Pearl Harbor
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Director: Michael Bay
Stars: Alec Baldwin Ben Affleck Cuba Gooding Jr. Ewen Bremner Greg Zola Jon Voight Josh Hartnett Kate Beckinsale Tom Sizemore William Lee Scott
Schindler’s List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Andrzej Seweryn Béatrice Macola Ben Kingsley Caroline Goodall Embeth Davidtz Jonathan Sagall Liam Neeson Malgorzata Gebel Mark Ivanir Ralph Fiennes
Saving Private Ryan
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Adam Goldberg Barry Pepper Edward Burns Giovanni Ribisi Jeremy Davies Matt Damon Ted Danson Tom Hanks Tom Sizemore Vin Diesel
Platoon
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Johnny Depp Keith David Kevin Dillon Reggie Johnson Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Chris Cooper Donal Logue Heath Ledger Jason Isaacs Joely Richardson Leon Rippy Lisa Brenner Mel Gibson Tchéky Karyo Tom Wilkinson
The Pacific
Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
Stars: Anna Torv Ashton Holmes Jacob Pitts James Badge Dale Jon Bernthal Jon Seda Joseph Mazzello Matt Craven Rami Malek William Sadler