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The Founding of an Army (建军大业)
The Founding of an Army (建军大业), 2017 Chinese historical drama directed by Andrew Lau, third of the founding trilogy; depicts the 1927 Nanchang Uprising and PLA founding, starring Liu Ye, Zhu Yawen, Ou Hao; 133 minutes, released 27 July 2017.
The Four Feathers (2002 film)
The Four Feathers (2002) is Shekhar Kapur's sixth film adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's 1902 novel, starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, and Djimon Hounsou; a $80 million Paramount/Miramax epic that grossed $18.3M in the US.
The Front Line (고지전)
The Front Line (고지전) is a 2011 South Korean war film directed by Jang Hun, set in 1953 during the final phase of Korean War armistice negotiations.
The Great Battle (안시성) (film)
The Great Battle (안시성) is a 2018 South Korean action historical film by Kim Kwang-sik about the 88-day siege of Ansi Fortress in 645 AD, starring Zo In-sung as Yang Man-chun; it drew about 5.44 million admissions, ranking second among 2018 Korean films.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a 2022 Peter Farrelly comedy-drama on Apple TV+, starring Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, and Bill Murray, based on John "Chickie" Donohue's 2020 memoir about delivering Pabst Blue Ribbon to friends in 1967 Vietnam.
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men is a 2014 American war drama directed by George Clooney, based on Robert M. Edsel's book, following Allied art experts rescuing works stolen by the Nazis.
The Outpost (2020 film)
The Outpost (2020) is a Rod Lurie war film adapted from Jake Tapper's 2012 book, dramatizing the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, starring Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom, and Caleb Landry Jones; released on VOD July 3, 2020.
The Patriot (2000 film)
The Patriot (2000) is a Roland Emmerich Revolutionary War drama written by Robert Rodat, starring Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin and Heath Ledger as Gabriel, released June 28, 2000, grossing $113.3M US, and noted for its historical-accuracy controversies.
The Siege of Jadotville (film)
The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 Richie Smyth war drama, a Netflix release starring Jamie Dornan as Commandant Pat Quinlan, depicting the 1961 siege of Ireland's A Company, 35th Battalion, in Katanga, based on Declan Power's book.
The Sword: Rebirth of the Red Wolf
The Sword: Rebirth of the Red Wolf (칼: 고두막한의 검, Kal: Godumakhanui Geom) is a 2027 South Korean historical action film by Kim Han-min, starring Park Bo-gum as amnesiac slave-gladiator Chil-seong in 668 AD Goguryeo, set for summer 2027 release by Redice Entertainment.
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (志愿军：存亡之战) is Chen Kaige's 2024 Chinese war film, second in his Korean War trilogy, dramatizing the 1951 Battle of Cheorwon; it earned RMB 1.206 billion and topped the 2024 National Day box office.
The Volunteers: To the War (志愿军：雄兵出击)
The Volunteers: To the War (志愿军：雄兵出击), also known as The Great War, is a 2023 Chen Kaige war film, first of the Volunteers trilogy, covering China's decision to enter the Korean War and the first and second campaigns, with about 868 million yuan box office.
The Warlords (投名状)
The Warlords (投名状, Tau ming chong) is Peter Chan's 2007 Chinese-Hong Kong war epic starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, and Takeshi Kaneshiro, based on the Qing-era assassination of general Ma Xinyi; it won 8 Hong Kong Film Awards.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)
The Wind That Shakes the Barley is Ken Loach's 2006 Palme d'Or-winning war drama starring Cillian Murphy and Pádraic Delaney as brothers divided by the Irish War of Independence and Civil War; Loach's biggest commercial success.
The Woman King
The Woman King is a 2022 American historical action epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Viola Davis as General Nanisca, leader of Dahomey's all-female Agojie warriors in 1823.
Togo (film)
Togo (2019) is a Disney+ original adventure drama directed by Ericson Core, starring Willem Dafoe as musher Leonhard Seppala and his lead sled dog Togo during the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska; removed from Disney+ in 2024.
Tomorrow, When the War Began (film)
Tomorrow, When the War Began is a 2010 Australian action-adventure film directed by Stuart Beattie, adapted from John Marsden's novel about teenagers resisting an invasion of Australia.
Turtles Can Fly
Turtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) is a 2004 Kurdish-language war drama by Iranian Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi, the first feature made in post-Saddam Iraq, set in a refugee camp before the 2003 US invasion and winner of San Sebastián's Golden Shell.
U-571 (film)
U-571 (2000) is a Jonathan Mostow submarine thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, and Harvey Keitel, in which American sailors steal an Enigma machine from a German U-boat, a role historically played by the British.
Uprising (2024 film)
Uprising (전,란) is a 2024 South Korean action war film directed by Kim Sang-man, written by Shin Chul and Park Chan-wook, starring Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min as friends turned enemies during the Imjin War; released on Netflix October 11, 2024.
Uri: The Surgical Strike (उरी: द सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक)
Uri: The Surgical Strike (उरी: द सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक) is Aditya Dhar's 2019 Hindi war film on the 2016 Uri attack and India's cross-LoC strike, starring Vicky Kaushal; it earned about Rs 106.84 crore in ten days and four National Film Awards.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is a 2016 war drama directed by Mario Van Peebles, starring Nicolas Cage as Captain Charles McVay. It dramatizes the July 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis by submarine I-58 and the crew's days adrift, and was poorly received (18% Tomatometer, Metascore 30).
Veer Murarbaji
Veer Murarbaji (वीर मुरारबाजी), also titled Veer Murarbaji: The Battle of Purandar, is an Indian historical film starring Ankit Mohan as Murarbaji, defender of Purandar Fort in 1665.
War Horse (film)
War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, adapted from Michael Morpurgo's novel about a horse sold to the cavalry in World War I.
War of the Arrows (최종병기 활)
War of the Arrows (최종병기 활) is a 2011 South Korean historical action film directed by Kim Han-min, set during the 1636 Manchu invasion of Joseon.
Warfare (film)
Warfare (2025) is an A24 war film co-directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, re-creating in real time Mendoza's November 2006 Navy SEAL ambush in Ramadi, Iraq, based solely on participants' memories; 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Warhorse One
Warhorse One (2023) is an American war action-drama, Johnny Strong's directorial debut co-directed with William Kaufman, about a Navy SEAL guiding a child to safety after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal; released by Well Go USA.
We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers (2002) is a Randall Wallace war film starring Mel Gibson as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, dramatizing the November 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, the first major U.S.–North Vietnamese clash, based on Moore and Galloway's book.
Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)
Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골) is a 2005 South Korean comedy film directed by Park Kwang-hyun, set during the Korean War in a remote mountain village untouched by the fighting.
Windtalkers
Windtalkers is a 2002 American war drama directed by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach as a Marine and the Navajo code talker he guards on Saipan in 1944.