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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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Gung Ho!
1943 · Drama
Dark of the Sun
1968 · War
The Sound Barrier
1952 · War
Helen of Troy
1956 · Adventure
Red Angel
1966 · Drama
Unpublished Story
1942 · Drama
The Navy Way
1944 · War
Two Flags West
1950 · War
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Documentary
The Murderers Are Coming
1942 · Drama
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Adventure
School for Secrets
1946 · War
The Hasty Heart
1949 · Drama
The Fifth Horseman Is Fear
1965 · War
Five Cartridges
1960 · Drama
Ambush Bay
1966 · Drama
The Secret Invasion
1964 · War
Operation Cross Eagles
1968 · War
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Romance
The Blue Max
1966 · War
Guns at Batasi
1964 · Drama
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · War
The Sand Pebbles
1966 · War
Amrapali
1966 · Romance
Francis
1950 · Family
Secret Mission
1942 · Drama
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Drama
Assassination
1965 · War
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · War
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · History
Men of the Blue Cross
1955 · Drama
Attack and Retreat
1964 · War
Five Branded Women
1960 · War
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · History
Wake Island
1942 · Drama
Cry of Battle
1963 · Drama
The Search
1948 · Drama
The 25th Hour
1967 · Drama
Air Force
1943 · War
Saladin the Victorious
1963 · Drama
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