Category Archives: War

Benediction

Release 2021

Genre Biography, Drama, War

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Director: Terence Davies
Writer: Terence Davies
Stars: Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips, Jack Lowden, Jeremy Irvine, Peter Capaldi
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6852178/

Legendary 20th Century war poet Siegfried Sassoon's life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved, never realizing it can only come from within.

Wolf Hound

Release 2022

Genre Action, Adventure, War

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Director: Michael B. Chait
Writers: Michael B. Chait, Timothy Ritchey
Stars: James Maslow, Trevor Donovan, John Turk, Michael Wayne Foster, John Wells
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7319486/

Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.

Spitfire Over Berlin

Release 2022

Genre Action, Drama, War

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Director: Callum Burn
Writers: Andrew Burn, Callum Burn
Stars: Archie Blankley, Callum Burn, David Dobson, Tom Gordon, Vin Hawke
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13434866/

August 1944. With the American Eighth Air Force poised to strike over Nazi Germany, British Intelligence learns that they could be flying into a deadly trap. With only hours to spare, Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes must fly a life and death mission over Berlin in his unarmed Spitfire to obtain photographic evidence and save the lives of 1200 men.

Operation Mincemeat

Release 2021

Genre Drama, War

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Director: John Madden
Writers: Michelle Ashford, Ben Macintyre
Stars: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Rufus Wright
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879016/

During WWII, two intelligence officers use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops.

Zeros and Ones

Release 2021

Genre Thriller, War

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Director: Abel Ferrara
Writer: Abel Ferrara
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Valerio Mastandrea, Cristina Chiriac, Babak Karimi, Salvatore Ruocco
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13432484/

An American soldier stationed in Rome with the Vatican blown up, embarks on a hero's journey to uncover and defend against an unknown enemy threatening the entire world.

Hell Hath No Fury

Release 2021

Genre Action, War

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Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Writers: Katharine Lee McEwan, Romain Serir
Stars: Alina Andrei, Nina Bergman, Andrew Bering, Daniel Bernhardt, Josef Cannon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15141632/

Branded a traitor by her countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold hunted by the Nazis, the French resistance, and the Americans alike.

The Forgotten Battle

Release 2020

Genre Drama, War

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Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Writers: Paula van der Oest, Jesse Maiman
Stars: Gijs Blom, Jamie Flatters, Susan Radder, Jan Bijvoet, Tom Felton
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10521092/

1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Scheldt. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: freedom.

Ak 47 Kalashnikov

Release 2020

Genre Biography, War

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Director: Konstantin Buslov
Writers: Sergei Bodrov, Aleksey Borodachyov, Sergei Gorbunov
Stars: Yuriy Borisov, Olga Lerman, Artur Smolyaninov, Sergey Gazarov, Vitaliy Khaev
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11547520/

Wounded as tank driver in 1941 during WWII, Kalashnikov sees the latest Soviet machine gun fail. As he's also an inventor, he starts looking for improvements and in 1947 ends up with AK-47 assault rifle.

Shadow in the Cloud

Release 2020

Genre Action, Horror, War

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Director: Roseanne Liang
Writers: Max Landis, Roseanne Liang
Stars: Chloƫ Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith, Callan Mulvey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9691136/

A female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.

The Resistance Fighter

Release 2019

Genre Action, Drama, Thriller, War

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Director: Wladyslaw Pasikowski
Writers: Wladyslaw Pasikowski, Sylwia Wilkos
Stars: Philippe Tlokinski, Julie Engelbrecht, Bradley James, Martin Butzke, Nico Rogner
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8706988/

Film about the lead up to the Polish uprising against German occupation at the end of the Second World War.