War is a living nightmare, wreaking its destruction on innocent lives and civilizations. It casts deep wounds that shape our history, present circumstances, and potential prospects for the future.
War has been a central theme in all of human history since its inception. It inspires both captivation and terror, with stories of bravery, resilience, and courage, as well as violence and death. It is the peak of danger – where any semblance of safety or security ceases to exist for those who fight. All that remains are humanity’s yearning for survival against insurmountable odds.
Hollywood has no shortage of war films meant to both awe and educate. Some promote the best humanity can offer as people come together for a common cause. Others reveal the horrific truth behind conflict’s brutality and man’s capacity for harm on an unimaginable scale.
Here is the ultimate fan selection of the top...
War has been a central theme in all of human history since its inception. It inspires both captivation and terror, with stories of bravery, resilience, and courage, as well as violence and death. It is the peak of danger – where any semblance of safety or security ceases to exist for those who fight. All that remains are humanity’s yearning for survival against insurmountable odds.
Hollywood has no shortage of war films meant to both awe and educate. Some promote the best humanity can offer as people come together for a common cause. Others reveal the horrific truth behind conflict’s brutality and man’s capacity for harm on an unimaginable scale.
Here is the ultimate fan selection of the top...
- 3/19/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Looking to look back on some history this Memorial Day? Critics and audiences alike didn’t think “Pearl Harbor” did WWII justice, but here are 29 other films that scored a 7/10 rating or higher on IMDb.
“Pearl Harbor” (2001).
The Michael Bay-directed film starred Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale and follows the story of two best friends as they go off to war.
“Saving Private Ryan” (1998).
Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns, the film follows a group of U.S. soldiers that go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper.
“The Thin Red Line” (1998).
Terrence Malick‘s adaptation of James Jones’ 1962 novel stars Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn and Nick Nolte, and focuses on the conflict at Guadalcanal.
“A Midnight Clear” (1992).
The film starring Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon and Arye Gross tells the story of the American intelligence unit which finds a German platoon wishing to surrender.
“Pearl Harbor” (2001).
The Michael Bay-directed film starred Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale and follows the story of two best friends as they go off to war.
“Saving Private Ryan” (1998).
Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns, the film follows a group of U.S. soldiers that go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper.
“The Thin Red Line” (1998).
Terrence Malick‘s adaptation of James Jones’ 1962 novel stars Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn and Nick Nolte, and focuses on the conflict at Guadalcanal.
“A Midnight Clear” (1992).
The film starring Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon and Arye Gross tells the story of the American intelligence unit which finds a German platoon wishing to surrender.
- 11/11/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
To mark the release of deep sea thriller Pressure, out now on DVD/download starring Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole, Alan McKenna and Daisy Lowe, we take a look at the best deep sea thrillers of all time.
The Hunt For Red October (1990)
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn
Director: John McTiernan
Das Boot (1981)
Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre
Director: Richard Fleischer
Jaws (1975)
Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
Director: Steven Spielberg
The Abyss (1989)
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn
Director: James Cameron
The Big Blue (1988)
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar.
Director: Luc Besson
Pressure (2015)
Starring: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole, Alan McKenna and Daisy Lowe
Director: Ron Scalpello
Sphere (1998)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barry Levinson...
The Hunt For Red October (1990)
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn
Director: John McTiernan
Das Boot (1981)
Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre
Director: Richard Fleischer
Jaws (1975)
Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
Director: Steven Spielberg
The Abyss (1989)
Starring: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn
Director: James Cameron
The Big Blue (1988)
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar.
Director: Luc Besson
Pressure (2015)
Starring: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole, Alan McKenna and Daisy Lowe
Director: Ron Scalpello
Sphere (1998)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barry Levinson...
- 9/7/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
What’s that you say? You can hear a mournful klaxon howling in the distance? And now it’s turning into a sonar ping? That might be because someone has decided that Wolfgang Petersen’s legendary U-boat drama Das Boot is ripe for a remake. German studio Bavaria Film, which backed the original, has been raiding its archives and announced the plans for a new version of the tense film, talking to Blickpunkt about the idea, with Variety picking up the details.The original, for those who have never seen it, starred Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Groenemeyer, Klaus Wennemann and Hubertus Bengsch. Based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s novel, it dives you straight into the claustrophobic world inside a U-Boat during World War II, as the craft patrols the Atlantic Ocean and its crew contends with long stretches of boredom interspersed with terrifying moments of combat.As the battles rage on, the weather worsens and supplies dwindle,...
- 6/25/2015
- EmpireOnline
German studio Bavaria are planning a remake of Wolfgang Petersen's Oscar-nominated 1981 submarine classic "Das Boot".
Based on the novel by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim, the claustrophobic submarine drama starred Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. It became one of the most successful German films of all time, and scored six Oscar nominations.
Bavaria boss Christian Franckenstein told German trade magazine Blickpunkt Film recently that "Das Boot" is one of several properties from its rights library the company is looking to relaunch. Another was the 1965 low-tech sci-fi series "Raumschiff Orion".
Source: THR...
Based on the novel by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim, the claustrophobic submarine drama starred Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. It became one of the most successful German films of all time, and scored six Oscar nominations.
Bavaria boss Christian Franckenstein told German trade magazine Blickpunkt Film recently that "Das Boot" is one of several properties from its rights library the company is looking to relaunch. Another was the 1965 low-tech sci-fi series "Raumschiff Orion".
Source: THR...
- 6/25/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
- 9/15/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Chicago – When one lists the most successful and beloved foreign films ever made, strong consideration must be given to Wolfgang Petersen’s “Das Boot,” a brilliant exercise in controlled claustrophobia that places the viewer in a German submarine as air and sanity becomes in increasingly shorter supply. This timeless film was recently-released in a stellar two-disc set from Sony and it’s a must-own for fans of the hit film.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
You may not know the name Wolfgang Petersen but you almost certainly know his work as films like “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” and “The Perfect Storm” play in seemingly endless rotation on basic cable. He’s a fantastic director when it comes to how to pace an action film and he arguably did his best work in his breakthrough 1981 epic “Das Boot.” With one of the largest budgets in German history (reportedly just under $20 million,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
You may not know the name Wolfgang Petersen but you almost certainly know his work as films like “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One,” and “The Perfect Storm” play in seemingly endless rotation on basic cable. He’s a fantastic director when it comes to how to pace an action film and he arguably did his best work in his breakthrough 1981 epic “Das Boot.” With one of the largest budgets in German history (reportedly just under $20 million,...
- 7/18/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
- 7/6/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
Rank the week of July 5th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Hobo With A Shotgun
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3839
Times Ranked: 1526
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 7
Directed By: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer • Gregory Smith • Molly Dunsworth • Brian Downey • Nick Bateman
Genres: Action • Adventure • Crime • Crime Thriller • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Wake Wood
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #15374
Times Ranked: 35
Win Percentage: 32%
Top-20 Rankings: 0
Directed By: David Keating
Starring: Eva Birthistle • Ella Connolly • Amelia Crowley • Aidan Gillen • Timothy Spall
Genres: Drama • Horror
Rank This Movie
13 Assassins
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2732
Times Ranked: 1084
Win Percentage: 59%
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho • Takayuki Yamada • Yusuke Iseya • Gorô Inagaki • Masachika Ichimura
Genres: Action • Ensemble Film • Period Film • Samurai Film
Rank This Movie
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #17903
Times Ranked: 30
Win Percentage: 42%
Top-...
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3839
Times Ranked: 1526
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 7
Directed By: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer • Gregory Smith • Molly Dunsworth • Brian Downey • Nick Bateman
Genres: Action • Adventure • Crime • Crime Thriller • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Wake Wood
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #15374
Times Ranked: 35
Win Percentage: 32%
Top-20 Rankings: 0
Directed By: David Keating
Starring: Eva Birthistle • Ella Connolly • Amelia Crowley • Aidan Gillen • Timothy Spall
Genres: Drama • Horror
Rank This Movie
13 Assassins
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2732
Times Ranked: 1084
Win Percentage: 59%
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho • Takayuki Yamada • Yusuke Iseya • Gorô Inagaki • Masachika Ichimura
Genres: Action • Ensemble Film • Period Film • Samurai Film
Rank This Movie
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #17903
Times Ranked: 30
Win Percentage: 42%
Top-...
- 7/5/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
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