Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Subgenre Sampler

 
DefianceDefiance (2008)
Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell
Edward Zwick (GLORY) delivers big, earnest moments in this true story of four brothers who launch an all–Jewish resistance against the Nazis…
Edge of Love, TheEdge of Love, The (2008)
Dir. John Maybury
Feat. Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy
Atmospheric wartime romance based on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (Rhys) and his love for two free–spirited women who become firm…
Female AgentsFemale Agents (Les femmes de l'ombre) (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jean-Paul Salome
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Marie Gillain
Substantial, exciting WWII espionage thriller following an all–female commando unit of the French Resistance recruited to rescue a British…
Flame and CitronFlame and Citron (2008)
Dir. Ole Christian Madsen
Feat. Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade
Lavishly–appointed wartime thriller based on the true story of contrasting Danish resistance fighters as they take vengeance on the occupying…
Generation Kill (TV Mini-series)Generation Kill (TV Mini-series) (2008) Recommended
Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen
Superlative HBO series from the makers of THE WIRE following the U.S. Marine reconnaissance battalion in the first year of the Iraq invasion.…
Giovanna's FatherGiovanna's Father (2008)
Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Silvio Orlando, Francesca Neri, Alba Rohrwacher
Set during the second world ward this is a sad character study of a naive father who covers for his daughter's terrible crime.
Hurt Locker, TheHurt Locker, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Nerve–jangling Iraq War set drama follows a gung–ho bomb disposal expert with a seeming addiction to adrenaline. The most…
In TranzitIn Tranzit (2008)
Dir. Tom Roberts
Feat. John Malkovich, Vera Farmiga, Thomas Kretschmann
Bleak POW drama set in Soviet Russia during the aftermath of World War 2. With the prisons overflowing makeshift accommodation is found for German…
Living With the EnemyLiving With the Enemy (2008)
Thorough and absorbing History Channel series examines the five year period after the end of World War II, accounting for the events and decisions…
Lucky Ones, TheLucky Ones, The (2008)
Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena
Low–key drama sees Robbins, McAdams and Pena play three soldiers who go on an unexpected road–trip together through the USA after…

Results Page   Prev | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Next    Show All

Display
Display
Order
Order