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....
American Sniper (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
Clint Eastwood directs this controversial biography about the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is se... Read more
American Sniper ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
Clint Eastwood directs this controversial biography about the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is se... Read more
Unbroken (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Angelina Jolie
Starring: Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock
Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero Louis "Loui... Read more
The Imitation Game (2014)
8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...
Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more
The Imitation Game ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
8/10
Director: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Danc...
Academy Award-winning (Best Adapted Screenplay) historical drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and computer scientist Alan Turi... Read more
The Water Diviner (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Russell Crowe
Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz, Jai Courtney, Ryan Co...
The Water Diviner is an extraordinary tale of love, faith and heroism. Starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion), The Water... Read more
Fort Bliss (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Claudia Myers
Starring: Ron Livingston, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Michelle Monaghan, Dash Mihok, Gbenga Akinna...
When decorated Army medic and single mother Maggie Swann (Michelle Monaghan, True Detective) returns home from an extended tour in Afghanistan she att... Read more
Anzac Girls (2014)
8/10
Starring: Georgia Flood, Antonia Prebble, Laura Brent, Anna McGahan, Caroline Craig
A moving six-part miniseries based on true stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses at Gallipoli and the Western Front. 'ANZAC Girls' is based on... Read more
Fury ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
7.6/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs,...
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' (Brad Pitt) commands a Sher... Read more
Fury (2014)
7.6/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs,...
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' (Brad Pitt) commands a Sher... Read more