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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Greyhound (film)
Greyhound (2020) is a WWII naval war film directed by Aaron Schneider, written by and starring Tom Hanks, adapted from C.S. Forester's novel The Good Shepherd; it premiered on Apple TV+ July 10, 2020, earned a Best Sound Oscar nomination, and has a sequel in production.
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant is a 2023 war film directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a US Army sergeant who risks everything to rescue the Afghan interpreter who saved him.
Hansan: Rising Dragon (한산: 용의 출현)
Hansan: Rising Dragon (한산: 용의 출현) is a 2022 South Korean historical war film directed by Kim Han-min, depicting Admiral Yi Sun-sin's victory at the 1592 Battle of Hansando.
Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny
Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (キングダム 運命の炎, Unmei no Honō) is the 2023 third live-action film of Hara Yasuhisa's Kingdom manga, directed by Shinsuke Sato, starring Kento Yamazaki and Ryo Yoshizawa, covering the Shi Ka arc and Battle of Bayou; it earned 5.5 billion yen and was 2023's top live-action Japanese film.
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (キングダム 大将軍の帰還)
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (キングダム 大将軍の帰還) is a 2024 Japanese live-action film, fourth in the Kingdom series, directed by Shinsuke Sato, starring Kento Yamazaki; it earned 8.03 billion yen, the top live-action Japanese film of 2024.
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (キングダム 魂の決戦) is the fifth live-action film of Yasuhisa Hara's manga, directed by Shinsuke Sato, released July 17, 2026, adapting the Coalition Army arc against a 500,000-strong six-state invasion of Qin.
Lucky Strike (2026 film)
Lucky Strike is a 2026 American WWII war film directed by Rod Lurie, written by Marc Frydman, starring Scott Eastwood as Captain John Castle, a wounded soldier trapped behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge with only a Motorola SCR-300 radio; released June 26, 2026 by Roadside Attractions.
Man of War (2026 film)
Man of War (2026), also known by the working title Nightingale, is an American action war thriller directed by William Kaufman, starring LaMonica Garrett as a former Navy SEAL rescuing a kidnapped relative in Ukraine; filmed entirely in Bulgaria and released digitally July 3, 2026.
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? (ネルソンさん、あなたは人を殺しましたか？) is Shinya Tsukamoto's 2026, 116-minute war drama adapted from Vietnam veteran Allen Nelson's memoir, starring Rodney Hicks, Geoffrey Rush, and Mark Merphy; it premiered in competition at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman
No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman (بەهەشت نابینیت ئەگەر ژن بتکوژێت) is a 2026 war film by Halkawt Mustafa about Kurdish sniper Vyan returning to Mosul to rescue her sister from ISIS; Iraq's Oscar entry, premiered at Venice.
Noryang: Deadly Sea (노량: 죽음의 바다)
Noryang: Deadly Sea (노량: 죽음의 바다) is a 2023 South Korean historical war film directed by Kim Han-min, dramatizing Admiral Yi Sun-sin's final battle of the Imjin War.
Operation Blood Hunt
Operation Blood Hunt is a 2024 action-horror film directed by Louis Mandylor, written by Brandon Slagle, starring Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers; WWII soldiers on a South Pacific island find werewolves killed the missing Marines.
Operation Hadal (蛟龙行动)
Operation Hadal (蛟龙行动, also 红海行动2) is a 2025 Chinese military action film by Dante Lam and Bona Film Group, China's first nuclear-submarine war film, released January 29, 2025, grossing about 393 million yuan before withdrawal and an August 2025 Special Edition re-release.
Operation Red Sea (红海行动)
Operation Red Sea (红海行动) is Dante Lam's 2018 Chinese military action film about the navy's Jiaolong commandos in a Yemen-evacuation-inspired rescue, which grossed 36.52亿元 in China and became the country's then second-highest-grossing film.
Operation Seawolf
Operation Seawolf is a 2022 American war film written and directed by Steven Luke, starring Dolph Lundgren as U-boat captain Hans Kessler and Frank Grillo. Fictional WWII plot about a final German U-boat attack on the U.S.; released October 7, 2022, poorly reviewed (IMDb 3.5/10, RT 33%).
Palestine 36
Palestine 36 (فلسطين 36) is a 2025 historical drama by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir about the 1936 Arab Revolt under the British Mandate, starring Hiam Abbass and Jeremy Irons; it premiered at Toronto 2025 and was Palestine's 98th Academy Awards entry.
Paltan (पलटन) (film)
Paltan (पलटन) is a 2018 Hindi war drama directed by J.P. Dutta about the 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes, starring Jackie Shroff, Arjun Rampal, and Sonu Sood; it flopped with about 7 crore India net against a 35 crore budget.
Panipat (पानीपत) (film)
Panipat (पानीपट), also Panipat: The Great Betrayal, is Ashutosh Gowariker's 2019 Hindi historical war drama on the 1761 Third Battle of Panipat, starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Kriti Sanon, released 6 December 2019 and noted for Jat and Afghan protests over its portrayals.