War Movies
Title Movie Release Year Running Time Director Plot
Kingdom of Heaven 2005 145 mins Ridley Scott Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. Details
"Band of Brothers" 2001 705 mins David Frankel; Tom Hanks The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. Details
Black Hawk Down 2001 144 mins Ridley Scott 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Details
Behind Enemy Lines 2001 106 mins John Moore A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him. Details
Saving Private Ryan 1998 170 mins Steven Spielberg Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines. Details
The Thin Red Line 1998 170 mins Terrence Malick Director Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War. Details
Hotaru no haka 1988 93 mins Isao Takahata A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. Details
Hamburger Hill 1987 112 mins John Irvin A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. Details
Full Metal Jacket 1987 116 mins Stanley Kubrick A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam. Details
Platoon 1986 120 mins Oliver Stone A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Details
Apocalypse Now 1979 153 mins Francis Ford Coppola During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. Details
"M*A*S*H" 1972 25 mins Hy Averback; Jackie Cooper The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. Details

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