Popular War Movies - Page 17
Javad Khan
2009
Javad Khan
2009
The film is about the khan of khans, the brave commander Javad Khan, who fought for his homeland against Russian troops led by Sisianov at the beginning of the 19th century, together with his sons, and died bravely.Emancipation
2022
Emancipation
2022
star 7.8Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.The Night Porter
1974
The Night Porter
1974
star 6.7A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.Che: Part Two
2008
Che: Part Two
2008
star 6.7Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.Stars of Eger
1968
Stars of Eger
1968
star 7.2This romantic and grandiose historical film depicts the era of the constant incursions and heroic battles fought by the defenders of the castle of Eger, led by captain István Dobó, against the heavy odds of superior numbers through the lives and love of Bornemissza Gergely and Cecey Éva. Gergely is inaugurated as a fighter already at the age of 7, when he escapes the captivity of the half-eyed Turk, Jumurdzsak, with Vica and the war-booty. In thirty years' time he becomes the first assistant of captain Dobó and the brain of the castle in the defence of Eger.An Arrow Through the Heart
2024
star 3During the Ming Dynasty's Jiajing period, Deputy General Yang Zhen's family is killed by the pirate Chi Hu, but his son Yang Hai escapes. Yang Hai, mastering archery skills from Yan Xiaoping, a descendant of the famed archer Yan Shiba, rescues captured villagers and seeks revenge against the pirates.Operation Mekong
2016
Operation Mekong
2016
star 7The Chinese government launches a daring operation to arrest a violent drug cartel following the discovery of thirteen Chinese crew members' bodies on two ships sailing through the Mekong River.Red Tails
2012
Red Tails
2012
star 6.6The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.Uprising
2001
Katyn
2007
Katyn
2007
star 6.7On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.Liebes Lager
1976
Liebes Lager
1976
star 3.3In a Nazi concentration camp, German soldiers shamelessly abuse the inmates, mocking and brutalizing them. But the prisoners never give up on the violence they have suffered, convinced that they can rebel and take revenge.Guerra do Paraguai
2025
The 300 Spartans
1962
The 300 Spartans
1962
star 6.5The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek Spartan King Leonidis, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of Greek Sparta to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was thought to number over 25,000. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization.Balkan Line
2019
Balkan Line
2019
star 7.4After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017
star 8In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.The Rough Riders
1927
The Rough Riders
1927
star 7The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898. This film is lost.The Sky Crawlers
2008
The Sky Crawlers
2008
star 6.7Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.From Here to Eternity
1953
star 7.3In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.A Private War
2018
A Private War
2018
star 6.8One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.Helen of Troy
1956
Helen of Troy
1956
star 6.3Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.
