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Historie, biographical film, drama film, historical film, thriller film, war film
In December 1941, German occupation in Europe has neared its height. Two agents from the Czechoslovak exile government, a Slovak soldier, Jozef Gabčík and a Czech, Jan Kubiš are parachuted into their occupied country. Jozef is injured when…
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Computeranimation, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, science fiction film
Early in the Clone Wars, Galactic Republic forces find themselves stranded across the Outer Rim as the Separatists gain control of more hyperspace lanes. Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker leads the Republic against a droid army on Christophsis …
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Biographical picture, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film
In early 1950, Lieutenant Tom Hudner transfers to Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, where he meets Ensign Jesse Brown, the only black member of the unit. Hudner integrates well into the squadron, which is assi…
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Drama, Historie, War Film, drama film, war film
Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from the Union army as Virginia votes to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, beginning the Civil War. Major Jackson, who is a professor at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington at the outset of …
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Adventure, Drama, adventure film, drama film, dystopian film, survival film
An aircraft carrying 24 American military school cadet boys returning home ditches near an uninhabited jungle island in the Pacific Ocean. Captain Benson, the pilot of the plane and the only adult survivor, is seriously injured and delirio…
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Film Noir, Historie, Romance Film, Thriller, War Film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, political thriller film, romance film, spy film, thriller film, war film
In April 1946, Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German spy, is recruited by government agent T. R. Devlin to infiltrate a group of German émigrés who escaped to Brazil after World War II.
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, biopunk, science fiction film
In 1969, a U.S. Army team secures a village against North Vietnamese forces. Luc Deveraux discovers members of his squad and villagers murdered.
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Military Film, Satire On War, action film, comedy drama, heist film, treasure hunt film, war film
Following the end of the Gulf War, U.S. soldiers remaining in theatre are bored from the lack of action and throw parties at night. Major Archie Gates, a U.S.
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Action, Political Thriller, action film, crime film, political thriller film, thriller film
FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard and his Lebanese-American partner Frank Haddad intervene at the hijacking of a bus fully loaded with passengers, which contains an explosive device. The bomb turns out to be a paint bomb and the terrorists…
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Nazi exploitation, action film, horror film, prison film, sexploitation film, war film
In 1945, Ilsa is commandant of a Nazi concentration camp. She conducts sadistic scientific experiments designed to demonstrate that women are more capable of enduring pain than men are and should therefore be allowed to fight in the German…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, historical film, war film
During the war in Afghanistan, SSG Romesha and a new group of soldiers arrive at PRT Kamdesh, under the command of CPT Keating. SGT Scusa saves a dog from being shot, and the men fend off Taliban attacks. SSG Gallegos assaults PFC Yunger f…
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Action, Thriller, Time Travel, War Film, mystery film, science fiction film, time-travel film, war film
In 1980, the aircraft carrier departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor for naval exercises in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The ship takes on a civilian observer, Warren Lasky, a systems analyst for Tideman Industries working as an efficiency expert fo…
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Action, Drama, Martial-Arts, action film, drama film, martial arts film, romance film
Po Sing is the youngest son of Chinese Triad boss Ch'u Sing, who is accosted by African-Americans in a nightclub owned by Silk in Oakland, California. Po is rescued and admonished by Kai, Ch'u's chief lieutenant. Po leaves the club, but is…
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Action, Military Film, action film, thriller film
In 1980, Operation Eagle Claw is aborted after a fatal helicopter crash, with the U.S. Delta Force evacuating to their C-130 transports. Among them is Captain Scott McCoy, who, against orders, rescues his wounded comrade, Pete Peterson, fr…
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Adventure, Biographical picture, Historie, action film, biographical film, drama film, romance film, swashbuckler film, war film
The film is set in Scotland, 1713, with a fictionalised Robert Roy MacGregor, of Clan MacGregor, as its main protagonist. Although providing the Lowland gentry with protection against cattle rustling, he barely manages to feed his people. …
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Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, comedy film, melodrama, romance film
Military contractor Brian Gilcrest returns to Hawaii with billionaire Carson Welch, who intends to develop local land into a space center from which he will launch a privately-funded satellite. Once a celebrated Air Force officer whose car…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
A young boy, Agu, lives in a small West African village with his parents and siblings, located within a "buffer zone" enforced by ECOMOG troops. The village is informed that the government has fallen and that military-aligned rebels have s…
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Action, War Film, action film, thriller film, war film
In 1942, during the Battle of Bataan in World War II, Royal Air Force Wing Commander James Wright is shot down over the Philippines during a combat mission. Captured by Japanese forces, he is taken to a prisoner-of-war camp where Allied so…
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Komödie, Super Hero, action film, comedy film, fantasy film
When Batman and Robin get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp, owner of the Big Ben Distillery, is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission using the Batcopter. As Batman descends on the bat-ladder to land on the yacht, it sudd…
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Sci-Fi, Thriller, disaster film, dystopian film, science fiction film
Dr. Charles A. Forbin is the chief designer of a secret project, "Colossus", an advanced supercomputer built to control the United States and Allied nuclear weapon systems.
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Drama, drama fiction
In September 1939, as Britain declares war on Nazi Germany, children are evacuated from London to the countryside of England for safety. One of them, William "Willie" Beech, is sent to the rural village of Little Weirwold in Suffolk, where…
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Romantic Drama, War Film, drama film, romance film, war film
Guy Hamilton, a novice foreign correspondent for an Australian radio network, arrives in Jakarta on assignment. He meets the close-knit members of the foreign correspondent community, including journalists from the UK, the US, and New Zeal…
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Coming Of Age, Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, Melodrama, Satire, drama film
In 1973, two families in an affluent Connecticut suburb experiment with adultery and substance abuse over one Thanksgiving weekend. One family, the Hoods, consists of parents Ben and Elena and their children, Paul and Wendy. Ben is dissati…
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Gross Out Film, Komödie, comedy film
Jason Kelly is a corporate lawyer in Atlanta who works for his father's law firm. When Jason's paternal grandmother dies, his U.S. Army veteran paternal grandfather, Lt.
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