In Brian De Palma's brutal and disturbing fact-based Vietnam film, a Vietnamese women is kidnapped, raped and murdered by four GIs led by battle-scarred Sean Penn. But new recruit Michael J Fox is determined they shouldn't get away with murder - unlike the rest of the American soldiers in Vietnam - and the battle lines are drawn between him and Penn, the leader of the gang.

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Oscar-showered adaptation of James Jones' novel about military corruption, romance and boxing at an army camp on Hawaii, just prior to Pearl Harbor. A tough story on corruption in the military is set against America's lack of knowledge about the impending Japanese attack. Probably best remember for an infamous love scene on the beach between Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster and for reviving the career of Frank Sinatra, who turns in an Oscar winning performance as Private Maggio.

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Inspired chiefly by Homer's 'The Iliad', the film, set in 1200 BC, focuses on the few weeks surrounding the destruction of the city of Troy. From the detailed costumes and weapons to the impressive reconstruction of Troy itself, everything has a remarkably authentic and textured feel, but the real feather in the hat is the cast. Wolfgang Petersen's effort truly deserves the 'epic' label - not only for its startling battle scenes but also for a series of powerful performances by three generations of world class actors.

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John Boorman's nostalgic, autobiographical Second World War film is rich with humour and unashamed nostalgia. Sebastian Rice-Edwards plays the nine-year-old child who makes the most of the devastation, finding adventure in London's bomb sites and comfort in the protective bosom of his all-female household. When the Nazi threat becomes too great he's evacuated to the riverside home of his grandfather (Bannen), in whom he finds a gloriously eccentric new play mate. Capturing the magical excitement of childhood discovery, the film also charms with its rendition of a matriarchy finding new independence in their husbands' absence.

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One of the greatest films about women in wartime, A Town Like Alice is based on a best-selling novel by Nevil Shute. It follows a group of women and children who are captured by the Japanese, when they occupy Malaya during the 2nd World War. Forced to move from camp to camp, the film highlights their courage, suffering and personal relationships.

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