War epic films
300 (film)
300 is a 2007 American action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller.
300 is a 2007 American action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller.
300: Battle of Artemisia
300: Battle of Artemisia is a forthcoming American fantasy action film, a prequel to 300.
300: Battle of Artemisia is a forthcoming American fantasy action film, a prequel to 300.
A Bridge Too Far (film)
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman.
A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman.
Alexander Nevsky (film)
Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Не́вский) is a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, in association with Dmitri Vasilyev and a script co-written with Pyotr Pavlenko, who wer...
Alexander Nevsky (Алекса́ндр Не́вский) is a 1938 historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, in association with Dmitri Vasilyev and a script co-written with Pyotr Pavlenko, who wer...
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name.
All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American war film based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel of the same name.
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen.
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen.
Apocalypse Now Redux
Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film Apocalypse Now, which was originally released in 1979.
Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film Apocalypse Now, which was originally released in 1979.
Apocalypse Oz
Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short fantasy film.
Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short fantasy film.
Attack on Leningrad
Attack on Leningrad, or just Leningrad, is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad.
Attack on Leningrad, or just Leningrad, is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad.
Battle of the Bulge (film)
Battle of the Bulge is a widescreen war film produced in Spain that was released in 1965.
Battle of the Bulge is a widescreen war film produced in Spain that was released in 1965.
Battleground (film)
Battleground is a 1949 American war film that tells the story of the 35th Division, Company G 320 Infantry Regiment trying to cope with the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge ...
Battleground is a 1949 American war film that tells the story of the 35th Division, Company G 320 Infantry Regiment trying to cope with the Siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge ...
Black Hawk Down (film)
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American drama war film depicting the Battle of Mogadishu, a raid integral to the United States' effort to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American drama war film depicting the Battle of Mogadishu, a raid integral to the United States' effort to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
Casablanca Express
Casablanca Express is a 1989 action war film starring Jason Connery that was filmed in Morocco.
Casablanca Express is a 1989 action war film starring Jason Connery that was filmed in Morocco.
Cristiada (film)
Cristiada is a 2012 drama film and historic epic directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the true story of the Cristero War, a rebellion which arose out of the Mexican ...
Cristiada is a 2012 drama film and historic epic directed by Dean Wright and written by Michael Love, based on the true story of the Cristero War, a rebellion which arose out of the Mexican ...
Downfall (film)
Downfall is a 2004 German/Italian/Austrian drama film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign of Nazi Germany in 1945.
Downfall is a 2004 German/Italian/Austrian drama film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign of Nazi Germany in 1945.
El Cid (film)
El Cid is a historical epic film, a romanticized story of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" who in the 11th century fought the North Afric...
El Cid is a historical epic film, a romanticized story of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" who in the 11th century fought the North Afric...
Empire of the Sun (film)
Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.
Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name.
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World...
Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Ed Harris set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World...
Exodus (1960 film)
Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists.
Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists.
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles
Fire & Ice is a 2008 action film by MediaPro Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel directed by Jean-Christophe Comar.
Fire & Ice is a 2008 action film by MediaPro Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel directed by Jean-Christophe Comar.
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced and scored by George Lucas and written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis.
Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced and scored by George Lucas and written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis.
Gallipoli (1981 film)
Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army durin...
Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army durin...
Gods and Generals (film)
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara.
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara.
Hedd Wyn (film)
Hedd Wyn is a 1992 Welsh language anti-war biopic, written by Alan Llwyd and directed by Paul Turner.
Hedd Wyn is a 1992 Welsh language anti-war biopic, written by Alan Llwyd and directed by Paul Turner.
Immortals (2011 film)
Immortals is a 2011 3D fantasy film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke.
Immortals is a 2011 3D fantasy film directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, and Mickey Rourke.
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) is a 1966 film dealing with the 1944 liberation of Paris by rival branches of the French Resistance (communist and Gaullist) and the Free French Forces.
Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) is a 1966 film dealing with the 1944 liberation of Paris by rival branches of the French Resistance (communist and Gaullist) and the Free French Forces.
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc.
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Geraldine Farrar as Joan of Arc.
Kingdom of Heaven (film)
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic action film directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan.
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic action film directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan.
Lawrence of Arabia (film)
Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence.
Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence.
Letters from Iwo Jima
Letters from Iwo Jima is a 2006 war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, and starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.
Letters from Iwo Jima is a 2006 war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, and starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.
Liberation (film series)
Liberation (Освобождение,, Befreiung, Wyzwolenie) is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union.
Liberation (Освобождение,, Befreiung, Wyzwolenie) is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union.
Midway (film)
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford.
Midway is a 1976 war film directed by Jack Smight and produced by Walter Mirisch from a screenplay by Donald S. Sanford.
My Boy Jack (film)
My Boy Jack is a 2007 television drama based on David Haig's 1997 play of the same name.
My Boy Jack is a 2007 television drama based on David Haig's 1997 play of the same name.
Nomad (2005 film)
Nomad: The Warrior (Көшпенділер, Köşpendiler; Кочевник, Kochevnik) is a 2005 historical epic written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Ivan Passer, S...
Nomad: The Warrior (Көшпенділер, Köşpendiler; Кочевник, Kochevnik) is a 2005 historical epic written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Ivan Passer, S...
Old Ironsides (film)
Old Ironsides is a silent film starring Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.
Old Ironsides is a silent film starring Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.
Patton (film)
Patton is a 1970 American biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler.
Patton is a 1970 American biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, and Karl Michael Vogler.
Pearl Harbor (film)
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American action drama war film directed by Michael Bay produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace, It features a large ensemble cast, including Ben ...
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American action drama war film directed by Michael Bay produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace, It features a large ensemble cast, including Ben ...
Ponnar Shankar (film)
Ponnar Shankar is an Indian epic film adapted from a novel of the same name by M. Karunanidhi, a fictionalized retelling of the Ponnar Shankar epic.
Ponnar Shankar is an Indian epic film adapted from a novel of the same name by M. Karunanidhi, a fictionalized retelling of the Ponnar Shankar epic.
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959), directed by Lewis Milestone, is a Korean War war film based upon the eponymous book by military historian Brig.
Pork Chop Hill (1959), directed by Lewis Milestone, is a Korean War war film based upon the eponymous book by military historian Brig.
Revolution (1985 film)
Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Helen Porter, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Annie Lennox...
Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Helen Porter, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Annie Lennox...
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.
Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them i...
Schindler's List is a 1993 film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them i...
Shima (film)
Shima is a 2007 film from Uzbekistan.
Shima is a 2007 film from Uzbekistan.
Storm Over the Pacific (film)
Storm Over the Pacific (literally, Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean) is a 1960 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
Storm Over the Pacific (literally, Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean) is a 1960 color (Eastmancolor) Japanese film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
The Alamo (2004 film)
The Alamo is a 2004 American war film about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.
The Alamo is a 2004 American war film about the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle.
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle.
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film made by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists (which held the rights to the 1936 film version at the time).
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film made by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists (which held the rights to the 1936 film version at the time).
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 drama film directed and co-written by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Vietnam War.
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 drama film directed and co-written by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Vietnam War.
The Killing Fields (film)
The Killing Fields is a 1984 British drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg.
The Killing Fields is a 1984 British drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg.
The Longest Day (film)
The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II.
The Longest Day is a 1962 war film based on the 1959 history book The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan, about "D-Day", the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during World War II.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson.
The Pacific (TV miniseries)
The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.
The Pacific is a 2010 television series produced by HBO, Seven Network Australia, Sky Movies, Playtone and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.
The Patriot (2000 film)
The Patriot is a 2000 American historical war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, and Heath Ledger.
The Patriot is a 2000 American historical war film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, and Heath Ledger.
The Thin Red Line (1998 film)
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film written and directed by Terrence Malick.
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film written and directed by Terrence Malick.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatises the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatises the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Troy (film)
Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen and loosely based on Homer's Iliad.
Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen and loosely based on Homer's Iliad.
Volga rebels (1926, film)
Volga rebels - black and white silent movie directed by Paul Petrov-Bytov ".
Volga rebels - black and white silent movie directed by Paul Petrov-Bytov ".
War and Peace (1965 film)
War and Peace (Война и мир, Voyna i mir) is a Soviet-produced film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.
War and Peace (Война и мир, Voyna i mir) is a Soviet-produced film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace.
Waterloo (1970 film)
Waterloo (Ватерлоо) is a 1970 Soviet-Italian film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.
Waterloo (Ватерлоо) is a 1970 Soviet-Italian film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.
Waterloo (film)
Waterloo (Ватерлоо) is a 1970 Soviet-Italian film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.
Waterloo (Ватерлоо) is a 1970 Soviet-Italian film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.
We Were Soldiers
We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film that dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965.
We Were Soldiers is a 2002 American war film that dramatizes the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965.
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