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War Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
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Pippa
2023 · War
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
2023 · Drama
Boudica
2023 · Action
Expend4bles
2023 · Action
The Great Escaper
2023 · History
Golda
2023 · Biography
LOLA
2023 · Sci-Fi
Persian Lessons
2023 · Drama
Blood & Gold
2023 · Action
Sisu
2023 · Action
Yaathisai
2023 · Action
Unicorn Wars
2023 · Action
Devotion
2022 · Action
Har Har Mahadev
2022 · Drama
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · Action
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022 · Adventure
Medieval
2022 · Action
Hansan: Rising Dragon
2022 · Action
Swept Under
2022 · War
Samrat Prithviraj
2022 · Action
Foxhole
2022 · Drama
Operation Mincemeat
2022 · Drama
Out of the Darkness
2022 · Drama
Black Crab
2022 · Action
The Bombardment
2022 · Drama
Pawankhind
2022 · Drama
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
2022 · Drama
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Drama
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
2021 · History
The Shadow in My Eye
2021 · History
The Forgotten Battle
2021 · Drama
The Battle at Lake Changjin
2021 · Drama
Farha
2021 · Drama
The East
2021 · Drama
Bhuj: The Pride of India
2021 · History
Shershaah
2021 · Action
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · Action
The Tomorrow War
2021 · Action
America: The Motion Picture
2021 · Action
Legend of Destruction
2021 · History
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