Movie Releases by Genre

Last Days in Vietnam 101.

Last Days in Vietnam

September 5, 2014 | Not Rated
During the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance crumbles. The United States has only a skeleton crew of diplomats and military operatives still in the country. As Communist victory becomes inevitable and the U.S. readies to withdraw, some Americans begin to consider the certain imprisonment and possible death of their South Vietnamese allies, co-workers, and friends. Meanwhile, the prospect of an official evacuation of South Vietnamese becomes terminally delayed by Congressional gridlock and the inexplicably optimistic U.S. Ambassador. With the clock ticking and the city under fire, a number of heroic Americans take matters into their own hands, engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many South Vietnamese lives as possible.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.9
My Way 102.

My Way

April 20, 2012 | R
After emerging as bitter rivals and enemies as young marathon runners, Korean native Kim Jun-shik and Japanese aristocrat Tatsuo Hasegawa both find themselves in the Japanese army, fighting the Chinese and Soviets in a bloody battle. Jun-shik is there under duress, while Tatsuo is a powerful colonel. After both are taken prisoner by the Soviets, their mutual hatred and mistrust boils over into a violence that is only stopped by the continuing horror of the war. Forced to fight for the Soviets, the two eventually rely on each other for survival, making it to Germany, where they are in turn separated and forced to fight for the Nazis. They meet again at Normandy Beach, both unlikely survivors, bonded together by history as they struggle to survive one more terrible battle as the Allies arrive on D-Day. (CJ Entertainment)
Metascore:
30
User Score:
7.9
City of Life and Death 103.

City of Life and Death

May 11, 2011 | R
In December 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army laid siege to the Chinese capital of Nanking, killing as many as 300,000 citizens during a six-week reign of terror, the details of which Japan and China dispute to this day. Shot in dazzling black-and-white Cinemascope, City of Life and Death is a visionary re-telling of one of the most horrific chapters in modern Asian history, and an unforgettable masterpiece of contemporary world cinema. (Kino International)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.9
The 12th Man 104.

The 12th Man

May 4, 2018 | NR
Norway, 1943. After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad) finds himself on the run from the Gestapo through the snowbound Arctic reaches of Scandinavia. It’s a harrowing journey across unforgiving, frozen wilderness that will stretch on for months—and force Jan to take extreme action in order to survive. [IFC Midnight]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.9
The Tiger and the Snow 105.

The Tiger and the Snow

December 29, 2006
A love-struck Italian poet finds himself in Iraq at the outset of the American-led invasion.
Metascore:
22
User Score:
7.9
To Be or Not to Be 106.

To Be or Not to Be

March 6, 1942 | Passed
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
7.9
Threads 107.

Threads

September 23, 1984
Documentary-style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England, and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
7.9
Night Will Fall 108.

Night Will Fall

November 21, 2014 | Not Rated
Researchers discover film footage from World War II that turns out to be a lost documentary shot by Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945 about German concentration camps.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.9
Tora! Tora! Tora! 109.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

September 23, 1970 | G
In 1941, following months of economic embargo, Japan prepares to open its war against the United States with a preventive strike on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.9
Underground 110.

Underground

June 20, 1997 | Not Rated
A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.9
The Cuckoo 111.

The Cuckoo

July 11, 2003 | PG-13
Set in the remote wastelands of northern Russia in September, 1944, this is the story of a romantic triangle that develops between a local Lapp woman and the two soldiers from opposite sides of World War II, a deserter sniper from the Finnish army and a Soviet Army captain, to whom she gives refuge.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.9
The Battleship Island 112.

The Battleship Island

August 4, 2017 | Not Rated
During the Japanese occupation of Korea, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (‘Hashima Island’) to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.9
Jojo Rabbit 113.

Jojo Rabbit

October 18, 2019 | PG-13
A lonely German boy's (Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo) world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.8
Atonement 114.

Atonement

December 7, 2007 | R
Atonement spans several decades. In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister, Cecilia. Cecilia, he hopes, has comparable feelings; all it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony--who has a crush on Robbie--is compelled to interfere, going so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but Robbie is arrested--and with Briony bearing false witness, the course of three lives is changed forever. Briony continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement and to an understanding of the power of enduring love. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.8
Life Is Beautiful 115.

Life Is Beautiful

October 23, 1998 | PG-13
From one of the world's most acclaimed comic filmmakers comes an unexpected and unforgettable fable about the power of laughter to move the human heart and the power of the imagination to bolster the human spirit. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.8
All Quiet on the Western Front 116.

All Quiet on the Western Front

October 7, 2022 | R
All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The German film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. [Netflix]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.8
The King 117.

The King

October 11, 2019 | Not Rated
Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life — including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the ageing alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton). [Netflix]
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.8
Black Book 118.

Black Book

April 4, 2007 | R
Set in Holland during World War II, this is the story of a Jewish singer who joins the resistance against the Nazis.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.8
The Great Raid 119.

The Great Raid

August 12, 2005 | Unrated
From director John Dahl comes the stirring true story of one of the most spectacular rescue missions ever to take place in American history: "the great raid on Cabanatuan," the daring exploit that would liberate more than 500 U.S. Prisoners of War in the face of overwhelming odds. A gripping depiction of human resilience, the film vividly brings to life the personal courage and audacious heroism that allowed a small but stoic band of World War II soldiers to attempt the impossible in the hopes of freeing their captured brothers. (Miramax)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.8
Buffalo Soldiers 120.

Buffalo Soldiers

July 25, 2003 | R
A darkly comic story of one soldier's misadventures in the military. (Miramax)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.8
Ararat 121.

Ararat

November 15, 2002 | R
The estranged members of a contemporary Armenian family are faced both with Turkey's denial of their catastrophic past and with their own complicated present. (Miramax)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.8
The Duellists 122.

The Duellists

January 13, 1978 | PG
A small feud between two Napoleonic officers evolves into a decades-long series of duels.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Ghosts of Cité Soleil 123.

Ghosts of Cité Soleil

June 27, 2007
Billed as a Caribbean epic of family, love and violence, this film takes us inside the lives of the notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.8
John Rabe 124.

John Rabe

May 21, 2010
Based on a true story, John Rabe tells the story of a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the so-called “Nanking Massacre” in China. (Strand Releasing)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.8
The Patience Stone 125.

The Patience Stone

August 14, 2013 | R
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Atiq Rahimi, The Patience Stone captures the reality of everyday life for an intelligent woman under the oppressive weight of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.8
Foreign Correspondent 126.

Foreign Correspondent

August 16, 1940 | TV-PG
On the eve of WW2, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.8
Two Mules for Sister Sara 127.

Two Mules for Sister Sara

June 16, 1970 | GP
Nun Sara is on the run in Mexico and is saved from cowboys by Hogan, who is preparing for a future mission to capture a French fort. The pair become good friends, but Sara never does tell him the true reason behind her being outlawed.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.8
Au Revoir les Enfants 128.

Au Revoir les Enfants

February 12, 1988 | PG
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of the top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.8
Purple Butterfly 129.

Purple Butterfly

November 26, 2004 | R
An epic tale of doomed passion, mistaken identity and the terrible personal cost of political resistance. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.8
Paragraph 175 130.

Paragraph 175

September 13, 2000
During World War II 100,000 German homosexual men were sent to concentration camps. This documentary tells their story and includes personal accounts of six of the survivors.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.8
The Deer Hunter 131.

The Deer Hunter

December 8, 1978 | R
The Deer Hunter tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. Robert De Niro gives an outstanding performance as Michael, the natural leader of the group. The Deer Hunter is a searing drama of friendship and courage - and what happens to these qualities under hardship. [Universal]
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.7
Born on the Fourth of July 132.

Born on the Fourth of July

December 20, 1989 | R
Based on a true story, the film follows the young Ron Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. (Universal Studios)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.7
A Very Long Engagement 133.

A Very Long Engagement

November 26, 2004 | R
An extraordinary love story set against the background of World War I.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.7
War, Inc. 134.

War, Inc.

May 23, 2008 | R
War, Inc. is a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the warn-torn nation offers, the corporations CEO hires Hauser , a hit man, to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation’s Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah, an outrageous Central Asian pop star and keeping a sexy left-wing reporter in check. (First Look Studios)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
7.7
Cartel Land 135.

Cartel Land

July 3, 2015 | R
In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley – a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley – Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.7
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area 136.

J.S.A.: Joint Security Area

June 15, 2005
Joint Security Area is the "Apocalypse Now" of the Korean War -- a shimmering, hyper-real epic that charts the spiritual fallout of international politics. (Subway Cinema)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.7
Good Morning, Vietnam 137.

Good Morning, Vietnam

January 15, 1988 | R
In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.7
Frantz 138.

Frantz

March 15, 2017 | PG-13
Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, (1914-1918), Frantz recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war’s “lost generation”: Anna (Paula Beer), a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed during trench warfare, and Adrien (Pierre Niney), a French veteran of the war who shows up mysteriously in her town, placing flowers on Frantz’s grave. Adrien's presence is met with resistance by the small community still reeling from Germany’s defeat, yet Anna gradually gets closer to the handsome and melancholy young man, as she learns of his deep friendship with Frantz, conjured up in evocative flashbacks. [Music Box Films]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
The Year of Living Dangerously 139.

The Year of Living Dangerously

January 21, 1983 | PG
Guy Hamilton (Gibson) a journalist on his first job in Indonesia during the last years of President Sukarno reign. He is helped by his photographer, a half-Chinese dwarf Billy Kwan (Hunt) and diplomat Jill Bryant (Weaver) who he is having an affair with.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.7
In This Corner of the World 140.

In This Corner of the World

August 11, 2017 | PG-13
The award-winning story of In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives. [Funimation Films]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
Love and Death 141.

Love and Death

August 28, 1975 | PG
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.7
The Captain 142.

The Captain

July 27, 2018 | Not Rated
Based on the arresting true story of the Executioner of Emsland, The Captain follows a German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he finds an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority the uniform grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers who cede to his command despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from the Fuhrer himself, he soon takes command of a camp holding German soldiers accused of desertion and begins to dispense harsh justice. Increasingly intoxicated by the unquestioned authority, this enigmatic imposter soon discovers that many people will blindly follow the leader, whomever that happens to be. Simultaneously a historical docudrama and sociological examination with undertones of the absurd, The Captain presents fascism as something of a game to be played by those most gullible and unscrupulous.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.7
Séraphine 143.

Séraphine

June 5, 2009 | Unrated
Seraphine vividly recounts the tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. Discovered by prominent critic and collector William Uhde, she came to prominence between the wars grouped with other naïve painters like Henri Rousseau only to descend into madness and obscurity with the onset of the Great Depression and World War II. (Music Box Films)
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.7
Max Manus 144.

Max Manus

September 3, 2010
The rousing historical epic tells the true story of one of Europes's most celebrated World War II-era resistance fighters. Max Manus follows Manus from the outbreak of World War II until the summer of 1945. After fighting against the Russians during the Winter War in Finland, Manus returns to a German-occupied Norway. He joins the resistance movement and becomes one of the most important members of the so-called "Oslo Gang," soon confirming his reputation for audacity by making two daring escapes from German captivity. He eventually reunites with his best friend Gregers Gram in Scotland, where they receive special training as saboteurs with a pan-national resistance movement, after which they are parachuted back to their homeland. One of the film's most thrilling sequences is a detailed account of the sabotage techniques used to sink a heavily guarded German supply ship in Oslo harbour, an act that leads to severe retaliation from the local Gestapo leader, Siegfred Fehmer. (D Films)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.7
Stalag 17 145.

Stalag 17

June 6, 1953 | TV-PG
When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.7
Fatima 146.

Fatima

August 28, 2020 | PG-13
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience will transform their quiet lives and bring the attention of a world yearning for peace.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
7.7
Sir! No Sir! 147.

Sir! No Sir!

April 7, 2006 | Not Rated
This documentary examines the resistance to the Vietnam war within the military.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.7
Earth 148.

Earth

September 10, 1999 | Unrated
A group of diverse Indian friends and two men after one woman is torn apart by the 1947 partitioning of India. The woman in question (Das) is a nanny who is, with her eight-year-old charge (Sethna), insulated by her Parsi family's wealth and neutrality from the violence erupting around her.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.7
El Cid 149.

El Cid

December 14, 1961 | Approved
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.7
The War Tapes 150.

The War Tapes

June 2, 2006
In March 2004, just as the insurgent movement strengthened, several members of one National Guard unit arrived in Iraq, carrying digital video cameras. The War Tapes is the movie they made with Director Deborah Scranton and a team of award-winning filmmakers. It's the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves on the front lines in Iraq. (SenArt Films)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.7
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 151.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

December 16, 2016 | PG-13
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.6
King Arthur 152.

King Arthur

July 7, 2004 | PG-13
A spectacular, epic tale of one man's destiny to become a king. [Touchstone Pictures]
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.6
The Messenger 153.

The Messenger

November 13, 2009 | R
In his first leading role, Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia, to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival. (Oscillscope Laboratories)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Land of Mine 154.

Land of Mine

December 9, 2016 | R
As World War Two comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over. Inspired by real events, Land of Mine exposes the untold story of one tragic moment in post-war history. [Sony Pictures Classics]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
Kundun 155.

Kundun

December 25, 1997 | PG-13
Martin Scorsese directs the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's Dali Lama and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. (BV Entertainment)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.6
Lore 156.

Lore

February 8, 2013 | Not Rated
Left to fend for themselves after their SS officer father and mother, a staunch Nazi believer, are interred by the victorious Allies at the end of World War II, five German children undertake a harrowing journey to reach their grandmother in the north that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents' actions. [Music Box Films]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.6
Talk to Me 157.

Talk to Me

July 13, 2007 | R
In the mid-to-late 1960's, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. to fully express himself - sometimes to outrageous effect - and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the newly minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio personality, surpassing even the established popularity of his fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey was determined to make not just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in Amercian History. Based on the true story. [Focus Features]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.6
Duck Soup 158.

Duck Soup

November 17, 1933 | Passed
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
7.6
Little Big Man 159.

Little Big Man

December 23, 1970 | GP
The 121-year old sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand tells about everything from his adoption by Cheyenne Indians to his marriages and friendship with Wild Bill Hickok. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.6
Why We Fight 160.

Why We Fight

January 20, 2006 | PG-13
This documentary is an unflinching look at the anatomy of the American war machine, weaving unforgettable personal stories with commentary by a "who's who" of military and beltway insiders. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.6
Dark Blue World 161.

Dark Blue World

December 28, 2001 | TV-MA
An epic romantic drama about two Czech pilots, serving together in the U.K.'s Royal Air Force during World War II, who fall in love with the same woman.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.6
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero 162.

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

April 13, 2018 | PG
With the war to end all wars looming, a young army "doughboy" Robert Conroy has his life forever changed when a little dog with a stubby tail wanders into camp as the men of the 102nd Infantry Regiment train on the grounds of Yale University. Conroy gives his new friend a name, a family, and a chance to embark on the adventure that would define a century. Despite lacking formal military working dog training, Stubby the dog and his human companions find themselves in the trenches of France and on the path to history. French Infantryman Gaston Baptiste befriends the duo and accompanies them along their epic journey through harsh conditions and incredible acts of courage. For his valorous actions, Stubby is recognized as the first canine ever promoted to the rank of Sergeant in U.S. Army history.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.6
Kelly's Heroes 163.

Kelly's Heroes

June 23, 1970 | GP
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
7.6
Divided We Fall 164.

Divided We Fall

June 8, 2001 | PG-13
Based on a true story, this film is set in a small Czech town occupied by German forces during the last years of the Second World War. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.6
Standard Operating Procedure 165.

Standard Operating Procedure

April 25, 2008 | R
Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few "bad apples"? We set out to examine the context of these photographs. Why were they taken? What was happening outside the frame? We talked directly to the soldiers who took the photographs and who were in the photographs. Who are these people? What were they thinking? Over two years of investigation, we amassed a million and a half words of interview transcript, thousands of pages of unredacted reports, and hundreds of photographs. The story of Abu Ghraib is still shrouded in moral ambiguity, but it is clear what happened there. The Abu Ghraib photographs serve as both an expose and a coverup. An expose, because the photographs offer us a glimpse of the horror of Abu Ghraib; and a coverup because they convinced journalists and readers they had seen everything, that there was no need to look further. In recent news reports, we have learned about the destruction of the Abu Zubaydah interrogation tapes. A coverup. It has been front page news. But the coverup at Abu Ghraib involved thousands of prisoners and hundreds of soldiers. We are still learning about the extent of it. Many journalists have asked about "the smoking gun" of Abu Ghraib. It is the wrong question. As Philip Gourevitch has commented, Abu Ghraib is the smoking gun. The underlying question that we still have not resolved, four years after the scandal: how could American values become so compromised that Abu Ghraib-and the subsequent coverup-could happen? (Sony Picture Classics)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.6
Hamburger Hill 166.

Hamburger Hill

August 28, 1987 | R
A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.6
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945) 167.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)

May 4, 1945 | Approved
The passions and pitfalls of a lifetime in the military are dramatized in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s magnificent epic, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. The film follows the exploits of pristine British soldier Clive Candy as he battles to maintain his honor and proud gentlemanly conduct through romance, three wars, and a changing world. Vibrant and controversial, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is at once a romantic portrait of a career soldier and a pointed investigation into the nature of aging, friendship, and obsolescence. (The Criterion Collection)
Metascore:
93
User Score:
7.6
The Hill 168.

The Hill

October 3, 1965 | TV-14
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.6
Invincible 169.

Invincible

September 20, 2002 | PG-13
The true story of a simple man who is transported from his humble village roots to the giddy excesses of the 1930s Berlin and finds himself becoming the new Samson to protect the Jewish people. (Fine Line Features)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.6
Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary 170.

Blind Spot. Hitler's Secretary

January 24, 2003 | PG
In this documentary, Traudl Junge describes on camera for the first time her experience working as one of Adolf Hilter's private secretaries form 1942 until his suicide in 1945. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.6
Unicorn Wars 171.

Unicorn Wars

March 10, 2023 | TV-MA
For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete the prophecy and usher in a new era. Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluey and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear bootcamp turn to the psychedelic horrors of a combat tour in the Magic Forest, their complicated history and increasingly strained relationship will come to determine the fate of the entire war. [GKIDS]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.6
Lincoln 172.

Lincoln

November 9, 2012 | PG-13
Lincoln is a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come. (DreamWorks Pictures)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.5
'71 173.

'71

February 27, 2015 | R
’71 takes place over a single night in the life of a young British soldier (Jack O’Connell) accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, and increasingly wary of his own comrades, he must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorientating, alien and deadly landscape.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.5
Restrepo 174.

Restrepo

June 25, 2010 | R
A feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soliders in Afghanisatn'ss Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the US military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley: there are no interviews with the generals or diplomats. The only goal is to make viewers feel as if they have just been through a 90-minute deployment. This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you. (Passion Pictures)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.5
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 175.

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

December 19, 2003 | PG-13
The Fog of War is a 20th century fable, a story of an American dreamer, Robert S. McNamara, who rose from humble origins to the heights of political power. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.5
Saints and Soldiers 176.

Saints and Soldiers

October 15, 2004 | R
A dramatic, intense and heroic WWII film about members of the Greatest Generation struggling to be both good men and good soldiers. (Excel Entertainment Group)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.5
War Witch 177.

War Witch

March 1, 2013 | Not Rated
Komona (Rachel Mwanza) is only 12 years old when she is kidnapped by rebel soldiers and enslaved to a life of guerrilla warfare in the African jungle. Forced to commit unspeakable acts of brutality, she finds hope for survival in protective, ghost-like visions and in a tender relationship with a fellow soldier named Magician (Serge Kanyinda). Together, they manage to escape the rebels' clutches, but their freedom proves short-lived. Komona then decides she must make amends with her past. [Tribeca Film]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.5
The Dirty Dozen 178.

The Dirty Dozen

June 15, 1967 | Approved
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.5
Bon voyage 179.

Bon voyage

March 19, 2004 | PG-13
A sophisticated farce set at the posh Hotel Splendide in Bordeaux at the start of World War II.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.5
Amen. 180.

Amen.

January 24, 2003 | Unrated
Newly commissioned SS Lieutenant and respected civilian chemist, Kurt Gerstein, discovers that the Zyklon B pellets he has developed to disinfect soldiers' drinking water are being used to gas interred Jews by the thousands. Recruited to help streamline the death camp process by a team of SS officers, Gerstein secretly approaches the Swedish Consulate, the German Protestant community and finally Vatican representatives in the hopes of exposing this unspeakable crime. (Kino International)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.5
Winter in Wartime 181.

Winter in Wartime

March 18, 2011 | R
Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.5
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 182.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

November 24, 2017 | Not Rated
The world's most beautiful woman was also the secret inventor of secure wifi, bluetooth and GPS communications, but her arresting looks stood in the way of her being given the credit she deserved... until now.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.5
Mosul 183.

Mosul

November 26, 2020 | TV-MA
When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. After inexperienced Iraqi cop Kawa (Adam Bessa) is rescued from a harrowing firefight by the elite Nineveh SWAT team, he’s quickly inducted into the rogue squadron, a band of ten brothers-in-arms led by the wise Major Jasem (Suhail Dabbach). Under constant threat of attack, the unit embarks on a dangerous guerrilla operation, determined to wipe out an enemy base and restore order to the lawless territory.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.5
The Ninth Day 184.

The Ninth Day

May 27, 2005
The agonizing tale, based on a true story, of a young Catholic Priest who is incarcerated in the Dachau concentration camp.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.5
The Caine Mutiny 185.

The Caine Mutiny

June 24, 1954 | TV-PG
When a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.5
The Tin Drum 186.

The Tin Drum

April 11, 1980 | R
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.5
Europa Europa 187.

Europa Europa

May 9, 1991 | R
A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.5
Tropic Thunder 188.

Tropic Thunder

August 13, 2008 | R
Tropic Thunder is an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.4
Full Metal Jacket 189.

Full Metal Jacket

June 26, 1987 | R
The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.4
Lone Survivor 190.

Lone Survivor

December 27, 2013 | R
On June 28, 2005 mission "Operation Red Wing" tasked four members of SEAL Team 10 to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader, Ahmad Shahd. Only one member of the team survived.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.4
Rescue Dawn 191.

Rescue Dawn

July 4, 2007 | PG-13
Based on the true story of an American pilot, Dieter Dengler is shot down during a top-secret mission. Taken hostage, he endures unimaginable conditions at the hands of cruel captors in a makeshift POW camp. Dengler's iron will to survive guides him and fellow prisoners in a meticulously planned, death-defying escape, only to discover the harsh realities of an unforgiving jungle beyond the camps walls. (MGM)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.4
Rambo: First Blood Part II 192.

Rambo: First Blood Part II

May 22, 1985 | TV-14
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.4
Red Cliff 193.

Red Cliff

November 18, 2009 | R
Red Cliff opens as power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. As the expedition gets underway, Cao Cao's troops rain destruction on Liu Bei's army, forcing him into retreat. Liu Bei's military strategist Zhuge Liang knows that the rebels’ only hope for survival is to form an alliance with rival warlord Sun Quan, and reaches out to Sun Quan’s trusted advisor, war hero Zhou Yu. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign – unrivaled in history – that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production of all time, Red Cliff is a breathtaking war epic that marks the triumphant return of John Woo. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.4
Seven Years in Tibet 194.

Seven Years in Tibet

October 8, 1997 | PG-13
Brad Pitt stars in the soaring adventure and incredible true story of an Austrian prisoner of war who is transformed by his friendship with the young Dalai Lama.  (Sony)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.4
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan 195.

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

June 6, 2008 | R
Mongol illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan. Based on leading scholarly accounts and Mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. Mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man, and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested: his relationship with his wife, Borte, his lifelong love and most trusted advisor. (Picturehouse)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
Testament of Youth 196.

Testament of Youth

June 5, 2015 | PG-13
Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it's a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times. [Sony Pictures Classics]
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.4
Ravenous 197.

Ravenous

March 19, 1999 | R
Set during the Mexican-American War, this is the story of a group of American soldiers that are trapped in the Sierras in the midst of a terrible blizzard when one of the soldiers (Carlyle) snaps and becomes a cannibalistic maniac.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.4
Generation War 198.

Generation War

January 15, 2014 | Not Rated
In Berlin in 1941, on the eve of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union, level-headed officer Wilhelm (Volker Bruch) is full of patriotic fervor as he heads for the eastern front with his sensitive younger brother Friedhelm (Tom Schilling). Charlotte (Miriam Stein) is a young nurse in love with Wilhelm who is serving in the Red Cross. Greta (Katherina Schüttler) is an ambitious singer who longs to become another Marlene Dietrich, while her boyfriend Viktor (Ludwig Trepte) faces a daily struggle for survival as a Jew in an increasingly oppressive regime. [Music Box Films]
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.4
A War 199.

A War

February 12, 2016 | Not Rated
Company commander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) and his men are stationed in an Afghan province. Meanwhile back in Denmark Claus' wife Maria (Tuva Novotny) is trying to hold everyday life together with a husband at war and three children missing their father. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy crossfire and in order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that has grave consequences for him - and his family back home.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.4
Michael Collins 200.

Michael Collins

October 11, 1996 | R
In Ireland, where national pride is a passion akin to religion and romantic love, one man became a legend for his fierce devotion to his land and its independence. Liam Neeson stars as Michael Collins in a story about the real-life patriot whose bravery and unswerving dedication to the Irish people changed history as it made him into a legend. Collins' quest would bring a man raised on war into an even more dangerous battle for peace. It would cost him his life but would make him a hero for the ages. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.4
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