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| 1 |  | No Country for Old Men (2007) |  3.3982 368 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, War |
$11.99
| The story begins when Llewelyn Moss (BROLIN) finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead ...more about No Country for Old Men starring Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin |
| 2 |  | Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) | 3.3512 222 reviews | R | Drama, History, War, Adaptation |
$12.18
| The sister story to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," "Letters from Iwo Jima" tells the the story ...more about Letters From Iwo Jima starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya |
| 3 |  | Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) | 3.3139 131 reviews | PG-13 | War, Biography, Documentary |
$8.55
| Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations tells his ...more about Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara starring Robert McNamara and Fidel Castro |
| 4 |  | Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) | 3.2598 23 reviews | R | War | N/A | A new, expanded version of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic. ...more about Apocalypse Now Redux starring Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall |
| 5 |  | Counterfeiters, The (2008) |  3.2247 93 reviews | R | Drama, War, Crime | N/A | The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by ...more about Counterfeiters starring Karl Markovics and August Diehl |
| 6 |  | Pianist, The (2002) | 3.1883 407 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$5.95
| A Polish Jew and gifted pianist witnesses the Nazi invasion of Poland and narrowly escapes ...more about Pianist starring Adrien Brody and Thomas Kretschmann |
| 7 |  | Very Long Engagement, A (2004) | 3.1843 173 reviews | R | Drama, War, Mystery, Romance, Foreign |
$12.71
| During WWI, five French men are court marshaled and exiled to no man's land between enemy and ...more about Very Long Engagement starring Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel |
| 8 |  | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 3.1351 309 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, War, Thriller |
$4.86
| Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of ...more about Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle and Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| 9 |  | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | 3.1182 531 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$7.85
| During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the ...more about Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany |
| 10 |  | Quiet American, The (2002) | 3.1031 349 reviews | R | Drama, War, Thriller, Romance |
$7.02
| An American aid worker befriends a British newspaper correspondent while in Vietnam. When he ...more about Quiet American starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser |
| 11 |  | Rescue Dawn (2007) | 3.0706 140 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$9.99
| Dieter Dengler was a fighter pilot who was gunned down and captured during the Vietnam war; he then ...more about Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn |
| 12 |  | Atonement (2007) | 3.0673 311 reviews | R | Drama, War, Romance |
$11.99
| Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives ...more about Atonement starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley |
| 13 |  | Downfall (2005) | 3.0655 32 reviews | R | Drama, War, Foreign | N/A | A portrait of Hitler's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. ...more about Downfall |
| 14 |  | Black Hawk Down (2001) | 3.0165 493 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.86
| Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on ...more about Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett and Brendan Sexton III |
| 15 |  | No Man's Land (2001) | 3.0092 250 reviews | R | War |
$10.65
| After various skirmishes, two wounded soldiers, one Bosnian and one Serb, confront each other in a ...more about No Man's Land starring Branko Djuric and Rene Bitorajac |
| 16 |  | Flags of our Fathers (2006) | 3.0005 193 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$11.12
| An adaptation of James Bardley's book. "Flags of out Fathers" tells the stories of the six men that ...more about Flags of our Fathers starring Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford |
| 17 |  | Days of Glory (2006) | 2.9515 83 reviews | R | Drama, War, Foreign | N/A | Several hundred North African men were recruited to march on Germany for the French allied forces ...more about Days of Glory starring Bernard Blancan and Sami Bouajila |
| 18 |  | Cold Mountain (2003) | 2.9454 462 reviews | R | Drama, War, Romance |
$8.38
| Jude Law plays a leading role as Inman, a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey ...more about Cold Mountain starring Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger |
| 19 |  | Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) | 2.9351 435 reviews | R | Drama, War, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$2.10
| As the entire nation watches the presidential campaign hurtle towards Election Day, one soldier ...more about Manchurian Candidate starring Jeffrey Wright and Pablo Schreiber |
| 20 |  | Gunner Palace (2004) | 2.9284 182 reviews | PG-13 | War, Documentary |
$3.95
| ...more about Gunner Palace |
| 21 |  | Marooned in Iraq (2003) | 2.9269 41 reviews | Not Rated | War |
$14.95
| Set on the Iran-Iraq border in the early 1990s, this film dramatizes the plight of the Kurdish ...more about Marooned in Iraq |
| 22 |  | Last Samurai, The (2003) | 2.9240 386 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$2.87
| In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren trains the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons ...more about Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe |
| 23 |  | God Grew Tired of Us (2007) | 2.9145 80 reviews | PG | War, Documentary |
$8.55
| A documentary following four impoverished Sudanese boys given the opportunity to live in the United ...more about God Grew Tired of Us starring John Bul Dau and Panther Bior |
| 24 |  | Beyond the Gates (2007) | 2.9071 63 reviews | R | Drama, War, Foreign, Politics, Religion |
$14.87
| A school becomes a refugee came for thousands fleeing the genocide militias. An American teacher ...more about Beyond the Gates starring John Hurt and Hugh Dancy |
| 25 |  | Charlie Wilson's War (2007) | 2.9010 265 reviews | R | Drama, War, Politics, Religion |
$19.49
| Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a ...more about Charlie Wilson's War starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts |
| 26 |  | We Were Soldiers (2002) | 2.8822 361 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$5.64
| In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, ...more about We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Madeleine Stowe |
| 27 |  | Jarhead (2005) | 2.8660 436 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War, Comedy |
$4.49
| Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows "Swoff" (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation ...more about Jarhead starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Scott MacDonald |
| 28 |  | Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006) | 2.8531 82 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Foreign |
$17.99
| The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in ...more about Sophie Scholl: The Final Days starring Julia Jentsch and Fabian Hinrichs |
| 29 |  | In the Valley of Elah (2007) | 2.8444 225 reviews | R | Drama, War | N/A | When model soldier Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) mysteriously goes AWOL, shortly after returning ...more about In the Valley of Elah starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron |
| 30 |  | Tigerland (2000) | 2.8324 129 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$3.80
| In September 1971, a platoon of recruits arrives in Ft. Polk, LA, for infantry training before ...more about Tigerland starring Colin Farrell and Matthew Davis |
| 31 |  | Journey From the Fall (2007) | 2.8137 22 reviews | R | Drama, War, Politics, Religion | N/A | A Vietnamese man is separated from his family when he chooses to fight for his country. Captured by ...more about Journey From the Fall starring Kieu Chinh and Long Nguyen |
| 32 |  | Ten Canoes (2007) | 2.8102 17 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War, Comedy, Foreign | N/A | Set in Australia one thousand years back in history, TEN CANOES follows 10 Aboriginal men as they ...more about Ten Canoes starring David Gulpilil and Philip Gudthaykudthay |
| 33 |  | Lust, Caution (2007) | 2.8093 117 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Thriller, Romance | N/A | Shanghai, 1942. The World War II Japanese occupation of this Chinese city continues in force. Mrs. ...more about Lust |
| 34 |  | U-571 (2000) | 2.8020 328 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, War |
$6.95
| In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazi's have the upper edge as ...more about U-571 starring Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton |
| 35 |  | Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007) | 2.7979 80 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Foreign | N/A | Two brothers fight together against the oppressive British regime controlling Ireland. When a ...more about Wind That Shakes the Barley starring Cillian Murphy and Liam Cunningham |
| 36 |  | Patriot, The (2000) | 2.7854 348 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War |
$8.68
| In this story of the American Revolution, Gibson plays a pacifist turned warrior. Gibson joins his ...more about Patriot starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger |
| 37 |  | Enemy at the Gates (2001) | 2.7646 355 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War, Thriller |
$2.10
| During the WWII battle of Stalingrad, two snipers, a Russian (Law), and a German (Harris), are ...more about Enemy at the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris |
| 38 |  | Buffalo Soldiers (2003) | 2.7583 219 reviews | R | Drama, War, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$7.02
| 1989. The Berlin Wall is about to fall, and the world is about to be made safe for the new world ...more about Buffalo Soldiers |
| 39 |  | Troy (2004) |  2.7430 508 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War, Romance |
$4.21
| It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after ...more about Troy starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana |
| 40 |  | Kingdom of Heaven (2005) | 2.7277 443 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War, Romance |
$13.87
| It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision ...more about Kingdom of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Jeremy Irons |
| 41 |  | Kokoda (2007) | 2.7269 13 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Foreign | N/A | Follows a lost platoon of Australian soldiers cut off from their supply line on the Kokoda Track ...more about Kokoda starring William McInnes and Shane Bourne |
| 42 |  | King Arthur (2004) | 2.7129 273 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$7.02
| Based on a more realistic portrayal of "Arthur" than has ever been presented onscreen. The film ...more about King Arthur starring Clive Owen and Ioan Gruffudd |
| 43 |  | Naqoyqatsi (2002) | 2.6985 105 reviews | PG | War, Documentary |
$10.98
| In this cinematic concert, mesmerizing images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually ...more about Naqoyqatsi |
| 44 |  | Black Book (2007) | 2.6856 88 reviews | R | War, Thriller, Foreign | N/A | Based on actual events, this movie is set in the Fall of 1944 during World War II in Holland. ...more about Black Book starring Carice van Houten and Halina Reijn |
| 45 |  | I Am Legend (2007) | 2.6778 331 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, War, Sci-Fi |
$12.93
| Robert Neville is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was ...more about I Am Legend starring Will Smith and Alice Braga |
| 46 |  | Divine Intervention (2003) | 2.6705 20 reviews | Not Rated | War | N/A | Palestinian director and performer Elia Suleiman delivers a darkly comic masterpiece. Suleiman ...more about Divine Intervention |
| 47 |  | Devils on the Doorstep (2002) | 2.6614 23 reviews | Not Rated | War |
$16.99
| By turns an elaborate wartime drama of China, suffering under Japanese occupation during the 1930s ...more about Devils on the Doorstep |
| 48 | | Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin (2001) | 2.6572 23 reviews | Not Rated | War, Documentary | N/A | Jung means war in the Dari language. It is a word laden with meaning for the Afghan people. The war ...more about Jung |
| 49 |  | Bunker, The (2001) | 2.6491 33 reviews | R | Drama, War, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | N/A | Seven German soldiers are enclosed in one bunker during the Second World War. They soon feel ...more about Bunker starring Jason Flemyng and Andrew Tiernan |
| 50 |  | Bodysong (2003) | 2.6466 24 reviews | NA | War, Documentary |
$12.95
| ...more about Bodysong |
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