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A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.
Year: 1987
Runtime: 153 min
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
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To End All Wars
Actors: Ciarán McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Strong
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Saints and Soldiers
Actors: Corbin Allred, Alexander Polinsky, Kirby Heyborne, Larry Bagby
Four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.
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City of War: The Story of John Rabe
Actors: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny
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City of Life and Death
Actors: Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Wei Fan, Lan Qin
In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.
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Rescue Dawn
Actors: Christian Bale, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Toby Huss
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The Water Diviner
Actors: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yilmaz Erdogan, Cem Yilmaz
An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.
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Grave of the Fireflies
Actors: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
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Australia
Actors: Shea Adams, Eddie Baroo, Ray Barrett, Tony Barry
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
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Blood Diamond
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Fateless
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The Flowers of War
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The Last Drop
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Downfall
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Devils on the Doorstep
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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Letters from Iwo Jima
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Lawrence of Arabia
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
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Flying Tigers
Actors: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly
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Stop-Loss
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A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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The Big Red One
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