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Subgenre Sampler

 
Blade, TheBlade, The (1996)
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu
Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
GettysburgGettysburg (1993)
Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen
A truly epic screen version of the three–day American Civil War battle of 1863. The director's decade–long obsession is rich in military…
StalingradStalingrad (1992) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier
Feat. Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel
Superlative evocation of WW2 tragedy from a German perspective. A unit of soldiers are posted to the front line in the merciless Russian winter to…
Bullet in the HeadBullet in the Head (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee
John Woo's indictment of war as raw and visceral as its title. Three friends flee Hong Kong and find themselves knee deep in the corruption and…
Fourth War, TheFourth War, The (1990)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow, Harry Dean Stanton
Cold War thriller set during the early days of detente has Scheider and Prochnow as two border commanders whose friendly rivalry on the…
Memphis BelleMemphis Belle (1990)
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan
A likeable modern war drama with a well–known, fresh–faced male cast who make up the crew of the title B–17 bomber about to…
Night of the Fox (TV Mini-series)Night of the Fox (TV Mini-series) (1990)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Michael York, George Peppard, Deborah Raffin
An American officer is captured on German soil during WWII and a daring plot is hatched by the allies to rescue him. based on the novel by Jack…
Born On the Fourth of JulyBorn On the Fourth of July (1989)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise gives an exhilarating performance as Ron Kovic, the teenage patriot who became an embittered, paralysed Vietnam vet, to finally emerge as…
Casualties of WarCasualties of War (1989)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, John Leguizamo
A squad of soldiers become caught in the moral dilemma of wartime Vietnam. Platoon leader Sean Penn goes beyond the call of duty while Michael J.…
Farewell to the KingFarewell to the King (1989)
Dir. John Milius
Feat. Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae
Half–successful attempt to fashion a mythic tale from the Japanese invasion of Borneo in WW2, with a US Army deserter (Nolte) and a British…

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