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Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.1

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional...

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Sergeant York

Sergeant York

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes on...

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American Sniper

American Sniper

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.3

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but...

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Unbroken

Unbroken

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

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The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his...

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Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.1

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives,...

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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

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Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

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Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1953 IMDB Rating: 6.9

The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than...

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Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 6.6

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the...

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The Red Baron

The Red Baron

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Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knigh...

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