Here we've displayed a list of the best Private films : Hacksaw Ridge(2016), No Time for Sergeants(1958), Restrepo(2010), King and Country(1964), Southern Comfort(1981), Three Kings(1999), Overlord(1975), Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), The Secret War of Harry Frigg(1968), El Alamein: The Line of Fire(2002), The Big Red One(1980), Orania(2012) ... ...
War, Biography, Drama, History
Australia|USA
2016
139 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Sam Worthington Luke Bracey Teresa Palmer Hugo Weaving Rachel Griffiths Vince Vaughn Richard Roxburgh Luke Pegler Richard Pyros Firass Dirani
private conscientious objector soldier commander enemy president confident emotional uplifting tense moving raw okinawa, japan airplane ship bunker white house car conscience world war ii
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Comedy
USA
1958
119 Minutes
Andy Griffith Myron McCormick Nick Adams Murray Hamilton Howard Smith Will Hutchins Sydney Smith
farmer best friend private sergeant pilot hilarious offbeat barracks airplane georgia air force boot camp misfits training underdog adventure 1950s
Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy, no one more than Sergeant King.
War
UK
1964
86 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster Peter Copley James Villiers Jeremy Spenser Barry Justice
private captain military officer lawyer gritty bleak england battlefield courtroom horrors of war world war i desertion trial military trauma fall underdog 1910s
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Keith Carradine Powers Boothe Fred Ward Franklyn Seales T.K. Carter Lewis Smith Les Lannom Peter Coyote Alan Autry Brion James
texan soldier hunter private corporal tense disturbing dark gritty louisiana swamp bayou national guard vietnam war survival violence paranoia escape quest 1970s
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Comedy, War, Drama
USA
1999
115 Minutes
George Clooney Mark Wahlberg Ice Cube Spike Jonze Nora Dunn Jamie Kennedy Mykelti Williamson Cliff Curtis Saïd Taghmaoui Judy Greer Liz Stauber
sergeant private major reporter iraqi prisoner quirky raw outlandish iraq gulf war torture gold military rebellion sacrifice 1990s
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
War, Drama
UK
1975
85 Minutes
Brian Stirner Davyd Harries Nicholas Ball Julie Neesam Sam Sewell John Franklyn-Robbins
private drill instructor soldier girl mother father profound powerful london boot camp barracks ship beach world war ii military draft basic training d-day premonition parent/child relationship transformation
During the Second World War a young lad is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-day.
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Comedy
France|Italy
1968
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Sylva Koscina Tom Bosley Andrew Duggan John Williams Charles Gray Vito Scotti Jacques Roux Werner Peters James Gregory Fabrizio Mioni
general private captive major countess colonel amusing witty engaging melodramatic spirited playful italy allied forces capture propaganda world war ii freedom humor escape
Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a villa on the French Riviera near St-Tropez. Marianne invites her former lover, Harry, and his teenage daughter to stay. Tension rises between them, especially when Jean-Paul seduces Penelope.
Drama, War
Italy
2002
117 Minutes
Paolo Briguglia Pierfrancesco Favino Luciano Scarpa Emilio Solfrizzi Thomas Trabacchi Piero Maggio Giuseppe Cederna Roberto Citran Silvio Orlando Antonio Petrocelli
private lieutenant sergeant soldier gritty tense africa desert battlefield horrors of war survival desert trek battle fatigue world war ii underdog sacrifice escape 1940s
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel ... See full summary »
War
USA
1980
113 Minutes
Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Robert Carradine Bobby Di Cicco Kelly Ward Siegfried Rauch Stéphane Audran Serge Marquand Charles Macaulay Alain Doutey Maurice Marsac
sergeant private author sniper farmer italian-american bleak disturbing intense gritty north africa sicily omaha beach france czechoslovakia concentration camp armed conflict struggle concentration camp d-day
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
Comedy
UK
1958
89 Minutes
Norman Wisdom Honor Blackman Edward Chapman Campbell Singer Hattie Jacques Brian Worth Terence Alexander John Warwick Arnold Bell André Maranne Victor Beaumont
road worker colonel sergeant private british soldier resistance leader amusing witty madcap engaging lighthearted hilarious england military draft world war ii humor retribution hijinks escape rescue
A British road repairman gets into a feud with the Army, gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
War, Drama
USA
1962
90 Minutes
Steve McQueen Bobby Darin Fess Parker Harry Guardino James Coburn Mike Kellin Nick Adams Bob Newhart
sergeant private hustler nazi soldier gritty intense france battlefield bunker church bar horrors of war world war ii bravery armed conflict heroism sacrifice quest 1940s
Small squad must hold off German attack.
Drama, Western
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Peter Strauss Candice Bergen Donald Pleasence Bob Carraway Jorge Rivero Dana Elcar John Anderson Martin West Jorge Russek Marco Antonio Arzate Ron Fletcher
private fiancée indian brutal uneasy disturbing indian territory fort village american indian wars unlikely romance massacre adventure discovery 1860s
After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.
Drama
USA
2008
115 Minutes
Rachel McAdams Tim Robbins Michael Peña Molly Hagan Mark L. Young Howard Platt Arden Myrin Coburn Goss
soldier private sergeant friend mother father profound moving winsome van highway airport church police station queens, n.y. military service iraq war reunion road trip friendship
Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
Ireland|Luxembourg|Belgium
2018
100 Minutes
Hugo Weaving James Frecheville Stephen Rea Freddie Fox Barry Keoghan Moe Dunford Sarah Greene Jim Broadbent
british soldier landowner translator infantryman private family member gripping suspenseful frightening gritty town manor home settling the score regret short films authority opposing ideals hard times pursuit
Set in Ireland during the Great Famine, the drama follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2015
106 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Tim Robbins Olga Kurylenko Mélanie Thierry Fedja Stukan Eldar Residovic Sergi López Frank Feys Morten Suurballe Ben Temple
private soldiers ex-girlfriend amusing body well organization water supply crisis underdog
A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone.
War
UK
1961
105 Minutes
Richard Todd Laurence Harvey Richard Harris David McCallum Ronald Fraser John Meillon John Rees Kenji Takaki
sergeant prisoner of war corporal private soldier tense emotional gritty burma jungle dangerous assignment military world war ii competition survival prisoners of war quest rivalry 1940s
In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.
War
USA
1964
99 Minutes
private sergeant soldier enemy wife captain striking bleak disheartening profound solomon islands mountain jungle battle violence mental breakdown unlikely hero world war ii struggle transformation
In Guadalcanal during World War II, a private and his sergeant clash during the heat of battle with the Japanese.
War
USA
1970
133 Minutes
Michael Caine Cliff Robertson Ian Bannen Henry Fonda Harry Andrews Denholm Elliott Ronald Fraser Lance Percival Percy Herbert
interpreter soldier lieutenant commanding officer private tense gripping gutsy island japan war zone military base world war ii heroism death military dangerous mission fear sacrifice quest
A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
War
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Bonar Colleano Lee Marvin Arthur Franz Richard Kiley Nick Dennis James Griffith George Cooper Dickie Moore
soldier private sergeant enemy sniper brash confident gutsy emotional italy abandoned building army camp world war ii battle brotherhood military life leadership difficult decision rescue temptation
During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.
Comedy
USA
1957
105 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Kathryn Grant Ernie Kovacs Arthur O'Connell Mickey Rooney Dick York James Darren Roger Smith William Leslie Sheridan Comerate L.Q. Jones
private nurse captain corporal sergeant colonel hilarious madcap france hospital countryside inn secret ball deception rules and regulations world war ii romance love quest
In post-WW2 France, U.S. Army hospital private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit one another on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances and influencing their C.O.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1968
107 Minutes
Rod Steiger John Phillip Law Ludmila Mikaël Frank Latimore Elliott Sullivan Ronald Rubin Philip Roye Jerry Brouer Memphis Slim
sergeant private military officer girlfriend frenchwoman brooding emotional france military base office military life homosexuality unrequited love jealousy leadership discovery pursuit 1950s
A story of a brilliant master sergeant with a great career behind him and transferred to yet another post, his attraction to a younger man eventually overrides him, to a point where his latent homosexuality, finally emerges.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Danny Kaye Dana Wynter Wilfrid Hyde-White Margaret Rutherford Diana Dors Allan Cuthbertson Jesse White Gregory Walcott Terence de Marney Rex Evans Edgar Barrier
private lady wife valet colonel captain general corporal sergeant adolf hitler amusing confident engaging frenetic gripping gutsy hilarious intricate madcap patriotic
At the time of the Invasion of Normandy, an American soldier is asked to impersonate a British General in order to confuse the Nazi spies and assassins in London.
War
USA
1963
98 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Robert Walker Nick Adams Pancho Magalona Nehemiah Persoff John Bleifer Mark Miller
sergeant private prisoner of war enemy soldier gripping passionate tense emotional ship ocean korea korean war compassion military life moral dilemma prisoners of war seafaring rivalry escape
In the final days of the Korean War, an enemy airman is captured by three American soldiers who cannot bring themselves to follow the order to execute their prisoner.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
93 Minutes
Robin Wright Keanu Reeves Alan Arkin Julianne Moore Winona Ryder Maria Bello Monica Bellucci Zoe Kazan Ryan McDonald Blake Lively Robin Weigert
private double mother emotional settlement retirement home troubled past marriage journey transformation 2000s
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
Romance
USA
1949
119 Minutes
Walter Pidgeon Ethel Barrymore Peter Lawford Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh Louis Calhern Francis L. Sullivan Melville Cooper Robert Coote Alan Napier Roman Toporow
colonel mother superior major aide ballerina private tense emotional vienna convent train station rome repatriation communism faith romance duty suicide quest escape
Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael S. "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet ... See full summary »
War
USA
1960
87 Minutes
Alan Ladd Sidney Poitier James Darren Glenn Corbett Mort Sahl Ana St. Clair Paul Richards
marine sergeant lieutenant private soldier emotional tense striking korea battlefield korean war prejudice racial tension military life battle survival rivalry discovery 1950s
During the Korean War, a platoon leader dies, leaving his inexperienced black Sergeant in charge of his squad of belligerent and racist white men.