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The Mountain (2012)
Plot Summary:
The heroic story of two soldiers trapped in an ambush, fighting for their lives
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: military, soldier, ambush, mountain, terror, turkish army, survival, teamwork, team, mission, relationship problems, struggle for survival, terrorist attack, unlikely friendships, war, winter, politics, muslim, heroes, counter terrorism, captain, anti terrorism, special forces, swat team, turkish
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 315000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, spy, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation, secrets, terrorist, terrorist group, commando raid, post september 11 2001, swat team, middle east conflict, torture, soldier, war, gunfight, mossad
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Plot Summary:
Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their relationship develops further, but Kenshin is still haunted by his violent past
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Plot tags: samurai, martial arts, master warrior, heroes, japanese culture, katana, drifter, swordsman, shogun, one man army, medieval, fight, massacre, drug lord, warrior, drug dealer, drug, assassin, criminal, protector, redemption, confronting the past, bandit, murderer, gang
Twice Born (2012)
Plot Summary:
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, Spain
Plot tags: power of love, redemption, balkan war, rape, parents and children, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, family relations, single parent, hopes, suicide, italian soldier, love, war, european, sex, women, sexual abuse, wartime, humanity, conscience, bosnian war, conflict, sexual harassment, war on terror
Lincoln (2012)
Plot Summary:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come
Duration: 150 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 270000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: president, politics, american civil war, civil war, american history, idealism, racism, slavery, war, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln, leadership, u.s. president, politician, biopic, battlefield, justice, cultural conflict, historical character, african american, american politics, ethics, political unrest
Into the White (2012)
Plot Summary:
Into the White is an anti-war movie. High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made them enemies, antagonism is hard to maintain as days go by. Through mutual need, unlikely friendships bloom. Somehow, they become comrades. War, after all, is absurd
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, France
Plot tags: survival, wilderness, winter, world war two, war, air disaster, aviation, foe turned friend, luftwaffe, airplane shot down, snow, isolation, danger, confined, pilot, friends, introspection, mistrust, uninhibited rivalry, nazi, world war, mountain, wilderness survival, military, cold
Lore (2012)
Plot Summary:
After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos, she encounters mysterious Jewish refugee Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must trust someone she was taught to hate and face the darkness within herself
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Australia, Germany, UK
Plot tags: nazi, world war two, survival, holocaust, coming of age, nazism, war, youth, children, hitler, child as adult, world war, on the road, family relations, escapades, society, danger, siblings relations, human nature, against humanity, occupation, post war, politics, adolescence, war crime
Emperor (2012)
Plot Summary:
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Plot tags: world war two, japanese history, war, emperor, investigation, politics, occupation, military, war crime, political intrigue, moral dilemma, ruler, society, political unrest, state affairs, violent content, world war, forbidden love, translator, graphic violence, superhero, world war one, lovers, royal family, prisoners of war
Conquest 1453 (2012)
Plot Summary:
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople
Duration: 162 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: rise to the top, emperor, sultan, conquering, medieval, prophet, muslim, siege, turk, military, politics, sword fight, political intrigue, ambition, power struggle, historical character, political unrest, struggle, political corruption, state affairs, soldier, barbarian, death, islam, leadership
The Lucky One (2012)
Plot Summary:
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: love story, love affair, true love, love and romance, destiny, soldier, marines, veteran, obsessive quest, single mother, loss of loved one, happy ending, loneliness, love, lovers, hopes, family drama, adaptation, wartime life, women, passion, iraq veteran, teenage girl, teen romance, obsession
Act of Valor (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 71000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: terrorism, military, rescue mission, terrorist plot, cia, swat team, navy seal, navy, army, soldier, torture, sniper, war, violence, kidnapping, gunfight, justice, brutality, courage, heroism, secret mission, battles, special forces, military life, commando unit
Red Tails (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: world war two, war, fighter pilot, airplane, interracial relations, aerial combats, military life, black history, discrimination, african american, soldier, military base, world war, military, danger, heroic mission, black, human spirit, society, ambition, allies, against the odds, hopes, propaganda, flying
Red Dawn (2012)
Plot Summary:
A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky - shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a group of young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerrilla group of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, banding together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors, and take back their freedom
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: military, invasion, survival, danger, gunfight, battles, occupation, propaganda, heroic mission, save the day, war, heroes, friends, escapades, against the odds, super weapon, disaster, revenge, violence, betrayal, small town, fight, rescue, courage, patriotism