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"Patton" tells the tale of General 'George S. Patton (I)' (qv), famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Europe and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper … and tendency toward insubordination, faults that would prevent him from becoming the lead American general in the Normandy Invasion as well as to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | militaryherofuneral |
| Locations: | military hospitalmaltafranceenglandsmall towncemetery |
| Characters: | american soldiergerman soldieramerican abroadwarriortough guy |
| Period: | year 1943year 1942year 1944year 19451940sworld war two |
| Story: | tank battleportrait sittingarmy lifeu.s. armymilitary promotionmilitary headquartersmilitary leadershipmilitary paradewar heronorth africa campaignmessina italyfamous entranceold glorystars and stripesbastogne …70mm filmbattle of the bulgescreening roomreliefalliestunisiareference to napoleonpalermo italystar spangled bannerdead soldierscavengersteel helmetbombardmentd dayshoulder holstersurname as titlevulturewar violencebanquetinfantryair raidfamous scorewindmillleadersicilyblizzardtoastruinsall male castflagarmornewsreel footageegyptreincarnationcannonblockbusterkilling an animaldestinypoemberlin germanygeneralactor shares first name with characterspeechtankuniformportraitvoice overapologyarmyambushcombatprayergunfightface slapmachine gunshootoutbased on bookpistolexplosiontitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleone word titleviolenceinterviewdog (See All) |
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | hero |
| Locations: | englandsmall town |
| Characters: | american soldiergerman soldierwarriortough guy |
| Period: | year 19441940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armymilitary headquartersmilitary leadershipalliesdead soldiersteel helmetbombardmentd daywar violenceinfantryair raidcannongeneraluniformarmy …combatmachine gunbased on bookexplosionviolence (See All) |
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 …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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | francecemetery |
| Characters: | american soldieramerican abroad |
| Period: | year 19441940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armystar spangled bannerdead soldiersteel helmetd daywar violenceinfantryruinsblockbusterdestinygeneraltankuniformarmyambush …combatprayermachine gunexplosiontitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleviolence (See All) |
The true story of Operation Market Garden, the Allies attempt, in September 1944, to hasten the end of WW2 by driving through Belgium and Holland into Germany. The idea was for US airborne divisions to take the towns of Eindhoven and Nijmegen and a British airborne division, reinforced by a Polish a …irborne brigade, to take the town of Arnhem. They would be reinforced, in due course and in turn, by the British XXX Corps, land-based and driving up from the British lines in the south. The key to the operation was the bridges, as if the Germans held or blew them, the paratroopers could not be relieved. Faulty intelligence, Allied high command hubris and stubborn German resistance would ensure that Arnhem was a bridge too far. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | hero |
| Characters: | american soldiergerman soldieramerican abroadtough guy |
| Period: | year 19441940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armywar heroalliesdead soldiersteel helmetbombardmentwar violenceinfantryarmorcannonblockbustertankuniformarmyambush …combatpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterviolence (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 …gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | american soldieramerican abroadtough guy |
| Period: | year 1945world war two |
| Story: | u.s. armywar herowar violencearmorcannontankuniformarmyambushcombatgunfightface slapmachine gunshootoutpistol …explosiontitle spoken by characterone word titleviolence (See All) |
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)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Period: | year 19431940sworld war two |
| Story: | war heroalliesshoulder holsterwar violenceair raidfamous scoreruinscannonblockbustertankambushcombatgunfightface slapmachine gun …shootoutpistolexplosionviolence (See All) |
A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day.
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | american soldieramerican abroadtough guy |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armywar herosteel helmetwar violencecannongeneraluniformcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterinterview |
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 …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: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | american soldier |
| Story: | army lifeu.s. armydead soldiersteel helmetinfantryair raidgeneraluniformarmyambushcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutbased on book …pistolexplosiontitle spoken by character (See All) |
Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | american soldier |
| Story: | war herowar violenceinfantryfamous scorecannongeneraluniformarmycombatbased on bookpistolone word titleviolence |
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: | military |
| Characters: | warrior |
| Story: | u.s. armydead soldierwar violenceinfantryall male castarmorgeneraltankuniformarmyambushcombatprayergunfightmachine gun …shootoutbased on bookexplosiontitle spoken by characterviolencedog (See All) |
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 …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: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Story: | u.s. armybombardmentwar violenceinfantryfamous scoreblockbusterambushcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutexplosiontitle spoken by characterone word titleviolence |
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 … for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive. (Read More)
| Themes: | military |
| Story: | army lifeu.s. armydead soldierwar violenceinfantrytankuniformvoice overarmycombatgunfightface slapmachine gunbased on booktitle spoken by character …interviewviolence (See All) |
Evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in World War II.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | franceengland |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | alliesdead soldierbombardmentair raidflagcannondestinygeneralarmycombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutexplosiontitle spoken by character …one word titleviolence (See All) |
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: | epic |
| Themes: | herofuneral |
| Locations: | military hospital |
| Characters: | warrior |
| Story: | military promotionwar hero70mm filmdead soldierair raidfamous scoreall male castblockbusterdestinygeneraluniformarmyface slapmachine gunpistol …explosioncharacter name in titleviolence (See All) |
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 …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 |
| Locations: | franceengland |
| Characters: | german soldieramerican abroad |
| Period: | year 1943year 1944year 19451940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armygeneraltankuniformarmyambushcombatgunfightshootoutbased on bookpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterdog |
During World War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant Kelly manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship $16,000,000 of gold to a base in France. K …elly is determined to get the gold and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion. (Read More)
| Themes: | hero |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | tank battlewar herobombardmentwar violenceinfantrygeneraltankarmycombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutexplosioncharacter name in titleviolence |
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: | epic |
| Themes: | hero |
| Locations: | francecemetery |
| Characters: | german soldierwarriortough guy |
| Story: | military paradewar herodead soldiersteel helmetbombardmentwar violencecannoncombatmachine gunpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterviolence |
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 …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: | epic |
| Themes: | hero |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Story: | war herowar violenceinfantryruinsflagcannongeneralambushcombatgunfightshootoutviolencedog |
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: | militaryhero |
| Locations: | military hospital |
| Characters: | german soldier |
| Period: | year 1942year 19451940sworld war two |
| Story: | military headquartersdead soldierbombardmentair raidarmorkilling an animaldestinyberlin germanygeneraltankarmycombatmachine gunbased on bookexplosion …dogviolence (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 …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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armydead soldiersteel helmetinfantrygeneralactor shares first name with characteruniformcombatmachine gunpistolexplosion |
A depiction of the brutal battle of Stalingrad, the Third Reich's 'high water mark', as seen through the eyes of German officer Hans von Witzland and his battalion.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Characters: | german soldier |
| Period: | year 1943year 19421940sworld war two |
| Story: | dead soldiersteel helmetruinstankuniformgunfightexplosiontitle spoken by characterone word title |
During WW2 a British aircraft is shot down and crashes in Nazi held territory. The Germans capture the only survivor, an American General, and take him to the nearest SS headquarters. Unknown to the Germans the General has full knowledge of the D-Day operation. The British decide that the General mu …st not be allowed to divulge any details of the Normandy landing at all cost and order Major John Smith to lead a crack commando team to rescue him. Amongst the team is an American Ranger, Lieutenant Schaffer, who is puzzled by his inclusion in an all British operation. When one of the team dies after the parachute drop, Schaffer suspects that Smith's mission has a much more secret objective. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Locations: | small town |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | war herodead soldiersteel helmetwar violencegeneraluniformcombatgunfightface slapmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosionviolence |
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.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Story: | army lifedead soldierinfantryegyptcannonuniformarmymachine gunpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterone word titledog |
The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed … as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito. He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden and an American, Shears, to blow up the bridge. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | militaryfuneral |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | alliesvulturewar violencefamous scoreblockbusteruniformarmycombatface slaptitle 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 …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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | american soldier |
| Period: | year 19451940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armystar spangled bannerdead soldierair raidcannongeneraltankuniformarmypistolexplosionviolencedog |
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes … friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | hero |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Story: | war violencefamous scoreblockbustergeneralarmyambushcombatgunfightshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleviolence |
Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunte …ers to go fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor." (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | england |
| Period: | year 19421940sworld war two |
| Story: | u.s. armyair raidfamous scorenewsreel footageblockbusterprayermachine gunpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterdog |
The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack.
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | france |
| Story: | military leadershipdead soldierbombardmentinfantrygeneraluniformarmyface slappistol |
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 …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: | militaryfuneral |
| Locations: | military hospital |
| Characters: | american soldieramerican abroadwarrior |
| Story: | war herostar spangled bannerkilling an animaltankambushcombatmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosiondogviolence |
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: | military |
| Characters: | american abroadwarriortough guy |
| Story: | leaderall male castcannonarmyambushcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutbased on bookpistolexplosionviolence |
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: | militaryfuneral |
| Story: | army lifeu.s. armygeneraltankarmycombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosionviolence |
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 … 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: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Story: | u.s. armystar spangled bannerleaderblizzardflagblockbustertankarmyambushcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosion …violence (See All) |
John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman …is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen. (Read More)
| Themes: | hero |
| Characters: | american abroadwarriortough guy |
| Story: | war heroalliescannonblockbustertankambushcombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosioncharacter name in titleviolence |
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: | epic |
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Story: | war herowar violenceuniformarmycombatgunfightface slapshootoutpistoltitle spoken by characterone word title |
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 …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: | military |
| Characters: | german soldier |
| Period: | year 1942world war two |
| Story: | air raidnewsreel footagekilling an animaltankambushface slapmachine gunshootoutbased on bookpistolexplosionone word titleviolencedog |
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: | military |
| Characters: | german soldier |
| Period: | year 1943year 19441940sworld war two |
| Story: | military headquarterstunisiaair raidberlin germanygeneraltankshootoutpistolexplosiontitle spoken by characterone word titleviolencedog |
Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting ta …rget, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Story: | war herocannontankarmycombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character |
1983. Tom Highway is a well-decorated career military man in the United States Marine Corps, he who has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. His current rank is Gunnery Sergeant. His experiences have led him to become an opinionated, no nonsense man, who is prone to bursts of violence, especially when …he's drunk, if the situation does not suit him, regardless of the specifics or people involved. Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars. Close to retirement, one of his last assignments, one he requested, is back at his old unit at Cherry Point, North Carolina, from where he was transferred for insubordination. He is to train a reconnaissance platoon. His superior officer, the much younger and combat inexperienced Major Malcolm Powers, sees Highway as a relic of an old styled military. Highway's commanding officer, Lieutenant Ring, the platoon leader, is also a younger man who has no combat experience, but is academically inclined and happy-go-lucky. Highway finds that his team is a rag-tag bunch of slackers, who includes wannabe rock musician Stitch Jones, with who Highway had an inauspicious earlier meeting. The men in the platoon, who truly believe Highway is crazy, hate him, and don't understand why they have to follow his harsh training regimen when the United States is not currently at war. The major, who is all about efficiency regardless of combat readiness, has the same views of Highway. He is clear that he sees Highway's platoon s… (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Characters: | tough guy |
| Story: | military paradewar herowar violenceleadergeneraltankuniformambushcombatgunfightface slapmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosion …title spoken by characterviolence (See All) |
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | small towncemetery |
| Characters: | american soldier |
| Story: | infantryblockbusterspeechuniformprayerface slap |
In German-occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movi …e premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Locations: | france |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | war herogeneralactor shares first name with charactercombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosionviolencedog |
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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Characters: | warrior |
| Story: | u.s. armywar heroleaderarmorcannonblockbusterdestinygeneralapologyarmycombatprayermachine gunshootoutpistol …violence (See All) |
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: | militaryhero |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | military promotionwar herostar spangled bannerdead soldierflagtankambushmachine gunbased on bookexplosionviolence |
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war t …o end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | american abroadwarriortough guy |
| Story: | armorcannonblockbusterdestinygeneraltankarmycombatgunfightmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosioncharacter name in titleviolence |
During World War II when the Americans needed to find a secure method of communicating they devised a code using the Navajo language. So Navajos were recruited to become what they call code talkers. They would be assigned to a unit and would communicate with other units using the code so that even t …hough the enemy could listen they couldn't understand what they were saying. And to insure that the code is protected men are assigned to protect it at all costs. One of these men is Joe Enders, a man who sustained an injury that can make him unfit for duty but he manages to avoid it and is told of his duty and that the man he is suppose to protect is Ben Yahzee. Initially there is tension but the two men learn to get along. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Period: | year 1943year 19441940sworld war two |
| Story: | war herosteel helmetwar violencecannontankambushcombatpistolexplosionviolence |
This dramatic retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack details everything in the days that led up to that tragic moment in American history. As United States and Japanese relations strain over the U.S. embargo of raw materials, Air Staff Officer Minoru Genda (Tatsuya Mihashi) plans the preemptive strike … against the United States. Although American intelligence agencies intercept Japanese communications hinting at the attack, they are unwilling to believe such a strike could ever occur on U.S. soil. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Characters: | american soldier |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | u.s. armymilitary headquartersstar spangled bannerdead soldierair raidgeneralmachine gunexplosion |
In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed …toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bigger and faster ship than the Surprise, which puts the Surprise at a disadvantage. Aubrey's single-mindedness in this seemingly impossible pursuit puts him at odds with the Surprise's doctor and naturalist, Stephen Maturin, who is also Aubrey's most trusted advisor on board and closest friend. Facing other internal obstacles which have resulted in what they consider a string of bad luck, Aubrey ultimately uses Maturin's scientific exploits to figure out a way to achieve his and the ship's seemingly impossible goal. (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryhero |
| Locations: | england |
| Story: | military promotionwar herowar violencetoastall male castcannonambushcombatprayergunfightshootout |
William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. O …nce he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | funeral |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Story: | war violencefamous scoreblockbusterspeechambushcombatprayerone word titleviolence |
An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
| Themes: | hero |
| Locations: | small towncemetery |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Story: | u.s. armyfamous scorearmyambushgunfightface slapmachine gunshootoutpistolexplosionviolence |
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 …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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Story: | steel helmetwar violenceair raidtankarmyambushcombatmachine gunexplosionviolence |
In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation.
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | warriortough guy |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | war violenceblockbustergeneralambushcombatface slappistoltitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titleviolence |
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