10 War Films That Dealt With The Consequences

10. Brothers (2009)

An American remake of the equally spectacular 2004 Danish film of the same name (that’s Brødre in Danish), Brothers is an emotionally devastating film brought to us from six-time Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan that revolves around US Marine Jim (Tobey Maguire) coping with severe PTSD after being released as a prison of war in Afghanistan.

Forced to commit heinous acts to survive, Jim returns home as a broken man where his wife (Natalie Portman) and brother (Jake Gyllenhaal), after believing him to be dead for months, try and bring their family back together.

Bolstered by outstanding performances from the whole cast, especially Maguire, who received plenty of critical acclaim, Brothers doesn’t just focus on the impact wartime trauma has on the soldier, it also takes an intimate look at how it effects an entire family. While we do see the full devastating effect that his time in Afghanistan has had on Sam, we also spend a lot of time with his family at home as they search for a means of coping with a huge loss in their lives.

War doesn’t just affect the soldiers, and Brothers is a testament to that.