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- Apocalypse Now Redux. Francis Ford Coppola's legendary Vietnam War epic went through an infamously fraught production process, and the final product as it was initially released in the 1970s was never up to the director's standards.
- By Dawn's Early Light. In the days of the Cold War, it was fairly common for Hollywood to speculate over what World War III might look like. That speculation gave us comedies like "Doctor Strangelove," but it also gave us a string of dramas imagining the mutually assured destruction of a battle between the Americans and the Soviets.
- A Farewell to Arms. Ernest Hemingway's classic tale of love amid the carnage of World War I is brought to the screen in this excellent adaptation. The story of an American ambulance driver (Cooper) and an English nurse (Hayes) who fall in love, this film cuts much of Hemingway's cynicism out of its grand romance.
- Fear and Desire. Stanley Kubrick's feature directorial debut isn't based on any real war, and its opening narration will make sure you know that. Made on a shoestring budget with a tiny crew in the midst of the Korean War, "Fear and Desire" is instead a haunting meditation on the costs and trials of war as a universal concept, following four soldiers as they fight to survive behind enemy lines.
Sep 12, 2024 · Our guide on the best war movies to stream on Prime Video, including an intense action-drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Antony Starr.
- Pippa
- Operation Red Sea
- The Wall
- City of Ghosts
- The Trench
- Allies
- Things to Come
- Beneath Hill 60
- The Tomorrow War
- Shershaah
Based on the life of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India’s 45 Cavalry regiment, ‘Pippa’ is directed by Raja Krishna Menon. It showcases the Indo-Pakistani War, which was a part of the Bangladesh Liberation War and took place in East Pakistan from December 3 to December 16, 1971. Young Mehta, played by Ishaan Khatter, was in charge of the PT-76 tank...
Directed by Dante Lam, this large-scale war drama is loosely based on the evacuation of more than 500 Chinese nationals from Yemen by the People’s Liberation Army (Chinese armed forces) during the 2015 Yemeni Civil War in 2015. The film follows the Jiaolong Unit 1, an elite navy unit that heads to Yewaire, a fictional Middle Eastern state, to evacu...
Directed by Doug Liman, ‘The Wall’ stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena and Laith Nakli. Set during the Iraq War, Cena and Taylor-Johnson play the role of a sniper and his spotter, respectively, in the U.S. Army. When the duo is sent to keep a watch on a construction site, followed by which they are to investigate it, they are shot at by an Iraqi ...
‘City of Ghosts’ takes us to the medieval hell created by ISIS in Raqqa, Syria, during the reign of the terrorist outfit. The docudrama follows the Syrian media activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. The volunteer group was formed by some unknown citizen journalists. They risk their lives and families to document and report the ground-...
‘The Trech’ is a haunting war film that perfectly captures the mood in a trench the evening before a massive war. We get to experience the scene through the eyes of Sgt. Telford Winter and his amazement at the restless young soldiers, who are too naive to comprehend the danger they are putting themselves in. He even notices how some overcompensate ...
Set in August 1944, the plot of ‘Allies’ centers around a plan in which the British and US armies must collaborate to shorten the war. Since neither party likes following orders from the other, the soldiers rebel once a US captain is asked to lead a team of British soldiers. As a result, the whole plan goes awry and is in danger of being deemed a f...
‘Things to Come’ is a black-and-white sci-fi war film written by the legendary H.G. Wells. The film is set in 1940 against the backdrop of a fictional world war that has torn humanity apart. The war lasts for decades, and the world is split into several savage groups. In 1966, a deadly plague killed almost all the population that survived the war. ...
‘Beneath Hill 60’ revolves around Australian miner Oliver Woodward, who enlists in the army after his girlfriend’s father pressures him to do so. Once in the military, Woodward finds himself in Armentières, France, where he witnesses fellow soldiers dying in front of his own eyes. Although such a harrowing experience shakes him to the core, Woodwar...
Starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, and J. K. Simmons, ‘The Tomorrow War’ shows a war veteran drafted for a global war that takes place 30 years into the future against an enemy that is not human. With the existence of humanity at stake, he joins an army in this seemingly unending war, carrying the hopes of millions. Directed by ...
‘Shershaah’ is a biopic directed by Vishnuvardhan and stars Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, and Shiv Pandit. It showcases the life of Indian army officer Captain Vikram Batra, a posthumous recipient of Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military honor. He received it for his acts of bravery during the Kargil War of 1999 that took place in Kashmir b...
Oct 4, 2024 · If you're looking for the best war movies on Amazon's Prime Video service, our list can help you cut through the chaff and get to the action you crave.
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- Megan Leavey. Megan Leavey, starring Kate Mara in the title role, follows the true story of Megan Leavey, a young Marine with a combat dog named Rex. The film follows Leavey and Rex's two deployments in Iraq together, and her adoption of Rex after facial palsy made it impossible for him to continue his role in the military.
- Act Of Valor. Act of Valor is a 2012 American war film that follows a group of Navy SEALs attempts to track down a Chechen terrorist before he can kill thousands of innocent Americans.
- No Man's Land. No Man's Land is a 2001 war film that takes place during the Bosnian War, and notably, the film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Shershaah. Shershaah is a 2021 Indian biographical war film that follows the experiences of Vikram Batra (Sidharth Malhotra) during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan.
Jul 14, 2024 · We've scoured Prime Video and found the best war films on the platform, which feature combat or the effects of war on soldiers. Updated on July 14th, 2024, by Patricia Scheer-Erb: This...
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