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The harrowing days of wartime have had their fair share of cinematic adaptations. On top of honoring the sacrifice made by so many, the stories shared by survivors of warfare from the land, sea, and sky are packed with interesting plots and incredible characters. With these foundational building blocks in order, an incredibly touching piece of cinema can be made, a kind that can bring audiences to tears and even drum up old memories (sometimes good, sometimes bad) for those who fought through the events themselves.
For decades, filmmakers have used these uniquely incredible experiences to fill out their action-packed flicks and build something that speaks beyond generations. Movies like Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca and William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives laid the groundwork for more modern classics such as Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down and Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan to fully pull audiences into the trenches and force them to deal with the mental, emotional, and physical fallout of the brutal and bloody engagement of war.
Even more recently, Christopher Nolan went above and beyond with his star-studded WWII film, Dunkirk, which — instead of focusing on the war as a whole — went into the specifics of the titular battle. Featuring a star-studded cast that included Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Tom Glynn-Carney, Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, James D’Arcy, Kenneth Branagh and more, the movie shifted its lens from ground to sea to sky as the unprecedented events of the battle played out for numerous servicemen and civilians. Right now, according to FlixPatrol, audiences around the globe are tuning into HBO Max to watch the action for themselves, as Dunkirk is currently clocking in on the streamer’s Top 10 in countries including Armenia and Ukraine.
‘Dunkirk’s Massive Success
With Nolan’s name attached, Dunkirk was already marked for success long before it stormed cinemas, but upon its arrival, audiences gave it a hero’s welcome. By the time it left theaters, the movie had grossed a staggering $533.7 million against its $100 million production budget, making it an obvious financial win for Warner Bros. Beyond the money, the movie was celebrated for its accurate depictions of war, with Nolan gaining praise for his incredible sequences that made audiences feel like they were directly in the line of fire. At that year’s Academy Award festivities, the title nabbed eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and took home three — Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing — further solidifying its place in war drama history.
Dunkirk is now streaming in select countries on HBO Max.
Release Date July 19, 2017
Runtime 107 minutes
English (US) ·