THEME EXPLORATION

military career

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
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
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1997 · Martine Dugowson
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Materialists
Materialists
2026 · Celine Song
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
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
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Paths of Glory' provide unflinching examinations of military culture, training, and the psychological toll of warfare.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

Her visceral war films 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' explore the intense personal and moral dimensions of military careers in contemporary conflicts.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic war films like 'The Thin Red Line' and 'A Hidden Life' meditate deeply on the spiritual and existential questions raised by military service and duty.