Subgenre Sampler
War: 952 Films to Buy & Rent
Defiance (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, 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 Agents (Les femmes de l'ombre) (2008)
- 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 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) (2008)
- 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 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, The (2008)
- 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.
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In 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 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, 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…