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War Doctor

The War Doctor is a Doctor Who incarnation played by John Hurt, born from the Eighth Doctor's choice on Karn during the Time War; he renounced the name Doctor, ended the war by freezing Gallifrey, and regenerated into the Ninth Doctor.

War Dogs (2016 film)

War Dogs (2016), originally titled Arms and the Dudes, is Todd Phillips's comedy-drama starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller as real Miami arms dealers Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, who won a $300 million Pentagon Afghan ammunition contract; scored 62% on Rotten Tomatoes and 57 on Metacritic.

War film

War film: a film genre depicting war, also called the combat film when combat is dramatically central. Spans early actualities of the Spanish-American and Boer Wars, WWII combat cycles, Vietnam and post-9/11 films, realism versus indirection styles, and anti-war debate.

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes is a 2017 American science fiction action drama directed by Matt Reeves, the third film in the rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy.

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 Machine

War Machine (James "Rhodey" Rhodes), Marvel Comics armored hero and Tony Stark's best friend; debuts Iron Man #118 (1979), takes the War Machine armor in 1992; also Iron Patriot in the MCU, played by Don Cheadle.

War Machine (2026 film)

War Machine (2026) is a Netflix sci-fi action film directed by Patrick Hughes, starring Alan Ritchson as Army Ranger trainee 81 fighting a giant alien robot during Ranger selection. Released March 6, 2026; 66% on Rotten Tomatoes; 139 million views; sequel in development.

War of Faith (追风者)

War of Faith (追风者) is a 2024 Chinese 38-episode financial spy drama set in 1930s Shanghai, directed by Yao Xiaofeng, starring Wang Yibo, Li Qin, and Wang Yang, broadcast on CCTV-8 and iQiyi, and the first iQiyi 2024 series to break 10,000 heat.

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.

War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons (1994), John Roberts film produced by David Puttnam, written by Colin Welland from Louis Pergaud's novel; rival Irish village boys' gangs fight over buttons; blocked briefly by a 1994 nudity injunction.

War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)

War of the Worlds (1988-1990) is a Paramount first-run syndicated sci-fi series created by Greg Strangis, a sequel to the 1953 film in which hibernating Martians revive; 43 episodes over two seasons, filmed in Toronto, retooled for season 2.

War of the Worlds (2005 film)

War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise as a father protecting his children during an alien invasion.

War of the Worlds (2019 TV series)

War of the Worlds (2019 TV series) covers two 2019 adaptations of H.G. Wells's novel: the BBC's three-part Edwardian miniseries with Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson, and Howard Overman's Fox/Canal+ contemporary series running 2019-2022 with Gabriel Byrne.

War of the Worlds (2025 film)

War of the Worlds (2025), also called the Ice Cube War of the Worlds, is a screenlife sci-fi thriller directed by Rich Lee for Prime Video, starring Ice Cube as Homeland Security analyst Will Radford; shot in 2020, released July 30, 2025, it debuted at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and won five Razzies.

War on Everyone

War on Everyone is a 2016 black-comedy crime film by John Michael McDonagh, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña as corrupt Albuquerque cops; premiered at Berlinale 2016, Metascore 50, Tomatometer 61%.

War Room (film)

War Room (2015) is an American faith-based drama directed by Alex Kendrick, starring Priscilla Shirer, T.C. Stallings, and Karen Abercrombie; a prayer-driven marriage drama that became the first evangelical Christian film to top the US box office, grossing over $70 million.

Ward Bond

Born Wardell Edwin Bond, Ward Bond was an American character actor known for his more than 200 roles in over 30 years, collaborating with directors John Ford and Frank Capra.

Wardriver

Wardriver is a 2026 American neo-noir cyber-heist thriller directed by Rebecca Thomas, written by Daniel Casey, and starring Dane DeHaan, Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie, and Jeffrey Donovan; it won Best Thriller Feature at Cinequest 2026.

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13: Syfy science fiction series (2009-2014) created by Jane Espenson and D. Brent Mote, showrunner Jack Kenny. Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering retrieve supernatural artifacts for a South Dakota warehouse, the thirteenth iteration of a storeroom that has followed global empires through history.

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.

WarGames

WarGames is a 1983 American Cold War techno-thriller directed by John Badham, in which Matthew Broderick's teenage hacker nearly starts nuclear war through a military supercomputer.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV (Dawn of War 4, DoW4) is an upcoming KING Art Games RTS published by Deep Silver, launching December 3, 2026 on Steam; four factions, 70+ missions on Kronus, 200 years after Dark Crusade.

Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide

Warhammer: The End Times – Vermintide is a 2015 four-player co-op first-person action game by Fatshark, set in Warhammer Fantasy's End Times against Skaven; it spawned Vermintide 2 and the Tide series.

Warhol superstars

Warhol superstars: Andy Warhol's named circle of non-professional performers at his Factory, including Edie Sedgwick, Viva, Nico, and Joe Dallesandro, filmed in Screen Tests and films from 1963.

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.

Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris

Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris is a 2006 Indian Punjabi historical drama directed by Manoj Punj, starring Gurdas Maan as the poet Waris Shah and Juhi Chawla as Bhag Bhari; it won Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 54th National Film Awards.

Warlock (1959 film)

Warlock is a 1959 American Western directed by Edward Dmytryk for Twentieth Century-Fox, starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, and Anthony Quinn as figures brought in to tame a mining town.

Warlock (1989 film)

Warlock (1989) is a Steve Miner horror film, written by David Twohy, starring Julian Sands, Lori Singer, and Richard E. Grant; a 1691 warlock escapes to 1980s Los Angeles seeking the Grand Grimoire, delayed until a 1991 Trimark release.

Warlock (New Mutants)

Warlock (New Mutants) is a Marvel Comics techno-organic alien of the Technarchy, first appearing in New Mutants #18 (August 1984); a compassionate mutant who joined the New Mutants, bonded with Cypher, and was cut from the 2020 film.

Warlord (DC Comics)

Warlord (Travis Morgan) is a DC Comics sword-and-sorcery hero created by Mike Grell, debuting in 1st Issue Special #8 (November 1975); a Vietnam-veteran USAF pilot stranded in the hollow-Earth realm Skartaris, he headlined 133 issues (1976–1988) plus later revivals.