Editing The Art of War (section)

===Film and television===
''The Art of War'' and Sun Tzu have been referenced and quoted in many movies and television shows, including in the 1987 movie ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'', in which [[Gordon Gekko]] ([[Michael Douglas]]) frequently references it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bud Fox: Sun-tzu: If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate.|url=https://www.quotes.net/mquote/102540|access-date=5 June 2020|website=www.quotes.net|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206154411/https://www.quotes.net/mquote/102540|url-status=live}}</ref> The 20th ''[[James Bond]]'' film, ''[[Die Another Day]]'' (2002) also references ''The Art of War'' as the spiritual guide shared by Colonel Moon and his father.<ref>{{Citation|title=Die Another Day (2002) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/characters/nm0827170|access-date=5 June 2020|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224145517/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/characters/nm0827170|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[The Sopranos]]'', season 3, episode 8 ("He Is Risen"), [[Jennifer Melfi|Dr. Melfi]] suggests to [[Tony Soprano]] that he read the book.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Globe|first=Boston|title=Hey, if Tony's reading it, it's got to be good|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-05-13-0105130365-story.html|access-date=5 June 2020|website=baltimoresun.com|date=13 May 2001|language=en-US|archive-date=4 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204062545/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-05-13-0105130365-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' first-season episode "The Last Outpost", first officer [[William Riker]] quotes ''The Art of War'': "Fear is the true enemy, the only enemy". [[Jean-Luc Picard|Captain Picard]] expressed pleasure that Sun Tzu was still taught at [[Starfleet Academy]]. Later in the episode, a survivor from a long-dead nonhuman empire noted common aspects between his own people's wisdom and ''The Art of War'' with regard to knowing when and when not to fight.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Next Generation Transcripts - The Last Outpost |url=http://www.chakoteya.net/NextGen/107.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.chakoteya.net |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113180438/http://www.chakoteya.net/NextGen/107.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[The Art of War (film)|The Art of War]]'' is a 2000 action spy film directed by [[Christian Duguay (director)|Christian Duguay]] and starring [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Michael Biehn]], [[Anne Archer]] and [[Donald Sutherland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160009/|title = The Art of War (2000) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]|access-date = 21 July 2020|archive-date = 23 July 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200723040741/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160009/|url-status = live}}</ref>