End of the Year Movie

Movie Name (chronological, based on topic)

Master and Commander (PG13)
2003

When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost.

Saving Private Ryan (R)
1998

A small band of U.S. Soldiers are sent on a mission during the tumultuous battle at normandy to find the lone survivor of four brothers in steven spielbergs brutally honest world war ii epic.

Pearl Harbor (PG-13)
2001

The event that changed the world -- that early Sunday morning in paradise when warplanes screamed across the peaceful skies of Pearl Harbor and jolted America into World War II.

Letters From Iwo Jima (R)
2006

Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II.

Submarine warfare in WWII

U-571 is a story about an American submarine crew s battle against time - and their own fears - while carrying out a daring mission to capture a top secret encrypting device from a Nazi U-boat

The Pianist (R)
2002

A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.

Thirteen Days (R)
2000

Cuban Missile Crisis

For thirteen extraordinary days in october 1962 the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. After the discovery of soviet weapons in cuba events and tension escalate between two military superpowers and within the white house.

Full Metal Jacket (R)
1987

The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive

Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value life.

We Were Soldiers (R)
2002

Exploration of the courage, valor and loyalty among an elite American combat division that is sent to battle in Southern Vietnam

Tears of the Sun (R)
2003

A special-ops commander leads his team into the jungle of nigeria to rescue a doctor who will only go with them if they agree to rescue 70 refugees too

Three Kings (R)
1999

When restless american foot soldiers left out of operation desert storms high-tech warfare go on a renegade mission to loot $23 million in iraqi gold they discoer more action than they ever could want and their own humanity as well. Special features: bunkers - three hidden features and much more

Black Hawk Down (R)
2001

War in Somalia - 1993

The harrowing true story of a group of elite american soldiers sent into somalia in 1993 as part of a un peacekeeping operation. Their mission is to abduct several top lieutenants of a somalian warlord as part of a strategy to quell the civil war that is tearing the country to pieces.

The Hunt for Red October (PG)
1990

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him.

Computer hacker David Lightman can bypass the most advanced security systems, break the most intricate secret codes and mastereven the most difficult computer games. But when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer, he initiates a confrontation of global proportions World War III! David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Spies Like Us (PG)
1985

Two bureaucratic bumblers are chosen for a top-secret military assignment but their limitations are limitless and so are their laughs. Watch dan and chevy out maneuver missile-minded maniacs from the desert to the tundra

Red Dawn (PG13)
1984

The invasion of the United States has begun! As their town is overrun by foreign nationals, eight teenagers escape to the mountains. Taking the name of their high school football team, the Wolverines, they wage unremitting guerrilla warfare in defense of their parents, their friends and their country.

Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully grasp.

The Kingdom (R)
2007

A team of elite FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to solve a brutal mass murder and find a killer before he strikes again. Out of their element and under heavy fire, the team must join forces with their Saudi counterparts. As these unlikely allies begin to unlock the secrets of the crime scene, the team is led into a heart-stopping, do-or-die confrontation.

The Hurt Locker (R)
2009

Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Movie Name (chronological, based on topic)	Topic	Summary	Trailer
Master and Commander (PG13) 2003	Age of Exploration	When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts casualities and severe damage upon his vessel, Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey (Crowe) of the British Royal Navy is torn between duty and friendship as he embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes chase across two oceans to intercept and capture the enemy at any cost.
Saving Private Ryan (R) 1998	WWII	A small band of U.S. Soldiers are sent on a mission during the tumultuous battle at normandy to find the lone survivor of four brothers in steven spielbergs brutally honest world war ii epic.
Pearl Harbor (PG-13) 2001	WWII	The event that changed the world -- that early Sunday morning in paradise when warplanes screamed across the peaceful skies of Pearl Harbor and jolted America into World War II.
Letters From Iwo Jima (R) 2006	Japanese in WWII	Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II.
U-571 (R) 2000	Submarine warfare in WWII	U-571 is a story about an American submarine crew s battle against time - and their own fears - while carrying out a daring mission to capture a top secret encrypting device from a Nazi U-boat
The Pianist (R) 2002	Holocaust in WWII	A brilliant pianist, a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital, from restricted access to the building of the Warsaw ghetto. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw.
Thirteen Days (R) 2000	Cuban Missile Crisis	For thirteen extraordinary days in october 1962 the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. After the discovery of soviet weapons in cuba events and tension escalate between two military superpowers and within the white house.
Full Metal Jacket (R) 1987	Vietnam War	The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive
Platoon (R) 1986	Vietnam War	Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value life.
We Were Soldiers (R) 2002	Vietnam War	Exploration of the courage, valor and loyalty among an elite American combat division that is sent to battle in Southern Vietnam
Tears of the Sun (R) 2003	Modern Warfare	A special-ops commander leads his team into the jungle of nigeria to rescue a doctor who will only go with them if they agree to rescue 70 refugees too
Three Kings (R) 1999	Gulf War -1991	When restless american foot soldiers left out of operation desert storms high-tech warfare go on a renegade mission to loot $23 million in iraqi gold they discoer more action than they ever could want and their own humanity as well. Special features: bunkers - three hidden features and much more
Black Hawk Down (R) 2001	War in Somalia - 1993	The harrowing true story of a group of elite american soldiers sent into somalia in 1993 as part of a un peacekeeping operation. Their mission is to abduct several top lieutenants of a somalian warlord as part of a strategy to quell the civil war that is tearing the country to pieces.
The Hunt for Red October (PG) 1990	Cold War	A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him.
War Games (PG) 1983	Cold War (Comedy)	Computer hacker David Lightman can bypass the most advanced security systems, break the most intricate secret codes and mastereven the most difficult computer games. But when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer, he initiates a confrontation of global proportions World War III! David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Spies Like Us (PG) 1985	Cold War (Comedy)	Two bureaucratic bumblers are chosen for a top-secret military assignment but their limitations are limitless and so are their laughs. Watch dan and chevy out maneuver missile-minded maniacs from the desert to the tundra
Red Dawn (PG13) 1984	Cold War	The invasion of the United States has begun! As their town is overrun by foreign nationals, eight teenagers escape to the mountains. Taking the name of their high school football team, the Wolverines, they wage unremitting guerrilla warfare in defense of their parents, their friends and their country.
Jarhead (R) 2005	Gulf War 1991	Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff (Gyllenhaal) from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully grasp.
The Kingdom (R) 2007	War on Terror	A team of elite FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to solve a brutal mass murder and find a killer before he strikes again. Out of their element and under heavy fire, the team must join forces with their Saudi counterparts. As these unlikely allies begin to unlock the secrets of the crime scene, the team is led into a heart-stopping, do-or-die confrontation.
The Hurt Locker (R) 2009	Iraq War	Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.