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21) Stop-Loss
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Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon’s will, the Army orders him back...
22) '71
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In 1971, a young and disorientated British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast. **BAFTA Award** nominee.
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This fact-based, Emmy-nominated film recounts the August 6,1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima through the eyes of a number of disparate survivors, including Japanese soldiers, citizens, and American prisoners of war. German priest Father Siemes, Japanese physician Dr. Hara, and American soldier Pete Dunham are all prominently featured as they struggle to survive amid the mayhem and ruin.
24) Son of Rambow
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Imagination, fantasy, and the irreplaceable bonds of childhood friendship highlight this “comedy that’s full of heart” (Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News). Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family’s stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo: First Blood, Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic....
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Tells the remarkable true story of Australia's involvement in one of the greatest raids in wartime history. Comprised of volunteers of all branches of the Allied Forces, Z Special Forces was a secret operations unit of the Australian Army during World War II and came under the direct command of General Douglas MacArthur. In an amazing display of courage and determination, Z Special carried out 284 undercover missions in the south-west Pacific...
26) Foxhole
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Unfolding over the span of 36 hours in three separate wars –The American Civil War, World War I, and Iraq–FOXHOLE follows a small group of soldiers trapped in a confined space as they grapple with an increasingly volatile combat situation.
27) Father
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A man well-settled into the autumn of his life, Joe Mueller is lovingly supported by his daughter Anne and her husband Bobby, a close-knit family ill-prepared for the dark secrets that are about to be uncovered. Tracked down by Holocaust survivor Iya Zetnick (AFI Award winner Julia Blake, Travelling North) Joe is soon exposed as a concentration camp functionary responsible for murdering her family back in Lithuania. Branded a war criminal and subject...
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Unknown to humans, an invisible battle is waged between supernatural beings known as youmu, and mystical fighters known as Spirit World Warriors. Half-youmu, half-human Akihito Kanbara belongs to both worlds and yet neither, and goes through the motions of a normal daily life by attending high school. But when Akihito encounters a mysterious girl from a cursed clan, the bespectacled beauty will change his life forever.
30) Camp X-Ray
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Kristen Stewart gives a stunning performance as a Guantanamo prison guard who forms an unlikely relationship with an inmate in this riveting psychological drama.
31) Flyboys
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Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America’s first fighter pilots. These courageous young men distinguish themselves in a manner that none before them had dared, becoming the true heroes who experience triumph, tragedy, love, and loss amid the chaos of World War I.
32) Bad Roads
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Ukrainian
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Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of just what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable. Even the most innocent victims may have their turn at taking charge. Ukraine's official 2022 Oscar submission.
33) Midnight Clear
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Set in 1944 France, in the Ardennes forest region, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and share a Christmas celebration. The surrender plan includes a mock battle that turns bad when one of the soldiers is unaware of the surrender plan.
34) In Country
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Bruce Willis stars as a Vietnam War veteran and uncle of a 19-year-old Kentucky girl trying to learn about her father, who was killed in the war before she was born, in this gentle, but probing story of overcoming loss, grief and the horror of war.
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"In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in the English seaside town on Bexhill-on-Sea to learn the language and be ambassadors heralding the rise of National Socialism. Posing as a teacher, undercover British secret service agent Thomas Miller sees the threat of what is to come and attempts to raise the alarm but the authorities believe he is the problem"--Container.
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CAMP VICTORY, AFGHANISTAN is about the re-building of an army. With 300 hours of tape shot over years, filmmaker Carol Dysinger set out to tell this story from both an Afghan and American perspective through the eyes of two men. It is the first film to examine the training of the new Afghan military. It is also a story about the depths and limits of an unlikely friendship in war. **SXSW Film Festival** Grand Jury Award winner.
37) Stalag 17
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Two worthy **Academy Award** nominees from 1950's *Sunset Boulevard* - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - re-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, STALAG 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up...
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"Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. But when a group known as the 'Noble Men' break into their home, attack them, and take her beloved dog, Diego, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones"--Container.
39) A call to spy
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"As Great Britain's forces were stretched thin during World War II, Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive (SOE) began to enlist women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. Spymistress Vera Atkins, later the inspiration for Ian Fleming's Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise, was the chief recruiter for this secret army. Atkins selected two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall, an American journalist...
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