To End All Wars

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To End All Wars

R

2001

2h 1m

War

History

Drama

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Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

More grueling than rewarding.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 5, 2002

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David Hunter

The Hollywood Reporter

An ensemble effort that recalls other great POW movies, Wars boasts many superb performances.

May 17, 2002

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Megan Basham

WORLD

Godawa and director David Cunningham don't fall back on paint-by-numbers transformation.

Oct 4, 2018

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Burl Burlingame

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Will be well-received on Sunday-school movie night at church, particularly during group discussions afterward. For the rest of us, alas, it doesn't quite hang together.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 5, 2011

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Ron Reed

Christianity Today

Its message of costly sacrifice and hard-won reconciliation is at the heart of the gospel, and the fact that this story is drawn from actual events demands attention.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 1, 2006

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...there's no denying that the story it's telling is a fascinating one.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 20, 2004

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Angry A

This movie is infuriating. Multiple opportunities missed and lost to commandeer and/or escape this camp. Highly trained soldiers can't committ to a plan? Then they get Stockholm syndrome and let the guards go?! Ridiculous.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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McCleary E

A wonderful movie about sacrifice and transformation amidst a POW camp. It is heartbreaking and gruesome at times, which makes it a hard watch. However, I think this film is worth the time. A year after watching it for the first time, it has stuck with me.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Nol P

I was not sure how to review this film to be honest but I must say it is a good watch and a must see. To see what horrors POWs went through is yes tough to watch! I have nothing but fullest respect for all of the Allied soldiers who put their lives on the line to protect all from the evils of war! Some good performances too but at times the main stars were under utilized I found. Maybe on purpose? This is another reason I did not know how to review this. My final grade was a very solid 7 out of 10 and almost a 7.5.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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SICKS6SIX S

a film that makes you think, has good acting and good locations and is cinematically good, but the amazing thing is it is a real story, this happened in living memory (just now...) the two main characters both became priests which is understandable, it is gritty, dirty and grimy which is just how it was, the one thing the film can't show how hunger at that level affects the human body and brain, during extreme hunger you hallucinate, so imagine all that is happening in the film and you are also hallucinating, thinking your home is just over the next hill or your family is hiding in the trees watching you, these things I've read about POWs in Japanese concentration camps, how they thought at times their family was somehow part of what was happening, and how they thought they were at home,

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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deke p

WOW!! GREAT! & very well done! Very deep & inspriational. I've heard of it for 20 yrs, (& for that long I've been Highly recommending see screenwriter GODOWA's 7 minute online film "CRUEL LOGIC"!! ). //.KIEFER S. was great, as were the others. Much like RIVER KWAI, & the ending kinda like PRIVATE RYAN. Max 5 RT stars. Never saw.until suddenly on the Tv, 1.31.22

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Excellent drama detecting life in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Incredible moral story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/17/20

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David L. Cunningham

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Capt. Ernest "Ernie" Gordon

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Synopsis

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.

Director: David L. Cunningham
Producer: Jack Hafer, David L. Cunningham
Screenwriter: Brian Godawa
Production Co: Pray For Rain Pictures Inc. , Argyll Film Partners, Integrity Partners, Gummshoe Productions
Rating: R
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2017
Runtime: 2h 1m

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