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Full Metal Jacket (1987) poster

Full Metal Jacket

1987Drama · War1h 57m

Disturbing Dark Bleak Jungle Quotable

Black Hawk Down (2001) poster

Black Hawk Down

2001Action · History2h 25m

Intense Bleak Dark Ensemble Cast Gritty

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) poster

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

2016Drama · History2h 24m

Intense Dark Survival Spies Gritty

Paths of Glory (1957) poster

Paths of Glory

1957Drama · War1h 28m

Dark Thought-Provoking Bleak Courtroom Black & White

Jarhead (2005) poster

Jarhead

2005Drama · War2h 3m

Bleak Dark Thought-Provoking Desert Atmospheric

12 Strong (2018) poster

12 Strong

2018Action · History2h 10m

Intense Dark Spies Gritty Action-Packed

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021) poster

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

2021Action · Thriller1h 50m

Intense Dark Revenge Conspiracy Action-Packed

We Were Soldiers (2002) poster

We Were Soldiers

2002Action · History2h 18m

Emotional Intense Dark Violent Gritty

Hart's War (2002) poster

Hart's War

2002Drama · War2h 5m

Intense Dark Thought-Provoking Prison Break Courtroom

The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) poster

The Man with the Iron Heart

2017Action · History2h

Intense Dark Bleak Hitman World War II

The Counterfeiters (2007) poster

The Counterfeiters

2007Drama · War1h 38m

Language: German

Thought-Provoking Dark Intense Survival World War II

Primitive War (2025) poster

Primitive War

2025Action · Horror2h 15m

Intense Dark Dinosaurs Survival Jungle

The Beguiled (1971) poster

The Beguiled

1971Drama · Thriller1h 45m

Dark Disturbing Intense Betrayal Single Location

Persian Lessons (2020) poster

Persian Lessons

2020Drama · War2h 7m

Language: German

Intense Emotional Dark Survival World War II

Cross of Iron (1977) poster

Cross of Iron

1977Action · Drama2h 13m

Dark Bleak Intense Betrayal World War II

Miracle at St. Anna (2008) poster

Miracle at St. Anna

2008Drama · War2h 40m

Dark Intense Emotional World War II Gritty

Buffalo Soldiers (2002) poster

Buffalo Soldiers

2002Comedy · Crime1h 38m

Funny Dark Chaotic Antihero Europe

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) poster

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959Drama · History3h 24m

Language: Japanese

Dark Thought-Provoking Bleak Prison Break World War II

The Sand Pebbles (1966) poster

The Sand Pebbles

1966Drama · War3h 16m

Dark Emotional Intense Slow Burn Gritty

Europa Europa (1990) poster

Europa Europa

1990Drama · History1h 52m

Language: German

Intense Dark Thought-Provoking Coming-of-Age Fish Out of Water

Katyn (2007) poster

Katyn

2007Drama · History2h 2m

Language: Polish

Emotional Bleak Dark World War II Ensemble Cast

All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) poster

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979Drama · TV Movie2h 30m

Emotional Bleak Dark Violent Gritty

Man Hunt (1941) poster

Man Hunt

1941Thriller · War1h 45m

Suspenseful Intense Dark London World War II

Fires on the Plain (1959) poster

Fires on the Plain

1959Drama · War1h 45m

Language: Japanese

Dark Bleak Disturbing Survival World War II

The Blue Max (1966) poster

The Blue Max

1966Action · Adventure2h 36m

Dark Intense Antihero Europe Countryside