War Movies

⭐ 7.0

The Waves of the Danube

1960

Ciulei’s second feature recalls the best of Fritz Lang and Michael Curtiz in its WWII-era espionage tale, set on a barge transporting Nazi munitions up the Danube. Ciulei himself givers a superb performance as Mihai, the barge captain forced to navigate the heavily mined waters along with his new bride, Ana (Irina Petrescu). As the journey wears on, Mihai becomes increasingly suspicious of one of his crew, ex-convict Toma (Lazar Vrabie), and his intentions towards Ana. But Toma has a far graver—and potentially deadly—secret to conceal.

⭐ N/A

The Last Reunion

1955

While holding their annual reunion, the former members of a Royal Air Force bomber crew begin to sense the supernatural presence of their old squadron commander, the only member of the group not to return from their last mission of the war.

⭐ 7.8

The Scent of Burning Grass

2012

This military drama weaves together the diaries and memories of North Vietnamese soldiers who fought in the ferocious 1972 battle of Quang Tri.

⭐ 6.2

Mamangam

2019

Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.

⭐ 5.8

Beachhead

1954

On a Japanese-occupied island during World War II, only two soldiers remain alive after a mission attempt goes horribly wrong. Trapped on the island, they must escort a scientist and his daughter to the other side of the island where their ship awaits. They must battle nature, hard terrain, and advancing Japanese troops.

⭐ 7.3

Take Off

2017

A group of Malayali nurses stranded in Iraq, must survive their capture by the extremists and reach out to the rescue team headed by the Indian government.

⭐ 6.0

Via Gobi and Khingan

1981

About the events of the final stage of the Second World War — the defeat by Soviet and Mongolian troops of the selected Kwantung army. Bacteriological weapons were created in the laboratory of Japanese General Ishii Shiro. Experiments were conducted on prisoners of war and political prisoners. Epidemiologist Dmitry Sokolov was assigned to solve the mystery of this laboratory. At the cost of his own life, he completed the task. The march of Soviet and Mongolian formations through the Gobi sands and the Khingan spurs was not only a brilliant military operation, but also a warning of the use of bacteriological weapons by Japan.

⭐ 6.7

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

1944

The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's stirring address before congress, the rape of Nanking, the great 2,000 mile migration, and Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers.

⭐ 8.3

Chips, the War Dog

1990

In this made-for-tv movie, misfits Danny Stauffer and Chips (a chicken-chasing German shepherd) are teamed up in the Army's "Dogs for Defense" program during WWII.

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⭐ 8.0

Royal Vacation

1981

Informative but not dramatically charged, this fictional documentary looks at an incident in 1976 when a group of dissidents were forcibly exiled to an island hotel in order to keep them silenced during the visit of King Carlos of Spain to France. This pseudo-documentary features a Canadian filmmaker who is looking into the group of dissidents. He interviews them to get the story of what happened recorded for posterity. Among the group was another man of Spanish ancestry who suddenly arrived on the island but managed to find a way out. His future exploits are brought into question since there are certain terrorist connotations to his character.

⭐ 6.7

Sorte Shara

1961

Based on a true story from the fateful day of August 29, 1943, when the Germans disarmed the Danish army and navy. The minesweeper MS 1 plays the leading role in the film about the ship that refused to surrender. The commander, Captain U.H. Gad, camouflaged the boat as a tugboat under the name 'Sorte Shara'. With Sweden as its destination, the boat set sail and experienced hours of excitement as it approached the German observation posts.

⭐ 6.3

Margin for Error

1943

When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.

⭐ N/A

Rabbitfoot

2026

In the midst of the Vietnam War, four friends are convinced they’re safe from the draft. But, there’s one final wrench in the works… and it takes the form of a letter.

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⭐ 7.0

Vukovar: The Way Home

1994

Eastern Croatian front, sometime during the 1990s. A group of civilian refugees from Vukovar try to establish a somewhat normal life in a camp established on the train station in Sokolovica. One of them is Vinko, a disabled man whose psyche is slowly decaying with paranoia, PTSD and physical pain. After he learns that his wife Jelka had befriended Klaus, a young and handsome German voulonteer, his mind begins to spiral further into darkness.

⭐ 5.4

The Edelweiss Pirates

2004

Cologne towards the end of the Second World War. The city is in ruins, everyone is afraid, many are dead. It is a time of great inhumanity. Cologne’s young Edelweiss Pirates refuse to submit to the pressure of the Nazi regime. They fight with the Hitler Youth and scrawl anti-war propaganda on walls. Karl is an Edelweiss Pirate; his younger brother, Peter, is in the Hitler Youth movement. The two young men have been alone ever since their mother’s death in a bombing raid; their father is serving at the front, and their older brother, Otto, has been killed in action. Otto’s financée, Cilly, is doing her best to survive the war with her children. Carl is trying to help her.

⭐ 4.4

Klim Voroshilov-2 Tank

1990

In July 1941 during the retreat of Soviet troops Sgt. Mamin tries to rescue his Soviet heavy tank KV-2, which has fallen into a river. He gathers a motley crew of soldiers and civilians and readies the tank for battle.

⭐ 6.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

⭐ 5.5

Captured!

1933

While waiting out World War I in a German POW camp, Captain Fred Allison discovers that his oldest and dearest friend Digby has also been captured and put into the same camp with him. Fred longs for news of his wife, Monica, but Digby speaks little of her. Digby knows a secret about Monica, a secret he must keep from his friend, and it wears at his conscience so much that he attempts a reckless escape.

⭐ N/A

The Gambit

2026

Tony, a middle-aged man, is sitting at a table with a chessboard setup. Brent, in his early twenties, walks into the cafe and takes a seat across from Tony. They play a game of chess while they talk about business, through the lens of chess. Tony is clearly a veteran that has been playing a long time, and knows his way around the board. Brent is new to the game, but has a creativity and strategy that Tony can’t read.

⭐ 7.0

Assassination: 1932

2026

In 1932 Shanghai, a resistance leader and a gangster join forces to eliminate a Japanese military strategist. Their mission leads to violent encounters, public uprising, and ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom.