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51. Johnny Mad Dog (2008)
98 min | Drama, War
A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in the West African Country Liberia.
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | Stars: Christophe Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Joseph Duo, Dagbeth Tweh
Votes: 3,541
52. Culloden (1964 TV Movie)
69 min | Drama, History, War
The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England.
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Tony Cosgrove, Olivier Espitalier-Noel, Don Fairservice, George McBean
Votes: 1,738
53. War Witch (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War
Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona, a 14-year-old girl, tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
Director: Kim Nguyen | Stars: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda, Ralph Prosper
Votes: 7,580 | Gross: $0.07M
54. Ezra (I) (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Ezra is the first film to give an African perspective on the disturbing phenomenon of abducting child soldiers into the continent's recent civil wars. Ezra is structured around the ... See full summary »
Director: Newton I. Aduaka | Stars: Mamoudu Turay Kamara, Mariame N'Diaye, Mamusu Kallon, Richard Gant
Votes: 290
55. The Exception (2019)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
Four women work together at a small NGO in Copenhagen that specialises in genocide. When two of them receive death threats, they suspect a Serbian war criminal; but then they start suspecting and turning against each other.
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen | Stars: Danica Curcic, Amanda Collin, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Lene Maria Christensen
Votes: 1,067
56. The Ogre (1996)
R | 118 min | Drama
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very ... See full summary »
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht
Votes: 2,686 | Gross: $0.05M
57. Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir (2010)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Indian Military Intelligence deputes an agent to Kashmir incognito to find out who is behind extremist attacks.
Director: Rahul Dholakia | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Kunal Kapoor, Anupam Kher
Votes: 717
58. Trouble at Timpetill (2008)
Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The children of a small European mountain village end up being its only residents, soon after the adults cannot take their behavior any longer.
Director: Nicolas Bary | Stars: Raphaël Katz, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léo Legrand, Baptiste Bétoulaud
Votes: 1,116
59. Why We Fight (1942)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War
The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Walter Huston, Victor Bulwer-Lytton, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré
Votes: 2,417
60. The One That Got Away (1996 TV Movie)
110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An army unit, conducting reconnaissance deep within enemy territory, is disclosed and defeated. Several surviving soldiers desperately run to the border.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Paul McGann, David Morrissey, Steven Waddington, Simon Burke
Votes: 442
61. 120 (2008)
114 min | Drama, History, War
During the Sarikamis Battle, the Ottoman army runs out of ammunition and appeals to the people of Van for help, who happen to have supplies. However, the First World War is on and all men ... See full summary »
Directors: Özhan Eren, Murat Saraçoglu | Stars: Özge Özberk, Burak Sergen, Cansel Elcin, Emin Olcay
Votes: 7,089
62. Kony 2012 (2012)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A documentary that explores why African cult and militia leader and indicted war criminal fugitive Joseph Kony needs to be arrested by the end of 2012.
Director: Jason Russell | Stars: Susan Davis, Shepard Fairey, James Inhofe, Joseph Kony
Votes: 582
63. Zaytoun (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee helps an Israeli fighter pilot escape from PLO captivity because he wants to visit his ancestral family home. En route through war-torn Lebanon their relationship develops into a close bond.
Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Abdallah El Akal, Alice Taglioni, Loai Nofi
Votes: 1,730 | Gross: $0.04M
64. Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)
Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary, War
The film focuses on a group of Miskito in Nicaragua who used child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
Directors: Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle | Stars: Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
Votes: 1,026
65. Killer Kid (1994)
90 min | Drama, War
A Lebanese kid is sent to France on a terrorist mission for "Allah's Army". An Lebanese French kid becomes involved unwittingly. A bond develops between the two, while they become alienated... See full summary »
Director: Gilles de Maistre | Stars: Tewfik Jallab, Younesse Boudache, Salah Teskouk, Fatiha Cheriguene
Votes: 237
66. Captive (I) (2012)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the hostage crisis of the Dos Palmas kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the life of the hostages whose survivors were freed after an awful year in captivity.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville, Marc Zanetta, Rustica Carpio
Votes: 848
67. Diamonds (2009 TV Movie)
240 min | Drama
A complex tale about small and big players in the African diamond business, wrapped around a murder of a United States Senator's daughter.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: James Purefoy, Judy Davis, Derek Jacobi, Joanne Kelly
Votes: 265
68. Under the Dog (2016)
38 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
The story takes place within Neo Tokyo in the year 2025, five years after a severe terrorist attack at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Students possessing special abilities are forced into serving... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Andô | Stars: Rumi Okubo, Kôki Uchiyama, Haruka Takahashi, Naomi Ohzora
Votes: 264
69. The Blood Bond (2011)
86 min | Action, Thriller
A world-renowned spiritual leader arrives in the Asian nation of Purma to give a teaching to the faithful. Accompanying him is a retinue of monks and attendants, including his personal ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Biehn, Antony Szeto | Stars: Michael Biehn, Phoenix Chou, Simon Yam, Emma Pei
Votes: 284
70. Sixteen (I) (2013)
80 min | Thriller
An African former child soldier now living in London is forced to confront his violent past.
Director: Rob Brown | Stars: Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day, Fady Elsayed
Votes: 238
71. Alias Maria (2015)
TV-MA | 91 min | Drama, War
A vision of Colombia's inhuman armed conflict, seen through the eyes of a young - and pregnant - girl soldier.
Director: José Luis Rugeles | Stars: Carlos Clavijo, Anderson Gomez, Carmenza González, Lola Lagos
Votes: 403
72. Kampuchea: The Untold Story (1985)
98 min | Drama, War
When Vietnam invades Cambodia (Kampuchea) in 1978, a 12 year old Cambodian boy (So Sombat) escapes to Thailand with his little sister. After meeting a group of Khmer Rouge child soldiers, he decides to join them and fight the Vietnamese.
Director: Toranong Srichua | Stars: So Sombat, So Wanpen, David Phanampai, Tinakarn Srisungmaun
Votes: 14
73. Mali vojnici (1967)
92 min | Drama
After the end of World War II a blonde boy arrives at an orphanage made for the children of partisans or people killed in the war. The headmaster knows that the boy's parents were Nazis but... See full summary »
Director: Bahrudin 'Bato' Cengic | Stars: Stojan 'Stole' Arandjelovic, Marija Tocinoski, Zaim Muzaferija, Zlatko Madunic
Votes: 156
74. Six Feet Under (2018 Video)
21 min | Short, Drama, History
During the First World War, a young British soldier (Ian Scott Castillo) and two others find themselves trapped in an underground bunker with a major German offensive imminent.
Director: Seth Amaradasa | Stars: Ian Scott Castillo, Courtney Gunter, Seth Amaradasa, Reece Griffin
Votes: 7
75. Feuerherz (2008)
92 min | Biography, Drama, War
The true story of a young female soldier who comes of age during the Eritrean civil war.
Director: Luigi Falorni | Stars: Letekidan Micael, Solomie Micael, Seble Tilahun, Daniel Seyoum
Votes: 228
76. Operación E (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
A thriller centered on a family taken hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Director: Miguel Courtois | Stars: Luis Tosar, Antonio Ferreira, Eileen Moreno, Francisco Pérez
Votes: 627
77. Okhotniki za karavanami (2010 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, War
1986, Afghanistan. The Mujahideen announce the launch of a new air-defense system called Stinger, which could potentially end Soviet supremacy in the air. Commander of Intelligence, Major ... See full summary »
Director: Sergey Chekalov | Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov, Vsevolod Khovanskiy-Pomerantsev, Boris Galkin, Igor Mirkurbanov
Votes: 73
78. War Dance (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, War
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix | Stars: Dominic, Nancy, Rose, Jane Adong
Votes: 1,199 | Gross: $0.11M
79. Chasing the Deer (1994)
97 min | History, War
The Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden.
Director: Graham Holloway | Stars: Brian Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson, Matthew Zajac, Fish
Votes: 167
80. The Silent Army (2008)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
Child soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to... See full summary »
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Marco Borsato, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Thekla Reuten, Andrew Kintu
Votes: 1,220
81. Paratiisin avaimet (2014)
27 min | Short, Drama, History
Iran, 1984. Homeless brothers struggle to survive in a country at war.
Director: Hamy Ramezan | Stars: Salar Ashtiyani, Yazdan Akhoondi, Shaghayeh Djodat, Muhammed Cangören
Votes: 108
82. Comédia Infantil (1998)
93 min | Drama
Based on the book by Henning Mankell (Sweden), this story takes place in Mozambique and is about a young boy, Nelio, who loses his entire family during a time of civil war. A wounded Nelio ... See full summary »
Director: Solveig Nordlund | Stars: Sérgio Titos, Jaime Julio, Francisco Chilengue, Avelino Manhiça
Votes: 88
83. Lieutenant Rakoczy (1954)
114 min | Adventure, History, Romance
Historical drama about the Austrian occupation at the beginning of the 18th century.
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Tibor Bitskey, Éva Vass, Endre Gyárfás, Ferenc Zenthe
Votes: 119
84. Night Bus (2007)
90 min | Drama, Romance, War
Two young Iranian soldiers guard a bus load of prisoners of war on a trip to prison.
Director: Kiumars Poorahmad | Stars: Khosro Shakibai, Mohammad Reza Forutan, Amir Mohammad Zand, Elnaz Shakerdoost
Votes: 631
85. Acholiland (2009)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
Northern Uganda, 1999. War has raged for thirteen years. Thousands are killed, millions are displaced, and everyone is starving. Set in the heart of this turmoil, four UN workers must ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Christian Oliver, Owiso Odera, Jon Collin Barclay, Roman Wyden
Votes: 66
86. Imposztorok (1969)
104 min | Drama, History
Director: Félix Máriássy | Stars: Nándor Tomanek, Péter Huszti, István Iglódi, Margit Bara
Votes: 27
87. Wrong Elements (2016)
133 min | Documentary
Uganda, 1989. A young rebel who claims to be visited by spirits, Joseph Kony, forms a movement against the central power: the LRA, The Lord's Resistance Army. An "army" that grew by ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Littell | Stars: Geofrey, Nighty, Mike, Lapisa Evelyn
Votes: 78
88. Lazarus (II) (1996)
87 min | Drama
This unusual drama with a message, set in England and filmed entirely in English, concerns a wealthy British couple of Polish descent who adopt a son because they are unable to have ... See full summary »
Director: Waldemar Dziki | Stars: William Armstrong, Karen Austin, Ryszard Filipski, Witold Holtz
Votes: 21
89. The Bitter Root (2021)
19 min | Short
David Ocitti was just a boy when the rebels attacked his village, killing his father and forcing him to become a soldier in their brutal army. After surviving gunfire in a narrow escape, ... See full summary »
Director: Chad Clendinen | Star: David Ocitti
90. Guantanamo's Child: Omar Khadr (2015)
80 min | Documentary
Omar Khadr: child soldier or unrepentant terrorist? After spending nearly half his life behind bars, including a decade at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre, Khadr is suddenly released. Finally, his story, in his own words.
Directors: Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard | Stars: Omar Khadr, Dennis Edney, Patricia Edney, Stephen Harper
Votes: 68
91. You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo (2010)
100 min | Documentary, History, News
The interrogation recordings of the underaged Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner, Omar Khadr, by Canadian intelligence personnel are presented with observations by his attorneys and former cell mates.
Directors: Luc Côté, Patricio Henríquez
Votes: 176
92. Ex-Child (1994)
5 min | Animation, Short
Director: Jacques Drouin | Stars: Cedric Dind-Lavoie, Mark Brunno, Vincent Lambert, Benoit Lussier
Votes: 65
93. The Soldier (1966)
103 min | Drama, War
A story of a boy, forced to grow mature before his time and to die too early because of the cruel war circumstances. This film is dedicated to all the children who have died during the National Liberation War.
Director: George P. Breakston | Stars: Rade Markovic, Fraser MacIntosh, Branka Zoric, Petar Banicevic
Votes: 27
94. Sodan silmät 1918 (2018)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Jouko Aaltonen, Seppo Rustanius
Votes: 15
95. A Place Called Ardoyne (1973)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
The award-winning 1973 documentary looks at the situation in Northern Ireland as it affects the Catholic community of Ardoyne. Includes interviews with leading figures in the community ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Clayton-Thompson | Stars: Philip Clayton-Thompson, Stephen Rea
Votes: 5
96. Better Angels (I)
Drama | Announced
A look at the plight of children soldiers in Uganda.
Director: Forest Whitaker | Star: Roman L. Armstrong
97. The Vice Guide to Congo (2011)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Suroosh Alvi, Horeb Bulambo, Jake Burghart, Tim Freccia
Votes: 11
98. Memorize-You-Saw-It (2008)
46 min | Documentary
For the past twenty years Uganda has been in and out of newspaper headlines as a nation in brutal guerilla civil-war. Over 30,000 child soldiers have conscripted by the Lord's Resistance ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Betz | Stars: Alexandrine Adeke, Patricia Akello, John Bosco Akena, Alfred Alito
99. Children of Congo: From War to Witches (2008)
67 min | Documentary
Over five million people have died during the past decade as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Few people are aware of the unimaginable scale of human suffering... See full summary »
Director: Dan Balluff | Stars: Tony Akundi, Dan Balluff, Sadia Kaenzig, Zbigniew Orlikowski
100. Lost Child: Sayon's Journey (2013)
76 min | Documentary, Biography, History
LOST CHILD ~ SAYON'S JOURNEY shows how one Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his childhood experiences during Cambodia's darkest hour, what he witnessed, and struggled with as he came of ... See full summary »
Directors: Janet P. Gardner, Kevin Cloutier | Stars: Susan Beers, Ken Lavallee, Eath Kim Sao, Sao Sim
Votes: 11