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Cultural Moment
1964-1985

Vietnam Era

Films reflecting or responding to the Vietnam War and its cultural upheaval

6
Total Films
5
Primary Examples
4.9
Avg Arcplot Score
1976-2017
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme

Primary Examples(5)

Apocalypse Now
5.1

Apocalypse Now

1979 • Francis Ford Coppola

Definitive Vietnam War film

Forrest Gump
7.6

Forrest Gump

1994 • Robert Zemeckis

Journey through 20th century America

Full Metal Jacket
4.7

Full Metal Jacket

1987 • Stanley Kubrick

Dehumanization of soldiers

Taxi Driver
4.3

Taxi Driver

1976 • Martin Scorsese

Post-Vietnam veteran alienation

The Post
4.6

The Post

2017 • Steven Spielberg

Pentagon Papers era

Secondary Influences(1)

Aliens
3.3

Aliens

1986 • James Cameron

Marines as Vietnam allegory; corporate exploitation

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