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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: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | starvationbrutalitymilitaryfuneralescapetorture |
| Locations: | junglecemeterytrainbeach |
| Characters: | japanese militarymilitary officeramericansoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | bridge constructionexploding bridgejapanese armybritish armyriver rapidsbritish militarymilitary trainingkatana swordbritish soldiertrain wreckprisoner of war campgeneva conventionironic endingstalematehot weather …task forceindochinaimperial japanamnestytropicsforced laboralliesmortarleechburmahardshipparatroopersweatingemaciationcoercionvulturebriton abroaddemolitionfamous scorecamouflagebehind enemy lineswar violencekitewhistlingdisciplinerailroadsweatcorporal punishmentraftconstructiondragcanoemain character diesprisoner of warbatshamecommandoprideimpersonationblockbusterinjurysabotageuniformforeign language adaptationarmybridgestabbingswimmingcombatriverfalling from heightswordface slapbased on true storytitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel (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 |
| Locations: | beach |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | exploding bridgebritish armybritish soldiertrain wreckalliesparatrooperbriton abroaddemolitionbehind enemy lineswar violencecommandosabotageuniformarmycombat |
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: | brutalityfuneraltorture |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | military officer |
| Story: | british militarybritish soldiertrain wreckgeneva conventionhot weatherbriton abroaddemolitionfamous scorewhistlingcorporal punishmentmain character diesshameblockbusterinjurysabotage …uniformarmyswordface slapbased on true storybare chested male (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: | epicmartial arts |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | british armybritish militarybritish soldieralliesparatrooperbriton abroadbehind enemy lineswar violenceraftblockbusteruniformarmybridgecombatriver …title spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel (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)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | militarytorture |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | british armyalliesmortardemolitionfamous scorebehind enemy lineswar violencecommandoblockbustersabotagestabbingswimmingcombatface slapbased on novel |
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: | militarytorture |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | famous scorewar violencecorporal punishmentmain character diesprideuniformarmystabbingcombatswordbased on true storybare chested male |
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: | starvationbrutalitymilitaryescapetorture |
| Locations: | junglebeach |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | exploding bridgeprisoner of war campforced laborbehind enemy linesmain character diesprisoner of warcommandoblockbustersabotagearmybridgecombatfalling from heightbare chested male |
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)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | starvationmilitaryescapetorture |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | british armybritish militarybritish soldierwar violenceprisoner of warshamepridearmycombatswordbased on novel |
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: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | trainbeach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | british armybritish militarybritish soldieralliesbriton abroadrailroadprisoner of wararmyswimmingcombatbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
The life of 'Louis Zamperini' (qv), an Olympic athlete who joined the armed forces during the second world war. Only to be captured by the Japanese navy after a plane crash in the Pacific. During his capture, Louie must continue his fight by surviving through the war.
| Themes: | starvationtorture |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | japanese militaryamericansoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armyimperial japanemaciationraftprisoner of warbased on true storybare chested malebased on novel |
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)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | americansoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | british armybehind enemy lineswar violenceprisoner of warcommandoimpersonationsabotageuniformbridgecombatface slapbased on novel |
"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: | militaryfuneral |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | alliesvulturefamous scorewar violenceblockbusteruniformarmycombatface slaptitle spoken by character |
A semi-fictional account of 'Henri Charriere' (qv)'s time in the penal system in French Guyana - some of it spent on infamous Devil's Island - is presented. It's the early 1930s. Charriere - nicknamed Papillon because of his butterfly tattoo - and Louis Dega are two among many who have been convicte …d in the French judicial system, they now being transferred to French Guyana where they will serve their time, never to return to France even if they are ever released. A safe-cracker by criminal profession, Papillon is serving a life sentence for murdering a pimp, a crime for which he adamantly states he was framed. Dega is a wealthy counterfeiter, who expects his well-to-do wife eventually to get him released. On Papillon's initiative, Papillon and Dega enter into a business arrangement: Papillon will provide protection for Dega, while Dega will finance Papillon's escape attempt. As Papillon and Degas' time together lasts longer than either expects, their burgeoning friendship ends up being an important factor altering their original plans, needed as they work with and against others who are trying to achieve their own goals, sometime conflicting with Papillon and Dega's. (Read More)
| Themes: | starvationbrutalityescapetorture |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Period: | 1940s |
| Story: | tropicsforced laborhardshipfamous scoresweatcorporal punishmentraftcanoeblockbusteruniformforeign language adaptationrivertitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel |
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: | cemeterybeach |
| Characters: | military officeramericansoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | war violencemain character diesprisoner of warblockbusteruniformarmybridgestabbingcombatbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
In 1965, while bombing Laos in a classified mission, the propeller plane of the German-American US Navy pilot Dieter Dengler is hit and crashes in the jungle. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisone …rs and guards. He becomes close to Duane and organizes an escape plan; however, the unstable Gene opposes to Dieter's plan. When they discover that there is no more food due to the constant American bombings in the area and their guards intend to kill them, Dieter sets his plan in motion. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | starvationmilitaryescapetorture |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | river rapidsprisoner of war campleechemaciationraftprisoner of warbridgecombatriverbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye -- live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, Hawkeye and Uncas must rescue t …hem in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | brutalitymilitaryescape |
| Story: | british armyriver rapidsmortarfamous scorewar violencecanoestabbingfalling from heightswordtitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel |
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: | brutalitymilitaryescape |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | japanese militarymilitary officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armykatana swordimperial japanprisoner of waruniformarmystabbingfalling from heightsword |
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: | brutalitymilitaryescape |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | british armybritish militarymilitary trainingbritish soldierbehind enemy linesuniformstabbingcombat |
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: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | british armywar violenceraftinjuryuniformarmycombatriverswordface slaptitle spoken by character |
Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese … airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | starvationmilitaryescape |
| Characters: | american |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armykatana swordindochinaparatrooperkitecorporal punishmentprisoner of warbridgeswordface slapbased on true storybased on novel |
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 |
| Locations: | train |
| Story: | british armybritish soldierhot weathermain character diesinjuryuniformarmybased on true storytitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel |
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: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | british armymilitary trainingbritish soldierbehind enemy linescommandouniformarmybridgecombatbased on true storytitle spoken by characterbare chested male |
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 |
| Locations: | cemeterytrain |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | military trainingbehind enemy lineswar violencemain character diesforeign language adaptationbridgestabbingswimmingcombatrivertitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel |
Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, … he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did? (Read More)
| Themes: | starvationfuneraltorture |
| Locations: | cemeterytrain |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | forced laborburmaemaciationconstructionprisoner of warbased on true storybare chested male |
It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergo …es the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | military trainingbritish soldierprisoner of war campwar violenceprisoner of warcommandosabotagearmycombatfalling from heightbare chested male |
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)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armykatana swordbehind enemy lineswar violencemain character diescommandoinjurystabbingcombatbased on true story |
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: | brutalitymilitary |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | behind enemy lineswar violencemain character diesprisoner of waruniformarmycombatface slaptitle spoken by characterbare chested male |
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: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | torture |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | japanese armymilitary trainingkatana swordrailroadshameblockbusterarmystabbingcombatsword |
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: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | mortarwar violenceprisoner of wararmystabbingcombatbased on true story |
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 |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armymain character diesuniformcombatriverbare chested malebased on novel |
In 73 BCE, a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lan …ds from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus, Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | torture |
| Story: | famous scorewar violencemain character diesblockbusterarmyswimmingcombatswordtitle spoken by characterbare chested malebased on novel |
Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves.
| Themes: | escape |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | train wreckbehind enemy linesrailroadshamesabotagearmybridgeriverswordbased on true story |
It's 1913, and the traditional American West is dying. Among the inhabitants of this dying time era are a outlaw gang called "The Wild Bunch". After a failed bank robbery, the gang head to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the newly formed world of the 20th cen …tury, the gang take the job and end up in a brutally, violent last stand against their enemies who deemed to be corrupt in a small Mexican town, ruled by a ruthless general. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | brutalitytorture |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | exploding bridgemortarvulturefamous scorerailroadarmybridgecombatriverfalling from heightbare chested male |
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: | brutalitymilitary |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | war violencedisciplinecorporal punishmentuniformarmycombatface slaptitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
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: | trainbeach |
| Characters: | japanese militarymilitary officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | famous scorekiteblockbustersabotagetitle spoken by characterbare chested male |
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.
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | behind enemy lineswar violencecommandouniformcombattitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
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: | brutality |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | famous scorewar violenceprisoner of warblockbusterarmycombatswordtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora gets engaged to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him to a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin but is robbed on the road. Without an alte …rnative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army where he saves the life of his captain and becomes his protege and spy of the Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari. He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon. They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dissipates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | militaryfuneral |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | british armyfamous scorecorporal punishmentimpersonationuniformface slaptitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Set in 1935, a professor, archaeologist, and legendary hero by the name of Indiana Jones is back in action in his newest adventure. But this time he teams up with a night club singer named Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott and a twelve-year-old boy named Short Round. They end up in an Indian small distresse …d village, where the people believe that evil spirits have taken all their children away after a sacred precious stone was stolen! They also discovered the great mysterious terror surrounding a booby-trapped temple known as the Temple of Doom! Thuggee is beginning to attempt to rise once more, believing that with the power of all five Sankara stones they can rule the world! Now, it's all up to Indiana to put an end to the Thuggee campaign, rescue the lost children, win the girl and conquer the Temple of Doom. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | starvationescapetorture |
| Locations: | jungle |
| Story: | river rapidsemaciationfamous scoreraftblockbusterbridgeriverfalling from heightswordface slapbare chested male |
"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth ce …ntury into a three-hour time-frame. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epic |
| Themes: | militarytorture |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armykitedisciplinecorporal punishmentarmyswordbased on novel |
A washed up monster chaser convinces the U.S. Government to fund a trip to an unexplored island in the South Pacific. Under the guise of geological research, the team travels to "Skull Island". Upon arrival, the group discover that their mission may be complicated by the wildlife which inhabits the …island. The beautiful vistas and deadly creatures create a visually stunning experience that is sure to keep your attention. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | junglebeach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | katana swordcamouflagecommandoblockbustercombatriverfalling from heightsword |
Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find … out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann in it's grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts. (Read More)
| Themes: | escape |
| Locations: | jungletrainbeach |
| Story: | train wreckvulturewhistlingraftcanoeblockbusterbridgestabbingswimmingfalling from heightbased on novel |
An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himse …lf inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy! (Read More)
| Themes: | militaryescape |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | british armymilitary trainingwar violencearmybridgecombatfalling from heightswordbased on novel |
It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'. The mission: To seek out a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border …into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against the Viet Cong and NVA. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him! Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U.S. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U.S. Army. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U.S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge. Now, after becoming prisoners of Kurtz, will Willard & the others be able to fulfill their mission? (Read More)
| Themes: | brutalitymilitary |
| Locations: | junglebeach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | exploding bridgeuniformarmybridgecombatriverbased on novel |
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: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | brutality |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | war violenceimpersonationsabotagestabbingcombatswordbased on true story |
When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously … by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | epicmartial arts |
| Themes: | military |
| Characters: | military officeramericansoldier |
| Story: | exploding bridgeblockbusterbridgecombatswordbare chested male |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
| Themes: | starvation |
| Locations: | cemeterytrainbeach |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | japanese armyimperial japanleechemaciationinjuryswimmingbased on true storybased on novel |
In 1944 falangist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess …, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again. (Read More)
| Themes: | brutalitymilitarytorture |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | train wreckleechdisciplinesabotagearmystabbing |
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.
| Themes: | funeralescapetorture |
| Characters: | soldier |
| Story: | river rapidscamouflagebehind enemy linesarmystabbingcombatriverfalling from heightswordtitle spoken by characterbare chested male |
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)
| Subgenre: | martial arts |
| Themes: | military |
| Locations: | train |
| Characters: | military officersoldier |
| Story: | military trainingcamouflagewar violencecommandouniformbridgecombatriverface slaptitle spoken by characterbare chested male |
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