Subgenre Sampler
War: 952 Films to Buy & Rent
War, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Seven–part documentary series, directed by respected filmmaker Ken Burns, addressing the horrors of WW2 from the perspective of American…
Warlords (TV Series) (Untold Stories of World War II) (2007)
- Well–reviewed UK documentary series analyses WWII's big players from a psychological perspective: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt and…
300 (2006)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West…
- Brawny, unapologetic war mongering from the imagination of Frank Miller (SIN CITY), this ancient warrior epic indulges heavily in CGI effects and a…
Above and Beyond (TV Mini-Series) (2006)
- Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. Jason Priestley, Joss Ackland, Kenneth Welsh…
- Commendable mini–series based on the true story of the Atlantic Ferry Operation in WW2 – a last–ditch aerial attack from Canada's…
Battle Of Long Tan / He's Coming South (2006)
- Dir. Damien Lay
- Two insightful documentaries that each explore particular episodes in Australasia's war history.
THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN tells the incredible story…
Battleplan (TV Series) (2006)
- A comprehensive history and analysis of military strategies, combat tactics, and the art of modern warfare.
Across eighteen episodes, historical…
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman
- A Jewish singer goes deep undercover for the Dutch resistance in this splashy, larger–than–life WWII yarn set in Nazi–occupied…
Bombshell (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. Jim Loach
Feat. Zoe Lucker
- Gritty television series set amidst the conflicts of a modern army troop starring Zoe Lucker from FOOTBALLER'S WIVES as an army sergeant in charge of…
Crossing the Line (2006)
- Dir. Daniel Gordon
- Documentary on the extraordinary defection of James Dresnok, an American military deserter to North Korea in 1962, who now resides permanently in the…
Days of Glory (Indigènes) (2006)
- Dir. Rachid Bouchareb
Feat. Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Bernard Blancan…
- Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…