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War and Anti-War Films

"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....

The Silent Enemy (1957)

6.6/10
Director: William Fairchild
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Dawn Adams, Sid James

British Navy frogmen fight their German counterparts in the Mediterranean during WWII. Best for it's excellent underwater battle sequences. Laurence H... Read more

The Silent Invasion (1962)

4.5/10
Director: Max Varnel
Starring: Petra Davies, Francis De Wolff, Eric Flynn

A wartime drama starring Eric Flynn, Petra Davies and Francis De Wolff, 'The Silent Invasion' is set in the small French town of Mereux, where the sta... Read more

The Silver Fleet (1943)

6.9/10
Director: Vernon Sewell
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers, Esmond Knight

Jaap van Leyden is the owner of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. He agrees to collaborate with the Germans and complete two submarines. What the... Read more

The Sinking of the Laconia (2010)

7/10
Director: Uwe Janson
Starring: Brian Cox, Franka Potente, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Andrew Buchan

On the 12th of September 1942, the Laconia - a cruise ship turned troop ship - was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-156 commanded by Werner Ha... Read more

The Situation (2006)

6.4/10
Director: Philip Haas
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Mido Hamada

Set admidst the turmoil of Iraq in 2003 is a love triangle that straddles political beliefs and moral viewpoints. American journalist Anna is torn bet... Read more

The Sky is Falling (2000)

6.6/10
Director: Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Enrichi, Gianna Giachetti

Based on Lorenza Mazzetti's acclaimed novel inspired by her true life experiences in WWII Tuscany. Two recently orphaned girls come to live with thei... Read more

The Sovereign's Servant (2007)

6.1/10
Director: Oleg Riaskov
Starring: Dmitry Miller, Alexander Bukharov, Alexey Chadov

A.k.a. "Sluga Gosudarev". The action takes place at the time of the Swedish-Russian war of 1709. The King of France, Louis XIV, sends two duellists in... Read more

The Spy in Black (1939)

7/10
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Sebastian Shaw

Aka "U-Boat". An unusual espionage cum-romance story of German agent Conrad Veidt and his love affair with British agent Valerie Hobson. This was Emer... Read more

The Sun (2004)

6.6/10
Director: Alexander Sokurov
Starring: Issey Ogata, Robert Dawson

In August 1945 millions of Japanese are stunned to hear the voice of their Emperor for the first time, as he commands his people to cease all fighting... Read more

The Tenth Man (1988)

6.9/10
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack, Brenda Bruce

Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during th... Read more