List of war films and TV specials
Appearance
This list of war films and TV specials that are films and television series such as Documentaries, TV mini series and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars.
American Civil War (1861–1865)
(Also see American Civil War films, Cinema and television about the American Civil War)
- The Battle of Gettysburg (1913)
- Birth of a Nation (1915), first English Language epic film
- The General (1927), a comedy starring Buster Keaton
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
- The Battle of Gettysburg (1956)
- The Great Locomotive Chase (film) (1956) Andrews' Raiders
- The Horse Soldiers (1959)
- Johnny Shiloh (1963) Wonderful World Of Disney
- Major Dundee (1965)
- Shenandoah (1965)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- The Undefeated (1969)
- The Andersonville Trial (1970) made for TV
- The Beguiled (1971)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- North and South (TV miniseries, 1985–1986) – Book II episodes, depictions of the battles of Bull Run I, Antietam, Wilderness and Petersburg III
- Glory (1989), depictions of the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Fort Wagner
- Dances with Wolves (1990), early scenes
- Gettysburg (1993), depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg
- Andersonville (1996), made for TV
- The Hunley (1997)
- Ride with the Devil (1999)
- Wicked Spring (2003), the 1864 Battle of the Wilderness
- Gods and Generals (2003)
- Cold Mountain (2003), depiction of the Battle of the Crater
- Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories (2006), depiction of "Bitter Bierce" and a dramatization of three Civil War tales
- The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007)
American Indian Wars (1622–1898)
- Custer's Last Stand (1936)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941), depiction of the Battle of Little Big Horn
- Fort Apache (1948)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- Rio Grande (1950)
- Only the Valiant (1951)
- Major Dundee (1965)
- Custer of the West (1967)
- Little Big Man (1970), depiction of the Battle of Little Big Horn
- Soldier Blue (1970)
- Ulzana's Raid (1972)
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) (TV)
- Dances with Wolves (1990)
- Son of the Morning Star (1991), depiction of the Battle of Little Big Horn (TV)
- Geronimo: An American Legend (1994)
- Crazy Horse (1996) (TV)
- Buffalo Soldiers (1997), (TV)
- The Miracle Men (2002), (TV)
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Hidalgo (2004), the early part of the movie depicts the 1890 Battle of/Massacre at Wounded Knee
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
- 1776 (1972), from the musical of the same name
- April Morning (1988), made for TV
- The Battle of Bunker Hill (1911)
- Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2002), A&E film
- The Crossing (2000), A&E film
- The Devil's Disciple (1959)
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- John Adams (TV miniseries) (2008)
- Mary Silliman's War (1995)
- Johnny Tremain (1957)
- The Patriot (2000), depiction of the Battle of Camden, Battle of Elizabeth town, Siege of Yorktown, Militia actions and Battle of Cowpens
- Revolution (1985)
- Valley Forge (1975), made for TV
- King Arthur (2004), depiction of the Battle of Mons Badonicus
Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
- Zulu (1964), depiction of the Battle of Rorke's Drift
- Zulu Dawn (1979), depiction of the Battle of Isandlwana
Battle of the Ice (1242)
- Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Battle of Mactan (1521)
Bosnian War (1992–1995)
- Before the Rain (1994)
- Underground (1995)
- Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
- Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
- The Perfect Circle (1997)
- Savior (1998)
- Shot Through the Heart (1998)
- Demons of War (1998)
- Warriors (1999)
- No Man's Land (2001)
- Behind Enemy Lines (2002)
- Grbavica (2006)
- Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901)
- The Marked Woman (D: O.A.C. Lund, USA 1914)
- Foreign Devils ( D: W.S. Van Dyke, USA 1928)
- 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- Boxer Rebellion (1976)
- Boxer Rebellion (D: Celia Cotelo, 1994) (Doku)
- The Boxer Rebellion (Gefangen in Peking - Aufstand der Boxer, R: Tilman Remme, DEU 2009) (Doku)
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975)
- The Killing Fields (1984)
Campaigns of Muhammad (622–632)
- Mohammad, Messenger of God (1976)
Chinese Revolution / Chinese Civil War (1911–1949)
- MODERN WARFARE IN CHINA 1924-1925 (documentary) (1925)
- Shanghai Express (1932) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r-dinTpvlk)
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
- The Painted Veil (1934)
- China Seas (1935) (http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index.jsp?cid=32088)
- West of Shanghai (1937) (http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index.jsp?cid=38887)
- Blood Alley (1955)
- Yangtse Incident (1957)
- The Sand Pebbles (1966) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNr_tndGK_0)
- The Roots of Madness (1967) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R6kntniDPI)
- The Warlord (大军阀) (1972) (http://www.56.com/u47/v_MTgwMTk1MzI.html)
- High Road to China (1983)
- Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Clash of the Warlords (直奉大战) (1987) (http://www.56.com/u75/v_NTExNTU1MjA.html)
- The Painted Veil (2006)
- Assembly (2007)
- The first of August (八月一日 ) (2007) (http://www.56.com/u31/v_MjEwOTYzNDg.html)
- The Founding of a Republic (2009)
Cold War (1945–1991)
(Also see Cold War films)
- The Third Man (1949)
- Jet Pilot (1957)
- On the Beach (1959)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
- The Bedford Incident (1963)
- Seven Days in May (1964)
- Fail-Safe (1964)
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- The War Game (1965)
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
- Telefon (1977)
- Firefox (1981)
- WarGames (1983)
- The Day After (1983) (TV)
- Red Dawn (1984)
- Threads (1984) (TV)
- Top Gun (1986)
- The Hunt for Red October (1989)
- Crimson Tide (1995)
- Thirteen Days (2000)
- Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
- Silmido (2003)
Colonial conflicts in Northern Africa (1880s–1931)
- Beau Geste (1926), starring Ronald Colman
- Beau Geste (1939), featuring Gary Cooper
- Beau Geste (1966), with Guy Stockwell
- The Wind and the Lion (1975)
- March or Die (1977)
- Lion of the Desert (1981)
- Legionnaire (1998)
Communist Insurgency of the Philippines (1969–Present)
- Ama Namin (1998)
- Ultimatum Ceasefire (1987)
Continuation War (1941–1944)
- Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) (1955)
- Sissit (1963)
- Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) (1985)
- Rukajärven tie (Ambush) (1999)
- Käki (The Cuckoo) (2002)
- Etulinjan Edessä (Beyond Front Line) (2004)
- Lupaus (Promise) (2005)
- Tali-Ihantala 1944 (2007)
Crimean War (1853–1856)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), American version directed by Michael Curtiz, depiction of the Battle of Balaclava
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), British version directed by Tony Richardson, depiction of the Battle of Balaclava
Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995)
- Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Crusades (1095–1272)
- Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)
- The Crusades (1935), a Cecil B. De Mille production, starring Henry Wilcoxon as Richard Lionheart
- The Seventh Seal (1957)
- Robin and Marian (1976)
- Ivanhoe (1982 film) (1982) (TV)
- Hearts and Armour (1983)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005), depiction of the Battle (Siege) of Jerusalem
- Arn (2007)
Cuban Revolution (1953–1959)
- Cuba (1979)
- Havana (1990)
- Che: Part 1 (2008)
- La Kermesse Héroique (1935)
- Alatriste (2006)
English Civil War (1642–1651)
- Cromwell (1970), depictions of the Battles of Edgehill and Naseby
- To Kill a King
- Witchfinder General
- The Devil's Whore, numerous battles and skirmishes of the Civil War and the harrying of Ireland
Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920)
- Noored Kotkad (The Young Eagles) (1927)
- Nimed marmortahvlil (Names in Marble) (2002)
Falklands War (1982)
- Los Chicos De La Guerra (1984)
- Tumbledown (1988) (TV)
- Resurrected (1989)
- An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (TV)
- Iluminados Por El Fuego (Blessed by Fire) (2005)
- This Is England (2006)
- 1982, Estuvimos ahí (1982, We were there) (2004)
First Arab-Israeli War (1948–1949)
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
- O Jerusalem (2006)
Finnish Civil War (1918)
- Under the North Star (1968)
- Lunastus (1997)
- Raja 1918 (2007)
- Tears of April (2008)
- Under the North Star (2009)
First Boer War (1880–1881)
- Majuba (1968)
First Chechen War (1994–1996)
- Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
- Proof of Life (1998)
- House of Fools (2002)
- The War (2002)
- The Storm Gate (2006) (TV miniseries)
- 12 (2007)
First Indochina War (1946–1954)
- Rogue's Regiment (1948)
- Jump into Hell (1954)
- China Gate (1957)
- Five Gates to Hell (1959)
- La 317éme section (1965)
- Indochine (1992)
- Dien Bien Phu (1992)
- The Quiet American (2002)
Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867)
- Vera Cruz (1954)
- Major Dundee (1965)
- The Undefeated(1969)
- Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
- Champ d'honneur (Field of Honor) (1987)
French and Indian War (1754-1763)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
- Northwest Passage (1940)
- Unconquered (1947)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802)
- Hornblower (1998–2003 TV series), first four episodes (The Duel, The Fire Ships, The Duchess and the Devil, The Wrong War)
- Napoleon (2002) (TV mini-series), early half of first episode showing Napoleon's first Italian campaign and the Battle of Arcole
- Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987) (TV mini-series), early segment of miniseries showing Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Greco-Persian Wars (499 BC – 450 BC)
- Alexander the Great(1956)
- The 300 Spartans (1962)
- Alexander(2005)
- 300 (2007)
Great Northern War (1700–1721)
- Sluga Gosudarev (The Sovereign's Servant) (2007) (СЛУГА ГОСУДАРЕВ in Russia)
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- You Can't Win 'Em All (1970)
Gulf War (1990–1991)
(Also see Gulf War films)
- The Finest Hour (1992)
- Courage Under Fire (1996)
- The One That Got Away (1996) (TV)
- Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) (TV)
- Three Kings (1999)
- Bravo Two Zero (1999) (TV)
- Live From Baghdad (2002) (TV)
- Jarhead (2005)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) (2004)
Hukbalahap Insurgency (1946-1954)
- Huk sa Bagong Pamumuhay (1953)
- Huk! (1956)
- Patayin Si Sec. Magsaysay (1957)
Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)
- Henry V (1944)
- Henry V (1989)
- Joan of Arc (1948)
- Joan of Arc (1999, TV miniseries)
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), depiction of the Siege of Orléans
- The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
- Saint Joan (1957)
Hussite Wars (1419–1434)
- Jan Hus (1954)
- Jan Žižka (1955)
- Proti všem (Against All) (1957)
Indian Rebellion of 1857 and subsequent colonial conflicts in India (1857)
- Gunga Din (1939), suppression of the Thugees and local rebellions
- Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), about suppressing rebellious Indians towards the end of the 19th century
- Mangal Pandey: The Rising, about the 1857 mutiny
- Wee Willie Winkie (1936), features British forces suppressing Indian rebels, but the focus on child star Shirley Temple may cause many to exclude this film from a 'war film' category)
Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949)
- Darah dan Doa (1950)
- Enam Djam di Djogdja (1951)
- Kopral Djono (1954)
- Pedjuang (1960)
- Daerah Tak Bertuan (1963)
- Perawan di Sektor Selatan (1972)
- Mereka Kembali (1972)
- Bandung Lautan Api (1974)
- Janur Kuning (1979)
- Kereta Api Terakhir (1981)
- Serangan Fajar (1981)
- Pasukan Berani Mati (1982)
- Lebak Membara (1982)
- Film Dan Peristiwa (1985)
- Nagabonar (1986)
- Soerabaja'45 (1990)
- Merah Putih (2009)
- Merah Putih II: Darah Garuda (2010)
- Laskar Pemimpi (2010)
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts (1947–present)
- Prem Pujari 1965 war (1965)
- Upkaar 1965 war (1967)
- Hindustan Ki Kasam 1971 war (1973)
- Aakraman 1971 war (1975)
- Vijeta 1971 war (1982)
- Border 1971 war (1997)
- Mission Kashmir Kashmir struggle (2000)
- LOC Kargil Kargil war (2003)
- Lakshya Kargil war (2004)
- Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha India& Pakistan partition of 1947 (2001)
- Border Hindustan Ka (2003)
- Nishan-e-Haider Series PTV Special Plays.
Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988)
- Alhodood Almultahebah (The Flaming Borders) (1987)
- Kilomètre Zéro (Kilometer Zero) (2005)
- Persepolis (2007)
- Sea Clamor (1987)
Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and Irish Civil War (1922–1923)
- Beloved Enemy (1936)
- Michael Collins (1996)
- Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
- Shake Hands With The Devil (1959)
- The Informer (1935)
Invasion of Grenada (1983)
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Islamic Insurgency of the Philippines (1970–present)
- Mistah (Mga Mandirigma) (1994)
- Bagong Buwan (2001)
- Rambo (2008)
Khmelnytsky Uprising (1648–1654)
- With Fire and Sword (1999)
- Bohdan-Zinovii Hmelnytskyi (2007)
Korean War (1950–1953)
(Also see Korean War films)
- 71: Into the Fire (2010)
- Air Strike (1955)
- The Bamboo Prison (1954)
- Batalyon Pilipino sa Korea (1953)
- Battle Flame (1959)
- Battle Hymn (1957)
- Battle Taxi (1955)
- Battle Zone (1952)
- Battle on Shangganling Mountain (1956)
- Big Fish (2003)
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
- Cease Fire (1953) (3-D)
- Combat Squad (1953)
- Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
- Flight Nurse (1953)
- Fixed Bayonets (1951)
- Hell's Horizon (1955)
- A Hill in Korea (1956)
- Hold Back the Night (1956)
- The Hook (1963)
- The Hunters (1958)
- I Want You (1951)
- Inchon (1982)
- The Iron Angel (1964)
- Jet Attack (1955)
- Korea (1952)
- Korea Patrol (1951)
- MacArthur (1977)
- Marines, Let's Go (1960)
- The Marines Who Never Returned (1963)
- MASH (1970)
- Men in War (1957)
- Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
- Mr Walkie Talkie (1952)
- No Man's Land (1964)
- The Nun and the Sergeant (1962)
- One Minute to Zero (1952)
- Operation Dames (1959)
- Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Prisoner of War (1954)
- The Rack (1956)
- The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
- Retreat, Hell! (1952)
- Sabre Jet (1953)
- Sergeant Ryker (1963)
- Silmido (2003), loosely based on a military uprising from the island of Silmido in the 1970s after the Korean War
- Sky Commando (1953)
- Sniper's Ridge (1961)
- The Steel Helmet (1951)
- Submarine Command (1951)
- Taegukgi (2004)
- Take the High Ground (1953)
- Tank Battalion (1959)
- Target Zero (1955)
- This is Korea! (1951)
- Time Limit (1957)
- Torpedo Alley (1953)
- War Hunt (1962)
- A Yank in Korea (1951)
- The Young and the Brave (1963)
Kosovo War (1998–1999)
- Guerreros (2002)
- Sniper 2 (2003)
- The Hunted (2003)
- California Dreamin' (film) (2007)
Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920)
- Rigas Sargi (Defenders of Riga) (2007)
Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
- The Delta Force (1986)
- Witness in the War Zone (1987)
- Navy SEALs (1990)
- al-I'sar [in Arabic] (~1992)
- West Beirut (1998)
- Zozo (2005)
Lebanon War (1982)
- Beaufort (2007)
- Waltz with Bashir (2008)
- Lebanon (2009)
Mahdist Sudanese War (1881–1899)
- The Four Feathers (1939)
- The Four Feathers (1972)
- The Four Feathers (2002)
- Khartoum (1966), depiction of the Battle of Khartoum
- Young Winston (1972), depiction of the Battle of Omdurman
Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960)
- Guns at Batasi (1964) depicts an unnamed uprising in a nameless African country but obviously based on Mau Maus
- The Kitchen Toto (1987)
- Mau-Mau (1955)
- Safari (1956)
- Simba (1955)
- Something of Value (1957)
Mercenaries in the Third World
- Africa Addio (Africa - Blood and Guts) (1966)
- Cerný prapor (The Black Battalion/Das schwarze Bataillon/Bataillon des Teufels) (1958)
- Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
- Commando Leopard (1985)
- Dark of the Sun/The Mercenaries (1968)
- The Dogs of War (1981)
- Der Fall Bernd K. (The Case of Bernd K.) (1967)
- Geschwader Fledermaus (Bat Squadron) (1957)
- High Velocity (1976)
- Immer wenn der Steiner kam (Every Time Steiner Came) (1976), not released
- Kommando 52 (Commando 52) (1965)
- Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders (The Laughing Man - Confessions of a Killer) (1966)
- The Last Grenade (1970)
- The Last Mercenary (1968)
- Madeleine und der Legionär (Madeleine and the Legionary) (1958)
- Men of War (1994)
- PS zum lachenden Mann (PS to the Laughing Man) (1967)
- Scorticateli Vivi (Wild Geese Attack/Skin 'Em Alive) (1978)
- Seduto alla sua destra (Black Jesus) (1968)
- Sette Baschi Rossi (The Red Berets) (1969)
- The Wild Geese (1978)
Mexican–American War (1846–1848)
- North and South (TV miniseries, 1985–1986), depiction of the Battle of Churubusco
- One Man's Hero (1999), starring Tom Berenger and focusing on the Batallón de San Patricio (Saint Patrick's Battalion) during the American invasion of Mexico
- The Alamo
Mexican Revolution (1910–1920)
- Viva Villa! (1934)
- Viva Zapata! (1952)
- A Bullet for the General (Quien Sabe?) (1966)
- The Mercenary (1968)
- Villa Rides (1968)
- The Wild Bunch (1969)
- 100 Rifles (1969)
- A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
- Zapata (1970) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065688/)
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) HBO made-for-TV movie
Mongol conquests (1206–1324)
- Musa the Warrior (2001)
- Genghis Khan (1965)
- Genghis Khan (1992)
- The Conqueror (1956)
- Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
- Mongol (2007)
Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)
- Austerlitz (1960), depiction of the Battle of Austerlitz
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951), naval warfare
- Hornblower (1998–2003 TV series) – last four episodes (Mutiny, Retribution, Loyalty, Duty)
- Hussar Ballad (1962) ("Гусарская баллада" in Russia), musical comedy set in Napoleon's invasion of Russia
- Kolberg (1945), German film about the siege of Kolberg in 1807
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), naval warfare
- Napoléon (1927), depiction of the Siege of Toulon
- Napoleon (2002) (TV mini-series)
- Sharpe (1993–1997) (TV series)
- War and Peace (1956, USA)
- War and Peace (1968, USSR) (Война и мир in Russia)
- Waterloo (1970), depiction of the Battle of Waterloo
- The Duellists (1978) Napoleonic war movie
Nicaraguan Civil War (1979 - 1992)
- Under Fire (1983)
- Latino (1985)
- Walker (1987)
Operation Entebbe (1976)
- Mivtsa Yonatan (1977)
- Raid On Entebbe (1977) (TV)
- Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV)
- The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Opium Wars (1839–1842, 1856–1860)
- Huo shao yuan ming yuan (The Burning of the Imperial Palace) (1983) (TV mini-series), Second Opium War
- The Opium War (1997), First Opium War
Partisan War in Lithuania (1944–1953)
- Vienui Vieni (Utterly Alone) (2004)
Philippine–American War (1899 – 1902/1913)
- Cavalry Command (1963)
- Diwa (2002)
- Hen. Gregorio del Pilar - Bayani sa Pasong Tirad (1949)
- Philippino War Dance (1903)[1]
- Sakay (1937)
- Sakay (1993)
- The Real Glory (1939)
- This Bloody Blundering Business (1975)
- Tirad Pass: The Story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (1997)
Philippine Revolts Against Spain (1567–1872)
- Dagohoy (1953)
- Diego Silang (1951)
- Gabriela Silang (1971)
Philippine Revolution (1896–1898)
- Aguila (1980)
- Alyas Sakay (1961)
- Andres Bonifacio: Ang Supremo (1963)
- Bisperas ng Kasaysayan (1994)
- Ang Buhay at Pag Ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal (1956)
- Baler (2008)
- Bayaning 3rd World (2000)
- El Filibusterismo (1962)
- Elias, Basilio at Sisa (1972)
- Emilio Aguinaldo (2000)
- Diwa (2002)
- Dugo ng Katipunan (1949)
- Dugo at Pag Ibig sa Kapirasong Lupa (1975)
- Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976)
- Heneral Paua (1956)
- Hen. Gregorio del Pilar (1949)
- Himagsik (1956)
- Hubad na Bayani (1977)
- Ito Ang Pilipino (1966)
- Jose Rizal (1998)
- Los últimos de Filipinas (1945)
- La Vida de Rizal (1913)
- Lupang Kayumanggi (1955)
- Lupang Hinirang (1973)
- Noli Me Tangere (1961)
- Noli Me Tangere (1992)
- Padre Burgos (1949)
- Rizal sa Dapitan (1997)
- Samahang Siete (1962)
- Sisa (1952)
- Tandang Sora (1947)
- Los últimos de Filipinas (1945)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcnDCD6fD7g&feature=related
Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979)
- Whispering Death (1976)
- A Game for Vultures (1979)
Russian Revolution (1917) and Russian Civil War (1917–1921)
- The Battleship Potemkin (1925)
- Dr. Zhivago (1965)
- The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
- The Forty-First (1927 film) (1927)
- October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927)
- Arsenal (1928)
- Tommy (1931)
- Chapaev (1934)
- The Three Women (1936)
- Friends (1938)
- Lenin in 1918 (1939)
- Shchors (1939)
- The Forty-First (1956 film) (1956)
- Miles of Fire (1957)
- The Red and the White (1967)
- Two Comrades Were Serving (1968)
- The Adjutant of His Excellency (1969 miniseries)
- White Sun of the Desert (1969)
- Bumbarash (1971)
- The Flight (1970)
- Dauria (1971)
- Reds (1981)
- Admiral (2008)
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)
- 203 kochi (1980), depiction of the Battle of Port Arthur
- The Battle of Tsushima (1975), depiction of the naval Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
- The Turkish Gambit (2005)
Rwandan Civil War (1990–1993)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- Shooting Dogs (2005)
- Sometimes in April (2005)
- Beyond The Gates (2005)
- A Sunday in Kigali (Un dimanche à Kigali) (2006)
- Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Salvadoran Civil War (1980–1992)
- Salvador (1986)
- Romero (film) (1989)
- Voces inocentes (2004) (Innocent Voices)
Satsuma Rebellion (1877)
- The Last Samurai (2003)
Second Boer War (1899–1902)
- Breaker Morant (1980)
- Ohm Kruger (1942)
- Torn Allegiance (1984)
- Untamed (1955)
- Young Winston (1972)
- Arende (TV mini series)
- Commando (2007)
Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)
- Lord of War (2005)
Polish Commonwealth Wars (1648–1672)
- Ogniem i Mieczem (With Fire and Sword) (1999) civil war - Cossaks revolt 1648-1651
- Potop (The Deluge) (1974) Second Northern War 1655-1660
- Pan Wolodyjowski (Colonel Wolodyjowski) (1969) 1660-1672 - skirmishs with Tartars and the beginning of Turkish - Polish Commonwealth war 1672-1676
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
- Caterpillar (2010)
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
- City of Life and Death (2009)
- Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
- Don't Cry, Nanking (1995)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Evening Bell (1988)
- Letter with Feather (1954)
- Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (1999)
- Men Behind the Sun (1988)
- On the Mountain of Tai Hang (2005)
- One and Eight (1983)
- Red Sorghum (1987)
- Tunnel War (1965)
Sengoku Period (1467–1573)
Seven Years' War (1756–1763) and French and Indian War (1754–1763)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
- The Deerslayer and Chingachgook (1920) German silent film
- The Last of the Mohicans (1920) American film
- The Last of the Mohicans (1920) German film
- The Last of the Mohicans (1932), serial
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- Leatherstocking serial, silent
- Northwest Passage (1940)
- Nouvelle-France (The Battle of the Brave) (2004)
Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
Sino-Indian War (1962)
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
- Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain (1984)
- Dove Tree (1985)
Sino-Xiongnu War (133 BC–AD 89)
- Mulan (1998), animated film
Somali Civil War (1988–present)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- The Journey is the Destination (2011)
Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- Rambo III (1988)
- The Beast of War (1988)
- Afghan Breakdown (1991)
- Spetsnaz (2002), TV miniseries
- 9th Company (2005)
- Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
- The Kite Runner (2007)
Spanish-American War (1898) - Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898)
- Tearing Down the Spanish Flag (1898), first war movie ever made
- A Message to Garcia (1916/1936), (Cuban war of independence 1895–1898)
- Héroes del 95 (1947), (Cuban war of independence 1895–1898) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQhAHsLPvpM&feature=related
- The Rough Riders (1997), TV film, depiction of the Cuban Campaign and specifically the Battle of San Juan Hill
- Mambí (1998), (Cuban war of independence 1895–1898) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcI5oD2p5cA
- Elpidio Valdés (1974-2003),animation series (Cuban war of independence 1895–1898) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ssvcSg9Ds
- El Cid (1961)
- La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (1994)
Texas War of Independence (1835–1836)
- The Alamo (1936)
- The Alamo (1960)
- The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
- The Alamo (2004)
- Texas (1994), TV film
- Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
- The Last Command (1955)
- Two for Texas (1998)
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864)
- The Warlords (2007)
Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)
- Alatriste (2006), depiction of the Battle of Rocroi
- The Last Valley (1970)
Trojan War (1194BC–1184 BC)
- Helen of Troy (1956)
- Helen of Troy (2003)
- Troy (2004)
Turkish Invasion of Hungary (1532)
- Egri Csillagok (Stars of Eger) (1968)
Vietnam War (1959–1975)
(Also see Vietnam War films)
- A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964)
- Operation C.I.A. (1965)
- To the Shores of Hell (1966)
- The Anderson Platoon (1967)
- Philcag in Vietnam (1967)
- The Green Berets (1968)
- The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
- The Losers (1970) – see Nam's Angels
- Free The Army tour (1972)
- Rolling Thunder (1977)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
- The Boys in Company C (1978)
- Coming Home (1978)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
- A Rumor of War (1980) (TV)
- The Last Hunter (1980)
- How Sleep the Brave (1981)
- Some Kind of Hero (1982)
- The Uncounted Enemy (1982)
- Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)
- Uncommon Valor (1983)
- Missing In Action (1984)
- Missing In Action II: The Beginning (1985)
- Birdy (1985)
- Platoon (1986)
- Combat Shock (1986)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- Hamburger Hill (1987)
- Tour of Duty (TV series) (1987–1990)
- Gardens of Stone (1987)
- Hell on the Battleground (1987)
- The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
- Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1987)
- Bat 21 (1988)
- Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
- China Beach (TV series) (1988–1991)
- Off Limits (1988)
- Platoon Leader (1988)
- Distant Thunder (1988)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- Casualties of War (1989)
- The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989)
- The Iron Triangle (1989)
- 84C MoPic (1989)
- A Better Tomorrow 3 (1989)
- Air America (1990)
- Bullet in the Head (1990)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Flight of the Intruder (1991)
- The Lost Platoon (1991)
- White Badge (1992)
- White Ghost (1988)
- Heaven & Earth (1993)
- Firehawk (1993)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- The Foot Shooting Party (1994)
- Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
- Dead Presidents (1995)
- The Walking Dead (1995)
- The War at Home (1996)
- A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
- Héroes de Otra Patria (Heroes without a Cause) (1998)
- Tigerland (2000)
- Father Xmas (2001)
- Going Back (2001)
- We Were Soldiers (2002)
- Word of Honor (2003)
- Gamma Squad (2004)
- R-Point (2004)
- Faith of My Fathers (2005)
- American Gangster (2007)
- Rescue Dawn (2007)
- Journey from the Fall (2007)
- 1968 Tunnel Rats (2008)
- Long Tan (2008)
- Sunny (2008)
- The Buccaneer (1938)
- The Buccaneer (1958), depiction of the Battle of New Orleans
Wars of Alexander the Great (338 BC – 325 BC)
- Alexander the Great (1956)
- Alexander (2004), depictions of the Battles of Gaugamela and Hydaspes
Warring States Period (476 BC – 221 BC)
- The Emperor's Shadow (1996)
- The Emperor and the Assassin (1999)
- A Battle of Wits (2006)
- Attila (1954), European campaign of Attila the Hun
- Ben Hur (1959)
- Spartacus (1960), the Third Servile War
- Annibale (1960), the Second Punic War
- King of Kings(1961]
- Brenno il nemico di Roma (1963), the first Gallic invasion of Italy
- Cleopatra (1963), Battle of Actium
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), the Marcomanni War
- Dacii (1967) the first Roman-Dacian War
- Asterix animated films based on the comic book character and the Gallic Wars
- Gladiator (2000), the Marcomanni War
- Druids (a.k.a. Vercingétorix) (2001), the Gallic Wars
- Attila (2001), TV miniseries of the European campaign of Attila the Hun
- Boudica (2003), fictionalized story of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni of Britain and the revolt against Roman occupation.
- Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006), TV depiction of the Second Punic War
- Rome (TV series) (2005/2007)
Wars of Scottish Independence (1296–1328), (1332–1357)
- Braveheart (1995), depictions of the Battles of Stirling and Falkirk
- The Bruce (1996), depiction of the Battle of Bannockburn (1314)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280)
- Red Cliff (2008)
- Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
World War I (1914–1918)
(See also: World War I films)
- Aces High (1976), air warfare
- The African Queen (1951)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
- All the King's Men (1999)
- Anzacs (1985), mini-series following Australian and New Zealand troops from recruitment to Gallipoli and the Western Front
- Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
- Berge in Flammen (1931)
- The Big Parade (1925)
- Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986), air warfare
- Black and White in Color (1976)
- Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), comedy-mini-series following a couple of british Soldiers in a trench in Flanders
- The Blue Max (1966), air warfare
- Canakkale Arslanlari (The Lions of Gallipoli War) (1964)
- Capitaine Conan (1996)
- Company K (2004)
- Darling Lili (1970)
- The Dawn Patrol (1930), air warfare
- The Dawn Patrol (1938), air warfare
- Deathwatch (2002)
- Dr. Zhivago (1965)
- The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
- A Farewell to Arms (1932)
- A Farewell to Arms (1957)
- Fighting 69th (1940)
- Flyboys (2006), air warfare
- Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)
- Fräulein Doktor (1969), spy drama from the German point of view
- Gallipoli (1981), depiction of the Battle of Gallipoli
- Gallipoli (2005), documentary
- The Great Dictator (1940) set during World War I and the inter-war period.
- La Grande guerra (1959)
- Jericho (1937)
- Hell's Angels (1930)
- Hell Below (1933)
- In Love and War (1958)
- In Love and War (1996)
- Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas) (2005)
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
- King of Hearts (1966)
- La Grande Illusion (1937)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962), depiction of the Battle of Aqaba
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- The Lighthorsemen (1987), depiction of the Battle of Beersheba
- The Lost Battalion (1919)
- The Lost Battalion (2001)
- The Lost Patrol (1934)
- March on the Drina (1964)
- Morgenrot (1933)
- My Boy Jack (2008)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
- Passchendaele (2008)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- The Red Baron (film) (2008)
- Regeneration (1997)
- The Road Back (1937)
- The Road to Glory (1936)
- Sergeant York (1941)
- Shoulder Arms (1918)
- Shout at the Devil (1976)
- The Spy in Black (1939)
- Tell England (1930)
- The Trench (1999), depiction of the Battle of the Somme
- A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), air warfare
- Westfront 1918 (1930)
- What Price Glory (1926)
- What Price Glory (1952)
- Wings (1927), air warfare
- Ypres (film) (1925)
- Zeppelin (1971), air warfare
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
- España 1936 (1937)
- The Spanish Earth (Joris Ivens (1937)
- Defenders of the Faith (1938)
- L'Assedio dell' Alcazar (1940)
- Raza (1942)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
- The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
- The Angel Wore Red (1960)
- Five Cartridges (Fünf Patronenhülsen, GDR 1960)
- Behold a Pale Horse, (1964)
- Viva la Muerte (1971)
- The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
- The Guernica Tree (1975)
- La Colmena (1982)
- Bicycles Are for the Summer (1984)
- The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War (1984)
- The Heifer (1985)
- The Spanish Civil War (1987)
- Si Te Dicen Que Cai (1989)
- ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)
- Belle Époque (1992)
- Land and Freedom (1995)
- À la vie, à la mort! (1995)
- Fiesta (1995)
- Libertarias (1996)
- Amor y Venganza (1996)
- Butterfly's Tongue (1998)
- Vivir la Utopia (1998)
- La hora de los valientes (1998)
- La Lengua de las Mariposas (1999)
- El Mar (2000)
- El Portero (2000)
- The Devil's Backbone (2001)
- Soldados de Salamina (2002)
- Carol's Journey (2002)
- Head in the Clouds (2004)
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
World War II (1939–1945)
Because World War II was a major war, it is also recommended to see List of World War II films for a more detailed list of films. (Also see World War II films)
- 08/15 (1954)
- 08/15 - Part two (1955)
- 08/15 - Back home (1955)
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
- 1941 (1979)
- 633 Squadron (1963)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic
- Air Force (1943) depiction of Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Ambush (1999)
- Anzio (1968), depiction of the Battle of Anzio
- L'Armée des ombres (1969), depiction of the French Resistance
- Atentat (1964), depiction of the Operation Anthropoid
- Atonement (film) (2007), depiction of Dunkirk before the evacuation
- Attack! (1956)
- Attack Force Z (1981) depiction of a commando raid involving Z Special Unit
- Attack on the Iron Coast (1967)
- Australia (2008) depiction of the Bombing of Darwin
- Ballad of a Soldier (1959) ("Баллада о солдате" in Russia)
- Band of Brothers (2001 TV miniseries)
- Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen) (1976), depiction of the dropping of Little Boy on Hiroshima, Japan
- La Battaglia di El Alamein (1969)
- La Bataille du rail (1945)
- Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)
- Battle of the Bulge (1965), depiction of the Battle of the Bulge
- Battleground (1949)
- Battle of the River Plate (1956)
- The Battle of El Alamein (1969)
- Beach Red (1967)
- The Best of Enemies (1962)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- The Big Red One (1980)
- Black Book (2006)
- Black Brigade (1970)
- Blood Oath (1990; also known as Prisoners of the Sun)
- The Bridge (Die Brücke) (1959)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977), depiction of the Battle of Arnhem/Operation Market Garden
- The Bunker (1980 TV movie)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- The Red Ball Express (1952) Military truck drivers kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II Starring Sidney Poitier.
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- Captains of the Clouds (1942)
- The Captive Heart (1946)
- Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)
- Casablanca (1943)
- Castle Keep (1969)
- Catch-22 (1970)
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
- The Colditz Story (1954)
- Come and See (1985) ("Иди и смотри" in Russia)
- Command Decision (1948)
- Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- Corvette K-225
- The Cranes Are Flying (1957) ("Летят журавли" in Russia)
- Crash Dive (1943)
- Cross of Iron (1977)
- The Cruel Sea (1953)
- The Dam Busters (1954)
- Danger Within (1958)
- Dark Blue World (2001)
- Das Boot (1981)
- Days of Glory (2006)
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
- Decision Before Dawn
- Defiance (2008)
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
- The Desert Rats (film) (1953)
- Destination Tokyo (1943)
- The Devil's Brigade (film) (1968)
- Dieppe (1993) (TV film) – by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- The Dirty Dozen (1967)
- Downfall (2004) (Der Untergang)
- Dunkirk (1958)
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- To End All Wars (2001)
- The Edge Of Love
- Enemy at the Gates (2001), depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad
- The Enemy Below (1957)
- Escape from Sobibor (1987)
- Escape to Victory (1981)
- Etulinjan edessä
- Father Goose (1964)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)
- The Fighting Sullivans (1942)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)
- Flying Tigers (1942)
- For Those We Love (2007)
- Force Ten from Navarone (1978)
- Flame & Citron
- Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- 49th Parallel (1941)
- The Frogmen (1951)
- From Here to Eternity (1953), depiction of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Good (2008)
- La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
- The Great Escape (1963)
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
- Gung Ho! (1943)
- The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- Halls of Montezuma (1950)
- Hangmen Also Die (1943)
- Hart's War (2002)
- Hell in the Pacific (1968)
- Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971)
- Hope and Glory (1987)
- Ill Met By Moonlight (1957)
- Inimesed sõdurisinelis (1968)
- In Which We Serve (1942)
- Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- In Harm's Way (1965)
- Is Paris Burning? (1966), depiction of the Liberation of Paris
- Islands in the Stream (film) (1977)
- Katyń (2007)
- Kelly's Heroes (1970)
- Kokoda (2006)
- Last Days of Mussolini (1977)
- Little Iron Men (2008), depiction of the 442nd Infantry Regiment
- The Liberation (1971) ("Освобождение" in Russia)
- The Longest Day (1962), depiction of the Battle of Normandy
- Malaya (1949)
- A Man Called Sarge (1990), comedy involving the Second Battle of El Alamein
- Man Hunt (1941)
- Marine Raiders (1944)
- Max Manus (film)
- The McKenzie Break (1970)
- Memphis Belle (1990)
- Merrill's Marauders (1962)
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- A Midnight Clear (1992)
- Midway (1976), depiction of the Battle of Midway
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
- Morituri (1965 film)
- The Mountain Road (1961)
- Murphy's War (1971)
- Mussolini and I (1985) (TV mini-series)
- Mussolini: Ultimo atto (Mussolini: The Last Four Days) (1974)
- My Name is Ivan (1963) (Иваново детство in Russia)
- The Naked and the Dead (1958)
- The Next of Kin (1942)
- The Night of the Generals (1967)
- The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
- No Man Is an Island (1962)
- None But the Brave (1965)
- The North Star (1943)
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
- Only the Brave (2005), depiction of 100th Infantry Battalion
- Operation Daybreak (1975)
- Operation Pacific (1951)
- Operation Petticoat (1959)
- Otoko-tachi no Yamato (2005)
- The Pacific (2010) depiction of the Pacific War
- Patton (1970), depiction of the Battle of El Guettar
- The Pianist (2002)
- PT 109 (1963)
- The Purple Heart (1944)
- The Purple Plain (1954)
- Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
- Raid On Rommel (1971)
- Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Rengo kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (Admiral Yamato) (1968), starring Toshiro Mifune
- Roma, città aperta
- Run Silent, Run Deep (1956)
- Sahara (1943)
- Saints and Soldiers (2003)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998), depiction of the Battle of Normandy
- Schindler's List (1993)
- The Sea Wolves (1980)
- Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973 Soviet TV mini series) ("Семнадцать мгновений весны" in Russia)
- Sinimäed (2006)
- Sink the Bismarck (1960)
- So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
- Soldier of Orange (1977)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- Stalingrad (1993), depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad
- The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
- Surnupealuu sõdurid (2004)
- Talvisota (The Winter War) (1989), the Winter War in Finland
- The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
- The Tanks are Coming (1951)
- They Fought for the Motherland (1975) ("Они сражались за родину" in Russia)
- They Were Expendable (1945)
- The Thin Red Line (1998), depiction of the Battle of Guadalcanal
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
- This Land Is Mine (1943)
- To Have and Have Not (film) (1944)
- To Hell and Back (1955) Story of Audie Murphy
- To Live in Peace (1947)
- Too Late the Hero (1970)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), depiction of the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- The Train (1964)
- Tobruk (1967)
- The Burmese Harp (1956)
- The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
- U-571 (2000)
- Tuntematon sotilas (1955 and 1985)
- Ühe metsa pojad (2007)
- Valkyrie (film)(2008) 20 July Plot of 1944
- Von Ryan's Express (1965)
- Võõra nime all (1984)
- Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
- Wake Island (1942)
- The Way Ahead (1944)
- Went the Day Well? (1942)
- When Trumpets Fade (1998), depiction of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest
- Where Eagles Dare (1969)
- Windtalkers (2002), depiction of the Battle of Saipan
- The Wings of Eagles (1957)
- The Wooden Horse (1950)
- The Young Lions (1958)
- The Battle of Neretva (1969)
- The Star (2002) ("Звезда" in Russia)
Battle of Britain (1940)
- Angels One Five (1952)
- Battle of Britain (1969)
- A Piece of Cake TV series
- Eagles Over London (1970)
- Reach for the Sky (1956)
- The One That Got Away (1957), true story of the only Luftwaffe pilot to escape captivity and return to Germany.
Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- The Outsider (1961), the story of Ira Hayes
- Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Burma Campaign (1942–1945)
- Objective Burma (1945)
- Lalkar (1972)
- Hum Dono (1961)
- Merrill's Marauders (1962)
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941–1945)
- Aguila (1980)
- Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita (2004)
- Alab ng Lahi (2003)
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
- Bataan (1943)
- Back to Bataan (1945)
- Back Door to Hell (1964)
- Bangkay Kaming Hahakbangan (1961)
- Batalyon Trece (1949)
- Comfort Women: A Cry for Justice (1989)
- Corregidor (1943)
- Cry of Battle (1963)
- Death March (1946)
- Diwa (2002)
- Dugo at Pag Ibig sa Kapirasiong Lupa (1975)
- Gatas... Sa dibdib ng kaaway (2001)
- Guerilyera (1946)
- Iginuhit ng Tadhana (1965)
- Intramuros (1964)
- Kalibre .45 (1980)
- Lost Battalion (1962)
- Mga Kanyon ng Corregidor (1964)
- Manila Calling (1942)
- Manila, Open City (1968)
- Mapuputing Kamay (1950)
- Markova: Comfort Gay (2000)
- Oro, Plata, Mata (1982)
- Panaghoy sa Suba (2004)
- Pilipinas Kong Mahal (1965)
- Pinakamagang Hayop sa Daigdig (1963)
- Pipo (1970)
- Roman Rapido (1983)
- Sierra Madre (1963)
- Sigaw ng Digmaan (1963)
- Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976)
- The Great Raid (2005)
- The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1963)
- The Ravagers (1965)
- Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure (2001)
Winter war (1939–1940)
- Ski Patrol (1940)
- Talvisota (1989) (available on Youtube with subtitles)
- Framom främsta linjen (2004)
- Tali-Ihantala 1944 (2007)
War on Terrorism (2001-present)
- The Unit (2006–2009) (TV series)
Insurgency in Saudi Arabia (2003–present)
- Syriana (2005)
- The Kingdom (2007)
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Rendition (2007)
- E-Ring (2005–2006) (TV series)
Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines (2002–present)
- Operation Balikatan (2003)
- The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)
- The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)
September 11 attacks (2001)
- DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) (TV)
- The Hamburg Cell (2004) (TV)[2][3] [4]
- Tiger Cruise (2004) (TV)
- Flight 93 (2006) (TV)
- The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV)
- United 93 (2006)
- World Trade Center (2006)
- The Siege (1998)
- Sleeper Cell (TV miniseries) (2005–2006)
- A Mighty Heart (2007)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Kandahar (2001)
- Osama (2003)
- Fire Over Afghanistan (2003)
- Lions for Lambs (2007)
- The Kite Runner (2007)
- Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Objective (2008)
- Red Sands (2009)
- Brothers (2009)
- Restrepo (2010)
- The Lone Survivor (2011)
Iraq War (2003-present)
- Jarhead
- Saving Jessica Lynch (2003) (TV)
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- Over There (2005) (TV series)
- The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
- American Soldiers (2005)
- Valley of the Wolves Iraq (2006)
- A Line in the Sand (2006) (TV)
- Home of the Brave (2006)
- In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Body of War (2007)
- Redacted (2007)
- Grace Is Gone (2007)
- The Mark of Cain (2007) (TV)
- Battle For Haditha (2007)
- The Four Horsemen (film) (2007)
- Stop Loss (2008)
- Generation Kill (2008) (TV series)
- Body of Lies (2008)
- Time Bomb (2008)
- The Hurt Locker (2009)
- The Messenger (2009)
- Occupation (TV_serial) (2009)
- Green Zone (2010)
- Shadows in Paradise (2010)
- No True Glory: Battle for Fallujah (2011)