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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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Ballad of a Soldier
1959 · War
I Was a Male War Bride
1949 · Romance
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Drama
Blood on the Sun
1945 · Action
Hold Back The Night
1956 · War
The Lost Squadron
1932 · War
Sea of Sand
1958 · Drama
Yellowneck
1955 · Drama
The Heroes of Telemark
1965 · Drama
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
1957 · War
Pride of the Marines
1945 · War
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1958 · Drama
Homecoming
1948 · Romance
Thunder Rock
1942 · War
Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Adventure
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Carthage in Flames
1960 · Action
Private’s Progress
1956 · Comedy
Jet Attack
1958 · War
Millions Like Us
1943 · War
Men Without Wings
1946 · War
They Were Not Divided
1950 · War
Don’t Go Near the Water
1957 · Adventure
’Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Romance
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 · Romance
The Young Lions
1958 · Action
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 · War
Men Must Fight
1933 · Drama
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Drama
Blitz Wolf
1942 · Comedy
Buck Privates
1941 · Comedy
Happy Land
1943 · Fantasy
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 · Thriller
Beach Red
1967 · War
Fires on the Plain
1959 · War
Battle of the Bulge
1965 · Drama
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Drama
Target Zero
1955 · War
The Wooden Horse
1950 · Drama
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