War films are not just entertaining, but also useful media content. They inspire men and women to volunteer, perpetuate the memory of heroes. And most importantly, they remind us of the horrors of war so that we can build a peaceful future for our children.
That's why we tried to collect for you only the best war films of 2019 based on high ratings on Kinopoisk and IMDb. Cinema, which has only one user rating, we put at the top of the list.
10. Tolkien
Movie Search Rating: n / a
IMDB Rating: 7.00 out of 10
Genre: drama, military, biography
Country: USA
Producer: Karukoski House
Music: Thomas Newman
Duration: 112 minutes
Creativity of J.R.R.Tolkien is loved all over the world. His books are among the best children's books of all time, and films made on them have become masterpieces of the modern film industry.
In 2019, it was time to make a film about the writer himself. He will talk about how the young and still unknown Tolkien sought friendship, love and inspiration, as well as his service in the British forces during the First World War.
9. Secret life
Movie Search Rating: n / a
IMDB Rating: 7.50 out of 10
Genre: drama, military, history
Country: Germany, USA
Producer: Terrence Malik
Music: James Newton Howard
Duration: 173 minutes
This film based on real events is the story of a little-known hero outside the borders of Austria, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
When Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and love for his wife Fani and children that support his spirit.
8. The Battle of Saragahri
Movie Search Rating: n / a
IMDB Rating: 7.80 out of 10
Genre: drama, military, action
Country: India
Producer: Anurag Singh
Music: Jasbir Yassi, Dr. Arco Law of Maherjee, et al.
Duration: 150 minutes
This is a tense war drama that combines strong emotions with a blood-soaked action. She recounts an important chapter from the annals of Indian history - about a detachment of 21 Sikh soldiers who fought against an Afghan army of 10,000 in 1897.
The Battle of Saragahri is considered one of the most inspiring examples of human valor and courage, not only in India, but throughout the world.
It is interesting that in the film there are many references to Islamic and Sikh legends, and the gatka, the martial art of Punjab, was also demonstrated.
7. Save Leningrad
Movie Search Rating: 5.37 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.80 out of 10
Genre: drama military
Country: Russia
Producer: Alexey Kozlov
Music: Yuri Potenko
Duration: 95 minutes
Films about the events of World War II in Russia will not surprise anyone. They were shot during the times of the USSR, and in the dashing 90s, and now. Therefore, little can surprise Russian viewers, but it is very easy to arouse their indignation. And “Save Leningrad” managed to walk a fine line between “an excellent film” and “why did I watch it?”.
On the one hand, you will find in it clichéd characters (the evil NKVDshnik) and explicit references to famous paintings (“Titanic”, “Saving Private Ryan”). In addition, such a large-scale movie title does not match the plot.
On the other hand, viewers note well-made costumes and weapons, as well as a good acting game and excellently shot battle scenes.
The action of this picture takes place in September 1941. Young people Kostya and Nastya find themselves on a barge, which is supposed to evacuate cadets and part of the inhabitants of Leningrad from the besieged city. However, once in a storm, the ship is in distress. And instead of helping, enemy planes are already hurrying to him.
6. The corridor of immortality
Movie Search Rating: 6.25 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.90 out of 10
Genre: drama, military, history
Country: Russia
Producer: Fedor Popov
Music: Andrey Golovin
Duration: 125 minutes
A young resident of Leningrad, Masha Yablochkina, having survived the terrible siege winter of 1941-1942, comes to railway courses. And after them it falls on the construction of the Shlisselburg highway, which connects the city with the mainland. Under the shelling of German artillery, Masha and her comrades from the 48th steam column will deliver a vital cargo to Leningrad.
This film can rightfully be called popular. In 2015, he collected a little more than 600 thousand rubles on the Boomstarter platform. The creators of the “Corridor of Immortality” used this money to create the scenery for the bridge across the Neva.
5. Triple border
Movie Search Rating: 6.58 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.50 out of 10
Genre: action, adventure, military
Country: USA
Producer: JC Chandor
Music: Rich vreeland
Duration: 108 minutes
If Uncle Ben saw what wealth fell into the hands of a group of former Delta Force military men, he would say something like: "Big money is a big temptation."
For the first time in their prestigious career, these inconspicuous heroes embark on a dangerous mission for themselves, not the country.
4. Consequences
Movie Search Rating: 6.81 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.30 out of 10
Genre: drama, romance, military
Country: Great Britain, Germany, USA
Producer: James kent
Music: Martin Phipps
Duration: 108 minutes
While in Germany after World War II, a British colonel (Jason Clark) oversees the restoration of a German city.
Together with his wife (Keira Knightley), he settles in a luxurious mansion owned by a German single father (Alexander Skarsgard) and his emotionally unstable daughter. Recent enemies under one roof - can they live peacefully for at least one day?
3. Scream of silence
Movie Search Rating: 6.90 out of 10
IMDB Rating: not
Genre: drama, history, military
Country: Russia
Producer: Vladimir Potapov
Music: Denis Pekarev
Duration: 97 minutes
They say that the war is not a woman’s face. However, the women and children remaining in the rear fully feel the horror of war. This happened in the family of little Mitya, who was in besieged Leningrad. He was threatened with death from cold and hunger, if not for salvation in the face of teenage girl Katie.
Now she, a 12-year-old schoolgirl with a three-year-old baby in her arms, will have to fight for two in difficult conditions. Despite the severity of what is happening, this is a bright and life-affirming film that is understandable not only to adults, but also to adolescents.
2. The Brotherhood
Movie Search Rating: 7.19 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Genre: drama, action, military
Country: Russia
Producer: Pavel Lungin
Music: is unknown
Duration: 113 minutes
The events of this film unfold in 1988, in the midst of the exit of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. Intelligence is trying to negotiate with the dushmans who control the Salang Pass.
However, the situation is complicated by the fact that a military pilot fell into the hands of the Mujahideen. And the game begins, in which the special services, Afghan officials, militants and many other people came together with a variety of interests.
And in the center of this snake ball is a reconnaissance company, for which political considerations are not important, but only a military fraternity is important.
I must say that this movie was ambiguously perceived by the Afghan warriors. For example, Colonel of the FSB of Russia in reserve Igor Morozov called “Brotherhood” a film in which young people and a sense of patriotism cannot be educated, since the Soviet troops were implausibly shown, they are engaged in war crimes and are fighting with each other in front of the Afghans. At the same time, a high audience rating proves that not all viewers agree with Morozov’s assessment.
1. Balkan line
Movie Search Rating: 7.30 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 7.80 out of 10
Genre: drama, action, military
Country: Russia, Serbia
Producer: Andrey Volgin
Music: Mikhail Afanasyev
Duration: 151 minutes
Among the best military films of 2019 are many Russian films. However, with rare exceptions, they talk about the events of the Great Patriotic War. And the Balkan Frontier is a memory of the military conflict that unfolded in Yugoslavia in 1999. And many actors from the crowd who participated in the filming were even witnesses, or even participants in this conflict.
At the center of what is happening is a group of commandos who are tasked with capturing and holding the Slatina airfield in Kosovo. This is an important object on which “the light wedged” for both the Albanian field commander and NATO high-ranking military officials. But the commander of the Russian special group has a personal interest in the seizure of the airfield. There, among the hostages, is his beloved girlfriend.
