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*''[[Baghdad ER]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[Baghdad ER]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[Ballad of a Soldier]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[Ballad of a Soldier]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[The Beast (1988 film)|The Beast]]'' ([[1988]])
*''[[The Bedford Incident]]'' ([[1965]])
*''[[The Bedford Incident]]'' ([[1965]])
*''[[The Best Years of Our Lives]]'' ([[1946]])
*''[[Birdy]]'' ([[1983]])
*''[[Birdy]]'' ([[1983]])
*''[[Blood Diamond (film)|Blood Diamond]]''
*''[[Blood Diamond (film)|Blood Diamond]]''
*''[[Born on the Fourth of July]]'' ([[1989]])
*''[[Boy Soldiers]]''[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=conscientious%20Media%3A%22FILM%22%20|%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10] ([[1990]])
*''[[Boy Soldiers]]''[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=conscientious%20Media%3A%22FILM%22%20|%20Media%3A%22TELEVISION%22;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10] ([[1990]])
*''[['Breaker' Morant (film)|'Breaker' Morant]]'' ([[1979]])
*''[['Breaker' Morant (film)|'Breaker' Morant]]'' ([[1979]])
*''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch 22]]'' ([[1970]])
*''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch 22]]'' ([[1970]])
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*''[[Children of Men]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[Come and See]]'' ([[1985]])
*''[[Coming Home]]'' ([[1978]])
*''[[Coming Home]]'' ([[1978]])
*''[[The Cranes Are Flying]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[The Cranes Are Flying]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[Cross of Iron]]'' ([[1977]])
*''[[Das Boot]]'' ([[1981]])
*''[[Das Boot]]'' ([[1981]])
*''[[The Day After]]'' ([[1983]])
*''[[The Day After]]'' ([[1983]])
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*''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (film)|Diary of Anne Frank]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (film)|Diary of Anne Frank]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[Die Brücke (film)|Die Brücke]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[Die Brücke (film)|Die Brücke]]'' ([[1959]])
*''[[Dirty War (film)|Dirty War]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'' ([[1964]])
*''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'' ([[1964]])
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*''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Fear and Desire]]'' ([[1953]])
*''[[Fear and Desire]]'' ([[1953]])
*''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[The Four Feathers (2002 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' ([[2002]])
*''[[The Four Feathers (2002 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' ([[2002]])
*''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' ([[1953]])
*''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' ([[1987]])
*''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' ([[1987]])
*''[[Gallipoli (1981 film)|Gallipoli]]'' ([[1981]])
*''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' ([[1982]])
*''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' ([[1982]])
*''[[The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (film)|The Garden of the Finzi-Continis]]'' ([[1971]])
*''[[The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (film)|The Garden of the Finzi-Continis]]'' ([[1971]])
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*''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' ([[1988]])
*''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' ([[1988]])
*''[[The Great Dictator]]'' ([[1940]])
*''[[The Great Dictator]]'' ([[1940]])
*''[[Harsh Times]]'' ([[2006]])
*''[[High_Treason_(1928_film)|High Treason]]'' ([[1928]])
*''[[High_Treason_(1928_film)|High Treason]]'' ([[1928]])
*''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'' ([[2004]])
*''[[How I Won the War]]'' ([[1967]])
*''[[How I Won the War]]'' ([[1967]])
*''[[J'Accuse (film|J'Accuse]]'' ([[1919]] [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010307/], remade ([[1938]]) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031503/]
*''[[Jarhead (film)|Jarhead]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[Johnny Got His Gun]]'' ([[1971]])
*''[[Johnny Got His Gun]]'' ([[1971]])
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*''[[Joyeux Noël]]'' ([[2005]]
*''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' ([[1984]])
*''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]'' ([[1984]])
*''[[Kingdom of Heaven (film)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[King of Hearts (1966 film)|King of Hearts]]'' ([[1966]])
*''[[King of Hearts (1966 film)|King of Hearts]]'' ([[1966]])
*''[[Ladybug Ladybug (film)|Ladybug Ladybug]]'' ([[1963]])
*''[[Ladybug Ladybug (film)|Ladybug Ladybug]]'' ([[1963]])
*''[[Les_Carabiniers|Les Carabiniers]]'' ([[1963]])
*''[[Les_Carabiniers|Les Carabiniers]]'' ([[1963]])
*''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' ([[2007]])
*''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' ([[1997]])
*''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' ([[1997]])
*''[[Lord of War]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[Lord of War]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[M*A*S*H (film)|M*A*S*H]]'' ([[1970]])
*''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'' ([[1983]])
*''[[Mrs. Miniver (film)|Mrs. Miniver]]'' ([[1942]])
*''[[My Name is Ivan]]'' ([[1962]])
*''[[My Name is Ivan]]'' ([[1962]])
*''[[Neighbours (film)]]'' ([[1952]])
*''[[Neighbours (film)]]'' ([[1952]])
*''[[No Man's Land (2001 film)|No Man's Land]]'' ([[2001]])
*''[[Night and Fog (film)]]'' ([[1955]]))
*''[[On the Beach]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[On the Beach]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[Paths of Glory]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[Paths of Glory]]'' ([[1957]])
*''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'' ([[1986]])
*''[[The Red Badge of Courage (film)|The Red Badge of Courage]]'' ([[1951]])
*''[[The Red Badge of Courage (film)|The Red Badge of Courage]]'' ([[1951]])
*''[[Rome, Open City]]'' ([[1945]])
*''[[Rome, Open City]]'' ([[1945]])
*''[[The Sand Pebbles (film)|The Sand Pebbles]]'' ([[1966]])
*''[[Schindler's List]]'' ([[1993]])
*''[[Schindler's List]]'' ([[1993]])
*''[[Shame_(film)|Shame]]'' ([[1968]])
*''[[Shame_(film)|Shame]]'' ([[1968]])
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*''[[Sophie's Choice (film)|Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[1982]])
*''[[Sophie's Choice (film)|Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[1982]])
*''[[Sophie_Scholl_–_Die_letzten_Tage|Sophie Scholl - The Final Days]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[Sophie_Scholl_–_Die_letzten_Tage|Sophie Scholl - The Final Days]]'' ([[2005]])
*''[[Stalingrad (film)|Stalingrad]]'' ([[1993]])
*''[[The Sorrow and the Pity]]'' ([[1969]])
*''[[The Sorrow and the Pity]]'' ([[1969]])
*''[[Submarine Attack]]'' ([[1954]])
*''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' ([[1998]])
*''[[Things to Come]]'' ([[1936]])
*''[[Things to Come]]'' ([[1936]])
*''[[Tigerland]]'' ([[2000]])
*''[[Tigerland]]'' ([[2000]])
*''[[Two Women]]'' ([[1960]])
*''[[Two Women]]'' ([[1960]])
*''[[Pink Floyd The Wall (film)|The Wall]]'' ([[1982]])
*''[[Pink Floyd The Wall (film)|The Wall]]'' ([[1982]])
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*''[[Joyeux Noël]]'' ([[2005]])


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:12, 26 September 2007

An anti-war film is a movie that is perceived as having an anti-war theme. Some are war movies that show the negative aspects of war, while others satirize war in other ways. Many complex films may be seen as anti-war by some people, and pro-war by others.

Some seemingly anti-war films have been criticized as not truly being anti-war. They may glorify or appear to glorify that version of masculinity that emphasizes violence and action.[1]

List

Some films that are often thought of as anti-war films are:

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References

  • ^ Chaudhry, Lakshmi. "When Boys Will be Jarheads". AlterNet. November 18, 2005.
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