The Hurt Locker
Release Date: 01/12/2010
Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller The Hurt Locker presents the conflict in the Middle East from the perspective of those who witnessed the fighting firsthand -- the soldiers. As an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team tactfully navigates the streets of present-day Iraq, they face the constant threat of death from incomin ...
Actor(s): Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Director(s): Kathryn Bigelow
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: War, Feature
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Inglourious Basterds
Release Date: 12/15/2009
A group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers during the official premiere of a high-profile German propaganda film. As far as Lt. Aldo Raine (aka Aldo the Apache," Brad Pitt) -- is concerned, the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. Raine's mission is to strike fear into the heart of Adolf Hitler by brutally murdering as many goose-steppers as possible, or die trying. In order to accomplish that goal, Lt. Raine ...
Actor(s): Brad Pitt, MTlanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz
Director(s): Quentin Tarantino
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: War, Feature
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The Inglorious Bastards
Release Date: 07/29/2008
The Inglorious Bastards was the alternate title for the Italian adventure yarn Counterfeit Commandos. The main characters are five soldiers facing court-martial in World War II France. The quintet consists of Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, Michael Pergolami, and Jackie Basehart. The men escape, heading to the safety of the Swiss border; along the way, they pull off several random acts of above-and-beyond heroism. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten
Director(s): Enzo G. Castellari
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: War, Feature
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