These war movies are a reminder that, while the Oscars sometimes get it wrong, they get it right just as often.

Be prepared to laugh, think and occasionally jump out of your seat. The Hurt Locker (2008) The brilliant 2008 Iraqi war drama stars Jeremy Renner as a munitions specialist who’s ready to blow.

He discusses his own experience finding and disposing of IEDs when watching "The Hurt Locker" (2008), starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Guy Pearce; Denzel Washington's "A Journal for ...