Last updated March 2024
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Tangerines (2013)
Plot Summary:
War in Abkhazia 1990. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Estonia, Georgia
Plot tags: anti war, humanity, wartime life, civil war, tragedy, brutality, war, survival, life & death, bullet wound, character study, village, life is a bitch, human nature, isolation, rivalry, elderly, confined, mistrust, wartime, ethnic conflict, european, death, caucasian, social realism
Lone Survivor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 303000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: military, survival, soldier, war, terrorism, gunfight, courage, military life, war on terror, selflessness, squad, army, enemy, navy seal, battles, swat team, special forces, taliban, covert operation, combat, conflict, mountain, shooting, peril, sniper
The Book Thief (2013)
Plot Summary:
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 141000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA
Plot tags: world war two, holocaust, nazi, war, childhood, adoption, nazi germany, human spirit, life is a bitch, against humanity, teenage girl, youth, children, nazism, death, coming of age, genocide, book, family secret, wartime, library, wartime life, girl, life & death, thief
Omar (2013)
Plot Summary:
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Palestine
Plot tags: israeli palestinian conflict, muslim, friendship, moral dilemma, resistance, confession, power of love, terrorism, family relations, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, social problems, danger, mistrust, gain trust, society, occupation, freedom fighter, love, prisoner, betrayal, insurgent, blackmail, informant
The Railway Man (2013)
Plot Summary:
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Switzerland, UK, Australia
Plot tags: world war two, war, torture, autobiography, biopic, prison, human spirit, life is a bitch, wartime life, haunted by the past, revenge, captivity, introspection, japanese soldier, japanese occupation, physical torture, survival, politics, wartime, train, redemption, twists and turns, nazi, prisoner, illness
The Grandmaster (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu master, kung fu, wing chun, vengeance, heroes, fight, instructor, heir, rivalry, contests and competitions, opponent, tai chi, medieval, wuxia, asian, biopic, revenge, brutality, martial artist, drinking, love, boxing, combat, psychology
How I Live Now (2013)
Plot Summary:
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as war breaks out
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada
Plot tags: survival, teenager, teenage life, danger, post apocalypse, young adult, youth, coming of age, fall in love, cousin cousin relationship, getting home, longing, countryside, english countryside, family reunited, love and romance, evacuation, strong female character, love, terrorist attack, happy ending, adaptation, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, apocalypse
Phantom (2013)
Plot Summary:
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: submarine, military, cold war, nuclear submarine, navy, nuclear threat, underwater, military life, leadership, mission gone awry, danger, haunted by the past, sea disaster, delusion, ghost ship, sea, boat, kgb, spy, ship, supernatural, water, diver, marine, real life
Love and Honor (2013)
Plot Summary:
When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: vietnam war, anti war, soldier, love and romance, friends, wartime life, homecoming, military, looking for love, army, awol, girl, tragedy, couples, inspiration, american soldier, police brutality, on the road, profanity, sexual content, buddies, win over, violent content, friend, wooing
Stalingrad (2013)
Plot Summary:
Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of Stalingrad on the other side of the Volga, but the operation to cross the river is unsuccessful. A few soldiers who managed to get to the other side take refuge in a house on the bank of Volga. Here they find a girl who didn’t escape when the Germans came. While the whole might of the German army descends onto them, the heroes of Stalingrad experience love, loss, joy and the sense of ultimate freedom that can only be felt by those about to die. They defend the house at all costs while the Red Army prepares for another attack
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Plot tags: world war two, war, heroism, battles, heroes, world war, life is a bitch, wartime life, russian history, danger, military life, battle zone, military, tank, nazi, friendly fire, winter, holocaust, nazism, luftwaffe, cavalry, peplum, marxist, siege, soviet army