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Group of men with heads bowed, appearing to pray or reflect solemnly.
Review

A Hidden Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pri­vate, unseen protest forges a spir­i­tu­al path to God in Ter­rence Malick’s rhap­sod­ic resis­tance drama.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A group of soldiers in combat gear and uniforms, amidst rubble and debris, with a central figure standing among them.
Review

1917

by Greg Wetherall

Sam Mendes’ grip­ping World War One dra­ma is light on plot but dis­plays plen­ty of tech­ni­cal panache.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Group of men in military and naval uniforms standing in front of aircraft.
Review

Midway

by Adam Woodward

Roland Emmerich’s expen­sive­ly mount­ed re-enact­ment of the Bat­tle of Mid­way ben­e­fits from a bal­anced perspective.

1
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A woman with long, dark hair wearing a yellow cardigan, looking pensive in a dimly lit room.
Review

The Aftermath

by Elena Lazic

Keira Knight­ley and Alexan­der Skars­gård expe­ri­ence for­bid­den love in post­war Germany.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Mature woman wearing black eye patch and leather jacket, standing next to bearded man in desert setting.
Review

A Private War

by Elena Lazic

Rosamund Pike plays the late war cor­re­spon­dent Marie Colvin in this stan­dard-issue biopic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Soldiers in military uniforms marching down a street in a village. Sepia-toned historical image.
Review

They Shall Not Grow Old

by Adam Woodward

Peter Jack­son marks the cen­ten­ni­al of the end of WWI with a fas­ci­nat­ing, fatal­ly flawed exer­cise in his­toric preservation.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Close-up of a soldier in camouflage uniform with a serious expression, looking out of a window.
Review

The 15:17 to Paris

by David Jenkins

Clint East­wood clev­er­ly restages a real-life act of hero­ism in this intrigu­ing and mov­ing docudrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Soldiers in military uniforms with steel helmets, carrying equipment, against a backlit urban scene.
Review

Journey’s End

by David Jenkins

The grim real­i­ties of life in the World War One trench­es is the sub­ject of this rous­ing if uno­rig­i­nal tale of sol­diers on the edge of sanity.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A mature man in a suit and glasses holding a cigar in a dimly lit room.
Review

Darkest Hour

by Trevor Johnston

Gary Old­man is on career-best form in this stan­dard issue Win­ston Churchill biopic from direc­tor Joe Wright.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, crouching on a rocky, snowy terrain.
Review

Land of Mine

by Mark Allison

A group of Ger­man POWs are forced to dig up land mines in Mar­tin Zandvliet’s war drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect