Tag Archives: War

Wing Commander

IMDB Rating: 3.60
7352 votes

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In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the felinoid Kilrathi Empire. After destroying a Terran base, the Kilrathi have seized a NAVCOM unit with the hyperspace jump coordinates to Earth. With Terran reinforcements scheduled to arrive two hours after the Kilrathi hit Earth, it falls upon the starfighter carrier TCS Tiger Claw to keep the Kilrathi busy.
Actors
Matthew Lillard
Tchéky Karyo
David Warner
Also posted in 1999, Action, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

1941

IMDB Rating: 5.50
9282 votes

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Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl harbour as an assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness.
Actors
Samuel Fuller
John Candy
Warren Oates
Also posted in 1979, Comedy | Comments (0)

Casualties of War

IMDB Rating: 6.80
8658 votes

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During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers. Four of the soldiers rape her, but the fifth refuses. The young girl is killed. The fifth soldier is determined that justice will be done. The film is more about the realities of war, rather than this single event.
Actors
PFC. ErikssonMichael J. Fox
Sgt. Tony MeserveSean Penn
Cpl. Thomas E. ClarkDon Harvey
Also posted in 1989, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The 300 Spartans

IMDB Rating: 6.60
2162 votes

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Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC.
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King LeonidasRichard Egan
Themistocles of AthensRalph Richardson
EllasDiane Baker
Also posted in 1962, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

Testament

IMDB Rating: 7.40
1618 votes

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Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.
Actors
Carol WetherlyJane Alexander
Tom WetherlyWilliam Devane
Brad WetherlyRossie Harris
Also posted in 1983, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

First Blood

IMDB Rating: 7.10
27027 votes

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John Rambo is a disoriented Vietnam Vet. He is hitchhiking from town to town to see friends from the war. A sheriff tries to make him leave town and when he refuses, arrests him for vagrancy. While in jail, a deputy takes delight in abusing him. Rambo escapes showing his old Vietnam fighting skills and takes to the woods as the sheriff and deputies try and find him in his element. Things get out of hand as Colonel Trautman Rambo's old commander appears to shed light on the situation.
Actors
John J. RamboSylvester Stallone
Col. Samuel TrautmanRichard Crenna
Hope Sheriff Will TeasleBrian Dennehy
Also posted in 1982, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Seven Years in Tibet

IMDB Rating: 6.60
17243 votes

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Heinrich Harrer runs from trouble at home in WWII Austria to climb Mt. Nanga Parbat. After meeting unforseen obstacles, he comes into contact with the forbidden city of Lhasa.
Actors
Heinrich HarrerBrad Pitt
Peter AufschnaiterDavid Thewlis
Ngawang JigmeB. D. Wong
Also posted in 1997, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Exterminator

IMDB Rating: 4.90
865 votes

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When John Eastland's best friend, Michael Jefferson, is mugged and left permanently crippled, he decides to do something about it. Jefferson had saved Eastland's life in Vietnam and now it's time for Eastland to get revenge for his friend. Using his old Army gear he sets out on a crusade to clean up the streets of New York using the name "The Exterminator."
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Dr. Megan StewartSamantha Eggar
Detective James DaltonChristopher George
John EastlandRobert Ginty
Also posted in 1980, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Born to Defend

IMDB Rating: 5.10
413 votes

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Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.
Actors
JetJet Li
US MarineDean Harrington
Captain HansKurt Roland Petersson
Also posted in 1986, Action | Comments (0)

Appleseed

IMDB Rating: 7.00
3738 votes

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In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
Actors
DeunanAi Kobayashi
BriareosJûrôta Kosugi
HitomiYuki Matsuoka
Also posted in 2004, Action, Animation, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)