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1980s War Movies

Public list by WPS with 72 movies or TV shows/series

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Rambo III(1988)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 42min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
3.1/5 (with 1,367 votes)

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.

Red Dawn(1984)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 54min | Action, Thriller, War, Drama
3.2/5 (with 315 votes)

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.

Heartbreak Ridge(1986)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 10min | War, Action, Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 423 votes)

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.

Kagemusha(1980)

3.9/5 (with 269 votes)

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Eastern Condors(1987)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 37min | Action, Adventure, War
3.6/5 (with 36 votes)

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

When the Wind Blows(1986)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 21min | Animation, War, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 109 votes)

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.

Directed by Jimmy Murakami

Escape from Sobibor(1987)

2h 23min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, War
3.7/5 (with 79 votes)

The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.

The Transformers: The Movie(1986)

3.6/5 (with 209 votes)

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Directed by Nelson Shin, Margaret Nichols

Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 25min | Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 734 votes)

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

The Beast of War(1988)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 51min | War, Drama
3.6/5 (with 73 votes)

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

The Keep(1983)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 36min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 99 votes)

Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.

Lion of the Desert(1981)

2h 53min | History, War, Drama
3.7/5 (with 73 votes)

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

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The Sea Wolves(1980)

2.9/5 (with 33 votes)

This true story follows the exploits of a top-secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The daring plan is led by British Intelligence officers Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck) and Capt. Gavin Stewart (Roger Moore). Since the ships are in neutral territory the British Military command, while encouraging the scheme, must deny any knowledge of it if it fails. Pugh and Stewart enlist the aid of retired officer Col. Bill Grice (David Niven) and some of his former soldiers. On the pretext of being on a fishing expedition, these seemingly drunken old men in civilian clothing must board and destroy 3 Nazi ships, whose radio transmissions have resulted in Nazi submarines sinking allied ships. While Stewart arranges a diversion onshore, Pugh and Grice carry out the dangerous raid on and destruction of the Nazi ships.

Bat★21(1988)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 45min | Action, War
3.2/5 (with 74 votes)

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

Directed by Peter Markle - With Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, Erich Anderson, Alan King, Robert Zajonc, ...

The Day After(1983)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 7min | Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie
3.3/5 (with 161 votes)

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

Fort Saganne(1984)

3.0/5 (with 25 votes)

In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.

The Siege of Firebase Gloria(1989)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 37min | Action, War
2.7/5 (with 20 votes)

A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.

The Bunker(1981)

2h 30min | War, Drama, TV Movie
3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.

Port Arthur(1980)

3h 5min | War, Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 4 votes)

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.

Platoon Leader(1988)

1h 37min | Drama, War
2.7/5 (with 20 votes)

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.

Nam Angels(1989)

1h 31min | Action, Adventure, War
2.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Lt. Vance Calhoun takes on a dangerous rescue mission of American P.O.W.s in the treacherous Darloc Valley in Vietnam. His only chance to escape is with the help of five young, fearless soldiers on motorcycles.

Directed by Cirio H. Santiago

Farewell to the King(1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 57min | War, Adventure
3.0/5 (with 27 votes)

An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.

The Winter War(1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 9min | Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 32 votes)

Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.

The Lighthorsemen(1987)

2h 11min | War, Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 15 votes)

Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne... The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba. But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?

Off Limits(1988)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 42min | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 23 votes)

McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger.

The Imperial Navy(1981)

2h 25min | War, Drama
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.

Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi

Troma's War(1988)

1h 45min | Comedy, Action, Adventure
2.5/5 (with 21 votes)

A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite...

In Love and War(1987)

1.9/5 (with 2 votes)

This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Back in the US, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.

Directed by Paul Aaron - With James Woods

Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain(1985)

1h 57min | Drama, War
4.2/5 (with 3 votes)

Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain is a 1984 Chinese film about the life of the soldiers in a PLA army company before, during and after the Sino-Vietnamese War.

Directed by Xie Jin - With Lü Xiaohe, Tang Guoqiang, Siqin Gaowa, Wang Yumei, He Wei, Gai Ke, ...

A Captain's Honor(1982)

3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.

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