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This film focuses on ex-Foreign Legion officer, Galoup, as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds of jealousy in Galoup's mind. He feels c …ompelled to stop him from coming to the attention of the commandant who he admires, but who ignores him. Ultimately, his jealousy leads to the destruction of both Sentain and himself. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | religious conflictfreedommilitaryherofuneralpoliticsjealousysurrealismdeath |
| Locations: | campfireafricawaterdesertnightclubboatparis francehelicoptertrain |
| Characters: | french soldierofficerrussianmuslimdancersoldierteenage boysingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | military disciplineeast africamilitary servicemilitary trainingbirthday cakehelicopter crashcarried on shouldersroad repairpeeling potatoesfrench foreign legionfrench algerian wararmy trainingcoronetcalesthenicsforeign legion …elegancered sealegionnaireexotic localefornicationramadancommandantvalorrepatriationhikerecruitfrench armydesertionclothes linecamaraderiecourt martialethiopiaminimalismmarseillecompasswriting a lettermasculinityironingcaravandisciplineremorseheroismcamelhomoeroticismvolcanoyogacannonhonorpoolislamjeepshavingtraditionafricanchesstankunderwater sceneforeign language adaptationfishingorphansurvivalswimmingprayerbirthdayriflepunched in the facetitle directed by femalesongvoice over narrationknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybare chested malebased on novelf ratedgunfightflashbacknudity (See All) |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice …, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryjealousydeath |
| Locations: | campfiredesert |
| Characters: | officerdancersoldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | camaraderiecaravanheroismcamelhonorislamprayerrifledancingmale nuditybased on novelfightgunnudity |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s …uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | freedomherofuneralpoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | campfirewaterdeserttrain |
| Characters: | officermuslimsingerfather son relationship |
| Story: | compasscamelhonorislamshavingriflesongknifesingingcigarette smokingbare chested malegunfightflashback |
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali …warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Ranges, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on SSG Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Chief Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarypoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | africahelicopter |
| Characters: | muslimsoldier |
| Story: | east africahelicopter crashcamaraderieheroismhonorjeepafricanchesstankprayerriflevoice over narrationcigarette smokingbased on novelgun |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | freedommilitarypoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | french soldiermuslimdancersoldierfamily relationships |
| Story: | french foreign legionfrench algerian warforeign legionfrench armyislamjeeptankprayerriflepunched in the facedancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedfight …gunflashback (See All) |
When three star General Irwin is transferred to a maximum security military prison, its warden, Colonel Winter, can't hide his admiration towards the highly decorated and experienced soldier. Irwin has been stripped of his rank for disobedience in a mission, but not of fame. Colonel Winter, who runs … the prison with an iron fist, deeply admires the General, but works with completely different methods in order to keep up discipline. After a short while, Irwin can feel Winter's unjust treatment of the inmates. He decides to teach Winter a lesson by taking over command of the facility and thus depriving him of his smug attitude. When Winter decides to participate in what he still thinks of as a game, it may already be too late to win. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryherodeath |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | soldierfather son relationship |
| Story: | helicopter crashcourt martialdisciplinehonorchessriflevoice over narrationknifecigarette smokingbare chested malefight |
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | deserttrain |
| Characters: | dancerteenage boysingerfather son relationship |
| Story: | writing a lettercamelcannonunderwater sceneriflesingingdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybare chested malebased on novelnuditygun |
In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The …government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryherodeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | dancerteenage boysingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | camaraderieheroismjeeptankswimmingriflesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingfightflashback |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | funeraldeathsurrealism |
| Locations: | campfiredeserttrain |
| Characters: | russiandancersoldiersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | fishingswimmingriflesongvoice over narrationknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malegunflashback |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John ('Christian Bale' (qv)) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he fin …ds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryherodeath |
| Locations: | campfireboat |
| Characters: | singerfather son relationship |
| Story: | heroismhonorshavingtankunderwater sceneorphansurvivalprayerriflesongvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingbased on novelflashback |
The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her copter crashed. … Lt. Colonel Serling, who is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate her worthiness for the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts, from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryfuneralpoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | deserthelicoptertrain |
| Characters: | soldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | helicopter crashremorsehonortankbare chested malefight |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
| Themes: | death |
| Locations: | campfirewaterboattrain |
| Characters: | dancersingerfather son relationship |
| Story: | commandanthonortraditionchessprayerriflesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingmale nuditybare chested maleflashbackfightnudity …gun (See All) |
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command o …f the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | water |
| Characters: | soldiersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | heroismcannonhonortanksurvivalriflepunched in the facesongvoice over narrationknifesingingcigarette smokinggunflashback |
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexp …ected way. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | militaryfuneralsurrealismdeath |
| Locations: | campfirewaterdesert |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | compassvolcanosurvivalriflepunched in the facevoice over narrationknifesingingbare chested malefight |
Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and hi …s team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | waterhelicopter |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | helicopter crashcamaraderiecannonhonorunderwater scenesurvivalvoice over narrationknifedancingmale nuditybare chested malefightflashback |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
| Themes: | herofuneraldeath |
| Locations: | waterhelicopter |
| Characters: | dancersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | birthday cakehonorpoolbirthdaysongsingingdancingcigarette smokingfightflashback |
During 1st WW, two French officers are captured. Captain De Boeldieu is an aristocrat while Lieutenant Marechal was a mechanic in civilian life. They meet other prisoners from various backgrounds, as Rosenthal, son of wealthy Jewish bankers. They are separated from Rosenthal before managing to escap …e. A few months later, they meet again in a fortress commanded by the aristocrat Van Rauffenstein. De Boeldieu strikes up a friendship with him but Marechal and Rosenthal still want to escape... (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | french soldierrussiansoldiersinger |
| Story: | commandantfrench armyironinghonorshavingafricanprayerriflesongsingingcigarette smokinggun |
It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his boxing prowess and is keen to get him to represent the company. However, 'Prew' is adamant that he doesn't box anymore, so Captain Holmes gets his subo …rdinates to make his life a living hell. Meanwhile Sergeant Warden starts seeing the captain's wife, who has a history of seeking external relief from a troubled marriage. Prew's friend Maggio has a few altercations with the sadistic stockade Sergeant 'Fatso' Judson, and Prew begins falling in love with social club employee Lorene. Unbeknownst to anyone, the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | officerdancersoldiersinger |
| Story: | military trainingcourt martialjeepswimmingriflesongknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelgunfight |
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dange …rous clandestine fights. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | militaryherodeath |
| Locations: | desertparis france |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | french foreign legionforeign legionlegionnairedesertionhomoeroticismunderwater scenepunched in the faceknifecigarette smokingbare chested malefight |
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense dram …a. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin Ayubi . But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony betwe… (Read More)
| Themes: | religious conflictmilitaryjealousydeath |
| Locations: | desert |
| Characters: | muslimsoldierfather son relationship |
| Story: | caravanheroismcamelhonorislamtraditionchessprayer |
October 1944 in war torn Italy. Hana, a French-Canadian nurse working in a mobile army medical unit, feels like everything she loves in life dies on her. Because of the difficulty traveling and the dangers, especially as the landscape is still heavily booby-trapped with mines, Hana volunteers to sta …y behind at a church to care solely for a dying semi-amnesiac patient, who is badly burned and disfigured. She agrees to catch up to the rest of the unit after he dies. All the patient remembers is that he is English and that he is married. Their solitude is disrupted with the arrival at the church of fellow Canadian David Caravaggio, part of the Intelligence Service, who is certain that he knows the patient as a man who cooperated with the Germans. Caravaggio believes that the patient's memory is largely in tact and that he is running away from his past, in part or in its entirety. The patient does open up about his past, all surrounding his work as a cartographer in North Africa, which was interrupted by the war. He may not be running from his work as a spy for the Germans as Caravaggio believes, but rather the memory of an affair he had with married Katherine Clifton, the love of his life, and the memory of a promise not totally fulfilled. Hana may also test her theory of her fates with love and death as she embarks on a relationship of her own with Kip Singh, a Sikh from India, whose unit has camped on the now overgrown lawn of the church. Their work entails sweeping for and di… (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousydeath |
| Locations: | campfiredesertnightclubtrain |
| Characters: | muslimdancersinger |
| Story: | ethiopiacaravancameljeepafricantankswimmingprayerriflesongknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novel …gunflashback (See All) |
A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary …feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (Read More)
| Themes: | death |
| Locations: | campfirewaterdesertboathelicopter |
| Characters: | muslim |
| Story: | islamunderwater scenefishingswimmingprayerriflecigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelgun |
Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, a Camus-reading kid from Sacramento, enlists in the Marines in the late 1980s. He malingers during boot camp, but makes it through as a sniper, paired with the usually-reliable Troy. The Gulf War breaks out, and his unit goes to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. After 175 day …s of boredom, adrenaline, heat, worry about his girlfriend finding someone else, losing it and nearly killing a mate, demotion, latrine cleaning, faulty gas masks, and desert football, Desert Storm begins. In less than five days, it's over, but not before Swoff sees burned bodies, flaming oil derricks, an oil-drenched horse, and maybe a chance at killing. Where does all the testosterone go? (Read More)
| Themes: | freedomfuneraldeath |
| Locations: | deserthelicoptertrain |
| Characters: | dancersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | recruitcamelhonortankprayerriflesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingmale nuditybare chested malefightflashback |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedommilitaryfuneralpoliticsjealousydeathsurrealism |
| Locations: | nightclubhelicopter |
| Characters: | dancersoldiersingerfather son relationship |
| Story: | ironingunderwater sceneswimmingriflepunched in the facetitle directed by femalesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingmale nuditybare chested malef ratedfightgun |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
| Themes: | herofuneralpoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | boatparis francehelicoptertrain |
| Characters: | dancersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | red seacourt martialjeepfishingprayerriflesongknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditybare chested maleflashbackgun …nudityfight (See All) |
Garland's novel centers on a young nicotine-addicted traveler named Richard, an avid pop-culture buff with a particular love for video games and Vietnam War movies. While at a hotel in Bangkok, he finds a map left by his strange, whacked-out neighbor, who just committed suicide. The map supposedly l …eads to a legendary island paradise where some other wayward souls have settled. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedomfuneraldeath |
| Locations: | campfireboattrain |
| Characters: | dancer |
| Story: | underwater scenefishingsurvivalswimmingvoice over narrationknifedancingmale nuditybare chested malebased on novelflashbackgun |
This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the y …oung German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. This is highlighted in the scene where Paul mortally wounds a French soldier and then weeps bitterly as he fights to save his life while trapped in a shell crater with the body. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | herodeath |
| Locations: | paris francetrain |
| Characters: | soldierteenage boy |
| Story: | military trainingheroismcannonhonorforeign language adaptationswimmingknifesingingbare chested malebased on novel |
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores …these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryheropoliticsdeath |
| Characters: | russiandancersoldierteenage boysingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | recruitdesertioncourt martialhonortanksurvivalbirthdayriflesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingfightgunflashback |
In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convince …d he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarypoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | desertnightclub |
| Characters: | officerdancersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | court martialshavingtankswimmingriflesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokinggun |
Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans f …inish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancee to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousydeath |
| Locations: | boatparis francetrain |
| Characters: | french soldiersoldierteenage boysinger |
| Story: | french armycourt martialcannontankorphanriflesongvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingbased on novelgunnudityflashback |
In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before leaving for war. The final week takes place in Tigerland, a swamp similar to Vietnam. Jim Paxton has enlisted; he wants to experience everything and write books later. He befriends Roland Bozz, a cool Texa …n with a gift for getting into trouble and for helping misfits get discharges. At least one sociopath in the platoon hates Bozz, even as the sergeants grudgingly recognize his leadership abilities. As the platoon heads into its week in Tigerland, Paxton's body gives out, Bozz makes plans to go AWOL, and the sociopath gets hold of live ammo. Is the Louisiana swamp more dangerous than the DMZ? (Read More)
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | teenage boysingerfather son relationship |
| Story: | military trainingpeeling potatoesrecruitcourt martialriflepunched in the facevoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybare chested malegunfight |
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the … events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedommilitarypoliticsjealousydeath |
| Locations: | nightclubtrain |
| Characters: | soldiersinger |
| Story: | chesstankforeign language adaptationswimmingvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybased on novelnudityflashback |
Pool hustler Fast Eddie Felson finds the young, promising pool player Vincent in a local bar and he sees in him a younger version of himself. To try and make it as in the old days, Eddie offers to teach Vincent how to be a hustler. After some hesitations Vincent accepts and Eddie takes him and Vince …nt's girlfriend Carmen on a tour through the country to work the pool halls. However, Vincent's tendency to show off his talent and by doing so warning off the players and losing money, soon leads to a confrontation with Eddie. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousy |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | dancersinger |
| Story: | poolunderwater sceneswimmingpunched in the facesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelfight |
1945, in World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis. He receives a rookie soldier Norman Ellison as the substitute for his deceased …gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | heroismcannonshavingtanksurvivalrifleknifesingingcigarette smokingbare chested malefight |
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
| Themes: | militarydeath |
| Locations: | campfiredesertboat |
| Characters: | dancersingerfamily relationships |
| Story: | camelunderwater scenefishingswimmingriflepunched in the facesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malefightflashback |
In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The … political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually start to feel that he can not live up to the expectations on him. He and Danilov fall in love with the same girl, Tanya, a female soldier. From Germany comes the master sniper Konig to put an end to the extraordinary skilled Russian sniper. (Read More)
| Themes: | heropoliticsjealousydeath |
| Locations: | boattrain |
| Characters: | officerrussiansoldierfather son relationship |
| Story: | heroismtankunderwater sceneprayerriflesingingdancingcigarette smokinggunflashback |
An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart …-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they engage in an epic firefight with an outcome that has potentially unimaginable consequences for the future of America. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryfuneraldeath |
| Locations: | campfireafricaboathelicopter |
| Characters: | russiansoldier |
| Story: | valorheroismhonorunderwater sceneriflepunched in the facevoice over narrationgun |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedomfuneralpoliticsdeathsurrealism |
| Locations: | nightclubparis france |
| Characters: | muslimdancersoldierteenage boyfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | cannonislamtanksurvivalprayerrifletitle directed by femalevoice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingf ratedflashbackfight |
The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedompoliticssurrealismdeath |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | dancersoldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | tankunderwater sceneswimmingbirthdayrifledancingbased on novelgunfight |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Themes: | freedomdeath |
| Locations: | campfiredesertboattrain |
| Characters: | dancerteenage boysingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | shavingfishingswimmingprayerriflevoice over narrationknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditymale nuditybare chested malefightflashback …nudity (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeralpoliticsdeath |
| Characters: | russianmuslimdancersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | honorislamtankorphanprayerbirthdayriflesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novelflashbackgun |
Two powerful German guns control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Air attack is useless so a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers is put ashore to meet up with partisans to try and dynamite the guns. Th …e mission is perilous enough anyway but are the Germans on the island getting further help too?. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Locations: | boat |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | cannonshavingtankswimmingriflevoice over narrationknifesingingbased on novelgunfight |
After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is a city in Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. One day he commits the crime of falling in love with Julia. Th …ey try to escape Big Brother's listening and viewing devices, but, of course, nobody can really escape... (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | freedompolitics |
| Locations: | waterhelicoptertrain |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | helicopter crashchesstankorphanvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingmale nuditybare chested malenudityflashback |
In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial …Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield... (Read More)
| Themes: | politicsdeath |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | soldierfather son relationship |
| Story: | military disciplinemilitary trainingremorsecannonhonortraditionprayerriflevoice over narrationknifegunflashbackfight |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C …arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | surrealismdeath |
| Locations: | campfirewaterdeserttrain |
| Characters: | soldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | underwater scenesurvivalprayerrifleknifedancingfightflashback |
Epic adventure Exodus: Gods and Kings is the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 … slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. (Read More)
| Themes: | freedomfuneralpoliticsdeathsurrealism |
| Locations: | campfiredesertboat |
| Characters: | soldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | military trainingred seacaravancamelunderwater scenesurvivalknifebare chested malefight |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
| Themes: | death |
| Locations: | africaboathelicopter |
| Characters: | dancersoldiersingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | military trainingafricanfishingsurvivalriflesongknifesingingdancingcigarette smokingfightnuditygun |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | jealousydeath |
| Characters: | dancerteenage boysingerfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | remorseunderwater sceneswimmingbirthdaytitle directed by femalesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingmale nuditybare chested malef ratedfightnudityflashback |
Zululand, South Africa, 1879. The British are fighting the Zulus and one of their columns has just been wiped out at Isandlwana. The Zulus next fix their sights on the small British outpost at Rorke's Drift. At the outpost are 150 British troops under the command of Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard. I …n the next few days these 150 troops will fight about 4,000 Zulus in one of the most courageous battles in history. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | militaryherodeath |
| Locations: | africa |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | honortraditionafricanriflesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingfightnudity |
Ever since his match with Clubber Lang, Rocky Balboa has a peaceful life. And now he and former champion, Apollo Creed, enjoy good times and are now the best of friends. But Rocky's peaceful life as a boxer gets paused after a match Apollo went into. Unfortunately, Creed fought Ivan drago, a 6'5" Ru …ssian who has never lost a match, and sadly, brutally murders Apollo in the ring. A funeral is held and times start going downhill fast. Now, in order to restore honor, Rocky challenges Drago to a match and must beat him for sweet, bitter vengeance. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | cult film |
| Themes: | herofuneraldeath |
| Characters: | russiansoldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | birthday cakehonorchessbirthdaypunched in the facecigarette smokingbare chested malefightflashback |
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