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Vietnam War Movies

Name: Vietnam War Movies
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Films set during the Vietnam War — from the jungles of Southeast Asia to the anti-war movement at home.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Apocalypse Now	1979	Francis Ford Coppola	8.3	Drama, War	United States of America	147	At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guer...
Full Metal Jacket	1987	Stanley Kubrick	8.1	Drama, War	United Kingdom	117	A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
The Deer Hunter	1978	Michael Cimino	8	Drama, War	United Kingdom	183	Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Platoon	1986	Oliver Stone	7.7	Drama, War, Action	United Kingdom	120	As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Jacob's Ladder	1990	Adrian Lyne	7.4	Drama, Mystery, Horror	United States of America	113	After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help...
Good Morning, Vietnam	1987	Barry Levinson	7.3	Comedy, Drama, War	United States of America	121	A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes popular among the troops, his superiors disapprove of his humor.
We Were Soldiers	2002	Randall Wallace	7.1	Action, History, War	Germany	138	The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Born on the Fourth of July	1989	Oliver Stone	7	Drama, War	United States of America	145	Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Rescue Dawn	2007	Werner Herzog	7	Adventure, Drama, War	Luxembourg	125	A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Tropic Thunder	2008	Ben Stiller	6.7	Action, Comedy, Adventure, War	United States of America	107	A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Rambo: First Blood Part II	1985	George P. Cosmatos	6.7	Action, Adventure, Thriller, War	United States of America	96	John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Da 5 Bloods	2020	Spike Lee	6.5	War, Drama	United States of America	155	Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

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