Subgenre Sampler
War: 954 Films to Buy & Rent
Betrayal (2009)
- Dir. Hakon Gunderson
Feat. Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi
- Deceit and opportunism are the currencies traded in this passable wartime thriller, recommended for fans of MAX MANUS. Lene Nystrøm (of 90’s pop…
Brothers (2009)
- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire…
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire star in this remake of Susanne Bier's wrenching Danish drama, about two sibling's lives torn apart by war.
City of Life and Death (2009)
- Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Hideo Nakaizumi
- This first serious depiction of the atrocities wrought on Chinese refugees and soldiers during the occupation of Nanking is a harrowing, expertly…
City of War (John Rabe) (2009)
- Dir. Florian Gallenberger
Feat. Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Bruhl, Steve Buscemi…
- Riveting dramatisation of an unlikely true story in which a Nazi industrialist conspires to save the lives of 200,000 Chinese during the infamous…
Hitler's Bodyguard (TV Series) (2009)
- 13–part documentary series offering a thorough, at times incredible, examination of the men who protected Adolf Hitler against numerous…
Inglourious Basterds (Inglorious Bastards) (2009)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth…
- A cocky, revisionist war epic channeling spaghetti westerns and the Dirty Dozen, Quentin Tarantino’s long–time pet project is perhaps his…
Into the Storm (2009)
- Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer, James D'Arcy…
- Enthralling sequel to HBO's acclaimed THE GATHERING STORM focuses on Winston Churchill's challenging term as Prime Minister during the war, followed…
Lancaster at War (2009)
- WWII documentary extolling the 'Avro Lancaster' and its part in the controversial bombing campaign of Germany.
Land Girls (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Summer Strallen, Christine Bottomley, Jo Woodcock…
- Four Women's Land Army recruits experience the highs and lows of wartime service in this stirring BBC drama which pays tribute to the lives of…
Lebanon (2009)
- Dir. Samuel Maoz
Feat. Yoav Donat, Itay Tiran, Oshri Cohen…
- Intense, multi–faceted battle thriller set during the height of the Israeli–Lebanon conflict in 1982 in which four young soldiers sent by…