War stories are a timeless source of media.

A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

His actions earned him a Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medal.

Mark Wahlberg’s Marcus Luttrell coming out of water in Lone Survivor

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This movie is a phenomenal telling of his experiences and is breathtaking from start to finish.

It is a story worthy of knowledge to all.

The brother of one of the men is among the soldiers, adding a personal goal to their mission.

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Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.

The movie is a record-breaker on multiple fronts.

However, in no way does that make it any less deserving of must-watch status.

It is one of themost influential and iconic war filmsever made and will likely remain that way forever.

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It remains a depiction of WW1 that everyone should seefrom the perspective of the German soldierswho fought it.

A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.

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Elias (Willem Dafoe) raises his arms and falls to his knees as he is shot from behind in the jungle, in Platoon

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Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

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A military raid at night in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

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A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

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Andrew Garfield covered in blood in dirt in Hacksaw Ridge

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British soldier running through battlefield in 1917

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The Hurt Locker

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During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

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Dunkirk

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Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

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The heroes of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ in the streets of a ravaged Ramelle.

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Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

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Paul has a sad look on his face while standing with other soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) holds an object and looks distraught in Schindler’s List (1993).

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