THEME EXPLORATION

Military combat

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Flying Leathernecks
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Nicholas Ray
Combat naval en Grèce
Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Greyhound
Greyhound
2020 · Aaron Schneider
Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike
2023 · Scott Waugh
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
War Machine
War Machine
2026 · Patrick Hughes
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Carmen
Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like Ran and Kagemusha explore the philosophical and human dimensions of military conflict through visually stunning compositions.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

Films like Full Metal Jacket and Paths of Glory dissect the psychology of warfare and the machinery of military institutions with unflinching precision.