The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), Crossing the Line (2006), Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), MASH (1970), The Bamboo Prison (1955), Time Limit (1957), The Bridge (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Korean War movies.
Storyline: Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he's a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others. But he finds that to protect his charges, he has to kill.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, historical, drama, biographical, military, american film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, military, race, discrimination, soldiers, leadership ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.—WesternWildcard
Plot Keywords: war, navy, submarine, korean war, military, drama, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 1967: the height of the Cold War. The CIA suspects there is a Russian mole inside of NASA, sabotaging the Apollo program. They send two young agents on a mission to go undercover, posing as documentary filmmakers to capture NASA's race to the moon. The real mission - use their access and technology to hunt down the leak. But what they discover is far more shocking than soviet spies - Their government may be hiding a secret about Apollo that could define the decade, and the White House will stop at nothing to silence anyone who learns it.
Plot Keywords: war, history, korean war, military operation, 1950s, action, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of Jangsari Landing Operation, 772 student soldiers - whose average age was 17 and who received just 2 weeks of boot camp training - were tossed into Korean War effort in order to pave the way for Incheon Landing Operation, which turned the tide of war.—AnonymusB
Plot Keywords: war, history, korean war, military, action, drama, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines. Due to his Greek heritage Pryor is initially proud to accompany the Greek contingent but his feelings change to scorn and mistrust when what he believes is cowardice shown by the Greek soldiers and their leaders results in the near annihiliation of his own platoon. An uneasy alliance is maintained between the US and Greek troops as the enemy's true objective is learned.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, military, drama, action, adventure, history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops? This movie was filmed mostly on location at Fort Bliss, Texas in El Paso.—Vincent Merlaud <merlaud@studi.mathematik.hu-berlin.de>
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, military training, coming of age, comrades, patriotism, sacrifice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two children explore the world of a circus and see acrobats, jugglers and especially a mime (Jacques Tati).
Plot Keywords: war, history, korean war, propaganda, documentary, china, usa ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An officer leads a band of Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese in anticipation of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return.
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, military, drama, history, american film, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A fraternity pledge (Trevor Morgan) must choose between his new brothers and his conscience after an initiation prank goes horribly wrong.
Plot Keywords: war, brotherhood, korean movie, history, korean war, humanity, sacrifice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, an aircraft carrier is home to a group of Navy pilots. Each day, the team bombs a crucial enemy railroad knowing that they will rebuild it every night. After a friend dies in a dangerous mission, the crew must rethink their strategy and overcome their grief. But when pilot Kenneth Schecter (Dewey Martin) is blinded during a pivotal attack, it is up to Lt. Howard Thayer (Van Johnson) to guide him to safety.
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, navy, combat, patriotism, bravery, sacrifice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An American army officer, troubled by reports of brutality, volunteers to investigate conditions inside North Korean POW camps. He parachutes behind enemy lines and infiltrates a group of G.I.s being marched to one of these camps. There, he witnesses scenes of G.I.s being brainwashed, beaten, subjected to mock executions, deprived of food and water, and more, under the supervision of a Russian colonel.—dinky-4
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, military, drama, historical, american film, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In full military uniform, Chad Tyler is welcomed back to his Midwestern hometown by new and old friends alike. From the bus stop, Chad works his way through his old stomping grounds, getting reacquainted with a drink at each stop and catching up on old times. Along the way Chad is joined by Camille, who idolized him when he was a star on the high school baseball team.
Plot Keywords: war, military, history, korean war, cold war, politics, diplomacy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the Korean War, an entire division of soldiers is forced to withdraw down a mountain, with a few dozen troops left behind to fend off enemy forces. One of the platoon members, Corp. Denno (Richard Basehart), is reluctant to end the life of another person, but, as soldier after soldier falls, he must learn both how to kill and how to act as a commanding officer. In addition to facing enemy troops, Denno and his remaining men have to contend with an icy descent down treacherous terrain.
Plot Keywords: war, korean war, combat, military, frontline, command, soldiers ...
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