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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Black Hawk Down (film)
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American war film directed by Ridley Scott, depicting the Battle of Mogadishu after two U.S. helicopters were shot down in Somalia in 1993.
Bodyguards and Assassins (十月围城)
Bodyguards and Assassins (十月圍城) is a 2009 Hong Kong-China historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, produced by Peter Chan, about citizens protecting Sun Yat-sen from Qing assassins in 1905 Hong Kong; it won eight Hong Kong Film Awards.
Boudica (2023 film)
Boudica, also released as Boudica: Queen of War, is Jesse V. Johnson's 2023 British action drama starring Olga Kurylenko as the Iceni queen who revolts against Rome; noted for Tacitus and Dio sources, anachronistic Saxons, and weak reception.
Boys of Abu Ghraib
Boys of Abu Ghraib is a 2014 American war drama, Luke Moran's writing-directing debut, starring Moran, Sean Astin, John Heard, Sara Paxton, and Omid Abtahi; a soldier at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison befriends a detainee, released March 28, 2014.
Caterpillar (キャタピラー) (2010 film)
Caterpillar (キャタピラー) is Kôji Wakamatsu's 2010 Japanese anti-war drama adapted from Edogawa Ranpo's Imomushi, starring Shinobu Terajima, who won the 2010 Berlin Silver Bear as the wife caring for her quadruple-amputee soldier husband.
City of Life and Death (南京！南京！)
City of Life and Death (南京！南京！) is Lu Chuan's 2009 black-and-white Chinese war drama about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, told from both Chinese and Japanese perspectives; it won the San Sebastián Golden Seashell and grossed $119.9K in the US.
Civil War (2024 film)
Civil War (2024) is Alex Garland's A24 dystopian thriller in which journalists travel to Washington, D.C. during a fictional second American civil war; it earned $127.3 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.
Crossing (2026 film)
Crossing (四渡) is a 2026 Chinese war epic directed by Xu Zhanxiong, executive produced by Andrew Lau, starring Liu Ye as Mao Zedong, dramatizing the Four Crossings of the Chishui River; released June 26, 2026, it earned 289 million yuan. Distinct from the American faith drama The Crossing: Shoulders of Mercy.
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods is Spike Lee's 2020 Netflix war drama, co-written with Kevin Willmott, following four Black Vietnam veterans (Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr.) returning to Vietnam for their squad leader's remains and buried gold.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is a 2019 Australian war film directed by Kriv Stenders, starring Travis Fimmel as Major Harry Smith, dramatizing D Company 6RAR's 18 August 1966 stand of 108 soldiers against roughly 2,000 to 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops.
Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了)
Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子来了) is Jiang Wen's 2000 black-and-white comedy-drama about Hebei villagers keeping Japanese prisoners; it won the Cannes Grand Prix but is banned in China.
Devotion (2022 film)
Devotion is a 2022 American biographical war drama directed by JD Dillard, starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell as Navy pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner during the Korean War.
Dongji Rescue
Dongji Rescue (东极岛, Dongji Island) is a 2025 Chinese war epic by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, starring Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei, and Ni Ni, dramatizing the 1942 Lisbon Maru sinking and fishermen's rescue of 384 British POWs; it earned 396 million yuan amid historical-accuracy controversy.
Dragon Blade (天将雄师) (film)
Dragon Blade (天將雄師) is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong historical action film directed by Daniel Lee, starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack, and Adrien Brody as Han and Roman forces clash on the Silk Road; $65M budget, $122.6M worldwide gross.
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, centering on a cat-and-mouse duel between Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev and German sharpshooter Major König.
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 Clint Eastwood war drama, produced with Steven Spielberg, based on James Bradley's book about the Iwo Jima flag-raisers and the war bond tour; companion to Letters from Iwo Jima.
For Those We Love (俺は、君のためにこそ死ににいく)
For Those We Love (俺は、君のためにこそ死ににいく) is a 2007 Japanese war drama directed by Taku Shinjo, written and executive-produced by Shintaro Ishihara, about kamikaze pilots at Chiran and canteen matron Tome Torihama, released by Toei on 12 May 2007.