Bomber Boys (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Bomber Boys is a war, tv movie, history and documentary film directed by Harvey Lilley, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their documentary The Battle of Britain with a film exploring Bomber Command, a rarely told story from the Second World War. The film focuses primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe, with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit, and Colin learns to fly the key aircraft of the campaign: the Lancaster bomber. But this is also the story of a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years. The program covers six years of wartime operations, and traces the obstacles and challenges that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome fighting force that was Bomber Command.

Who’s in it. Bomber Boys stars Colin McGregor as Himself and Ewan McGregor as Himself.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Bomber Boys sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bomber Boys page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bomber Boys tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, The Pianist and Apocalypse Now.