Born on the Fourth of July
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Caroline Kava Holly Marie Combs Kyra Sedgwick Mark Moses Raymond J. Barry Rob Camilletti Stephen Baldwin Tom Berenger Tom Cruise Vivica A. Fox
The Dirty Dozen
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Director: Robert Aldrich
Stars: Charles Bronson Ernest Borgnine George Kennedy Jim Brown John Cassavetes Lee Marvin Ralph Meeker Richard Jaeckel Robert Ryan Trini López
We Were Soldiers
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Director: Randall Wallace
Stars: Barry Pepper Chris Klein Clark Gregg Greg Kinnear Jsu Garcia Keri Russell Madeleine Stowe Marc Blucas Mel Gibson Sam Elliott
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Director: David Lean
Stars: Alec Guinness André Morell Geoffrey Horne Jack Hawkins James Donald John Boxer Percy Herbert Peter Williams Sessue Hayakawa William Holden
Gone with the Wind
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Director: Victor Fleming
Stars: Ann Rutherford Barbara O'Neil Clark Gable Evelyn Keyes George Reeves Hattie McDaniel Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Thomas Mitchell Vivien Leigh
The Men Who Stare at Goats
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Director: Grant Heslov
Stars: Ewan McGregor George Clooney Glenn Morshower Jeff Bridges Kevin Spacey Nick Offerman Robert Patrick Stephen Lang Stephen Root Waleed Zuaiter