Dear John (2010)
Drama | Romance | War
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Luke Benward
Director: Lasse Hallström
Baron Prášil / The Outrageous Baron Munchausen (1962)
Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi | War
The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
Starring: Milos Kopecký, Rudolf Jelínek, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger
Director: Karel Zeman
Brothers of War (2015)
Drama | War
With the world on the brink of WWII, a violent rivalry over the same woman tears two brothers apart. Seeking redemption, the younger brother escapes to the front lines of battle.
Starring: Rory Finn, Daniel Attwell, Fiona Bruce, Gordon Winter, Clare Fettarappa, Natasha Staples
Director: Mike Carter
War Dogs (2016)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | War
Two arms dealers, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, secure a $300 million government contract to supply weapons for US allies in Afghanistan. They soon find themselves in danger abroad and in trouble back home.
Starring: Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas, Barry Livingston, Shaun Toub, Brenda Koo
Director: Todd Phillips
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer / Ningen no joken V-VI / Ningen no jôken (1961)
Drama | History | War
His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Tamao Nakamura, Yûsuke Kawazu, Chishû Ryû, Kyôko Kishida
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity / Ningen no joken III-IV / Ningen no jôken (1959)
Drama | History | War
As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Jun Tatara, Kei Sato, Keiji Sada, Yûsuke Kawazu
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love / Ningen no joken I-II / Ningen no jôken (1959)
Drama | War
A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Chikage Awashima, Ineko Arima, Keiji Sada, Sô Yamamura
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Sunshine / The Taste of Sunshine (1999)
Drama | History | Romance | War
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Deborah Kara Unger, Molly Parker
Director: István Szabó
Anthropoid (2016)
Biography | History | Thriller | War
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Harry Lloyd, Charlotte Le Bon, Toby Jones, Bill Milner
Director: Sean Ellis
Black Book / Zwartboek (2006)
Drama | Thriller | War
After narrowly escaping death, young Rachel Rosenthal becomes part of the Jewish resistance, assuming the name Ellis de Vries. Her superiors order her to seduce a Gestapo officer named Ludwig. Ellis is successful in her mission but soon finds herself falling in love with her mortal enemy.
Starring: Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Carice van Houten
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Free State of Jones (2016)
Action | Biography | Drama | History | War
The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Opposed to both slavery and secession, Knight launched an uprising of poor white farmers that led Jones County, Mississippi to itself secede from the Confederacy, creating a "Free State of Jones."
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland, Christopher Berry
Director: Gary Ross
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
A powerhouse cast – including Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner – and exotic settings ranging from the African veldt to 1920s Paris to the bullrings and battlefields of Spain highlight this big-scale production, Ernest Hemingway's short story masterpiece come to glorious life. One of the box-office blockbusters of 1952, The Snows of Kilimanjaro garnered rave reviews as well as two Oscar® nominations. Gregory Peck plays Harry Street, a frustrated author/big game hunter who lies dying in the shadow of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro, reliving his life, adventures, ambitions, frustrations…and many loves. Wounded both in his leg and in his spirit, Street lapses in and out of consciousness while memories of his love life pass before his eyes: from the spoiled countess who sought to possess him to the one who loved but left him, taking his spark of life with her long before he set foot on Kilimanjaro.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Leo G. Carroll, Torin Thatcher, Marcel Dalio
Director: Henry King, Roy Ward Baker
The Flowers of War / Jin ling shi san chai (2011)
Drama | History | Romance | War
A story of love and war – and a band of outcasts who emerge as unlikely heroes from the shadows of a city's occupation. At once lyrical and visceral, in the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937, a vibrant human story about the invisible people of the city and a series of unexpected relationships that lead to a resonant act of sacrifice.
Starring: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Tianyuan Huang, Atsuro Watabe, Dawei Tong, Paul Schneider
Director: Yimou Zhang
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
Action | Drama | War
Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are fighting extremists in the Middle East when Colonel gives them a new mission: to protect a gas pipeline stretching from the Republic of Georgia to Western Europe from terrorists eager to make a political statement. But when skirmishes with the enemy lead to U.S. snipers being killed by a ghost shooter who locks into their exact location, a security breach is suspected. Fingers are pointed and battle lines are drawn, all leading up to an explosive climax.
Starring: Billy Zane, Dennis Haysbert, Chad Michael Collins, Stephanie Vogt, Nick Gomez
Director: Don Michael Paul
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Guernica / Gernika (2016)
Romance | War
The fates of Henry – a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul – and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika., James D'Arcy, María Valverde, Jack Davenport
Starring: Burn Gorman, James D'Arcy, Jack Davenport, María Valverde, Hugo Silva
Director: Koldo Serra
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Night and Fog / Nuit et brouillard (1955)
Documentary | History | Short | War
One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at several concentration camps in Poland, the film combines new color and black and white footage with black and white newsreels, footage shot by the victorious allies, and stills, to tell the story not only of the camps, but to portray the horror of man's brutal inhumanity.
Starring: Adolf Hitler
Director: Alain Resnais
To Have and Have Not (1944)
Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller | War
During WWII, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a Free French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sexy lounge singer.
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Moran, Hoagy Carmichael, Sheldon Leonard
Director: Howard Hawks
25 April (2015)
Animation | Documentary | War
The tragic 1915 Gallipoli Campaign of WW1 is told through the perspective of six New Zealanders who were involved.
Starring: Tainui Tukiwaho, Andrew Grainger, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Fraser Brown, Matt Whelan, Gareth Reeves
Director: Leanne Pooley
Madras Cafe (2013)
Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War
An Indian Intelligence agent (portrayed by John Abraham) journeys into a war torn coastal island called Jaffna, to break a resolute rebel group LTTE. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' At various junctions, he meets a charismatic and passionate journalist (portrayed by Nargis Fakhri) who is following her will to reflect the truth behind the civil war. The story unfolds as their quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis – India.
Starring: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri
Director: Shoojit Sircar
Sniper: Reloaded (2010)
Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Brandon Beckett the son of Master Gunnery Sargent Thomas Beckett while serving as a UN peace keeper and government trainer is assigned the task to rescue a European farmer located in the middle of hostile rebel territory. Upon arrival a mysterious sniper ambushes them, wounding Beckett and killing everyone else. Becket returns to his base and desires to seek revenge by killing the sniper. during his time on the base Beckett becomes involved with British Army Lieutenant Ellen Abramowitz. Beckett Also meets his father's former protégé, sniper instructor Richard Miller.
Starring: Billy Zane, Chad Michael Collins, Annabel Wright, Patrick Lyster, Richard Sammel, Kayla Privett
Director: Claudio Fäh
