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'Apocalypse Now'
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R, 2 hrs 33min Opened Aug. 15, 1979
One of a cluster of late-1970s films about the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now adapts the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness to depict the war as a descent into primal madness. Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen), already on the edge, is assigned to find and deal with AWOL Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), rumored to have set himself up in the Cambodian jungle as a local, lethal godhead. Along the way Willard encounters napalm and Wagner fan Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall) ... Full Synopsis
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Paths of Glory
NR     War     Dec 25, 1957
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Adapting Humphrey Cobb's novel to the screen, director "Stanley Kubrick" and his... Full Synopsis
Three Kings
R     Comedy     Oct 01, 1999
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Three stars team up for this unusual look at America's role in the war against... Full Synopsis
Saving Private Ryan
R     War     Jul 24, 1998
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"Steven Spielberg" directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day... Full Synopsis
Platoon
R     War     Dec 19, 1986
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"Oliver Stone"'s breakthrough as a director, "Platoon" is a brutally realistic... Full Synopsis
Letters From Iwo Jima
R     Drama     Dec 20, 2006
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After bringing the story of the American soldiers who fought in the battle of... Full Synopsis
All Quiet on the Western Front
War     1930
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One of the most powerful anti-war statements ever put on film, this... Full Synopsis
The Pianist
R     Drama     Dec 27, 2002
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Filmmaker "Roman Polanski", who as a boy growing up in Poland watched while the... Full Synopsis
Come and See
NR     War     1985
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A rare look at World War II from the Soviet side, "Come and See" is based on the... Full Synopsis
Full Metal Jacket
R     War     Jan 01, 1987
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"Stanley Kubrick"'s return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film... Full Synopsis
The Thin Red Line
R     War     Jan 15, 1999
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The return of director "Terrence Malick" to feature filmmaking after a twenty... Full Synopsis
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