Top 21 War Movies Fan Favorite Released in 2008

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. Look into Tropic Thunder / IMDB / YouTube

Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Details on Atonement / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II. Learn about Valkyrie / IMDB / YouTube

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Learn about The Boy in the Striped Pajamas / IMDB / YouTube

In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. Learn about Rambo / IMDB / YouTube

During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive. Get info on Ip Man / IMDB / YouTube

In 1939, an Englishwoman inherits a sprawling ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly makes a pact with a stockman to drive 2000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape. Find out about Australia / IMDB / YouTube

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution. Explore Persepolis / IMDB / YouTube

An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict. Details on Waltz with Bashir / IMDB / YouTube

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion. Get info on Religulous / IMDB / YouTube

A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son, two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian. Details on In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale / IMDB / YouTube

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206. Learn about Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II. Learn about The Counterfeiters / IMDB / YouTube

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha. Check out Jodhaa Akbar / IMDB / YouTube

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army. Check out Stop-Loss / IMDB / YouTube

A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group. Find out about Flame & Citron / IMDB / YouTube

Zeitgeist: Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also offering a solution. Learn about Zeitgeist: Addendum / IMDB / YouTube

Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Look into Miracle at St. Anna / IMDB / YouTube

Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. Read about The Edge of Love / IMDB / YouTube

In war-torn Eastern Europe, a mysterious businessman hires a group of mercenaries on a routine mission to protect him not knowing of the long-hidden secret that lies there. Look into Outpost / IMDB / YouTube

Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other. Get info on The Lucky Ones / IMDB / YouTube