元海兵隊のスナイパー、ボブ・リー・スワガーは一線を退き、広大な自然が広がる山奥で隠遁生活を送っていた。しかし、退役したアイザック・ジョンソン大佐が彼のもとを訪問し、大統領暗殺計画が発覚したため、ボブの力を借りたいと言う。ところが、それは巧妙に仕組まれた罠だった。
ビリー、パディ、アーチー、サムの4人組は、幼い頃からの大親友。ある日、唯一独身を貫いてきたビリーが若い娘と結婚することになり、ラスベガスで派手なバチェラー・パーティーを行うため、3人と久しぶりの再会を果たす。久しぶりに羽目を外すことに年甲斐もなく興奮する面々だったが、パディだけは浮かない顔をしていた。先立ったパディの妻のソフィの葬儀に、ビリーが出席しなかったのを根に持っていたのだ。しかし、アーチーがカジノで大勝し、最高級ホテルやクラブで派手に騒ぐうち、次第にパディにも笑顔が戻っていく。ところが、4人の前に美人の歌手が現れたことで、彼女を巡って再びビリーとパディは対立してしまう。対立の原因はそれだけではなく、実は二人には幼い頃から続く大きな確執が隠されていたのだ。
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Mack is a former soldier who, after the war, moved to a town with a nuclear power plant, where nearly everybody works. Life is peaceful for him there, until a gang of mercenaries led by Ron storm the reactor and take everybody hostage, including a group of children on a school trip. Now Mack is in a race against the clock and must use his military training to defeat Ron before he puts the reactor into meltdown. Along the way he discovers Ron’s motive, which unravels a greater secret Mack’s town is hiding.
Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.
Nicole Ramsey is dedicated to serving military service members and their families at the Joint Military Base in Lacey, Washington, home of I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. This Christmas, with the help of many dedicated heroes, Dr. Ramsey is on a mission to honor a special fallen soldier and bring much needed healing to her own family.
In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
A suicidal war veteran finds like-minded souls in a surf therapy program that helps traumatized soldiers heal while riding the waves.
Veterans of the Vietnam War tell about their experiences. The disasters but also the glorious moments of war. The central figure in the documentary is the scenario writer of Full Metal Jacket, Michael Herr. The veterans describe how it felt to kill for the first time and how those feelings still haunt them.
After years of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, six US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan travel to Peru on a quest for healing. With the help and guidance of three brothers who are traditional healers, they take ayahuasca and other plant medicines during a 10-day retreat in the Amazon rainforest.
Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.
Two stories chronicle the days of the bohemian, libertine youth of 1960s Rio de Janeiro.
Sophie arrives home to find a stranger in her kitchen. This man has a simple demand that yields some complicated results.
How do we heal our deepest wounds? Two combat veterans, suffering from severe trauma, abandon pharmaceuticals in order to seek healing through psychedelic medicines. Recent scientific research has shown that these substances can help people to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Beyond the personal stories, From Shock to Awe raises fundamental questions about war, the pharmaceutical industry, and the US legal system.
Anthony, an army veteran, struggles to adapt to his new civilian life as full-time waiter. Living his tedious daily routine, he has to choose the right words to convince his estranged wife to reunite with him, while also reconciling with his old military lifestyle.
Danny, Shooter, Fatback, and the Kid. They learned a trade in the army. Killing.