All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie · 7.7 / 10 · 29 Apr 1930 · English

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

The Lost Battalion

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 2 Dec 2001 · English

Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.

Paths of Glory

Movie · 8.3 / 10 · 25 Oct 1957 · English

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

The Last of the Mohicans

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 26 Aug 1992 · English

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

Journey's End

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 14 Dec 2017 · English

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.

Dunkirk

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 20 Mar 1958 · English

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.

The Last Rifleman

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 7 Dec 2023 · English

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

War Horse

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 25 Dec 2011 · English

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

The Monuments Men

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 24 Jan 2014 · English

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?

Johnny Got His Gun

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 4 Aug 1971 · English

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life leading up to that point.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 14 Nov 2003 · English

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

Benediction

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 23 Dec 2021 · English

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.