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War Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
1,495 war movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · History
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · War
The Deluge
1974 · Adventure
Lacombe, Lucien
1974 · War
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973 · Drama
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?
1973 · Comedy
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · War
Our Miss Fred
1972 · War
The Triple Echo
1972 · War
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
1972 · Drama
Duck, You Sucker
1972 · Action
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972 · Sci-Fi
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Biography
Macbeth
1971 · War
Battal Gazi Destanı
1971 · History
The Birdmen
1971 · Drama
The Third Part of the Night
1971 · Drama
Johnny Got His Gun
1971 · Drama
Long Live Death
1971 · Drama
Raid on Rommel
1971 · Action
The New One-Armed Swordsman
1971 · History
Murphy’s War
1971 · War
The Flight
1971 · History
Little Big Man
1970 · Adventure
Rio Lobo
1970 · Adventure
The McKenzie Break
1970 · Drama
Waterloo
1970 · Drama
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Action
Hornets’ Nest
1970 · Drama
Many Wars Ago
1970 · Drama
You Can’t Win ’Em All
1970 · War
Cromwell
1970 · War
Catch-22
1970 · Drama
Kelly's Heroes
1970 · Adventure
Darling Lili
1970 · Romance
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970 · Adventure
Too Late the Hero
1970 · Drama
It Was In May
1970 · Drama
Hell Boats
1970 · War
Sunflower
1970 · War
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