2016 Movies : War

With Mel Gibson • Andrew Garfield • Vince Vaughn • Sam Worthington • Randall Wallace • Matt Nable • Richard Roxburgh • Teresa Palmer • Luke Bracey • David Permut • Tyler Thompson • Lauren Selig • Michael Bassick • Hugo Weaving • Brian Oliver • Bill Mechanic • Robert Schenkkan • Christopher Woodrow • Rachel Griffiths • David Greathouse • William Johnson • Elexa Ruth

The extraordinary true story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield] who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing a gun. Believing that the War was just but killing was nevertheless wrong, he was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. As an army medic Doss single-handedly evacuated the wounded near enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. He was the first conscientious objector to ever win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

With Vin Diesel • Kristen Stewart • Chris Tucker • Marc Platt • Joe Alwyn • Ang Lee • Beau Knapp • Ben Platt • Garrett Hedlund • Simon Cornwell • Simon Beaufoy • Stephen Cornwell • Rhodri Thomas • Deirdre Lovejoy • Guo Guangchang • Brian Bell • Ben Waisbren

The film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad – contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions.

With Nicolas Cage • Brian Presley • Mario Van Peebles • Thomas Jane • Matt Lanter • Tom Sizemore • Cam Cannon • Richard Rionda DelCastro

Throughout WWII, the USS INDIANAPOLIS was known as one of the fastest ships in the entire US Navy. Under the command of CAPTAIN MCVAY (Nicolas Cage), its crew fought bravely in every major US campaign in the Pacific. As President Truman negotiates Germany’s surrender, he gives McVay a new mission. The US Government has developed a secret weapon, which McVay and his crew are to transport to Guam.

The mission goes off without a hitch, and McVay is ordered to take the crew to an island in the Pacific where the men are to report for training. But along the way, disaster strikes. A Japanese submarine under the leadership of COMMANDER HASHIMOTO surprises the Indianapolis and launches several torpedoes into the great ship.

In only twelve minutes, the ship goes down. Of the 1,200 men onboard, only 900 survive the sinking. They wait in the water, believing that their rescue is imminent. When day breaks, the weather turns unbearably hot. Thirst and hunger set in. And the attacks begin.

Hundreds of sharks surround the men and attack without mercy or provocation. After several days in the water, the men start to lose hope. Overwhelmed with thirst, many begin to hallucinate. As the days mount up, and more and more men die, the survivors find a new determination to survive.