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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.
Pearl Harbor (film)
Pearl Harbor (2001), also marketed as a Michael Bay WWII epic, is a Touchstone Pictures drama about the December 7, 1941 attack framed as a love triangle between Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Beckinsale; it cost $135 million, grossed $198.5 million domestically, won the Best Sound Editing Oscar, and holds 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Prisoner of War (2025 film)
Prisoner of War (2025) is a WWII martial arts action thriller directed by Louis Mandylor, starring Scott Adkins as captured British officer James Wright forced to fight in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines; released September 19, 2025 by Well Go USA.
Red Cliff II (赤壁：决战天下)
Red Cliff II (赤壁：决战天下) is a 2009 Mandarin-language epic war film directed by John Woo, the second part of his two-part adaptation of the Battle of Red Cliffs.
Redacted
Redacted (2007) is Brian De Palma's Iraq War drama, a fictional documentary-style collage based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah rape and murder, released by Magnolia Pictures.
Refuge (2023 film)
Refuge (The Refuge) is a 2023 horror film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Ben Sztajnkrycer, starring Sophie Simnett, Aston McAuley, and Jason Flemyng. A sergeant returns from Afghanistan changed after a mysterious attack; released in the US April 19, 2024 by Vertical, IMDb 4.1/10.
Sacrifice (2020 film)
Sacrifice (金刚川, Jin Gang Chuan) is a 2020 Chinese Korean War drama by Guan Hu, Frant Gwo, and Lu Yang about CPV soldiers defending a pontoon bridge during the Battle of Kumsong; it earned $53 million in three days.
Sand Castle (film)
Sand Castle (2017) is a Netflix war drama directed by Fernando Coimbra, written by Iraq veteran Chris Roessner, starring Nicholas Hoult as a soldier repairing a water system in Baqubah, Iraq, in 2003; mixed reviews (RT 47%, Metacritic 45).
Seediq Bale
Seediq Bale (賽德克·巴萊), also released as Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, is Wei Te-sheng's 2011 Taiwanese epic about the 1930 Wushe Incident, produced by John Woo, the costliest Taiwanese film, and Golden Horse Best Feature winner.
Shivrayancha Chhava
Shivrayancha Chhava (शिवरायांचा छावा) is a 2024 Marathi historical action-drama by Digpal Lanjekar, fifth in his Shivraj Ashtak, about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj raiding Burhanpur; released 16 February 2024, starring Bhushan Patil, Chinmay Mandlekar, and Mrinal Kulkarni.
Silmido (실미도)
Silmido (실미도) is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Kang Woo-suk about Unit 684, trained on Silmido island to assassinate Kim Il-sung. First Korean film past 10 million admissions; later subject of defamation suits and 2026 caption revisions.
Snipers
Snipers (狙击手) is a 2022 Chinese Korean War film co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo, released 1 February 2022, about the Cold Gun Cold Cannon movement and a sniper squad's duel with US snipers; Douban 7.7, 262 million yuan Spring Festival box office.
Stalingrad (Сталинград) (2013 film)
Stalingrad (Сталинград) is Fedor Bondarchuk's 2013 Russian war drama about Soviet soldiers defending a house in the 1942 battle; the first Russian IMAX 3D film, $30 million budget, $68.7 million worldwide gross, Russia's 2013 Oscar entry.
Stockholm Bloodbath (film)
Stockholm Bloodbath is a 2024 Swedish-Danish English-language action film by Mikael Håfström, written by Erlend Loe and Nora Landsrød, starring Sophie Cookson, Claes Bang, and Alba August, dramatizing the 1520 Stockholm Bloodbath through a revenge plot.
T-34 (film)
T-34 («Т-34») is a 2018 Russian war film by Alexey Sidorov starring Alexander Petrov, about Soviet POWs escaping a German camp in a T-34 tank; a Zhavoronok remake that grossed 2.27 billion rubles.
Taegukgi (태극기 휘날리며) (film)
Taegukgi (태극기 휘날리며, TaeGukGi: Brotherhood of War) is Kang Je-gyu's 2004 Korean War blockbuster starring Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin as conscripted brothers; it cost 17 billion won, drew 12.8 million admissions, and was Korea's second 10-million-viewer film.
Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror
Tamerlane: Rise of the Last Conqueror is a 2026 historical film directed by Jacob Schwarz and written by Matthew Greene, starring Christian Mortensen as Timur, filmed in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
The Admiral: Roaring Currents
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (명량, Myeong-ryang) is Kim Han-min's 2014 South Korean war film about Admiral Yi Sun-sin's 1597 Battle of Myeongnyang, starring Choi Min-sik; it set Korean box office records with 17.6 million admissions.
The Alamo (2004 film)
The Alamo (2004 film) is a historical war drama directed by John Lee Hancock. It stars Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston and Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett.
The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖)
The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖) is a 2021 Chinese war epic directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam, depicting the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥)
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥, Water Gate Bridge) is Tsui Hark's 2022 Chinese Korean War sequel about the 7th Company's attempts to blow up the Water Gate Bridge; it topped the 2022 Spring Festival box office at 25.28亿元 and finished 2022 as China's annual champion at 40.67亿元.
The Battle of Jangsari (장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들)
Battle of Jangsari (장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들) is a 2019 South Korean war film by Kwak Kyung-taek and Kim Tae-hun about 772 student soldiers in the 1950 Jangsari Landing Operation before Incheon, starring Kim Myung-min and Megan Fox.
The Crossing (太平轮) (2014 film)
The Crossing (太平轮, originally titled 1949) is John Woo's two-part 2014-2015 Chinese epic romance about three couples converging on the 1949 Taiping ferry disaster; it cost about 400 million RMB and underperformed at the box office.
The Eight Hundred (八佰)
The Eight Hundred (八佰) is Guan Hu's 2020 Chinese war film about the 1937 Sihang Warehouse defense, the first Asian film shot entirely on IMAX cameras, released after COVID reopening and earning 3.11 billion RMB in mainland China.
The Emperor in August (日本のいちばん長い日)
The Emperor in August (日本のいちばん長い日) is Masato Harada's 2015 Japanese historical drama, the second adaptation of Kazutoshi Handō's nonfiction book, starring Kōji Yakusho as War Minister Anami and Masahiro Motoki as Emperor Shōwa during Japan's 1945 surrender.
The Eternal Zero (永遠の0)
The Eternal Zero (永遠の0, Eien no Zero) is a 2013 Japanese war drama by director Takashi Yamazaki, adapted from Naoki Hyakuta's bestselling debut novel, starring Junichi Okada as kamikaze pilot Miyabe Kyuzo; it earned 8.76 billion yen and eight Japan Academy Prizes.
The First King: Birth of an Empire
The First King: Birth of an Empire (Il primo re) is Matteo Rovere's 2019 Italian-Belgian film on Romulus and Remus, starring Alessandro Borghi and Alessio Lapice, spoken in reconstructed archaic Latin, released 31 January 2019.
The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗)
The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗) is Zhang Yimou's 2011 war drama adapted from Yan Geling's novel about courtesans shielding schoolgirls during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, starring Christian Bale, China's 2011 box-office champion and Oscar submission.
The Forgotten Battle
The Forgotten Battle (De slag om de Schelde) is a 2020 Dutch-Belgian WWII drama by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. about three young people during the Battle of the Scheldt, 1944; a €14 million Netflix hit and Golden Calf winner.