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War Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
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Joint Security Area
2000 · Action
Aimee & Jaguar
2000 · Drama
The Patriot
2000 · Action
Butterfly Tongues
2000 · Drama
Sunshine
2000 · Drama
U-571
2000 · Action
Rules of Engagement
2000 · Action
The Sky Is Falling
2000 · Drama
Britannic
2000 · Drama
The Crossing
2000 · History
Titus
1999 · Drama
Ride with the Devil
1999 · Drama
All the King’s Men
1999 · War
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Biography
Train of Life
1999 · Drama
Three Kings
1999 · Action
Jakob the Liar
1999 · Drama
One Man's Hero
1999 · Action
Earth
1999 · Drama
The Hunley
1999 · Action
The General's Daughter
1999 · Drama
Tea with Mussolini
1999 · Drama
Ravenous
1999 · Adventure
The Thin Red Line
1999 · Action
Mutiny
1999 · War
José Rizal
1998 · Drama
Legionnaire
1998 · Adventure
The Girl of Your Dreams
1998 · Comedy
Goodnight, Mister Tom
1998 · History
Life Is Beautiful
1998 · Drama
The Last Days
1998 · War
Jinnah
1998 · Drama
Checkpoint
1998 · Drama
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Action
Mulan
1998 · War
When Trumpets Fade
1998 · War
Kallukondoru Pennu
1998 · War
Savior
1998 · History
Purgatory
1998 · Action
Demons of War
1998 · War
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