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Mad Max (A vengeful Australian policeman sets out to avenge his partner, his wife and his son whom were murdered by a motorcycle gang in retaliation for the death of their leader.)
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Between Heaven and Hell (The spoiled rich son of a wealthy Southerner is changed by his experiences in the Pacific during World War II.)
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Taxi Driver (A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Inspired Otacon's name and the concept of AI's in Peace Walker.)
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The Terminator (A human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.)
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North by Northwest (A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. This is also one of the inspirations for the silly moments in Metal Gear so players can have some time to relax before going back to sneaking around everywhere in high stress. This will also inspire the cutscenes of MGSV with the concept of the entire game being one pan and barely ever changing cameras.)
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The Guns of Naverone (A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel. This was the main inspiration Kojima had for the player sneaking around enemies in the very first Metal Gear. Without Guns of the Navarone, Metal Gear may not have ever existed.)
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Pink Panther (Bumbling and conceited French police inspector Clouseau tries to catch The Phantom, a daring jewel thief whose identity and features are unknown - and is acting right under his nose. Inspired many of the silly moments in Metal Gear.)
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The Great Escape (Allied P.O.W.s plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. This was the movie Zero was talking about at the beginning of MGS3.)
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The Fury (A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue when a sinister official kidnaps him to harbor his extremely powerful psychic abilities. Inspired Psycho Mantis.)
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Escape from New York (In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue. Inspired many things about the 'Snake' characters in Metal Gear.)
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Django (original from 1966) (A coffin-dragging gunslinger enters a town caught between two feuding factions, the KKK and a gang of Mexican Bandits. That man is Django, and he is caught up in a struggle against both parties.)
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Dr. Strangelove (An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop.)
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1984 (George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.)
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Papillon (A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.)
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Sacco & Vanzetti (This film presents interviews with researchers and historians of the lives of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and their trial. It also presents forensic evidence that refutes that used by the prosecution during the trial. Prison letters written by the defendants are read by voice actors with Tony Shalhoub as Sacco and John Turturro as Vanzetti.)
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Any Bond Movies (These movies feature a spy called 007, or James Bond, who has to save the world from many villains and whatnot. Metal Gear is very much inspired by these movies.)
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The Austin Powers movies. (These are parodies of the James Bond movies and many of the silly things in Metal Gear have been inspired by many of the gags in these movies.)
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Full Metal Jacket (The story follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training and the experiences of two of the platoon's Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War.)
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Planet of the Apes (The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash-land on a strange planet in the distant future. Although the planet appears desolate at first, the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech. The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins.)
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Pulp Fiction (Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase.)
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Come and See (Russians getting raped and pillaged by Nazis)
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Johnny Mad Dog (Liberian child soldiers)
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Syriana (confusing geopolitics)
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The Act of Killing (interviews with celebrated mass-murderers in Indonesia)
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The Power of Nightmares (Middle-eastern geopolitics and the 9/11 bombing)
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The Gatekeepers (inteviews with former heads of Israeli secret service)
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The Gatekeepers (interviews with former heads of Israeli secret service)
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The Deer Hunter (Vietnam POWs and PTSD)
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Starship Troopers (Fun yet serious look at fascism and warfare)
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Das Boot (submarine warfare, claustrophobia, manliness)
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Lord of War (gun runners and geopolitics)
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Che (Che Guevara's invasion of Cuba. Basically Big Boss the movie)
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Paths of Glory (WWI movie, trench warfare)
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Triumph of the Will (propaganda and amazing cinematography)
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Dr Strangelove (Satire on Cold War politics)
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Lawrence of Arabia (Man goes native in the Arabian desert, becomes warlord. Biggu Bossu as fuck.)
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The Dogs of War (A small, international unit of mercenary soldiers are privately hired to depose President Kimba of a fictional "Republic of Zangaro", in Africa, so that a British tycoon can gain mining access to a huge platinum deposit.)
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Any Die Hard movies (Generally these movies have the main character, John McClane, saving the world from many catastrophies such as nuclear attacks and whatnot.)
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Any Die Hard movies (Generally these movies have the main character, John McClane, saving the world from many catastrophes such as nuclear attacks and whatnot.)
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The Cannibal Warlords of Liberia by Vice Magazine (Great documentory about the Liberian Civil Wars that shows many interviews with the people of Liberia and even some of the warlords such as General Buttnaked.)
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The Cannibal Warlords of Liberia by Vice Magazine (Great documentary about the Liberian Civil Wars that shows many interviews with the people of Liberia and even some of the warlords such as General Buttnaked.)
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The Dollars Trilogy (These movies follow a coyboy that goes to various cities and saves them from many gangs and bad guys.)
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The Dollars Trilogy (These movies follow a cowboy that goes to various cities and saves them from many gangs and bad guys.)
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The Dogs of War (Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.)
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The H-Man (When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where she works. His disappearance stumps the police - until a young scientist appears who claims that H-Bomb tests in the Pacific, evidenced by a "ghost ship" that has turned up in the harbor, have created radioactive creatures - "H-Men" - who ooze like slime and dissolve anyone they touch. )