THEME EXPLORATION

Allied special operations

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Departed
The Departed
2006 · Martin Scorsese
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Face/Off
Face/Off
1997 · John Woo
Samurai Kids
Samurai Kids
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Thursday’s Children
Thursday’s Children
1954 · Lindsay Anderson
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Antonio Margheriti
Entre Calais et Douvres
Entre Calais et Douvres
1897 · Georges Méliès
F/X 2
F/X 2
1991 · Richard Franklin
La Vie de château
La Vie de château
1967 · Claude Sautet
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
Expend4bles
Expend4bles
2023 · Scott Waugh
Mile 22
Mile 22
2018 · Peter Berg
Snitch
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Destroyer
Destroyer
2018 · Karyn Kusama
One Shot
One Shot
2021 · James Nunn
Agent Zeta
Agent Zeta
2026 · Dani de la Torre
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men
2001 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Black Lotus
Black Lotus
2023 · Todor Chapkanov
Happy Flight
Happy Flight
2008 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Humint
Humint
2026 · Ryoo Seung-wan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films like Dunkirk and Oppenheimer meticulously explore the strategic complexity and human cost of Allied military operations.

 Steven Spielberg United States

His works including Saving Private Ryan and War Horse intensely examine Allied combat operations and the psychological toll on soldiers.

 Guy Hamilton United Kingdom

He directed numerous classic films depicting Allied special operations and espionage during WWII with historical authenticity.