THEME EXPLORATION

American Armed Forces

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 · Wim Wenders
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Dr. Strangelove' provide unflinching critiques of military culture, institutional dehumanization, and nuclear warfare.

 Sofia Coppola United States

His masterpiece 'Apocalypse Now' deconstructs the Vietnam War and American military intervention through a surreal, psychologically complex lens.

 Oliver Stone United States

His films 'Platoon', 'Born on the Fourth of July', and 'Heaven & Earth' provide deeply personal, visceral examinations of American soldiers and the Vietnam War's impact.