Leadership Insights from Hollywood‐Based War Movies: An Opportunity for Vicarious Learning

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Film has a significant impact on the human mind. The primary aim of the current paper is to highlight leadership concepts portrayed in award‐winning war films. The current review can help leadership educators incorporate specific movies in their leadership courses, particularly those for military personnel. Such an approach to vicarious learning may motivate young military leaders for better performance in their roles. Many war movies portray transformational, transactional, and authoritarian styles of leadership. Looking more closely, the movie heroes are presented as transformational, ethical, transactional, situational, follower‐based, and servant leaders.