm’s Way

Feature Film

After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, USA bombs Tokyo to boost morale. A pilot survives thanks to a Chinese woman’s help.

Cast: Yifei Liu (Mulan), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Shaoqun Yu (Shaolin)

Available: May 1^st

Lancaster Skies

Feature Film

Douglas, a broken, solitary, Spitfire Ace, must overcome his past to lead a Lancaster bomber crew in the pivotal aerial war over Berlin, in 1944.

Cast: Rosa Coduri-Fulford (Funny Woman), Joshua Collins (Das Boot), Kris Saddler (Spitfire Over Berlin)

Available: May 1st

Emperor

Feature Film

As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.

Cast: Matthew Fox (Lost), Colin Moy (Spartacus), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive)

Available: May 1st

A Midnight Clear

Feature Film

The Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly.

Cast: Peter Berg (Chicago Hope), Kevin Dillon (Platoon), Arye Gross (Better Call Saul)

Available: May 1st

Pathfinders: In The Company of Strangers

Feature Film

Three companies of paratroopers travel in a deadly mission to France to prepare the drop zone for the airborne attack on the D-Day. They have to install an Eureka transmitter and searchlight to guide the planes in the Normandy invasion.

Cast: Christopher Serrone (Goodfellas), Michael Conner Humphreys (Forrest Gump), Jon Ashley Hall (Collapse)

Available: May 1st

Air Strike

Feature Film

During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.

Cast: Ye Liu (The Last Supper), Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Song Seung-heon (East of Eden)

Available: May 1st

Battle for Saipan

Feature Film

When a US Army hospital on the remote island of Saipan is overrun by Japanese forces, a lone medic puts it all on the line to lead a band of wounded warriors to safety in this edge-of-your- seat WWII epic.

Cast: Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Jeff Fahey (Lost)

Available: May 1st

Saints & Soldiers: The Void

Feature Film

The German war machine is in retreat. Two American M 18 tank destroyers are sent to root out a die hard group of Nazis holed up in the Harz Mountains.

Cast: Adam Gregory (Hannah Montana: The Movie), Michael Todd Behrens (Yellowstone), Joel Bishop (Cinderella in the Carribean)

Available: May 1st

Battle of The Bulge: Winter War

Feature Film

During World War II, the Germans decide to launch one last big offensive. Lieutenant Robert Cappa and his platoon are given the responsibility of defending a vital supply depot.

Cast: Steven Luke (Dust of War), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Billy Zane (Titanic)

Available: May 1st

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Feature Film

Actual events as written by carrier pilots at the time of the battle of Midway.

Cast: C. Thomas Howell (The Outsiders), John Enick (Scream: Legacy), Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club)

Available: May 1st

South Pacific

Feature Film

On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who’s being courted for a dangerous military mission.

Cast: Rossano Brazzi (The Italian Job), Mitzi Gaynor (There’s No Business Like Show Business), John Kerr (Tea and Sympathy)

Available: May 1st

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