WThe 9th Company is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War. The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Elevation 3234 in early 1988, during the last large-scale Soviet military operation (Magistral) in Afghanistan. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
W100 Days Before the Command is a 1990 drama film by Hussein Erkenov.
WAction is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Sundar C. and produced by R. Ravindran under his banner Trident Arts. The film features Vishal and Tamannaah in the lead roles alongside an ensemble cast including Aishwarya Lekshmi, Akanksha Puri, Ramki, Yogi Babu, and Kabir Duhan Singh play supporting roles. This film marks Aishwarya Lakshmi's Tamil debut. The music was composed by Hiphop Tamizha. This film is the second collaboration of Vishal and Sundar C. after their previous outing Aambala and also the second collaboration of Vishal and Tamannaah after Kaththi Sandai.
WAltair is a 1956 Italian melodrama film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Franco Interlenghi, Antonella Lualdi and Jacques Sernas.
WAWOL is a 2017 Philippine action thriller film directed by Enzo Williams starring Gerald Anderson.
WBattalion is a 2015 Russian war film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev that relates the story of the First Battalion of Death, a women-only Russian combat unit that fought in the First World War. Actress Maria Aronova plays the role of real-life heroine Maria Bochkareva. Battalion was the biggest winner at the 2015 Golden Eagle Awards, winning four awards out of nine nominations.
WBattalion 609 is a 2019 Indian action film written and directed by Brijesh Batuknath Tripathi and produced by Naraindas Lalwani under his banner N.J Lalwani Films and Executive Producer Shree Rammy Pandey. Starring Shoaib Ibrahim, Elena Kazan, Farnaz Shetty, Sparsh Sharma, Vishwas Kini, Kiaan, Jashn Kohli, Vicky Ahuja, Vikas Srivastava, Chandraprakash Thakur, Shree Rammy Pandey and Manish R. Sharma. It was all India theatrically released on 11 January 2019.
WChristmas Tango is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by Nikos Koutelidakis.
WDemobbed is a cult Russian comedy film by Roman Kachanov, offering an absurdist view on the Russian army by the eyes of a conscript. The brutal rituals of Dedovshchina, a major problem within Russian society, is shown not as a tragedy, but as an idyllically insane process of resocialization.
WDo It — One! is a 1990 Soviet military drama film directed by Andrei Malyukov.
WGame is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by Baba Yadav and produced and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film features actors Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly and Saurav Chakraborty in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Jeet Gannguli. The film is a remake of the 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki.
WHand Rolled Cigarette is an upcoming Hong Kong crime drama film written and directed by Chan Kin-long in his directorial debut, and starring Gordon Lam as a retired colonial-era soldier who takes in a troubled South Asian youth. The film is set to open the 17th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 3 November 2020, as well as closing the 57th Golden Horse Film Festival on 22 November 2020, where it is nominated for seven awards including Best Feature Film.
WHimmo, King of Jerusalem is an 84-minute 1987 Israeli Hebrew-language independent underground dramatic art film directed by Amos Guttman.
WHoliday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, starring Akshay Kumar, Freddy Daruwala, Sumeet Raghavan and Sonakshi Sinha. It is an official remake of Murugadoss' own 2012 Tamil film Thuppakki and follows an Indian Army officer who arrives in Mumbai on vacation and sets out to hunt down a terrorist and deactivate the sleeper cells under his command.
WLong Arm of the Law Part 3 is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau, Elizabeth Lee, Max Mok and Elvis Tsui. The core theme of the film is the attack of Mainland China and its unjust and brutal law and tells the story of an honorary soldier from China (Lau) who was falsely accused of robbery and illegally flees to Hong Kong, where he ends up working for the triads in order to save his lover (Lee) from being sold as a prostitute. The film is the third entry of the Long Arm of the Law film series, where each of the films have a different storyline.
WMen Don't Cry is a 2017 Bosnian drama film directed by Alen Drljević. It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the 2017 Special Jury Prize at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
WThe Ottoman Lieutenant is a Turkish-American romantic war drama film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by Jeff Stockwell. The film stars Michiel Huisman, Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett and Ben Kingsley. The film was released widely on March 10, 2017.
WParadise in Service is a 2014 Taiwanese historical period film directed, co-written and co-produced by Doze Niu. Set in Kinmen in the 1960s and 1970s, the film focuses on Unit 831, a Republic of China Armed Forces military brothel in existence on the island from 1952 to 1990. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
WSoldier is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan starring Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, And Raakhee. The film was released in 1998 and was declared as a 'BlockBuster' by Box Office India, becoming the 4th highest grossing film of the year in India. Although Soldier was Preity Zinta's first film, Mani Ratnam's Dil Se.. ended up being released before Soldier and was thus Zinta's film debut. The film was remade in Dhallywood as Jamin Nai by Syed Harun starring Shabnur, Shakti Kapoor & Miju Ahmed in lead roles in 2000 and Tamil as Villu By Prabhu Deva starring Vijay & Nayanthara in lead roles in 2009.
WA Soldier's Story is a 2015 Nigerian action drama film directed by Frankie Ogar. It had Tope Tedela, Linda Ejiofor and Daniel K Daniel in lead roles. For his role as "Bossman", Daniel K Daniel won AMAA and AMVCA awards.
WStitched is a 2011 American horror short film written and directed by Garth Ennis. It was created in attempt to draw interest in a feature, and to promote Ennis's own comic book series of the same name, the first issue of which was published by Avatar Press two months after the film's July premiere at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International.
WSubash is a 1996 Tamil action film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film features Arjun and Revathi in lead roles. The film, produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Sivaraman, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 20 September 1996. The film was an average grosser at the box office. This was the last movie for Silk Smitha.
WThuppakki is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. It stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal and Jayaram in supporting roles. The film revolves around an Indian Army officer on a mission to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bomb blast executed by the cell.
WUri: The Surgical Strike is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language military action film. It is directed and written by debutant Aditya Dhar. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, the film stars Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Yami Gautam, Mohit Raina and Kirti Kulhari. The plot is a dramatised account of the retaliation to the 2016 Uri attack, following Major Vihaan Singh Shergill of the Indian Army, who plays a leading role in the events.
WVillu is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay in a dual role as father and son while Nayanthara, Ranjitha, Prakash Raj, and Vadivelu play other prominent roles. Manoj K. Jayan, Devaraj, Adithya, Anandaraj, Sriman and Geetha play supporting roles whilst Prabhu Deva, Mumaith Khan, Zabyn Khan, and Kushboo Sundar appear in item numbers. The film is produced and distributed by Ayngaran International and composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Cinematography was done by Ravi Varman, while editing was handled by Kola Bhaskar
WWar Machine is a 2017 American satirical war film written and directed by David Michôd and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley. Based on the nonfiction book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings, it is a fictionalized version of the events in the book based on United States Army General Stanley McChrystal.
WWolf Warrior is a 2015 Chinese 3D war action film directed by Wu Jing. It stars Wu Jing along with Scott Adkins, Yu Nan and Kevin Lee in pivotal roles. It was released on 2 April 2015. A sequel, titled Wolf Warrior 2, was released in China on 27 July 2017 and became the all time highest grossing film in China.
WWolf Warrior 2 is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Wu Jing, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Celina Jade, Frank Grillo, Hans Zhang, and Wu Gang. The film is a sequel to 2015's Wolf Warrior. It was released in China on 27 July 2017. The film tells a story of a loose cannon Chinese soldier named Leng Feng who takes on special missions around the world. In this sequel, he finds himself in an African country protecting medical aid workers from local rebels and vicious arms dealers.
WZhenya, Zhenechka and "Katyusha" is a 1967 Soviet comedy-drama war film directed by Vladimir Motyl.