For some reason, I'd be reluctant to refer The Pianist to this genre, even though war is undoubtely the connectival tissue of films like this and Schindler's list, which I'd better refer to the dramatic genre. Just my opinion, of course.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
