To End All Wars

To End All Wars

Directed by David L. Cunningham

Produced by Argyll Film Partners, Gummshoe Productions

2001108 min6.4 / 10

A sobering historical drama about Allied POWs in a Japanese prison camp that explores survival, faith, and moral philosophy amid brutal captivity.

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, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is To End All Wars sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is To End All Wars violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is To End All Wars easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is To End All Wars scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does To End All Wars end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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