Category Archives: War
The Water Diviner
Release 2014
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Director: Russell Crowe
Writers: Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios
Stars: Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko, Russell Crowe, Isabel Lucas, Damon Herriman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3007512/
An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.
Unbroken
Release 2014
Genre Biography, Drama, Sport, War
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Director: Angelina Jolie
Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson, Laura Hillenbrand
Stars: Matthew Crocker, Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Takamasa Ishihara
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1809398/
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
The Imitation Game
Release 2014
Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Morten Tyldum
Writers: Andrew Hodges, Graham Moore
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Allen Leech
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
American Sniper
Release 2014
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, War
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Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Jason Hall, Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, James Defelice
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis, Ben Reed, Elise Robertson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Dracula Untold
Release 2014
Genre Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, War
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Director: Gary Shore
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Bram Stoker
Stars: Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Art Parkinson, Charles Dance
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829150/
As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own kingdom in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
Into the Storm
Release 2014
Genre Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
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Director: Steven Quale
Writers: John Swetnam
Stars: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106361/
Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.
Saints and Soldiers: The Void
Release 2014
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Director: Ryan Little
Stars: Adam Gregory, Timothy S. Shoemaker, Michael Todd Behrens, Christoph Malzl, Ben Urie
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270114/
The German war machine is in retreat. Two American M 18 tank destroyers are sent to root out a die hard group of Nazis holed up in the Harz Mountains.
Defiance
Release 2008
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
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Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick, Nechama Tec
Stars: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034303/
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
The Hornet's Nest
Release 2014
Genre Action, Documentary, War
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Director: David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud
Writers:
Stars: Carlos Boettcher, Mike Boettcher, Kalen M. Waite
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2611026/
Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.
Act of Valor
Release 2012
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Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
Writers: Kurt Johnstad
Stars: Rorke Denver, Dave, Sonny, Weimy, Ray
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/
An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.