"War and Anti-War Films" often acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting or conflict (against nations or humankind) provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. Typical elements in the action-oriented war plots include POW camp experiences and escapes, submarine warfare, espionage, personal heroism, "war is hell" brutalities, air dogfights, tough trench/infantry experiences, or male-bonding buddy adventures during wartime. Themes explored in war films include combat, survivor and escape stories, tales of gallant sacrifice and struggle, studies of the futility and inhumanity of battle, the effects of war on society, and intelligent and profound explorations of the moral and human issues. Listed below are all the very best of this genre. Scroll yer heart out....
A four-part mini-series set during the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of 17-year-old courtier Angelica Fanshawe. An English co-production... Read more
This five-part BBC drama presents an intimate portrayal of the tragically short life of Anne Frank and her family. Anne's diary was first published ov... Read more
Very tough, very funny and ultimately very violent film, based on EM Nathanson's novel, and featuring a great all-male cast that includes Lee Marvin,... Read more
Very tough, very funny and ultimately very violent film, based on EM Nathanson's novel, and featuring a great all-male cast that includes Lee Marvin,... Read more
Christopher Walken is a sentimental mercenary in this film of Frederick Forsyth's novel about a plot by a business conglomerate to overthrow an Africa... Read more
An action-packed W.W.II thriller about a Nazi plot to sneak paratroopers into England to kidnap Winston Churchill. This twist-laden tale has a top-not... Read more
An action-packed W.W.II thriller about a Nazi plot to sneak paratroopers into England to kidnap Winston Churchill. This twist-laden tale has a top-not... Read more
From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in t... Read more
When bored British housewife Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr) is introduced to American writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson), the attraction between them is... Read more
Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens match wits in this acclaimed WW II submarine chase film. A tense and compelling study of bravery in unforgiving circum... Read more