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War Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
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Strayed
2004 · Drama
The Alamo
2004 · Drama
Two Men Went to War
2004 · Drama
Bon voyage
2004 · Drama
In Enemy Hands
2004 · War
The Robbery of the Third Reich
2004 · War
Osama
2004 · Drama
The Battle of Algiers
2004 · Drama
Carrie’s War
2004 · Drama
Cold Mountain
2003 · Drama
LOC: Kargil
2003 · History
The Last Samurai
2003 · Action
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · Action
Beyond Borders
2003 · Adventure
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
2003 · Comedy
Yossi & Jagger
2003 · Drama
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Drama
The Cuckoo
2003 · Drama
The Nazi Officer's Wife
2003 · History
King of Hearts (re-release)
2003 · Drama
Tears of the Sun
2003 · Action
Gods and Generals
2003 · Action
Kedma
2003 · Drama
War Stories
2003 · Drama
Amen.
2003 · Drama
Divine Intervention
2003 · Drama
The Pianist
2002 · Biography
Max
2002 · Drama
Devils on the Doorstep
2002 · Drama
Live from Baghdad
2002 · Drama
The Quiet American
2002 · Drama
Ararat
2002 · Drama
The Coast Guard
2002 · Drama
Daughter from Danang
2002 · War
All the Queen's Men
2002 · Action
Deathwatch
2002 · Horror
Bloody Sunday
2002 · Drama
The Four Feathers
2002 · Adventure
Invincible
2002 · Drama
Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)
2002 · Adventure
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