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bluestarone

(21,038 posts)
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 03:07 PM Nov 18

We have been watching older Resistance movies, and wow oh wow

The similarities are amazing. It's like these monsters copied them to a tee and added a few things to succeed.

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We have been watching older Resistance movies, and wow oh wow (Original Post) bluestarone Nov 18 OP
Titles? chowder66 Nov 18 #1
Top Secret lame54 Nov 18 #3
Here is some but you could google 40's bluestarone Nov 18 #6
Thanks!! I don't think I've ever seen any of these. chowder66 Nov 18 #7
Yes and the resistance should match the threat as well biophile Nov 18 #2
My favorite may be 'The Train' 1964, dir. John Frankenheimer. pecosbob Nov 18 #4
Picks from my "Resistance" films list... ultralite001 Nov 18 #5

bluestarone

(21,038 posts)
6. Here is some but you could google 40's
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 05:58 PM
Nov 18

1) Edge of darkness, (1943) Uncertain Glory (1943) The Conspirators, (1944) Action in the North Atlantic (1943) So Ends Our Night. )1941} Underground. (1941) Desperate Journey (1942) North Star. (1943) The Cross Of Lorraine. (1944)

ultralite001

(2,355 posts)
5. Picks from my "Resistance" films list...
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 05:43 PM
Nov 18

1. The Sound of Music (1965)
2. Starship Troopers (1997)
3. The Zone of Interest (2023)
4. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
5. Soldier of Orange (1972)
6. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
7. Porco Rosso (1992)
8. Logan's Run (1976)
9. Flame + Citron (2008)
10. Brazil (1985)
11. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
12. Persepolis (2007)
13. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
14. Minority Report (2002)
15. Moffie (2019)
16. Inglorious Bastards (2019)
17. Indiana Jones + The Last Crusade (1989)
18. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
19. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
20. District 9 (2009)
21. Casablanca (1942)
22. Cabaret (1972)
23. Army of Shadows (1969)
24. American History X (1998)
25. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Definitely not hard core historically / politically correct (???) resistance films...
That's another list altogether...


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