Best War Movies – page 3
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins at Donbass, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision ...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
war zone, international crisis, military, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, crisis, power struggle, woman killed, soldier, battles, vengeance, fight ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
eastern europe, europe, ukraine, russia
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Genre: Action, War
Country: Finland, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, 'the man who refuses to die' dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who ...
Style:
brutal, road movie, neo noir, period piece, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, revenge, vengeance, violent, post war, war trauma, one man army, manhunt, obsession, cat and mouse, rage, grief ...
Time:
year 1946, 1940s
Place:
finland, siberia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald ...
Style:
captivating, grim, suspenseful, psychological thriller, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
court martial, mutiny, trial, naval officer, courtroom drama, courtroom, court, military, soldier, war crime, military officer, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, reflective, compassionate, sentimental ...
Plot:
world war one, redemption, war, missing person, courage, greco turkish war, family drama, parents and children, family relations, escapades, turkish history, wartime ...
Time:
year 1919, 1910s, 2010s, year 2014, year 1915 ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, australia, gallipoli, ottoman empire ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Style:
exciting, serious, epic, visually appealing, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, sword fight, warrior, vengeance, coup d'etat, revenge, knight, king arthur, happy ending, honor, emperor, corrupt ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2015, 18th century, future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style:
epic, serious, costume drama, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
knight, sword fight, war, medieval, crusade, battles, warrior, siege, muslim, crusader, sword and shield, christianity ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 2005 ...
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Poland
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot:
world war two, jew persecution, nazism, female protagonist, holocaust, jewish history, wartime, problem, nazi germany, wartime life, jewish life, social problems ...
Time:
1940s, year 1939
Place:
poland
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16K
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Australia, Germany, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos, she encounters mysterious Jewish refugee Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, sincere, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, survival, hitler, children, coming of age, youth, war, concentration camp survivor, children in wartime, child as adult ...
Time:
year 2012, post world war two, 90s, 1940s, 20th century ...
Place:
germany, russia, hamburg germany, berlin germany, poland ...
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100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
City of Life and Death takes place in 1937, during the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Imperial Japanese Army has just captured the then-capital of the Republic of China, Nanjing. What followed was known as the Nanking Massacre, or the ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, bleak, breathtaking, black and white ...
Plot:
sino japanese war, world war two, japanese army, war crime, sexual abuse, war atrocity, japanese occupation, rape, chinese history, atrocity, life is a bitch, japanese occupation of china ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, year 2009, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
china, asia, shanghai
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114K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, epic, historical drama, aesthetic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, world war, u.s. army, biopic, business, wartime, tank, military, u.s. military, allies, battle of the bulge, ego ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1970, year 1942 ...
Place:
london, italy, africa, north africa, america ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all ...
Style:
tense, realistic, harsh, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, racism, war, prison, prisoner of war camp, court martial, pow, moral dilemma, prison escape, soldier, propaganda ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2002, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, poland
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153K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style:
epic, inspirational, period piece, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
american civil war, battles, civil war, military, slavery, prejudice, racism, war, black history, u.s. civil war, human spirit, african american ...
Time:
19th century, year 1989, 1800s, 1860s, 20th century ...
Place:
massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
Style:
apocalyptic, controversial, mockumentary, disturbing, semi documentary ...
Plot:
nuclear war, cold war, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, apocalypse, nuclear bomb, nuclear, war, post apocalypse, dystopia, nuclear disaster, distopia ...
Time:
distant future, year 1965, 60s, future
Place:
europe, england, britain
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Poland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Style:
captivating, psychological, experimental, crying, period drama
Plot:
garden, auschwitz, holocaust, world war two, ss officer, nazi germany, husband wife relationship, concentration camp, swimming pool, nazi, genocide, nazi officer ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1944, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
poland, berlin germany, hungary
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4K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor ...
Style:
rough, realistic, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
wartime life, world war two, farm, soldier, countryside, military, danger, occupation, sexual abuse, german woman, household, holocaust ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, post world war two, year 1945
Place:
poland
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 227 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, visually appealing, visually stunning, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, kids
Plot:
world war one, desert, military, british empire, camel, islam, great war, imperialism, politics, historical character, battles, quicksand ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1962 ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, arabia, ottoman empire, jordan ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
revolution, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, french algerian war, politics, terrorism, insurrection, independence, revolutionary ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, year 1966 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, middle east, france, north africa ...
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Genre: War
Country: Russia, Italy
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A drama about the last days of a specific Russian regiment stationed in Afghanistan, before the main troop withdrawal in 1985.
Plot:
soviet army, war in afghanistan, perestroika, soviet afghanistan war, air force, cavalry, cold war era, military officer, father son relationship, son, killing, amputee ...
Time:
80s
Place:
afghanistan, ussr, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu fears ...
Style:
political, sexy, harsh, dramatic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
civil war, war, child soldier, adaptation, children in wartime, terrorist, justice, violent, life is a bitch, military, culture clash, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 2015, 90s, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
africa, liberia, west africa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Romania, Hungary
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Sibiu, December 1989. In the chaos and panic generated by the protests of the crowd against the authorities, a unit of the militia becomes the target of a violent assault that escalates into a bloody confrontation between soldiers, militiamen, ...
Style:
historical drama, intense, political, period piece, political thriller ...
Plot:
soldier, revolution, freedom, oppression, secret police, civil unrest, conflict, protest, liberation, chaos, militia, accusation ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
romania, eastern europe
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343K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A tomboyish girl disguises herself as a young man so she can fight with the Imperial Chinese Army against the invading Huns. With help from wise-cracking dragon Mushu, Mulan just might save her country -- and win the heart of handsome Captain Li ...
Style:
feel good, light, touching, captivating, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female warrior, cross dressing, human spirit, princess, heroine, friendship, dragon, good versus evil, sexism, impersonating, gender disguise ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 6th century, 5th century
Place:
china, ancient china, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style:
realistic, epic, contemplative, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, anti war, survival, japanese military, japanese army, imperial japan, violence, stallion ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2006, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place:
japan, asia, nebraska, tokyo, germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Style:
factual, disturbing, intense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
vietnam war, war, anti war, politics, disability, profanity, desert, wartime, fighting the system, biopic, military, vietnam veteran ...
Time:
year 1989, post world war two, 1950s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
vietnam, bronx new york city, north america, texas, the philippines ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, bloody, heroic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, ancient history, greek, mythology, survival, king, ancient, medieval, sword and shield, warrior, antiquity, swords and armor ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, year 2014, 5th century, 2010s
Place:
ancient greece, greece, middle east, europe, persia ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door; the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks ...
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, politics, injustice, widow, occupation, reconciliation, rules and policies, hopes, life is a bitch, society, legal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem, persia ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no ...
Style:
touching, depressing, anime, sad, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
world war two, hunger, orphan, war, homelessness, survival, siblings relations, children, desperation, death of child, boy, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
medieval, ship, samurai, battleship, korean history, military, naval battle, heroic mission, one man army, battles, against the odds, warrior ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
korea, south korea
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After their father dies, a family of five are forced to survive on their own in a Kurdish village on the border of Iran and Iraq. Matters are made worse when 12 year old Ayoub, the new head of the family, is told that his handicapped brother, Madi, ...
Style:
meditative, emotional, harsh, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
kurd, coming of age, children, youth, smuggling, siblings relations, orphan, family relations, village life, parents and children, family in crisis, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
iran, middle east, kurdistan, persia, iraq ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Style:
brutal, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Plot:
ambush, military, war, pride and honor, army, friendship, military life, battle zone, morality, death, courage, bonding ...
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, canada
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