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5 Excellent War Movies That Aren’t About World War 1 or 2

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July 3, 2026

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There are very few genres that blend action and drama as perfectly as war movies. Over the years, there have been many excellent movies that depict the horrors of war, usually offering a fictional or semi-fictional insight into real-world historical conflicts that make up some of the darkest moments in human history. Many of the []

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National Review

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· Jul 10, 2026

Rewriting American Movie History

Why scorn triumphalism when talking about American movies that conquered the world?

Polygon

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· Jun 28, 2026

Crank and Crank: High Voltage are free to watch on Pluto TV

Two of the dumbest action movies of the 2000s, in a good way, are free to watch online

Hot Air

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· Jun 28, 2026

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

Variety

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· Jul 4, 2026

Hollywood Movies Have Always Been About America. On the 250th July 4, Are They Still?

A few days ago, the New York Times ran a provocative listicle entitled “What Is the Definitive Movie About America?” Their writers came up with a couple of inspired choices, like “Dazed and Confused,” along with a handful of head-scratchers (“Disclosure Day”? “The Florida Project”?). Since no one asked, I thought I would offer five []

DNyuz

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· Jul 4, 2026

Perilous and Preposterous, ‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back From the Brink

What’s a “good-bad” movie? It’s the kind of flick that might have you cackling, hollering or groaning, one that is not necessarily great cinema but is great fun. It’s highly watchable even though — or maybe because — it’s memorably ridiculous. And it always has at least one element that pushes it into absurd territory. []

ComicBook.com

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· Jun 22, 2026

5 Great War Movies Nobody Talks About

Some war movies usually end up in the same conversation, since they’re the ones that really shaped how people see the genre today, like Saving Private Ryan, Dunkirk, Apocalypse Now, Schindler’s List, among others. The problem is that this also created a kind of filter, where anything that doesn’t fit into that group tends to []

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Related coverage for "5 Excellent War Movies That Aren’t About World War 1 or 2": National Review — Rewriting American Movie History. Polygon — Crank and Crank: High Voltage are free to watch on Pluto TV. Hot Air — 'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies . Variety — Hollywood Movies Have Always Been About America. On the 250th July 4, Are They Still?. DNyuz — Perilous and Preposterous, ‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back From the Brink. ComicBook.com — 5 Great War Movies Nobody Talks About