Best 23 War Movies Picks from 2012

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. Details on Snow White and the Huntsman / IMDB / YouTube

As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves. See more about Lincoln / IMDB / YouTube

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. Check out The Lucky One / IMDB / YouTube

A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. Info on Red Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent. Find out about Act of Valor / IMDB / YouTube

After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do - conquer Constantinople. More about Conquest 1453 / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. Explore The Act of Killing / IMDB / YouTube

A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. Find out about Red Tails / IMDB / YouTube

During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed. Find out about In the Land of Blood and Honey / IMDB / YouTube

The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome. He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius. Get info on Coriolanus / IMDB / YouTube

When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight. Look into Tomorrow, When the War Began / IMDB / YouTube

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested. Get info on Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins / IMDB / YouTube

The heroic story of two soldiers trapped in an ambush, fighting for their lives. Read about The Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate. Get info on Lore / IMDB / YouTube

In World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets. Look into My Way / IMDB / YouTube

In Los Angeles, a fallen soldier who has joined the ranks of the living dead reunites with his best friend in order to deal with the city's drug dealers and killers - a perfect way to collect the blood that one of them so desperately needs. Get info on The Revenant / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov. Info on In Darkness / IMDB / YouTube

Dimitry hires German coach Rudolph Spitz to galvanize his ragtag team into the country's best football club, but then the first Nazi tanks roll in and Rebecca, a local banker's beautiful daughter, elopes with his star player. Look into The Third Half / IMDB / YouTube

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona, a 14-year-old girl, tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12. Learn about War Witch / IMDB / YouTube

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military. Info on The Invisible War / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government. Read about For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada / IMDB / YouTube

Great Patriotic War, early 1940s. After barely surviving a battle with a mysterious, ghostly-white Tiger tank, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with its destruction. See more about White Tiger / IMDB / YouTube

Two months after the Allied forces land in Normandy during WWII, the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team sets out for Provence with the aim to protect the Allied troops en route to Berlin. Get info on Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed / IMDB / YouTube