Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Lord of War

Nicolas Cage is a soulless international arms dealer in a film that doesn’t content itself with studying the character of …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Australia

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman fall in love Down Under as ‘Moulin Rouge!’ director Baz Luhrmann tackles racism and religion …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Ender’s Game

A Goliath-sized alien invasion force seems set to destroy all of mankind unless a David can be found to stand …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Pan’s Labyrinth

Director Guillermo del Toro uses a girl’s nightmarish fantasy world to explore the monsters of real life in a haunting, …

Drama, War
War Horse

Through the eyes of a beast, moviegoers see the horrors of humanity—ultimately overcome by beauty and honor and love.

Drama, War
Lions for Lambs

Robert Redford weaves three stories about war and politics into an occasionally poignant, more often preachy message film about the …

Drama, War
Saving Private Ryan

As family-night entertainment, “Ryan” is a casualty. But as a morality tale underscoring the horror of armed combat, it accomplishes …

Drama, War
Marie Antoinette

These days it’s all about bringing new perspectives to monarch movies. Or, as is the case with Sofia Coppola’s Marie …

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

A seventh ‘Star Wars’ film hits the big screen as a precursor to a new cable cartoon series.

Drama, War
The Pianist

There aren’t any words left in our world to describe the horrors of the Holocaust. Only pictures.

Action/Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
9

If the most buoyant animated movie of the summer was ‘Up,’ what do we call the gloomiest one? ‘Down’? Brace …

Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, War
The Hunger Games

From book to big screen, Katniss Everdeen is the latest teen to deeply embed herself into our culture. Time to …

Drama, War
The Last Castle

Mistreated military prisoners rise up against their oppressors; yet another movie where you find yourself rooting for the “bad” guys.

Action/Adventure, Drama, War
Windtalkers

The WWII Navajo code talkers were so top-secret, their very existence wasn’t declassified until decades after the war.

Drama, Mystery/Suspense, War
The Kingdom

Following a terrorist bombing of Americans in Saudi Arabia, an FBI team embarks on a chaotic quest for truth that …