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Persepolis (2007)
Plot Summary:
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 99000
Genere: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Plot tags: revolution, coming of age, iraq iran war, female protagonist, politics, feminist, freedom, self discovery, biopic, women, childhood, social problems, adolescence, culture clash, parent child relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, society, religion, feminism, rebellion, repression, oppression, prejudice, rebelliousness
Atonement (2007)
Plot Summary:
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 295000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: world war two, wartime, tragic love, redemption, injustice, unfulfilled love, love story, war, false accusation, love and romance, forbidden love, innocence, life is a bitch, innocence lost, rape, youth, society, couples, prejudice, lovers apart, sisters, death, couple relations, loss of virginity, wrongful conviction
Lust, Caution (2007)
Plot Summary:
During World War II a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Taiwan, USA, Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: world war two, erotica, strong sexual content, forbidden love, adultery, lust, sex scene, sensuality, espionage, extramarital affair, seduction, japanese occupation of china, intrigue, spy, female nudity, japanese occupation, sex, love, war, sexual relations, sexual attraction, dangerous attraction, explicit sex, virginity, rape
The Counterfeiters (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story Jewish counterfeiter, Salomon Sorowitsch, coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, War
Country: Austria, Germany
Plot tags: holocaust, nazi, concentration camp, war, world war two, nazi germany, survival, prison, brutality, counterfeit money, war crime, racial slur, world war, moral dilemma, wartime life, life is a bitch, society, danger, introspection, nazi concentration camp, team, hopes, genocide, wartime, social commentary
Talk to Me (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Music, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: radio, civil rights, african american, media, ex convict, protest, segregation, society, black, ambition, radio station, friendship, civil rights movement, racism, assassination, biopic, drug addiction, black man, manager, fraud, death, cancer, drinking, success, drug addict
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Plot tags: conquering, monk, leadership, genghis khan, desert, battles, king, medieval, slave, betrayal, husband wife reunion, rise to the top, historical character, arranged marriage, dungeon, warlord, biopic, ambition, childhood, war, ruler, master warrior, rivalry, power struggle, state affairs
Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
Plot Summary:
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos they are deployed everywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Plot tags: androids and robots, cyborgs, terrorism, cyberpunk, imaginary, artificial intelligence, chaos and mayhem, heroic mission, dystopian future, battles, fight, military, androids, clone, distopia, computer, superhero, robot, hacker, secret service, mature, female protagonist, computer hacker, squad, transcendence
The Warlords (2007)
Plot Summary:
A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: war, martial arts, fight, soldier, ambition, civil war, kung fu, battles, pow, political unrest, vengeance, rivalry, society, infidelity, treason, medieval, politics, asian history, wuxia, love triangle, warrior, combat, insurgent, showdown, sole survivor
Katyn (2007)
Plot Summary:
An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Plot tags: world war two, war crime, war, nazism, polish history, survival, holocaust, ethnic conflict, massacre, murder, nazi, courage, idealism, captivity, life is a bitch, military life, manipulation, prisoner of war camp, military, battles, missing person, occupation, confined, oppression, political unrest
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 74000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
Plot tags: british history, queen, queen elizabeth i, throne, women, royal family, royalty, tudors, politics, monarchy, medieval, political intrigue, biopic, renaissance, female protagonist, catholicism, monarch, destiny, conspiracy, head of state, state affairs, british monarchy, adult virgin, civil war, feminist
The Hunting Party (2007)
Plot Summary:
An emerging journalist (Jesse Eisenberg), an experienced cameraman (Terrence Howard), and a discredited reporter (Richard Gere) find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad in a light-hearted thriller inspired by Scott Anderson's popular Esquire article. The Weinstein Company provides stateside
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico
Plot tags: journalism, journalist, cia, spy, war crime, civil war, revenge, bosnian war, danger, war, friendship, vacation, reward, genocide, conspiracy, balkan war, hunting, un, photojournalist, death, murder, investigative journalism, reporter, vengeance, military
Grace Is Gone (2007)
Plot Summary:
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: iraq war, road trip, family relations, support group, insomnia, parents and children, truth, patriotism, on the road, anti war, family problems, siblings relations, death in the family, couple relations, death, war on terror, loss, love story, u.s. army, military, grief, nature, youth, twins, 9/11
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Plot Summary:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden, UK, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Morocco
Plot tags: knight, medieval, knights templar, crusader, monastery, war, crusade, sword fight, cavalry, religion, heroes, danger, forbidden love, nordic, battles, historical epic, european history, viking, ancient, kingdom, life & death, army, desert, sword, ancient rome
A Mighty Heart (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: loss of spouse, murder, jihad, journalism, execution, friendship, faith, justice, storytelling, new love, terrorism, death, islam, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, spy, women, conflict, war on terror, politics, kidnapping, police, torture, mossad
The Water Horse (2007)
Plot Summary:
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, War
Country: New Zealand, UK, USA
Plot tags: loch ness monster, boy, sea monster, friendship, young heroes, monster, twists and turns, adaptation, animal, beautiful scenery, underwater, coming of age, dragon, water, giant monster, world war two, rescue from drowning, youth, egg, medieval, kids and family, magical, magic, child, wilhelm scream
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: war on terror, terrorist, propaganda, state affairs, politics, terrorism, iraq war, conservative, war, soldier, society, danger, hopes, journalism, past, teachers and students, media, power relations, corruption, espionage, rescue, reporter, american history, parallel story, jihad
Redacted (2007)
Plot Summary:
Redacted is a film written and directed by Brian De Palma that is a fictional drama loosely based on the Mahmudiyah killings in Iraq
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: iraq war, war, found footage, military, soldier, military life, terrorism, journalist, journalism, media, danger, politics, society, state affairs, death threat, murder, anti war, army, interrogation, news report, humvee, muslim, war on terror, international relations, erotica
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Plot Summary:
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a med student he hones his appetite for the kill
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France, Italy, USA
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, cannibalism, murder, revenge, psycho killer, gory, childhood, insanity, dehumanization, world war two, vengeance, loss of sibling, maniac, murderer, violence, dysfunctional family, danger, homicidal maniac, serial murder, haunted by the past, mind game, strong violent content, vigilante, psychology
The Last Legion (2007)
Plot Summary:
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: UK, France, Bulgaria
Plot tags: roman empire, ancient rome, king arthur, medieval, emperor, barbarian, sword, ancient, mythology, ancient history, soldier, ancient world, young heroes, boy, female warrior, child in peril, knight, danger, sword fight, sorcery, historical epic, sword and sorcery, destiny, vengeance, roman
Pathfinder (2007)
Plot Summary:
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: viking, native american, sword fight, native, sword, medieval, gory, master warrior, danger, winter, sword and sorcery, battles, revenge, torture, blood, fight scenes, sorcery, historical epic, savagery, snow, vengeance, barbarian, aborigine, ancient, heroes
Primeval (2007)
Plot Summary:
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 4.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Horror, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: crocodile, killer animal, gory, creature feature, chase, animal attack, creature, mad scientist, village, monster, dangerous animal, journalism, political unrest, state affairs, disaster, animal, reporter, eaten alive, investigative reporter, trap, survival, jungle, alligator, killer crocodile, reptiles
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
Plot Summary:
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son -- two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 3.8/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Plot tags: medieval, magic, good versus evil, sorcery, imaginary kingdom, sword and sorcery, knight, monster, villain, mentor, rescue, heroic mission, computer game, video game, kingdom, dungeon, heroes, adoption, dragon, dungeons and dragons, sword, sword fight, fantasy world, destiny, father daughter relationship