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A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.

A WWII training film (part of the “Fighting Men” series) designed to psychologically prepare troops for the rigors of army life. It features various scenarios about the chaotic and unpredictable nature of war, highlighting the frustrations of soldiers facing unexplained orders, logistical delays, and shifting battlefronts.

Across the busy streets and tucked-away corners of Cebu, Snafu follows the story of a young graffiti artist whose tags speak of freedom, mortality, and creative defiance in a city that often looks away.

CIA Agent Alan Stone attempts to bond with his son on Bring Your Kid to Work Day.

Dan, an insecure twenty-something, learns that his girlfriend Fiona has been having sex with another man. Incapable of confronting the implications on his own, Dan turns to his three friends for consolation. What he gets, however, is a tortuous evening of misguided “gripe therapy” awash with beer, blood and bad advice.

World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun in sight.

Private Snafu (Situation Normal All Fucked Up) presents his brother Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up) who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy

Introducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different branches of the armed forces. The cartoon, ironic and humorous in tone, was created during World War II and it was designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and also to improve troop morale. The main character's name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up."

Pvt. Snafu becomes a superhero, only for him to become the world's dumbest one because he won't study his field manuals.

Snafu learns hard way the consequences of not protecting himself from malaria infection.

Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Philip D. Eastman, and Munro Leaf.[1]

Historians and animators discuss the Private Snafu cartoons made for military training during World War II.

Private Snafu steals secret Japanese war plans, is captured and tried. He escapes and rows out to sea.

An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.

About an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. His life change when he was forced to enter the "Volunteer Service Club" by his teacher.

Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.

The doltish but self-confident and self-congratulatory Private Snafu is in possession of a military secret during World War II. Over the course of the day, spouting rhymed couplets, he divulges the secret a little at a time to listening Axis spies. He tells his mom some of the secret when he calls her from a phone booth; the rest he spills to a dolly dolly spy who plies him with liquor. Snafu's loose lips put himself at risk.

Pvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.

A homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as committed to the war efforts as himself.

Using Snafu as an example, Techanical Fairy First Class teaches the methods of effective camouflage.

Private Snafu learns about fear

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancée to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Snafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.

A fairy encourages Snafu to duck out of his training regime for his own reasons.

Pvt. Snafu suffers the consequences of not keeping his equipment and weapons properly maintained.

Private Snafu learns about inflation

Pvt. Snafu complains about being assigned to the infantry only to learn that other branches have their own problems.

Dissatisfied with being assigned to shoe consignment detail, Snafu learns about the true value of his responsibilities

Short US propaganda cartoon.

A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.

Pvt. Snafu's unit suffers the consequences of blabbing military secrets while on leave at home.

Disney short. Part of the "A Few Quick Facts" series.