Other War Movies
War Movies which don’t fit into any other category
Sniper (1993)
In 1993's Sniper, we travel to Central America to fight the good fight in the "war on drugs," er, I think. No, actually we're playing CIA games to try and meddle in the affairs of nations. Yeah, that's better. Anyway, we find veteran expert sniper Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) sent off to eliminate the... »
Rambo (2008)
Well, he's back. In Rambo, Vietnam vet and disillusioned mercenary John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) finds himself approached by a band of Christian missionaries, eager to head up river from Thailand into Burma to deliver medicine and supplies. You can pretty much guess what happens next. And, of course it does. But really Rambo puts... »
Things to Come (1936)
H.G. Wells really was a bloody genius, and a prophet in the vein of Jules Verne. His book, The Shape of Things to Come, presents a sort of "history of the future," and predicts with uncanny accuracy some of the terrible aspects of warfare that would come to pass only a few short years... »
No Man’s Land (2001)
So, anyone remember the big military story of the late 90's, you know, *before* 9/11? Yeah, not so much, do you? Well, No Man's Land takes us back to the fight in Serbia and Bosnia, and looks at that conflict from the inside. First off, a warning, the movie is nearly all foreign languages,... »
The Kingdom (2007)
War movies just ain't what they used to be, you know? Of course, neither is the business of war, and The Kingdom shows us the new face of war, fought in little pieces by terrorists on one side and our very own FBI on the other. In The Kingdom, an Islamic terrorist blows up... »
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Brother, what a brutal film. The Battle of Algiers is a French production, which focuses on a situation I'm sure most Americans are wholly unfamiliar with: The French struggle to hold onto over 100 years of occupation in the African nation of Algeria, and the rebels who brought about the change. What struck me... »
300 (2007)
"Tonight we dine in hell!" Well, I finally did it. I broke down and put 300 on the top of my Netflix queue. And I have to say, I'm impressed. Either 300 is a total piece of hyper-stylistic, cheeseball, violence-celebrating, FX-laden garbage... ...or its pure friggin genius. I'm still trying to figure it out.... »
Children of Men (2006)
OK, I know what you're thinking. "What are you smoking over there! Children of Men isn't a war movie!"' Well, you're right it isn't. It falls somewhere in the "dystopian future science fiction" category. Children of Men follows the story of Theo (Clive Owen) who is somewhat forced into the situation of delivering the... »
Guns at Batasi (1964)
Good war movies don't necessarily have to develop out of a major war. Sometimes all it takes is a little political maneuver to provide the catalyst, even if its purely fictional. Guns at Batasi gives us a glimpse into the collapse of the worldwide British Empire, as control is handed over, somewhat awkwardly, from... »
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
After World War II, as you are probably quite aware by now, the official state of Israel was formed in Palestine. And then all hell broke loose. Cast a Giant Shadow attempts to tell a bit of that story, as former American officer Mickey Marcus (Kirk Douglas) goes to Israel to help establish their... »
