Today in Movies
Today in War
Rating: 63 %
Awards:
5 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 158 mins
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Rating: 68 %
Length: 99 mins
Against the Sun (2014)
January 16th , 1942, Harold Dixon, Gene Aldrich and Anthony Pastula ditch their Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber in the sea
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
12 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
April 9th , 1940, Max Manus returns to Norway to fight
April 27th , 1943,
January 16th , 1945, Max Manus sinks the SS Donau
Rating: 63 %
Awards:
2 wins & 10 nominations.
Length: 95 mins
Revolution: Crossing the Andes (2011)
January 19th , 1817, José de San Martín sets off to cross the Andes with his men
February 13th , 1817, José de San Martín arrives in Santiago
Rating: 59 %
Awards:
1 win.
Length: 117 mins
Zulu Dawn (1979)
January 21st , 1879, the British troops prepare for battle
January 22nd , 1879, the Battle of Isandlwana is fought
Rating: 69 %
Length: 111 mins
The One That Got Away (1957)
September 5th , 1940, Franz von Werra is captured
January 21st , 1941, Franz von Werra successfully escapes
April 18th , 1941, Franz von Werra reaches Berlin
Rating: 81 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 48 wins & 159 nominations.
Length: 113 mins
The Imitation Game (2014)
October 28th , 1941, Alan Turing writes to Winston Churchill, asking for help
January 23rd , 1952, Alan Turing's house is broken in to
June 7th , 1954, Alan Turing commits suicide
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
1 nomination.
Length: 132 mins
The Great Raid (2005)
January 27th , 1945, 121 Rangers slip behind enemy lines
January 28th , 1945, the Rangers reach Balincarin, five miles north of the camp
January 29th , 1945, Alamo Scouts Lt. Bill Nellist and Pvt. Rufo Vaquilar secure an abandoned shack near the camp
January 30th , 1945, prisoners are rescued from a Japanese camp in the Raid at Cabanatuan
January 31st , 1945, the freed prisoners are moved to safety
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations.
Length: 112 mins
Official Secrets (2019)
January 31st , 2003, Katharine Gun prints out and takes home a copy of an email detailing illegal wire tapping by the NSA
February 15th , 2003, a massive anti-war protest is held in London
March 2nd , 2003, the Observer prints an article titled "Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war"
March 20th , 2003, Iraq is invaded
November 13th , 2003, Katharine Gun is charged under the Official Secrets Act
February 25th , 2004, the case against Katharine Gun is dropped
Rating: 60 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
Length: 102 mins
The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
February 8th , 1952, the bridges at Samdong-ni (the inspriration for the film) are blown up in an aerial raid
Rating: 56 %
Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 125 mins
1911 (2011)
April 27th , 1911, the Second Guangzhou Uprising
October 10th , 1911, the Wuchang Uprising
December 29th , 1911, Sun Yat-sen becomes provisional president of China
February 12th , 1912, emperor Puyi abdicates
March 10th , 1912, Yuan Shikai is sworn in
Rating: 80 %
Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 12 nominations.
Length: 233 mins
Gone with the Wind (1939)
February 20th , 1866, using her new husband's money, Scarlet O'Hara writes a cheque to pay off the tax collector
Rating: 69 %
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
Length: 106 mins
A Private War (2018)
April 16th , 2001, Marie Colvin loses one of her eyes in an explosion
February 22nd , 2012, Marie Colvin is killed by an IED
Rating: 72 %
Awards:
7 wins & 24 nominations.
Length: 174 mins
A Hidden Life (2019)
February 23rd , 1943, Franz Jägerstätter is called to active duty
March 1st , 1943, Franz Jägerstätter declares his conscientious objection, and is arrested
July 6th , 1943, Franz Jägerstätter is sentenced to death
August 9th , 1943, Franz Jägerstätter is executed
Rating: 66 %
Length: 140 mins
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
July 1st , 1857, George Armstrong Custer enters West Point as a cadet
March 29th , 1875, General Custer testifies before Congress
June 25th , 1876, General Custer dies at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Rating: 69 %
Awards:
Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 27 nominations.
Length: 77 mins
Taking Chance (2009)
April 10th , 2004, Michael Strobl reads about the death of Chance Phelps
April 13th , 2004, Michael Strobl collects Chance Phelps' body
April 17th , 2004, Chance Phelps is buried
Rating: 77 %
Length: 110 mins
The Last Full Measure (2020)
April 11th , 1966, William Pitsenbarger takes part in a helicopter rescue mission
Rating: 63 %
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 135 mins
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
April 18th , 1943, Isoroku Yamamoto is shot down and killed by an American plane
Rating: 65 %
Awards:
2 nominations.
Length: 120 mins
The Red Baron (2008)
April 21st , 1918, Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", is shot down and killed
Rating: 75 %
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 29 nominations.
Length: 137 mins
Unbroken (2014)
August 7th , 1936, Louis Zamperini comes 8th in the Olympic 5,000m race
April 21st , 1943, Louis Zamperini's plane is damaged during a raid on Nauru
May 27th , 1943, Louis Zamperini's plane crashes in the ocean, and the three surviving crew are stranded in inflatable rafts
July 12th , 1943, Louis Zamperini is taken prisoner by the Japanese
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
13 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 141 mins
Olga (2004)
November 23rd , 1935, the Brazilian communist uprising begins in Natal
November 27th , 1936, Olga Benário Prestes gives birth to her daughter Anita
April 23rd , 1942, Olga Benário Prestes is executed
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations.
Length: 98 mins
Rating: 70 %
Length: 102 mins
The Diary of Anne Frank (1995)
June 12th , 1942, Anne is given a diary on her 13th birthday
August 4th , 1944, Anne Frank is captured by the Germans
Rating: 55 %
Awards:
3 nominations.
Length: 122 mins
War Machine (2017)
September 20th , 2009, the General's report is leaked to the public
June 22nd , 2010, the Rolling Stone article "The Runaway General" is published
Rating: 79 %
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 32 nominations.
Length: 178 mins
Braveheart (1995)
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations.
Length: 138 mins
We Were Soldiers (2002)
June 24th , 1954, a French unit is ambushed by the Viet Minh
November 14th , 1965,
November 15th , 1965, Lt. Col. Moore orders 1st Lt. Charlie Hastings to call in "Broken Arrow"
November 16th , 1965, American forces take the landing zone
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Rating: 70 %
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations.
Length: 189 mins
Rating: 76 %
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 97 mins
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
August 6th , 1945, an atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands and poisoning many more
Rating: 67 %
Awards:
1 win.
Length: 114 mins
The Angel (2018)
September 3rd , 1973, Ashraf Marwan meets Arab terrorists outside Rome International Airport
Rating: 72 %
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 116 mins
Megan Leavey (2017)
September 4th , 2006, Megan Leavey and her dog Rex are injured in an IED explosion in Iraq
December 22nd , 2012, Megan Leavey's dog Rex dies
Rating: 66 %
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.
Length: 108 mins
Kajaki (2014)
September 5th , 2006,
September 6th , 2006, a unit of British soldiers find themselves trapped in a minefield
Rating: 73 %
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
Length: 141 mins
Wings (1927)
September 12th , 1918, Jack Powell and David Armstrong both fight in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Rating: 70 %
Awards:
9 wins & 15 nominations.
Length: 130 mins
Flame & Citron (2008)
September 19th , 1944, Flammen and Citronen are arrested after disguising themselves as policemen
October 15th , 1944, Citronen is killed by the Nazis
October 18th , 1944, Flammen kills himself with a cyanide pill
Rating: 44 %
Length: 99 mins
Only The Brave (2006)
October 26th , 1944, the battle for the Lost Batallion begins
October 30th , 1944, the battle for the Lost Batallion is one, and the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry are rescued
Rating: 64 %
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.
Length: 90 mins
Faith of My Fathers (2005)
October 26th , 1967, John McCain is shot down in Vietnam and taken prisoner
Rating: 90 %
Awards:
13 wins & 2 nominations.
Length: 99 mins
Battle of Surabaya (2015)
November 10th , 1945, British troops began their advance on Surabayu, in what is now celebrated in Indonesia as Heroes' Day
Rating: 63 %
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations.
Length: 103 mins
The Final Countdown (1980)
December 6th , 1941, the USS Nimitz is sent back to the day before Pearl Harbor
