2000s War Movies

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Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

FSK: 6+ years

| 1h 59min | Fantasy, Animation, Adventure

4.2/5 (with 4,230 votes)

From director Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli, Howl's Moving Castle is an Academy Award-nominated acclaimed fantasy based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones.Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a curse on Sophie and turns her into a 90-year-old woman. On a quest to break the spell, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent moving castle and into a new life of wonder and adventure. But as the true power of Howl's wizardry is revealed, Sophie finds herself fighting to protect them both from a dangerous war of sorcery that threatens their world. Featuring the voice talents of Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer and Jean Simmons.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki - With Christian Bale

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The Patriot(2000)

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 45min | Drama, History, War, Action

3.6/5 (with 1,695 votes)

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Heath Ledger, Mel Gibson, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, Chris Cooper, René Auberjonois, ...

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Cold Mountain(2003)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 34min | Drama, War, History, Adventure, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 769 votes)

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Directed by Anthony Minghella - With Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, Brendan Gleeson, ...

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Lord of War(2005)

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 2min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 2,057 votes)

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

Directed by Andrew Niccol - With Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, ...

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King Arthur(2004)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 6min | Adventure, War, History, Action

3.1/5 (with 1,196 votes)

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua - With Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, ...

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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan(2007)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 5min | History, Adventure, War, Action

3.4/5 (with 267 votes)

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

Directed by Sergei Bodrov - With Tadanobu Asano, Chuluuny Khulan, Alia Shawkat, Sun Honglei, Basen Zhabu, He Qi, ...

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Defiance(2008)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 17min | Action, Drama, History, War

3.4/5 (with 768 votes)

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

Directed by Edward Zwick - With Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, ...

Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 21min | Action, Drama, War

3.7/5 (with 872 votes)

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Directed by Clint Eastwood - With Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuki Matsuzaki, Luke Eberl, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryō Kase, ...

Windtalkers(2002)

FSK: 18+ years

| 2h 14min | War, Drama, Action, History

3.1/5 (with 536 votes)

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Directed by John Woo - With Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Christian Slater, ...

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Red Cliff(2008)

2h 30min | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War

3.6/5 (with 348 votes)

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.

Directed by John Woo - With Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Lin Chi-ling, Zhao Wei, ...

Waltz with Bashir(2008)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 30min | Drama, Animation, War, Documentary

3.9/5 (with 416 votes)

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.

Directed by Ari Folman

Enigma(2001)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 59min | Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance / Love, War

3.2/5 (with 121 votes)

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Directed by Michael Apted - With Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tom Hollander, ...

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R-Point(2004)

1h 47min | Action, History, Horror

3.4/5 (with 70 votes)

On 07 January 1972, the South Korean base in Nah-Trang, Vietnam, receives a radio transmission from a missing platoon presumed dead.

Directed by Gong Su-chang - With Kam Woo-sung

Tunnel Rats(2008)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 32min | Action, Drama, War

2.6/5 (with 32 votes)

During the Vietnam War [1959-1975] a special US combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the Viet Cong soldiers in a man-to-man combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of Vietnam. Suicide squads of a special kind.

Directed by Uwe Boll - With Michael Paré, Wilson Bethel, Scott Cooper, Nate Parker, Rocky Marquette, Brandon Fobbs, ...

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The Hunting Party(2007)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 41min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama

3.3/5 (with 132 votes)

A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter 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.

Directed by Richard Shepard - With Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger, James Brolin, Dylan Baker, ...

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Admiral(2008)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 3min | War

3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his heart faces the revolution in his own country His destiny is to become the Supreme Rules of Russia.

Directed by Andrei Kravchuk - With Konstantin Khabensky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Anna Kovalchuk, Alexander Lazarev, Jr., Egor Beroev, Fyodor Bondarchuk, ...

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The Red Baron(2008)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War

3.4/5 (with 107 votes)

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

Directed by Nikolai Müllerschön - With Matthias Schweighöfer, Joseph Fiennes, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey, Volker Bruch, Maxim Mehmet, ...

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Passchendaele(2008)

1h 54min | Drama, Romance / Love, War, History

3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle.

Directed by Paul Gross - With Caroline Dhavernas, Gil Bellows, Joe Dinicol, Landon Liboiron, Paul Gross

Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

2h 40min | Drama, War

3.1/5 (with 160 votes)

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

Directed by Spike Lee - With Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, ...

Operation Valkyrie(2004)

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 32min | Drama, History

3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg (Sebastian Koch), goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place. However, Hitler survives and the officers are executed. This unsuccessful operation was called "Valkyrie Operation", and this realistic movie discloses this true event.

Directed by Jo Baier - With Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Hardy Krüger Jr.

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Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams(2006)

1h 30min | Drama, History

3.5/5 (with 28 votes)

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

Directed by Jasmila Žbanić - With Mirjana Karanović, Luna Mijovic, Leon Lučev, Jasna Beri, Dejan Aćimović, Bogdan Diklić, ...

Intimate Enemies(2007)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 48min | Drama, War, History

3.3/5 (with 31 votes)

A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence.

Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri - With Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing, Mohamed Fellag, Guillaume Gouix, Éric Savin, ...

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Hornblower: Loyalty(2003)

2h 5min | Adventure, Drama, War, TV Movie, History

3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

With Ioan Gruffudd

Hornblower: Retribution(2001)

1h 38min | Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

3.8/5 (with 13 votes)

Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.

With Ioan Gruffudd

Sharpe's Peril(2008)

2h 17min | War, Adventure, Drama, History

3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the party. When an attack occurs Sharpe takes control of the situation, leading the group 300 miles through enemy territory and training the disorganized, rag-tag group to be proper soldiers. Despite all these responsibilities, Sharpe still manages to find time for a little romance...

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Challenge(2006)

2h 18min | War, Action, Adventure, History, TV Movie

3.2/5 (with 15 votes)

Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe's Challenge, an action packed mini-series to be shot on location in Rajasthan, India. Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a beautiful general's daughter is kidnapped by the Indian warlord, the tension mounts, leaving Sharpe no option but to pursue the enemy right into its deadly lair. Deep in the heart of enemy territory he also has to keep at bay the beautiful but scheming Regent, Madhuvanthi, who is out to seduce him. The fate of an Empire and the life of a General's daughter lie in one man's hands...

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo(2004)

3h 12min | War

2.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Major General Amarjeet Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is a dedicated officer for the Indian army. His son Lieutenant Commander Vikramjeet Singh (Bobby Deol) follows in his footsteps and joins the army. Amarjeet is extremely proud of Vikramjeet but tragedy strikes when Vikramjeet is killed in action. Many years pass, Vikramjeet's son Captain Kunal Singh (Bobby Deol) joins the army but has no intentions of remaining there. He instead plans to leave, settle abroad and earn lots of money. Amarjeet is disappointed with Kunal as he hopes his grandson would do something to honour his deceased father. Kunal comes across a desert party and sees Shweta Bhansali (Divya Khosla). It is love at first sight for him but she totally ignores him and does everything to avoid him. However she is doing this for a reason- she was once married. Shweta fell in love and married Major Rajeev Singh (Akshay Kumar), unfortunately he was deployed for action on his wedding day and he had to leave his newly wed bride.

Directed by Anil Sharma - With Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sandali Sinha, Nagma

Everyman's War(2009)

1h 44min | Drama, War

2.6/5 (with 10 votes)

No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the coming attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.

Directed by Thad T. Smith

Hornblower: Duty(2003)

1h 36min | Adventure, History, TV Movie

3.6/5 (with 11 votes)

Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.

With Ioan Gruffudd

120(2008)

1h 54min | History, Drama, War

3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

During the Sarikamis Battle, the Ottoman army runs out of ammunition and appeals to the people of Van for help, who happen to have supplies. However, the First World War is on and all men are fighting at four corners of the empire and therefore can not respond to to the appeal. The young children of Van want to do something...

Directed by Murat Saraçoğlu - With Cansel Elçin, Özge Özberk

2000s War Movies

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Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

The Patriot(2000)

Cold Mountain(2003)

Lord of War(2005)

King Arthur(2004)

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan(2007)

Defiance(2008)

Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)

Windtalkers(2002)

Red Cliff(2008)

Waltz with Bashir(2008)

Enigma(2001)

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R-Point(2004)

Tunnel Rats(2008)

The Hunting Party(2007)

Admiral(2008)

The Red Baron(2008)

Passchendaele(2008)

Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

Operation Valkyrie(2004)

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams(2006)

Intimate Enemies(2007)

Hornblower: Loyalty(2003)

Hornblower: Retribution(2001)

Sharpe's Peril(2008)

Sharpe's Challenge(2006)

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo(2004)

Everyman's War(2009)

Hornblower: Duty(2003)

120(2008)

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