Movie List for "war"

Fate of a Man (1959) Drama War Movie

The story of a man (Andrey Sokolov) whose life was ruthlessly crippled by World War II. His wife and daughters were killed during the bombing of his village, he spent some time as a … Year 1959.

Generes: Drama, War
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Writer: Yuriy Lukin, Fyodor Shakhmagonov, Mikhail Sholokhov (story)
Actors: Sergey Bondarchuk, Pavel Boriskin, Zinaida Kirienko, Pavel Volkov

The Message (2009) Crime Drama Thriller War Movie

1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a … Year 2009.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Kuo-Fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
Writer: Chia-Lu Chang (screenplay), Kuo-Fu Chen (screenplay), Jia Mai (novel)
Actors: Xun Zhou, Bingbing Li, Hanyu Zhang, Xiaoming Huang

Border (1997) Action Drama History War Movie

In 1971, along the border region of Longewala, a small battalion of Indian soldiers goes up against a large Pakistani strike force. Year 1997.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: J.P. Dutta
Writer: J.P. Dutta (screenplay), O.P. Dutta (dialogue)
Actors: Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Movie

After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side without falling into the Emperor’s trap. Year 1983.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Marquand
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan (screenplay by), George Lucas (screenplay by), George Lucas (story by)
Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) Documentary Biography Drama War Movie

German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera. Year 1997.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Drama, War
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
Actors: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick

The Captain (2017) Drama History Thriller War Movie

In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain’s uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he’s escaping from. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Robert Schwentke
Actors: Max Hubacher, Alexander Fehling, Sebastian Rudolph, Max Thommes

Alexandra (2007) Drama War Movie

An elderly woman takes a train trip to visit her grandson at his army camp inside Chechnya. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, War
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
Writer: Aleksandr Sokurov
Actors: Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva, Andrei Bogdanov

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Movie

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader. Year 1977.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing

A Woman in Berlin (2008) Biography Drama History War Movie

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Max Färberböck
Writer: Max Färberböck, Marta Hillers (book), Catharina Schuchmann
Actors: Nina Hoss, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Rüdiger Vogler

House of Fools (2002) Drama Music Romance War Movie

In the midst of the Chechen War, a remote psychiatric institution is left without staff leaving the patients to fend for themselves. Based on a true story. Year 2002.

Generes: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Writer: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Actors: Yuliya Vysotskaya, Evgeniy Mironov, Sultan Islamov, Stanislav Varkki

The Pianist (2002) Biography Drama Music War Movie

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Director: Roman Polanski
Writer: Ronald Harwood (screenplay by), Wladyslaw Szpilman (based on the book by)
Actors: Adrien Brody, Emilia Fox, Michal Zebrowski, Ed Stoppard

V avguste 44-go (2001) Action Mystery Drama Thriller War Movie

The movie is set in Belarus, where a team of counter-intelligence officers is given only three days to find a German radio operator posing as a Soviet soldier, behind soviet lines, on the … Year 2001.

Generes: Action, Mystery, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Mikhail Ptashuk
Writer: N/A
Actors: Evgeniy Mironov, Vladislav Galkin, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Aleksey Petrenko

The Warrior (2001) Action Drama History War Movie

1375. Nine Koryo warriors, envoys exiled by Imperial China, battle to protect a Chinese Ming Princess from Mongolian troops. Year 2001.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Sung-su Kim
Writer: Sung-su Kim
Actors: Woo-sung Jung, Sung-Ki Ahn, Jin-mo Ju, Ziyi Zhang

Red Cliff (2008) Action Adventure Drama History War Movie

The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China’s Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.). Year 2008.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director: John Woo
Writer: John Woo (screenplay), Khan Chan (screenplay), Cheng Kuo (screenplay), Heyu Sheng (screenplay), Guanzhong Luo (novel)
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang

Bullet in the Head (1990) Action Crime Drama Thriller War Movie

When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal’s life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever. Year 1990.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: John Woo
Writer: Janet Chun, Patrick Leung, John Woo
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam

The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014) Action Adventure Biography History War Movie

A story focusing on a conflict between a People’s Liberation Army squad and a bandit gang in north-east China during the Chinese revolution. Year 2014.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, War
Director: Hark Tsui
Writer: Bo Qu (novel), Jianxin Huang (screenplay), Hark Tsui, Yang Li, Chi-An Lin, Bing Wu, Zhe Dong
Actors: Hanyu Zhang, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Kenny Lin, Nan Yu