THEME EXPLORATION

military entertainment

26 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
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day
1945 · Mikio Naruse
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956 · Hamilton Luske
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
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
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
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
Carmen
Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Dr. Strangelove' deconstruct military culture and the psychological contradictions between entertainment, spectacle, and warfare.

 Bryan Fuller United States

A combat veteran filmmaker who created visceral war films like 'The Big Red One' and 'Shock Corridor' that blur the line between documentary realism and cinematic entertainment in military narratives.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His films such as 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and documentaries examine obsession, power, and the theatrical nature of human conflict and military-like expeditions.