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Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle.
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | regretprejudicebrutalitydeath of fathermilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | canadian militarycanadafrancesmall towncemetery |
Characters: | canadian soldierreligious symbolismnursesoldierbrother sister relationship |
Period: | 1910s |
Story: | alberta canadabattle fatiguearmy nursecanadian armed forcesmorphine addictcalgary albertaypres belgiumcanadian armyyoung lovershand through headblown to piecestrench warfarehuman shieldrecruitmentplatoon β¦army lifebombardmentshot point blankxenophobiaepilogueasthmastabbed in the handintestinesbloodbathdisembowelmentstabbed in the headveteranstabbed in the stomachvandalismshot in the stomachworld war onebattlefieldsevered armhorse ridingexploding bodytragic eventdirected by starcountrysideshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleviolenceflashback (See All) |
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 β¦gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | platoonveteranbattlefieldhorse ridingexploding bodyshot in the shoulderstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleviolence |
Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effe β¦cts of combat. Chris has two non-commissioned officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two NCOs and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | platoonbombardmentbattlefieldexploding bodystabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chesttitle spoken by characterone word titleviolence |
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 β¦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: | prejudicedeath of fathermilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | nurse |
Story: | platoonbattlefieldsevered armexploding bodyshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathflashbackviolence |
While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako. The night after the tournament, Lord Asano is bewitched into hurting Lord Kira of Naga β¦to, and is punished into committing seppuku by the Shogun. Realizing that it was a Lord Kira's evil plot, the samurais and the half-breed sets out for revenge against the Shogun's order. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | death of father |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | stabbed in the handstabbed in the headbattlefieldexploding bodystabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolenceflashback |
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugee β¦s. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer Captain Bill Rhodes to remain disengaged from the conflict. But as he and his men witness the brutality of the rebels first-hand, they are won over to Dr. Kendricks' cause and place their lives at risk by agreeing to escort the villagers on a perilous trek through the dense jungle. As they move through the countryside on foot, Waters' team, experts at evasion and concealment, are inexplicably and ferociously pursued by an army of rebels. They are confounded until they discover that, among the refβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | veteranbattlefieldexploding bodycountrysideshot in the shoulderstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German-occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet parti β¦sans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German-occupied Eastern Europe. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicedeath of fathermilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | nurse |
Story: | exploding bodyshot in the shoulderprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathone word titleviolence |
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | stabbed in the handdisembowelmentstabbed in the headstabbed in the stomachhorse ridingshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by character β¦one word titleviolence (See All) |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
Themes: | prejudicebrutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | soldierbrother sister relationship |
Story: | battlefieldsevered armexploding bodystabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathbattleflashbackviolence |
Themes: | brutalitydeath of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldierbrother sister relationship |
Story: | stabbed in the headbattlefieldsevered armexploding bodyshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterflashbackviolence |
Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He's destined for violent s β¦howdowns when he stumbles on two beautiful geishas avenging their parents' murder... Duels, wit and a touch of zen! Cult anti-hero Zatoichi is back in a sword-fighting adventure written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | brother sister relationship |
Story: | stabbed in the handbloodbathstabbed in the stomachsevered armtragic eventdirected by starstabbed in the backstabbed to deathdead bodyshot in the chestshot to deathone word titleflashbackviolence |
Conquering 90% of the known world by the age of 25, Alexander the Great led his armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. Coming out of tiny Macedonia (today part of Greece), Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally m β¦ade his way east to India. This film will concentrate on those eight years of battles, as well as his relationship with his boyhood friend and battle mate, Hephaestion. Alexander died young, of illness, at 33. Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutalitydeath of father |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | disembowelmentstabbed in the headbattlefieldsevered armshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleflashback β¦violence (See All) |
U.S. Army Private Witt (AWOL) is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh.The men of C Company,1st Battalion,27th Infantry Regiment,25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the is β¦land from the Japanese. They arrive near Hill 210, a key Japanese position. Their task is to capture the hill at all cost. What happens next is a story developing about redemption and the meaningless of war. Regardless the outcome. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | shot in the stomachsevered armstabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to death |
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 β¦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: | death of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldierbrother sister relationship |
Story: | veteranstabbed in the stomachbattlefieldtragic eventshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot to deathflashbackviolence |
Having seen his father killed in a major gang fight in New York, young Amsterdam Vallon is spirited away for his own safety. Some years later, he returns to the scene of his father's death, the notorious Five Points district in New York. It's 1863 and lower Manhattan is run by gangs, the most powerf β¦ul of which is the Natives, headed by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting. He believes that America should belong to native-born Americans and opposes the waves of immigrants, mostly Irish, entering the city. It's also the time of the Civil War and forced conscription leads to the worst riots in US history. Amid the violence and corruption, young Vallon tries to establish himself in the area and also seek revenge over his father's death. (Read More)
Locations: | cemetery |
Story: | xenophobiastabbed in the handstabbed in the stomachshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolenceflashback |
While exploring g uncharted wilderness in 1823, legendary fronjitiersman Hugh Glass sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his survival skills to find a way back home while avoiding natives on their own hunt. Grief-stricken and fuel β¦ed by vengeance, Glass treks through the wintry terrain to track down John Fitzgerald, the former confidant who betrayed and abandoned him. (Read More)
Themes: | regretbrutality |
Mood: | rain |
Story: | stabbed in the handdisembowelmentstabbed in the headstabbed in the stomachbattlefieldshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathflashbackviolence |
In 1950, in South Korea, shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his 18-year-old old student brother, Jin-seok Lee, form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae's fiance Young-shin Kim, and her young sisters. Jin-tae and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to the u β¦niversity. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his young brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the company. Along the bloody war between brothers, the relationship of Jin-seok with his older brother deteriorates leading to a dramatic and tragic end. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Characters: | nursesoldier |
Story: | battlefieldexploding bodyshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolenceflashback |
Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all thr β¦ee of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother... (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Locations: | francecemetery |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | blown to piecesdisembowelmentsevered armexploding bodystabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolence |
Chris Kyle was nothing more than a Texan man who dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he joined the SEALs i β¦n order to become a sniper. After marrying, Kyle and the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to handle it with his urban life, his wife and kids. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | nursesoldier |
Story: | battle fatigueveteransevered armexploding bodyshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolenceflashback |
During Grant's presidency, Jonah Hex is a remorseless bounty hunter. In the Civil War, he was a rebel whose honor put him afoul of a Confederate general, Quentin Turnbull, who murdered Jonah's family while Jonah watched. As a result of the ordeal, Jonah's face is disfigured and he can talk with the β¦dead. After staging his own death, Turnbull, with a group of rebel stalwarts, hatches a plan to bring the Union to its knees. Grant wants Hex to stop it. While the nation readies to celebrate Independence Day, Hex and an unlikely ally have little time to stop Turnbull and his weapon of mass destruction. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | small towncemetery |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | veteranexploding bodystabbed in the backprologuestabbed to deathshot in the backdead bodyshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterflashbackviolence |
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sl β¦oth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. (Read More)
Themes: | death of father |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | epiloguestabbed in the handshot in the stomachsevered armhorse ridingshot in the shouldershot in the backdead bodyshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by character |
An ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggl β¦ing and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader. When Hyo-jeon's disemboweled body is discovered, Tae-shik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. Tae-shik becomes enraged at the prospect that So-mi may already be dead and prepares for a battle, putting his own life at risk. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Story: | blown to piecesshot point blankstabbed in the stomachshot in the stomachshot in the shoulderstabbed to deathbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an β¦d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)
Themes: | regretbrutalitydeath of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | brother sister relationship |
Story: | shot in the stomachshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathflashbackviolence |
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 β¦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)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | military |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | blown to piecesasthmabattlefieldexploding bodyshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolence |
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent β¦ for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | platoonarmy lifeshot in the backdead bodyshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolence |
A telling of the 1st Battalion, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division's battle against overwhelming odds in the La Drang valley of Vietnam in 1965. Seen through the eyes of the battalion's commander, Lt. Col. Hal Moore (played by Mel Gibson), we see him take command of the battalion and its prepa β¦rations to go into Vietnam. We also see how the French had, years earlier, been defeated in the same area. The battle was to be the first major engagement between US and NVA forces in Vietnam and showed the use of helicopters as mobility providers and assault support aircraft. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | army lifebattlefieldexploding bodystabbed in the backshot in the backbattleshot to deathtitle spoken by character |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and β¦ the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | platoonbattlefieldexploding bodytragic eventshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolenceflashback |
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an imp β¦ossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | france |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | platoonvandalismbattlefielddirected by starshot in the backbattleshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by character |
In a futuristic society, some people are selected at birth to become soldiers, and trained in such a manner that they become inhuman killing machines. One of the most succesfull and older of these soldiers (Russell) is pitted against a new breed of soldiers, and after the confrontation is believed t β¦o be dead. His body is left behind in a semi-abandoned colonial planet, where everything is peaceful, and he is taught about the other aspects of life. But eventually he has to fight the new breed of soldiers again, this time to defend his new home... (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | veteranbattlefielddead bodybattleshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleviolenceflashback |
A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and he β¦r twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | epilogueintestinesdisembowelmenthorse ridingcountrysideshot in the shoulderprologuestabbed to deathdead bodyshot in the headshot to deathflashbackviolence |
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 β¦s team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | shot in the stomachbattlefieldshot in the shoulderstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolenceflashback |
In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim... This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not af β¦fect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years. (Read More)
Locations: | francecemetery |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1910s |
Story: | bombardmentworld war onetragic eventcountrysidebattletitle spoken by character |
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 β¦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: | brutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | shot point blanksevered armexploding bodystabbed to deathbattleshot in the headshot to deathviolenceflashback |
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Ear β¦th's dominant species. (Read More)
Story: | battlefieldhorse ridingexploding bodyshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backbattleshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
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 β¦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 betweβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Locations: | france |
Characters: | soldierbrother sister relationship |
Story: | stabbed in the headstabbed in the stomachstabbed in the backshot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolence |
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 β¦nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitydeath of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldierbrother sister relationship |
Story: | shot point blankvandalismsevered armprologueshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his actions against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his bosses son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9 year old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for M β¦addy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who is bullying her at school, and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex. But he has a mission in his mind to protect his daughter and he is ready to pay any cost that it demands. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | brother sister relationship |
Story: | human shieldstabbed in the handshot in the stomachhorse ridingstabbed to deathshot in the backshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathone word titleviolenceflashback |
Bob Lee Swagger, one of the world's great marksmen and the son of a Congressional Medal of Honoree, is a loner living in the Rockies. He's left the military, having been hung out to dry in a secret Ethiopian mission a few years before, when he's recruited by a colonel to help find a way that the Pre β¦sident of the US might be assassinated in one of three cities in the next two weeks. He does his work, but the shot is fired notwithstanding and Bob Lee is quickly the fall guy: wounded and hunted by thousands, he goes to ground and, aided by two unlikely allies, searches for the truth and for those who double-crossed him. All roads lead back to Ethiopia. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Story: | shot in the stomachsevered armexploding bodyshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleviolenceflashback |
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 β¦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: | tragedy |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | francecemetery |
Characters: | soldier |
Period: | 1910s |
Story: | trench warfarebombardmentworld war oneshot to deathtitle spoken by characterviolence |
A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered, elite assassin known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. But even 47 couldn' β¦t anticipate a "random equation" in his life exactitude: the unexpected stirrings of his conscience and the unfamiliar emotions aroused in him by a mysterious Russian woman. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Story: | severed armexploding bodystabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathone word titleviolenceflashback |
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: | military |
Period: | 1910s |
Story: | trench warfarearmy lifeworld war onetragic eventdead bodyshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word title |
Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the three Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the ga β¦ng's mastermind, remains on the loose and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutality |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | shot in the stomachtragic eventshot in the shoulderstabbed to deathshot in the backdead bodyshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local β¦gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
Themes: | brutality |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | nurse |
Story: | shot point blankstabbed in the handveteranshot in the stomachshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backstabbed to deathshot in the backshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterflashbackviolence |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | death of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | horse ridingshot in the shoulderprologueshot in the backdead bodyshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathflashbackviolence |
It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, G β¦abriel and Thomas, can't wait to enlist in the newly formed "Continental Army." When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and burns the Martin Plantation to the ground, tragedy strikes. Benjamin quickly finds himself torn between protecting his family, and seeking revenge along with being a part of the birth of a new, young, and ambitious nation. (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutality |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | stabbed in the headbattlefieldshot in the shoulderstabbed in the backshot in the backbattleshot in the chestviolence |
In the middle of World War II, in turbulent 1942, a plane flies over Morocco and drops a Royal Canadian Air Force paratrooper who comes in to land on a drop zone, somewhere in the desert dunes outside Casablanca. Just in time before anyone notices him, the fearless Wing Commander Max Vatan gets in a β¦ car and heads to the town with orders to meet Parisian Marianne Beausejour, a skillful member of the French Resistance. On a mission to assassinate the German Ambassador in Casablanca, the two operatives must convince every one of their true feelings as a married couple, while in the background, they need to make the necessary preparations for the critical soiree. Without delay, after the success of this suicide mission, Max and Marianne flee together to England with plans on marrying and making a family, regardless of the war. Instead, heavy clouds of distrust and suspicion threaten their relationship, when Max receives a call from the Secret Service Division to inform him that his beloved wife is actually an impostor. In disbelief, with a terrible task in his hands and crushed under a devastating dilemma, Max must find the courage to seek for answers in the perilous streets of bombarded London, regardless of the outcome. In the end, amid duty and love, who shall live and who shall die? (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | france |
Characters: | nursesoldier |
Story: | alberta canadashot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathtitle spoken by characterone word titleflashbackviolence |
Libya, 2012. At an unofficial CIA base in Benghazi a group of ex-military contractors are providing security. In the aftermath of Gaddafi's downfall a power vacuum exists and the climate is volatile. Military weapons are freely available. The US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, makes a visit to t β¦he area, staying in a compound near the CIA base. On the night of 11 September, 2012, the Ambassador's compound is attacked by hordes of heavily armed locals. The only forces willing and able to defend it are six CIA contractors. (Read More)
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | bombardmentbattlefieldsevered armexploding bodyshot in the shouldershot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
Forty-two students, three days, one deserted Island: welcome to Battle Royale. A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are each given a bag with a randomly selected weapon and a few rations of food and wa β¦ter and sent off to kill each other in a no-holds-barred (with a few minor rules) game to the death, which means that the students have three days to kill each other until one survives--or they all die. The movie focuses on a few of the students and how they cope. Some decide to play the game like the psychotic Kiriyama or the sexual Mitsuko, while others like the heroes of the movie--Shuya, Noriko, and Kawada--are trying to find a way to get off the Island without violence. However, as the numbers dwell down lower and lower on an hourly basis, is there any way for Shuya and his classmates to survive? (Read More)
Subgenre: | tragedy |
Themes: | brutalitydeath of father |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | disembowelmenttragic eventstabbed in the backprologueshot in the backdead bodybattleshot in the headshot to deathtitle spoken by characterflashbackviolence |
Seven Australian teenage friends from a small town go on a camping trip to be with nature. During their trip, they see military aircraft fly overhead. What they didn't know was their country was being invaded by another country. Returning home, they discover that they are at war. With no training, t β¦hey band together to fight the enemy. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fathermilitary |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | shot in the backshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathviolence |
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | shot in the backbattleshot in the headshot in the chestshot to deathone word titleviolence |