An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.

Hard Rain

1998

English

5.9

♡ 36

34%

Mikael Salomon Director

Wayne Duvall as Hank

Morgan Freeman as Jim

Christian Slater as Tom

Anthony Montgomery as (uncredited)

An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.

The King's Choice

2016

Norwegian

7.1

♡ 19

83%

Erik Poppe Director

Linus Widner as Christian P. Reusch

Randolf Walderhaug as Kaptein Bjart Ording

Sofie Falkgård as Prinsesse Ragnhild

Gerald Pettersen as Statsminister Johan Nygaardsvold

On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal family's escape and King Haakon's difficult choice after Nazi Germany's invasion of Norway.

Dunkirk

1958

English

7.1

♡ 7

73%

Action

based on a true story

Leslie Norman Director

Arnold Bell as Commander - Royal Navy

John G. Heller as German Soldier

Kenneth Cope as Lieutenant Lumpkin

Ronald Hines as Private Miles

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.

Summerland

2020

English

7.0

♡ 62

78%

Jessica Swale Director

Gemma Arterton as Alice

Sally Scott as Miss Poskitt

Amanda Root as Mrs. Lawrence

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Vera

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

Wanko: The Story of Me, My Family and Rock

2011

Japanese

5.2

♡ 2

Isamu Nakae Director

Mieko Harada as

Mitsuko Baishô as

Yoshinori Okada as

Hitomi Satô as

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.

Tears of the Sun

2003

English

6.6

♡ 98

34%

Antoine Fuqua Director

Tom Skerritt as Captain Bill Rhodes

Monica Bellucci as Dr. Lena Fiore Kendricks

Cole Hauser as James 'Red' Atkins

Bruce Willis as Lieutenant A.K. Waters

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician.

Goodnight Mr Tom

1998

English

7.8

♡ 5

based on children's book

based on novel or book

Jack Gold Director

Annabelle Apsion as Mrs. Beech

Geoffrey Hutchings as Ralph Briggs

John Thaw as Tom Oakley

Geoffrey Beevers as Vicar

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

The Bar

2017

Spanish

6.3

♡ 23

100%

traveling through a sewer

Álex de la Iglesia Director

Blanca Suárez as Elena

Jaime Ordóñez as Israel

Mario Casas as Nacho

Carmen Machi as Trini

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008

English

5.5

♡ 116

21%

extraterrestrial technology

Scott Derrickson Director

Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson

Keanu Reeves as Klaatu

Brandon T. Jackson as Target Tech

Daniel Bacon as Winslow

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.