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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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Johnny Frenchman
1945 · Drama
The Pied Piper
1942 · Drama
Bombardier
1943 · Drama
China Doll
1958 · Romance
A Guy Named Joe
1943 · Fantasy
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · War
China Gate
1957 · War
Man in the Middle
1964 · Drama
The Day Will Dawn
1942 · Drama
Play Dirty
1969 · Adventure
Scrap the Japs
1942 · Animation
Mutiny
1952 · War
The Green Berets
1968 · War
Rome, Open City
1945 · War
Corregidor
1943 · War
Tobacco
1962 · Drama
Story of a Prostitute
1965 · Drama
None Shall Escape
1944 · War
Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra
1943 · Drama
Seven Thunders
1957 · War
The Navy Comes Through
1942 · War
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965 · Adventure
The Purple Heart
1944 · Drama
Johnny Shiloh
1963 · War
First Comes Courage
1943 · War
Hannibal Brooks
1969 · Comedy
Line of Demarcation
1966 · Drama
Paris After Dark
1943 · War
My Life for Ireland
1941 · Drama
The Silent Village
1943 · War
You’re a Sap, Mr. Jap
1942 · Animation
The War Lord
1965 · War
Against the Wind
1948 · Action
The Rats of Tobruk
1944 · War
On the Double
1961 · War
Carry On Sergeant
1958 · Comedy
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · Adventure
Block-Heads
1938 · War
Admiral Nakhimov
1947 · Drama
Once Before I Die
1966 · Drama
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