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Action, Historie, War Film, action film, drama film, sword-and-sandal film, war film
Queen Gorgo of Sparta narrates about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by Themistocles of Athens. Darius's son, Xerxes, witnesses his father's death and is advised to never wage war against the Greeks. Dariu…
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Historical drama, drama film, historical drama film, historical film, war film
Christmas film, Political Satire, Satire On War, Sitcom, screwball comedy film, war film
Six days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine, commanded by Akiro Mitamura and carrying Kriegsmarine officer Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt, surfaces off the Californian coast. Wanting to destroy something "hono…
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Political Drama, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, action film, crime film, drama film
In 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion ends disastrously. Senior CIA officer Edward Wilson is warned of a possible "mole" in his department. Returning home, he finds a photograph of a man and woman in bed, as well as audio tapes that have been …
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Action, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, science fiction film, superhero film
Billions of years ago, the Guardians of the Universe used the green essence of willpower to create an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. They divided the universe into 3,600 sectors, with one assigned Green Lantern …
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American football film, Anti-War Film, Satire On War, black comedy film, comedy drama, drama film, war film
In 1951, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea is assigned two new surgeons, "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest, who arrive in a stolen Jeep. They are insubordinate, womanizing, mischievous rule-breakers, but they prove …
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Action, Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
In 1954, the French Army's Group Mobile 100, on patrol during the First Indochina War, is ambushed by Viet Minh forces. Viet Minh commander Nguyen Huu An orders his soldiers to "kill all they send, and they will stop coming". Eleven years …
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Drama, Social Drama, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film
In July 1983, Shaun Fields is a troubled 12-year-old boy living with his widowed mother Cynthia in the East Midlands. Shaun is alienated and frequently antagonized at school and around town. On the last day of his school term, Shaun gets i…
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Biographical picture, Drama, biographical film, comedy drama
Normandy veteran Bernard "Bernie" Jordan and his wife Rene are living together in a retirement home following Rene's health issues. Bernie, who served in the Royal Navy during World War II, initially hopes to attend the 70th anniversary of…
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Police Film, Political Thriller, Secret Agent, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, political thriller film, spy film, techno-thriller, thriller film
Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan now teaches history at the United States Naval Academy. In London with his wife Cathy and their young daughter Sally, Ryan witnesses and intervenes in a terrorist kidnapping attempt on Lord William Holmes, the …
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Drama, War Film, drama film
The movie is based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl. Strobl becomes self-reflective about his duties assigned to the task of the funeral arrangements for deceased soldiers in contrast to ambitions of ac…
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Historical drama, War Film, drama film, historical film, war drama
thumb|upright=1.05|Filiming location in Little Germany, Bradford (February 16, 2023) A West Virginian mother waits daily for news from her two sons serving overseas while childhood friends Lena and Abram face the difficulty of their buddin…
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Aliens, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, crossover fiction, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, speculative fiction film, splatter film, suspense film, thriller film
A Yautja ship leaves Earth carrying captured Xenomorph facehuggers and Scar's body before a chestburster emerges, with characteristic traits of both species. The chestburster quickly matures into an adult Predalien, and starts slaughtering…
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Political Satire, Psychodrama, Utopia & Dystopia, drama film, dystopian film, independent film, political drama, political thriller film, science fiction film
In a dystopian 1984, Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. He resides in London, the capital city of the territory of Airstrip One, former…
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Drama, Forensic, Justice Drama, Melodrama, Romantic Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film, prison film, romance film
In 1958, 15-year-old Michael Berg becomes sick on a tram ride in an unnamed provincial city. He is helped by 36-year-old tram conductor Hanna Schmitz. Weeks later, he has recovered from scarlet fever and at his mother's insistence visits H…
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Western, Western film, drama film, war film
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns after an eight-year absence to the home of his brother Aaron in West Texas. Ethan fought in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. In the three years since that war ended, he also apparently fought in …
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Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu, a Jewish barrister, remains in England during World War II while his wife Iris and their children travel to safety in the United States. Montagu is appointed to the Twenty Committee and takes his secretar…
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Biographical picture, Tragic Comedy Film, drama film, war film
In 1967, Marine Corps veteran John "Chickie" Donohue is a slacking merchant seaman who lives with his family in Inwood, New York City. His sister Christine is strongly opposed to the Vietnam War. Chickie and his friends attend the funeral …
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Political Drama, Political Satire, Satire, biographical film, drama film, political drama, spy film
In 1980, Congressman Charlie Wilson, an East Texas Democrat, is more interested in partying than legislating, frequently throwing huge galas and staffing his congressional office with attractive young women. His social life eventually brin…
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Drama, Thriller, War Film, action film, drama film, romance film, war film
Vassili Zaitsev, a replacement soldier of the Red Army, arrives east of the River Volga during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942. After a dangerous trip across the river into the city, he is forced to join a human wave attack carrying only …
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Anti-War Film, Justice Drama, drama film, trial film, war film
The story is presented as a flashback of Max Eriksson, a Vietnam veteran. A platoon of American soldiers led by Lieutenant Reilly is ambushed by Viet Cong (VC) after a panicked soldier exposes their position during a night patrol. Eriksson…
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Drama, Eastern, Fantasy, action film, adventure film, drama film, war film
In Imperial China, Hua Mulan is an adventurous and active girl, much to the disappointment of her parents Zhou and Li, who hope that one day she will be wed to a good husband. As a young woman, Mulan is arranged to meet with a matchmaker t…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, science fantasy, science fiction film
A crew of bounty hunters led by Toombs arrives at the frozen planet U.V. 6 to hunt down Riddick, a notorious wanted fugitive. Riddick effortlessly kills Toombs' crew and forces Toombs to reveal the source of his intel: New Mecca on planet …
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Drama, Romance Film, drama film, romance film
On a brief trip to London in the early 1920s, earnest and academic bacteriologist Walter Fane is dazzled by Kitty Garstin, a London socialite. He is smitten, and proposes marriage. After overhearing her mother boasting on the phone about h…
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