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War


'1917': A Stunningly Immersive World War I Drama About a Perilous Mission Across Northern France’s Western Front
'1917' (2019) is a stunningly immersive World War I drama starring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman as Lance Corporals Will Schofield and Tom Blake, young British soldiers situated along the Western Front in northern France. Following the German army’s retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Schofield and Blake are ordered to cross into enemy territory and deliver an urgent message to the 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment

James Rutherford
Jun 9


'A Very Long Engagement': A Visually Sweeping French Epic Chronicling a Tenacious Investigation into the Lingering Secrets of the Great War
'A Very Long Engagement' (2004) is a visually sweeping romantic war drama starring Audrey Tautou as Mathilde who navigates a labyrinth of military secrets to uncover the truth behind her fiancé's disappearance during the Great War.

James Rutherford
Apr 16


‘Full Metal Jacket’: Stanley Kubrick’s Hard-Edged Portrait of Military Training, Dehumanization and the Brutality of Urban Combat
"Full Metal Jacket" (1987) is a hard-edged and unsparing American war drama starring Matthew Modine as J.T. “Joker” Davis, a wisecracking Marine recruit whose casual wit masks creeping fears of the harsh reality of military combat.

James Rutherford
Dec 29, 2025


‘Civil War’: A Harrowing Near-Future American Descent Into Violence, Moral Ambiguity and the Cost of Bearing Witness
"Civil War" (2024) follows a team of war correspondents traveling from New York to Washington, D.C., through a violently fractured America. As they navigate militias, checkpoints, and collapsing order, veteran photojournalist Lee mentors young Jessie while confronting her own emotional exhaustion. Their journey toward the capital becomes a stark portrait of truth-seeking, trauma, and a nation on the verge of implosion.

James Rutherford
Nov 17, 2025


‘Apocalypse Now’: Francis Ford Coppola’s Landmark Vietnam War Adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'
"Apocalypse Now" (1979) is a visceral and hypnotic American war epic starring Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard, a battle-scarred intelligence officer recalled to Saigon and tasked with a covert assignment. He must travel upriver into Cambodia and terminate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-lauded commander who has gone rogue and established a brutal, quasi-spiritual dominion beyond military control.

James Rutherford
Oct 7, 2025


'Crimson Tide': A Taut, Edge-of-Your-Seat Thriller About Mutiny on a Nuclear-Powered U.S. Navy Submarine
'Crimson Tide' is an intense thriller about two disparate military commanders' desperate struggle for command of a U.S. Navy submarine

James Rutherford
Feb 4, 2025


'Ran': Akira Kurosawa's Breathtaking Transposition of King Lear to Japan's Historic Sengoku Period
'Ran' is a Japanese historical drama about a warlord who relinquishes control of his empire to his three sons—instigating all-out warfare.

James Rutherford
Jun 24, 2024


'Platoon': A Momentous and Gritty Depiction of U.S. Army Forces Serving in the Vietnam War
Platoon (1986) is a gritty and impactful portrayal of the harsh realities faced by American soldiers serving in the Vietnam War.

James Rutherford
Oct 23, 2023


'All Quiet On The Western Front': A Stunning Adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's Renowned WWI Novel
'All Quiet On The Western Front' (2022) is a stunning and evocative modern adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's time-honored 1928 novel.

James Rutherford
Aug 14, 2023


'Dunkirk': Christopher Nolan's Heart-Pounding Reenactment of the Evacuation of Dunkirk During WWII
'Dunkirk' is a heart-pounding reenactment of the evacuation of Dunkirk During World War II

James Rutherford
Jun 26, 2023


'Beasts of No Nation': A Harrowing Depiction of Child Soldiers Immersed in West African Civil War
Beast of No Nation (2015) is a harrowing depiction of child soldiers forced into armed combat during the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002).

James Rutherford
Jun 20, 2023


'Three Kings': An Off-the-Wall Depiction of Hijinks and Humanism During the Persian Gulf War
Three Kings (1999) is a unique and darkly comical depiction of America's intervention in the Persian Gulf circa 1991. The storyline...

James Rutherford
Jul 2, 2022


'Black Hawk Down': A Pulse-Pounding and Reflective Reenactment of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu
Black Hawk Down (2001) is a pulse-pounding war drama that reenacts the U.S. military's controversial raid on Mogadishu, Somalia in...

James Rutherford
Mar 13, 2022


'Fury': A Forcible World War II Drama About an Armored Mobile Unit Deep in Occupied Territory
Fury (2014) is a taut and forcible World War II drama starring Brad Pitt as U.S Army Staff Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier, commander of...

James Rutherford
Oct 21, 2021


'The Last of the Mohicans': A Stylized and Thrilling Adaptation of the Classic Historical Novel
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) is a thrilling modernization of James Fenimore Cooper's historical novel, set in 1757 at the height of...

James Rutherford
Jun 13, 2021


'Jarhead': A Penetrating Antiwar Drama Set During the First Gulf War
Jarhead (2005) is a penetrating American war drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony "Swoff" Swofford, lance corporal in the U.S....

James Rutherford
May 23, 2021


'No Man's Land': A Compelling Bosnian War Film About Opposing Soldiers Stranded Between Enemy Lines
No Man's Land (Ničija Zemlja) (2001) is a gripping and darkly comedic war drama set during the Bosnian War (1992-1995) and centered on a...

James Rutherford
Dec 26, 2020


‘Salvador’: A Vivid Depiction of Richard Boyle’s Firsthand Coverage of the Salvadoran Civil War
“Salvador” (1986) Is a gritty and penetrating war drama starring James Woods as Richard Boyle, the real-life photojournalist who traveled...

James Rutherford
Apr 13, 2020


'Monos': A Riveting Tale of Youthful Militants Posted to a Remote Mountaintop Outpost
“Monos” (2019) is a bold and wildly unconventional South American war film that follows a group of teenage guerrillas, self-styled "monos

James Rutherford
Mar 27, 2020


'A Hidden Life': A Thoroughly Impassioned Depiction of One Man's Resistance Against the Nazis
“A Hidden Life” is an altogether resounding true story starring August Diehl as Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer who adamantly...

James Rutherford
Feb 27, 2020
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