A U.S. Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton leading a plane sortie into North Vietnam was shot down and captured as a POW. For 8 years of his life, he was a prisoner at Hanoi Hilton where he and other POWs were tortured. In a press conference, being forced by the North Vietnamese to say he was being treated well he blinked out the letters TORTURE in Morse code.
A Bright Shining Lie
Drama, War, TV Movie
5.5
Rescue Dawn
Adventure, Drama, War
7.0
Uncommon Valor
Drama, War, Action
6.2
Bullet in the Head
Action, Crime, Thriller, War
7.6
The Deer Hunter
Drama, War
8.0
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Comedy, War
6.0
Casualties of War
Drama, History, War
7.2
Hamburger Hill
War, Action, Drama
6.6
The Veteran
TV Movie, Drama, War
4.2
Rules of Engagement
War, Drama
6.3
We Were Soldiers
Action, History, War
7.1
Birdy
Drama, War
7.1
Platoon
Drama, War, Action
7.7
Good Morning, Vietnam
Comedy, Drama, War
7.3
First Blood
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
7.5
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
6.6
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
Documentary, History, TV Movie
8.0
Full Metal Jacket
Drama, War
8.1
Born on the Fourth of July
Drama, War
7.0
The Quiet American
Romance, Thriller, Drama, War
6.5