To End All Wars
2001 1h 48m movie Film Thailand

To End All Wars

Synopsis

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 (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) 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.

The 2000–2002 Thailand Window

12 Thailand films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. To End All Wars sits at position #5.

  1. Mon-Rak Transistor
    #1

    Mon-Rak Transistor

    ★ 6.9 · 2001

  2. Blissfully Yours
    #2

    Blissfully Yours

    ★ 6.6 · 2002

  3. Mysterious Object at Noon
    #3

    Mysterious Object at Noon

    ★ 6.5 · 2000

  4. Tears of the Black Tiger
    #4

    Tears of the Black Tiger

    ★ 6.5 · 2000

  5. To End All Wars

    #5

    To End All Wars

    ★ 6.3 · 2001

  6. Bang Rajan
    #6

    Bang Rajan

    ★ 6.3 · 2000

  7. Jan Dara
    #7

    Jan Dara

    ★ 6.1 · 2001

  8. Bangkok Dangerous
    #8

    Bangkok Dangerous

    ★ 5.6 · 2000

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with To End All Wars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2000s Thailand Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when To End All Wars premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Thailand.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
141
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #116 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #76 of 120 (top 63%).

Production Details

Primary Country Thailand
All Production Countries United Kingdom, Thailand, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages German, English, Japanese
Production Companies Argyll Film Partners, Gummshoe Productions, Integrity Partners, Pray For Rain Pictures
Runtime 1h 48m
Release Date September 2, 2001
IMDb tt0243609

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • scotland
  • traitor
  • freight train
  • railway car
  • teacher
  • jungle
  • corporal punishment
  • bushido

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