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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fury (2014 film)
Fury (2014) is David Ayer's American World War II film starring Brad Pitt as tank commander Wardaddy leading a five-man M4 Sherman crew in April 1945 Germany; it opened at No. 1 with $23.5 million and grossed about $211.82 million.
Gladiator (2000 film)
Gladiator (2000) is Ridley Scott's Roman epic starring Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus; it won five Oscars including Best Picture and spawned Gladiator II (2024).
Heneral Luna
Heneral Luna, also known as General Luna, is a 2015 Filipino historical war drama directed by Jerrold Tarog, starring John Arcilla as General Antonio Luna of the Philippine-American War.
Hyena Road
Hyena Road: 2015 Canadian war film written, directed by and starring Paul Gross, about building Route Hyena in Kandahar and tracking the legendary mujahideen fighter the Ghost; premiered at TIFF 2015.
Kajaki (film)
Kajaki (Kilo Two Bravo) is a 2014 British war film directed by Paul Katis, reconstructing the 2006 Kajaki Dam minefield incident involving 3 Para soldiers in Helmand, Afghanistan; shot in Jordan, BAFTA-nominated, released as Kilo Two Bravo in the US.
Kon-Tiki (2012 film)
Kon-Tiki (2012) is a Norwegian historical drama directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, dramatizing Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 balsa-raft Pacific crossing; Oscar-nominated, Norway's costliest film at release, criticized for its Watzinger portrayal.
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is a 2013 American biographical war film directed by Peter Berg, starring Mark Wahlberg as SEAL Marcus Luttrell, sole survivor of Operation Red Wings.
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (ローレライ)
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (ローレライ) is a 2005 Japanese war sci-fi film, Shinji Higuchi's directorial debut, adapted from Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shūsen no Lorelei, about submarine I-507 and the Lorelei weapon stopping a third atomic bombing.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is Peter Weir's 2003 Napoleonic naval film with Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, adapted from Patrick O'Brian's first and tenth Aubrey/Maturin novels, winner of two Oscars from ten nominations.
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 war drama directed by Spike Lee, about four Black American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in Tuscany during World War II.
Mulan (2009 film)
Mulan (花木兰) is a 2009 Chinese live-action war drama directed by Jingle Ma, starring Zhao Wei as Hua Mulan, with Chen Kun and Hu Jun; released 27 November 2009, 114 minutes, Douban 6.2.
My Way (마이 웨이) (2011 film)
My Way (마이 웨이, also romanized Mai Wei) is a 2011 South Korean war drama directed by Kang Je-kyu, following a Korean runner through three armies in World War II.