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war trauma

65 titles

The lasting wound of war — PTSD, survivor's guilt, and the way conflict follows people home. The battlefield is often behind them; the damage is not.

Films here also carry Moral Ambiguity, Survival, Coming of Age, Nostalgia & Longing, Loneliness & Isolation · Most represented: John Woo, Tsui Hark, Guillermo del Toro, Brian De Palma, Andrei Tarkovsky.

Saving Private Ryan (1998) poster

Saving Private Ryan

dir. Steven Spielberg · 1998

1917 (2019) poster

1917

dir. Sam Mendes · 2019

Full Metal Jacket (1987) poster

Full Metal Jacket

dir. Stanley Kubrick · 1987

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) poster

Pan's Labyrinth

dir. Guillermo del Toro · 2006

The Pianist (2002) poster

The Pianist

dir. Roman Polanski · 2002

Apocalypse Now (1979) poster

Apocalypse Now

dir. Francis Ford Coppola · 1979

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) poster

Grave of the Fireflies

dir. Isao Takahata · 1988

Platoon (1986) poster

Platoon

dir. Oliver Stone · 1986

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) poster

All Quiet on the Western Front

dir. Edward Berger · 2022

Downfall (2004) poster

Downfall

dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · 2004

The Deer Hunter (1978) poster

The Deer Hunter

dir. Michael Cimino · 1978

The Wind Rises (2013) poster

The Wind Rises

dir. Hayao Miyazaki · 2013

Incendies (2010) poster

Incendies

dir. Denis Villeneuve · 2010

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023) poster

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

dir. Guy Ritchie · 2023

Das Boot (1981) poster

Das Boot

dir. Wolfgang Petersen · 1981

Come and See (1985) poster

Come and See

dir. Elem Klimov · 1985

Land of Mine (2015) poster

Land of Mine

dir. Martin Zandvliet · 2015

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) poster

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

dir. Gérard Oury · 1966

Windtalkers (2002) poster

Windtalkers

dir. John Woo · 2002

The Devil's Backbone (2001) poster

The Devil's Backbone

dir. Guillermo del Toro · 2001

See You Up There (2017) poster

See You Up There

dir. Albert Dupontel · 2017

M*A*S*H (1970) poster

M*A*S*H

dir. Robert Altman · 1970

Mediterraneo (1991) poster

Mediterraneo

dir. Gabriele Salvatores · 1991

Casualties of War (1989) poster

Casualties of War

dir. Brian De Palma · 1989

Rome, Open City (1945) poster

Rome, Open City

dir. Roberto Rossellini · 1945

Sophie's Choice (1982) poster

Sophie's Choice

dir. Alan J. Pakula · 1982

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) poster

Hiroshima Mon Amour

dir. Alain Resnais · 1959

The Breadwinner (2017) poster

The Breadwinner

dir. Nora Twomey · 2017

Sniper: The White Raven (2022) poster

Sniper: The White Raven

dir. Marian Bushan · 2022

Red Cliff (2008) poster

Red Cliff

dir. John Woo · 2008

Joint Security Area (2000) poster

Joint Security Area

dir. Park Chan-wook · 2000

To Be or Not to Be (1942) poster

To Be or Not to Be

dir. Ernst Lubitsch · 1942

Ivan's Childhood (1962) poster

Ivan's Childhood

dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · 1962

Underground (1995) poster

Underground

dir. Emir Kusturica · 1995

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) poster

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

dir. Kang Je-kyu · 2004

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) poster

The Best Years of Our Lives

dir. William Wyler · 1946

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) poster

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

dir. Ang Lee · 2016

In This Corner of the World (2016) poster

In This Corner of the World

dir. Sunao Katabuchi · 2016

The Sacrifice (1986) poster

The Sacrifice

dir. Andrei Tarkovsky · 1986

Tangerines (2013) poster

Tangerines

dir. Zaza Urushadze · 2013

Two Women (1960) poster

Two Women

dir. Vittorio De Sica · 1960

The Shadow in My Eye (2021) poster

The Shadow in My Eye

dir. Ole Bornedal · 2021

Innocent Voices (2005) poster

Innocent Voices

dir. Luis Mandoki · 2005

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) poster

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

dir. Taichi Ishidate · 2020

The Tiger and the Snow (2005) poster

The Tiger and the Snow

dir. Roberto Benigni · 2005

Red Cliff II (2009) poster

Red Cliff II

dir. John Woo · 2009

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021) poster

Quo Vadis, Aida?

dir. Jasmila Žbanić · 2021

The Cranes Are Flying (1957) poster

The Cranes Are Flying

dir. Mikhail Kalatozov · 1957

My Way (2011) poster

My Way

dir. Kang Je-kyu · 2011

To Live (1994) poster

To Live

dir. Zhang Yimou · 1994

The Great War (1959) poster

The Great War

dir. Mario Monicelli · 1959

Forbidden Games (1952) poster

Forbidden Games

dir. René Clément · 1952

Ride with the Devil (1999) poster

Ride with the Devil

dir. Ang Lee · 1999

Redacted (2007) poster

Redacted

dir. Brian De Palma · 2007

The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) poster

The Battle at Lake Changjin

dir. Chen Kaige · 2021

Wife of a Spy (2020) poster

Wife of a Spy

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2020

Address Unknown (2001) poster

Address Unknown

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2001

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) poster

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

dir. Tsui Hark · 2025

The Coast Guard (2002) poster

The Coast Guard

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2002

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022) poster

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge

dir. Tsui Hark · 2022

The Puppetmaster (1993) poster

The Puppetmaster

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1993

Sight (2024) poster

Sight

dir. Andrew Hyatt · 2024

My Brother's Keeper (2021) poster

My Brother's Keeper

dir. Kevan Otto · 2021

Love in a Fallen City (1984) poster

Love in a Fallen City

dir. Ann Hui · 1984

Ishibumi (2016) poster

Ishibumi

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2016

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