THEME EXPLORATION

secret military forces

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 · Stephen Sommers
Giants of Rome
Giants of Rome
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Double zéro
Double zéro
2004 · Gérard Pirès
Refuge
Refuge
2023 · Renny Harlin
Stratton
Stratton
2017 · Simon West
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
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
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
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United States

His films like Top Gun and Enemy of the State dramatize classified military operations and covert government surveillance with stylistic precision.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

Her films Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker examine secret military operations and black ops with unflinching realism and moral complexity.