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Battle of Rogue River (1954)

Battle of Rogue River (1954)

5.7/10 Western

In Oregon, the Army is ordered to negotiate peace with the Indians but unscrupulous businessmen, who profiteered during the conflict, secretly sabotage the peace process.

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Armadillo (2010)

Armadillo (2010)

7.5/10 Documentary, War

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.

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Restrepo (2010)

Restrepo (2010)

7.5/10 Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, War

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.

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Lone Survivor (2013)

Lone Survivor (2013)

7.5/10 Action, War, Drama, Biography

Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.

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Battle for Haditha (2007)

Battle for Haditha (2007)

6.9/10 War, Drama

An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.

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The Outpost (2020)

The Outpost (2020)

6.8/10 Drama, War

A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

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Hyena Road (2015)

Hyena Road (2015)

6.5/10 War, Drama

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.

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A Thousand Times Goodnight (2013)

A Thousand Times Goodnight (2013)

7.1/10 War, Drama

A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).

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My Father's War (2016)

My Father's War (2016)

5.0/10 Drama, War, History

Examining war and its effect on family. A son who has a strained relationship with his dad begins having vivid dreams that show him what his dad went through.

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They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

8.3/10 Documentary, War, Drama, History

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

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This Is Not a Movie (2019)

This Is Not a Movie (2019)

7.7/10 Documentary

The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).

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The Breadwinner (2017)

The Breadwinner (2017)

7.7/10 War, Drama, Animation, Family

In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

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Mother of Mine (2005)

Mother of Mine (2005)

7.6/10 Drama, History

During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "Mother of Mine" tackles that painful patch of history in a tale of 9-year-old Eero, a child who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and yet not attached to hi...Read all

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Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)

7.2/10 Documentary

A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A larger assortment was published as a book by Random House last September. The film drew upon the submissions by soldiers for the book. It's a remarkable portrait of troops at war -...Read all

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Unbroken (2014)

Unbroken (2014)

7.2/10 Biography, Drama, War

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.

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9th Company (2005)

9th Company (2005)

7.1/10 Action, Drama, History, War

Young Soviet Army recruits are stuck in the bloody war in Afghanistan, that was started by politicians.

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Fanny's Journey (2016)

Fanny's Journey (2016)

7.0/10 Drama

Fanny and her sisters attempt to escape Nazi occupied France but many dangers are ahead of them.

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12 Strong (2018)

12 Strong (2018)

6.6/10 Action, Drama, History, War

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.

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