151. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Alan Ritchson, Henry Cavill, Cary Elwes, Eiza González, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Freddie Fox
Plot: In the middle of the most dangerous point of WWII, Winston Churchill authorized the formation of a secret task force to go behind German lines and disrupt however they can. The group of irregulars was the prelude to modern black ops.
152. Desert Victory
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: J.L. Hodson
Actors: Harold Alexander, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Bernard L. Montgomery, Erwin Rommel
Plot: In this documentary, complete with re-enactments, the WWII battle of El Alamein - considered on of the key victories in the campaign in North Africa, is examined using footage from both sides of the battle as well as home-front support.
153. That Wasn't Me ( Aquel no era yo )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Esteban Crespo
Actors: Alejandra Lorente, Gustavo Salmerón, Babou Cham, Mariano Nguema, Alito Rodgers Jr., Jose María Chumo
Plot: Two aid workers in Africa experience firsthand the horrors of brainwashed child soldiers.
154. Bless Me, Ultima
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Carl Franklin
Actors: Luke Ganalon, Miriam Colon, Benito Martinez, Dolores Heredia, Castulo Guerra, Joaquín Cosio
Plot: Mexico - WWII - a young man seeks out the help of an elderly medicine woman hoping to put an end to the battle between good and evil that has taken over his village.
155. War, A ( Krigen )
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Actors: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Dar Salim, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Plot: While a commander, Claus M. Pedersen, does his best to protect his men in Afghanistan, back home his wife tries to keep her own life together. But when Claus finds his men caught in a heavy crossfire during a routine mission it will lead to a decision that will alter his life forever - along with that of his family.
156. Devotion
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J.D. Dillard
Actors: Glen Powell, Jonathan Majors, Joseph Cross, Joe Jonas, Serinda Swan, Thomas Sadoski
Plot: A pair of fighter pilots, Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, risk everything for one another in the Korean War and their camaraderie and friendship, not to mention skills in the air, lead them to becoming some of the most celebrated wingmen.
157. Behind Enemy Lines
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Moore
Actors: Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield, David Keith, Olek Krupa
Plot: In the final stages of a NATO peacekeeping mission in Bosnia in December 1995. A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.
158. The Dawn Patrol
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edmund Goulding
Actors: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald
Plot: Follows the commanders and men in the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps during WWI. High mortality rates, insubordination and unreasonable demands - all part of the job.
159. Bat*21
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Markle
Actors: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson
160. This Land is Mine
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Renoir
Actors: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders, Walter Slezak, Kent Smith, Una O'Connor
Plot: A mild-mannered teacher is caught between the resistance and Nazi collaboration in a French town that has been occupied by the Germans.
