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¡Ay, Carmela!
¡Ay, Carmela! is Carlos Saura's 1990 Spanish-Italian tragicomedy, adapted from José Sanchís Sinisterra's play, starring Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, and Gabino Diego as Civil War variety performers; it won 13 Goyas from 15 nominations.
12 Strong
12 Strong is a 2018 American war drama, Nicolai Fuglsig's feature debut, adapted from Doug Stanton's book Horse Soldiers. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, and Michael Peña as ODA 595, the first U.S. Special Forces team in Afghanistan after 9/11, who fought on horseback with General Dostum to take Mazar-i-Sharif.
120 Bahadur (120 बहादुर)
120 Bahadur (120 बहादुर) is a 2025 Hindi war drama by Razneesh Ghai starring Farhan Akhtar as Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, depicting the 1962 Battle of Rezang La; released 21 November 2025, ₹15.52 crore India net.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 American action-thriller directed by Michael Bay, based on Mitchell Zuckoff's book about the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
1917 (2019 film)
1917 (2019 film), Sam Mendes WWI war drama co-written with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, follows two British lance corporals delivering a message to save 1,600 comrades, filmed to appear as one continuous shot; won 3 Oscars including Best Cinematography for Roger Deakins.
47 Ronin (2013 film)
47 Ronin is a 2013 American 3D fantasy action film directed by Carl Rinsch, starring Keanu Reeves as Kai in a loose adaptation of the Chūshingura legend. It cost $175 million, grossed $151.8 million worldwide, and holds a 16% Rotten Tomatoes score.
49th Parallel
49th Parallel (US title The Invaders) is a 1941 British Powell and Pressburger propaganda thriller for the Ministry of Information, following six U-boat survivors fleeing across Canada toward the neutral US; it won Pressburger the Best Original Story Oscar.
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking (1963) is a Samuel Bronston epic directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven, dramatizing the 55-day siege of the Peking legations in the 1900 Boxer Rebellion; shot in Spain, it ended Ray's Hollywood career.
A Bridge Too Far (film)
A Bridge Too Far (1977), Richard Attenborough's epic war film adapted by William Goldman from Cornelius Ryan's book, depicts the failed Operation Market Garden; all-star cast, $25 million budget, four BAFTA wins.
A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944) is a British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (The Archers), following three wartime pilgrims and the 'glue man' mystery in Kent toward a blessing at Canterbury Cathedral.
A Walk in the Sun (1945 film)
A Walk in the Sun is Lewis Milestone's 1945 World War II film, adapted by Robert Rossen from Harry Brown's novel, following a platoon from Salerno to a farmhouse six miles inland, starring Dana Andrews and Richard Conte.
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic is a 1943 Warner Bros. war film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as Merchant Marine officers surviving U-boat attacks on a convoy to Murmansk; also known by the working titles Heroes Without Uniforms and Torpedoed.
Air Force (1943 film)
Air Force (1943) is a Howard Hawks Warner Bros. war film about the B-17 Mary-Ann's crew, caught in the Pearl Harbor attack and the Philippines defense; it won the Oscar for Best Film Editing.
Albert R.N.
Albert R.N. (1953) is a British POW-camp war drama directed by Lewis Gilbert, also released as Break to Freedom, based on the real papier-mache dummy prisoner built by artist John Worsley at Marlag O to cover escapes.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) is Edward Berger's 2022 German Netflix adaptation of Remarque's 1929 antiwar novel, the first German film version, starring Felix Kammerer; it won four Oscars and seven BAFTAs.
Alone at Dawn
Alone at Dawn: upcoming Ron Howard war drama for Amazon MGM starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway, adapted from the Schilling/Longfritz book about Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman; scheduled December 25, 2027.
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now: 1979 Francis Ford Coppola war film, also known as Apocalypse Now Redux and Final Cut, adapting Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam War; shot in the Philippines over 238 days, won the 1979 Palme d'Or.
Apocalypse Now Redux
Apocalypse Now Redux, also called Apocalypse Now: Redux, is Francis Ford Coppola's 2001 extended re-edit of his 1979 Vietnam War film, restoring 49 (some sources say 53) minutes of deleted footage, including the French plantation scene.
Apollo 11 (2019 film)
Apollo 11 (2019) is Todd Douglas Miller's archival documentary about the first Moon landing, built from newly discovered 65/70mm footage and 11,000 hours of audio, released by NEON and CNN Films.
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament), 1958 Andrzej Wajda film from Jerzy Andrzejewski's novel, starring Zbigniew Cybulski as Home Army assassin Maciek Chełmicki; Polish Film School landmark, Venice FIPRESCI winner.
Assembly (集结号) (2007 film)
Assembly (集结号, Ji jie hao) is Feng Xiaogang's 2007 Chinese war film starring Zhang Hanyu as Captain Gu Zidi, a civil war survivor seeking recognition for 46 dead comrades; it won Golden Rooster Best Film and grossed about RMB 260 million.
Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan is a 1945 RKO World War II drama directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn, depicting Filipino guerrilla resistance after the fall of Bataan and the 1945 Cabanatuan raid.
Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о солдате)
Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о солдате) is Grigori Chukhrai's 1959 Mosfilm drama about soldier Alyosha Skvortsov's six-day leave home across wartime Russia; Cannes special prize 1960, Lenin Prize 1961, Oscar-nominated screenplay.
Bang Rajan (บางระจัน)
Bang Rajan (บางระจัน) is a 2000 Thai historical war film by Thanit Jitnukul about villagers resisting the 1765 Burmese invasion; a box-office record-setter, 11 Suraswadee Awards, US release via Oliver Stone and Magnolia in 2004.
Bataan (1943 film)
Bataan (1943) is an MGM World War II film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Robert Taylor as sergeant of a thirteen-man patrol holding a bridge on Bataan; the first multi-ethnic WWII combat film and genre template.
Battle for Sevastopol (Битва за Севастополь)
Battle for Sevastopol (Битва за Севастополь), released in Ukraine as Nezlamna, is a 2015 Russian-Ukrainian war drama by Sergei Mokritsky about sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, starring Yulia Peresild, budgeted at $5 million and released 2 April 2015.
Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦) (1971 film)
Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦) is a 1971 Toho war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto, scripted by Kaneto Shindo, starring Keiju Kobayashi, Tetsuro Tamba, and Tatsuya Nakadai, depicting the 1945 Okinawa ground battle from the Japanese 32nd Army's perspective.
Battleground (1949 film)
Battleground (1949) is an MGM war film directed by William A. Wellman, written by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary, about the 101st Airborne at besieged Bastogne; it won two Oscars from six nominations and revived the postwar combat film.
Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001) is John Moore's debut American war action film starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman, about a Navy navigator shot down over Bosnia, loosely based on Scott O'Grady's 1995 shootdown, released November 30, 2001 by 20th Century Fox.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (film)
Ang Lee's 2016 war drama adapted from Ben Fountain's novel, starring Joe Alwyn; the first Hollywood feature shot in 3D, 4K, 120 fps on Sony F65, released November 11, 2016 to mixed reviews and a $1.7M US gross.