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Photo courtesy of Private Rain Directed by Steven Spielberg, Private Rain features an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Von Diesel. The epic film is set during World War II and follows the story of a mother who receives news that three of her four sons have been killed in action. The team is tasked with finding her last surviving son and bringing him home safely.

Glory is set during the American Civil War and centers on members croatia telegram data of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. The film was directed by Cary Elwes Morgan F. Starring greats like Liman and Denzel Washington, who won Oscars for their incredible performances, But Glory is by no means a perfect movie. Matthew Broderick, who plays the white commander of the regiment, gets the top billing that audiences often see through the eyes of a black soldier in such a whitewashed genre.

It's so frustrating that a film that's considered a landmark still often centers the perspective of white characters. Full Metal Jacket Pictures Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Directed by Stanley Kubrick Full Metal Jacket stars Matthew Modine, Lee Ermy, Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin. The film tells the story of a U.S. Marine Corps platoon struggling through boot camp, led by an abusive drill instructor. The film traces the experiences of two Marines from the platoon as they participate in the offensive in Vietnam.