War movies from the 00s

A platoon movie wrapped in an eighteen‑hour street fight — and SSG Matt Eversmann keeps it human.

A lone shooter, a made-up legend and the machinery that turns survival into spectacle.

Tall ships, harder choices — and Jack Aubrey at the helm.

A hard-drinking American soldier walks into a samurai village and, somehow, the whole movie hinges on him learning how to stand again.

A war movie about waiting, masculinity and what happens when training outlasts purpose.

Ofelia’s fairy tale shoved up against fascism — and it still stings.

Big shields, bigger speeches — and a king who makes the whole thing feel like a legend told on purpose.

One man, a jungle, and the debts of a lifetime — Rambo returns to do the rescuing no one else will.

A bloody fairy tale about cinema, language and getting even — with Lt. Aldo Raine leading the charge.