Genre: War

War stories live in the conflict — combat, command, and the human cost, told from the front lines and the homes left behind.

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Cover

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

    Peter Weir's 2003 Patrick O'Brian adaptation. Russell Crowe as Aubrey, Bettany as Maturin. Galapagos and broadside cannons. No sequel happened.
    Adventure • War
    May 19, '26
  • The African Queen (1951) Cover

    The African Queen (1951)

    John Huston's 1951 WWI East Africa adventure. Bogart and Hepburn down a river to torpedo a German gunboat. Bogart's only Oscar.
    Adventure • Romance • War
    May 19, '26
  • M*A*S*H (1970) Cover

    M*A*S*H (1970)

    Robert Altman's 1970 Korean War satire. Sutherland and Gould as wartime surgeons. Spawned the TV series. Anti-war through black comedy.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    May 19, '26
  • Catch-22 (1970) Cover

    Catch-22 (1970)

    Mike Nichols' 1970 Heller adaptation. Alan Arkin as Yossarian. Substantial source material that the film handles only partially.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    May 19, '26
  • Zulu (1964) Cover

    Zulu (1964)

    1964 Cy Endfield war film with Stanley Baker and Michael Caine in his breakthrough role. 1879 British defense of Rorke's Drift.
    Drama • War
    May 18, '26
  • The Eagle Has Landed (1976) Cover

    The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

    1976 John Sturges WWII thriller with Michael Caine as a German paratrooper colonel sent to kidnap Churchill from rural England.
    Thriller • War
    May 18, '26
  • Dunkirk (2017) Cover

    Dunkirk (2017)

    2017 Christopher Nolan WWII film. Three timelines covering the 1940 evacuation from the Dunkirk beaches. Sparse dialogue, sustained tension.
    Drama • War
    May 18, '26
  • The Caine Mutiny (1954) Cover

    The Caine Mutiny (1954)

    1954 Edward Dmytryk courtroom drama with Humphrey Bogart as paranoid Captain Queeg. The strawberries, the ball bearings, the mutiny.
    Courtroom Drama • War
    May 18, '26
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — Review Cover

    Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — Review

    Zero Dark Thirty is one of the best American thrillers of the past fifteen years and one of the most controversial mainstream films of the post-2001 period. Kathryn Bigelow directed. Mark Boal wrote the screenplay. The film was released in December 2012. It grossed approximately one hundred...
    War
    May 15, '26
  • Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — Review Cover

    Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — Review

    Run Silent, Run Deep is one of the great American submarine films and one of the most accomplished collaborations between Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Robert Wise directed. John Gay wrote the screenplay from the 1955 novel by Commander Edward L. Beach Jr., a decorated American submarine officer....
    World War II
    May 15, '26
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