Popular War Movies - Page 262
MOM!
2022
MOM!
2022
star 10Two mirror situations: telephone conversation of a Russian soldier with his mother, and a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who also communicates with his own, during the Russian military aggression. Why is there such a huge gulf between our people and their people? Perhaps the answer to this question lies in the difference in relationship with mothers.The Boy Named Captain
1973
star 9A story about a young hero of the Great Patriotic War, scout Yasha Gordienko. A short, stocky boy who dreamed of becoming a military sailor was a liaison of a partisan detachment in Odesa occupied by the Nazis. Captured on the denunciation of a traitor, he was shot by the Germans Nazis.Halfway Home
2011
Halfway Home
2011
Paul Freedman's latest film profiles American servicemen and women who are struggling to readjust to life away from combat. Intimately told by veterans, their families, and those charged with their care, Halfway Home tragically affirms that the toll of war extends far beyond the battlefield. Exploring both the stigma of war-induced "mental health issues" and the negative attitudes towards their treatment, this moving documentary lends a human face to this controversial matter.Zapata: The dream of a hero
2004
star 5.5This fictionalized portrayal of Emiliano Zapata as an Indigenous Mexican shaman, directed by Alfonso Arau, was reportedly the most expensive Mexican movie ever produced, with a massive ad campaign, and the largest ever opening in the nation's history. Unusual in the Mexican film industry, Zapata was financed independently.Tomorrow We Live
1943
Tomorrow We Live
1943
star 6.6British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.La Resistance
2025
La Resistance
2025
Kingdom of Dust
2011
Kingdom of Dust
2011
star 4.5In a basement, somewhere in war torn Baghdad, hostage Adam Smith is waiting to die. With no time, no chance, and no hope, he must look into the abyss of his own personal hell and it is here, 'in the valley of the shadow of death' that something divine is awaiting him.Two Friends
1941
Two Friends
1941
star 8Two officers of the Red Army find themselves in a struggle against foreign intelligence agents.The Chain
1964
The Chain
1964
star 7An antifascist resister escapes from a train transporting him to his execution, evades capture with the help of a sympathetic peasant and soldier, and eventually joins a partisan unit despite numerous obstacles.Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
star 6.1A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.Mother of Men
1975
Love and War
2019
Love and War
2019
star 10Marlin (Joe Wilcox) and his slightly crazy but loving wife Elvira (Lauren Campbell) are having money troubles in the 1940’s. Marlin seems to have caught his lucky break when a powerful person in the war is interested in him making a propaganda movie for him. Unfortunately the couple may have bitten off more than they could chew.Sensen fukoku
2002
The 317th Platoon
1965
The 317th Platoon
1965
star 7.3In Laos, 1954, eight days before the french defeat in the Indochina war, the 317th platoon – four french soldiers and 41 laotian combatants – has been ordered to leave its outpost and to retreat for the plains of Diên Biên Phu, where the french army is getting stucked. Led by the inexperienced and idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, fresh out of the military academy, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht, the group must cross 150 kilometers of jungle. But dripping rainwater, hostile nature, and the Viêt-minh ambushes expose them to constant danger.Five Gates to Hell
1959
Five Gates to Hell
1959
star 5.6A group of nurses, doctors and nuns are taken hostage in Vietnam and sent up river to a castle hideout so they can cure an ailing war general.La Guérilléra
1982
Gettysburg
2011
Gettysburg
2011
star 5.8An examination of the Battle of Gettysberg on both the personal and strategic level.
