Action Packed War Movies
Downfall (2004)
Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator’s final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Cold Mountain (2003)
Dir: Anthony Minghella
Stars: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins
In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Dir: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Defiance (2008)
Dir: Edward Zwick
Stars: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos
Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Dir: Terry George
Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.
The Wind that Shakes the Barkley (2006)
Dir: Ken Loach
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Dir: Michael Bay
Stars: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, William Lee Scott
Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war.