Saints and Soldiers is a 2003 war drama film directed by Ryan Little and produced by Little and Adam Abel.

The film stars Corbin Allred, Alexander Niver, Lawrence Bagby, and Peter Asle Holden as four American soldiers trying to return a British airman with vital intelligence to the Allied lines.

Little and Abel were able to save money on production by recruiting a group of World War II reenactors who volunteered their services, costumes, and props.

Critical reception was generally positive with praise towards the message, story, performances (particularly of Allred and Niver), production values, and action sequences.

During the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, the Germans open fire on their American prisoners of war, in what is known as the Malmedy massacre, killing many troops as they try to run away.

Medic Steven Gould (Alexander Niver) manages to escape with Corporal Nathan 'Deacon' Greer (Corbin Allred).

The group fights against German troops, a winter storm, and personal conflict to return Winley to Allied territory.

[2] Ryan Little's first project was the short film The Last Good War, which won a Student Emmy.

In reality, the 101st was held in strategic reserve by SHAEF[6] at this point in time to recover from combat in Operation Market-Garden.

While the MPAA never communicated any specific scenes that warranted the rating, Deseret News film critic Chris Hicks speculates that the reason may be due to two scenes, one in which depicts Nazis executing prisoners of war and another that shows a closeup of a leg wound.

[20] However, Variety insisted that the script had "letdowns", including anachronisms in the dialogue and other story incongruities, yet they commended the production value considering the film's low budget.

[21] The Seattle Times added that "the film is intended as a propaganda piece for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the messages are very subtle, and the movie does have a place in the new WWII genre", and is "appropriate for mainstream audiences".

[22] Furthermore, scholar Travis T. Anderson, affirmed that films made by LDS filmmakers such as Saints and Soldiers and Napoleon Dynamite can still develop "widespread attention" or "critical acclaim".