Taglines: In the face of an enemy, in the Heart of One Man, Lies the Soul of a Warrior. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country’s first army in the…
Category: History and War Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Tagline: The Journey Ends. The Fellowship’s journey is coming to an end. Sauron’s forces have attacked Gondor’s capital of Minas Tirith in final siege against mankind. Watched over by a fading steward, once great kingdom has never been in more desperate need of its king. But will Aragorn find the strength to become what he…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Based on the best-selling novels of Patrick O’Brian, the film stars Russell Crowe as “Lucky” Jack Aubrey, who pits his crew of the H.M.S. Surprise against a much better armed and ruthless privateer, in a chase that takes him all the way to the far side of the world. Rising newcomer Paul Bettany plays the…