Popular War Movies - Page 81
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
1966
star 7.5In 1812, as Napoleon's army invades Russia, Kutuzov asks Bolkonsky to join him as a staff officer, yet the prince requests a command in the field. Pierre sets out to watch the armies' impending confrontation. As the Battle of Borodino rages, he volunteers to assist in an artillery battery. Part three of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.The Devil's General
1955
The Devil's General
1955
star 6.8The adaptation of the eponymous play by Carl Zuckmayer tells the story of renegade general Harras of the German Luftwaffe, who during WWII openly criticizes the Nazi regime. As a consequence, he is put under surveillance, and even imprisoned for a brief period of time. Still remaining outspoken, Harras realizes the horrific dimensions of this hopeless and injust war waged by Germany.Heroic Charge
1952
Heroic Charge
1952
star 4.8In 1941 an Italian regiment known as the Savoy Cavalry is sent by Mussolini to Russia to assist the German invasion. After crossing an extensive area of Soviet territory the men arrive at a village that seems deserted. A patrol sent on reconnaissance comes under machine-gun fire from the top of a bell-tower.Zeitgeist: Addendum
2008
Zeitgeist: Addendum
2008
star 7.2Zeitgeist: Addendum premiered at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival. Director Peter Joseph stated: "The failure of our world to resolve the issues of war, poverty, and corruption, rests within a gross ignorance about what guides human behavior to begin with. It address the true source of the instability in our society, while offering the only fundamental, long-term solution."La battaglia del Sinai
1969
Eight Israeli soldiers are sent on a mission to take control of an enemy missile base, but face a deadly counterattackBorn Of War
2013
Born Of War
2013
star 3.9After her parents are brutally murdered in a home invasion, college student Mina learns that her real father is a ruthless warlord who now wants her back. In retaliation, she works alongside British intelligence in order to take him down.Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
star 6.6In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.My Old Man's Place
1971
My Old Man's Place
1971
star 6.8Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD. They decide to go for a couple of days to a peaceful farm owned by the father of one of the men. A psychotic sergeant who also did tours in Nam, joins them. Personalities clash hard.Behind the Rising Sun
1943
star 5.7A Japanese publisher urges his American-educated son to side with the Axis.A Foreign Field
1993
A Foreign Field
1993
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.Hope and Glory
1987
Hope and Glory
1987
star 6.9A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
star 3.8In the last days of WWII, a Japanese platoon is attacked by headhunters while attempting to hide millions in gold. Thirty-six years later, a grizzled guide is hired to lead an expedition into a jungle inferno of greed, violence, nudity, and murder.Eugène
2019
Eugène
2019
During Napoleonic wars, a young idealistic drummer, in search of glory, arrives on the battlefield and discovers the horrors of war.Target Zero
1955
Target Zero
1955
star 5.3International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.Boško Buha
1978
Boško Buha
1978
star 6.5The movie is based on the true story about a group of children, barely teenagers, who joined Yugoslav Partizans after losing their families in WW2. At first, Partizans want to get rid of them, but later they are joining combat ranks. Among them, Bosko Buha would become a legend because of his skill in destroying enemy bunkers.Mosul
2019
Mosul
2019
star 6.7When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle to save their home city of Mosul.One Minute to Zero
1952
One Minute to Zero
1952
star 5.8An idealistic United Nations official learns the harrowing truth about war when she falls in love with an American officer charged with the evacuation of civilians. As hostilities escalate, the officer and his small detachment are left to hold the line until allied forces can be brought into action.Kill Zone
1993
Kill Zone
1993
star 1.2An American colonel will pay any price to defeat the Viet Cong. When his unauthorized fighting force in Cambodia is discovered, he becomes a one man army, fighting a war of his own for a cause he knows is just.Sea of Sand
1958
Sea of Sand
1958
star 6.5A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.The Hand on the Rifle
1963
During WWII, a fierce struggle for survival in the mountains between partisans and Fascists, in this pessimistic portrait of combat.
