The 20 Greatest War Movies of All Time

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War is bloody; it's violent, and it's brutal. But the thing about war is that it teaches us not to repeat the past. If you're a fan of history and like learning about the wars of previous generations, then you've come to the right place. We're sure you'll find your next favorite film.

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The Deer Hunter

7.9

1978 | Drama, War

Rated by 79 people

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

The Thin Red Line

7.4

1998 | Drama, History, War

Rated by 54 people

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

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The Hurt Locker

7.8

2008 | Drama, Thriller, War

Rated by 284 people

Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Saving Private Ryan

8.7

1998 | Drama, History, War

Rated by 1607 people

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Ran

7.6

1985 | Action, Drama, History

Rated by 7 people

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Apocalypse Now

8.3

1979 | Drama, War

Rated by 208 people

At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

Platoon

8.1

1986 | Drama, War, Action

Rated by 121 people

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

8.1

1957 | Drama, History, War

Rated by 47 people

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

The 20 Greatest War Movies of All Time

By Esquire

About the list

War is bloody; it's violent, and it's brutal. But the thing about war is that it teaches us not to repeat the past. If you're a fan of history and like learning about the wars of previous generations, then you've come to the right place. We're sure you'll find your next favorite film.

Go to original article

The Deer Hunter

7.9

The Thin Red Line

7.4

The Hurt Locker

7.8

Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Saving Private Ryan

8.7

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Ran

7.6

Apocalypse Now

8.3

Platoon

8.1

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

8.1

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The 20 Greatest War Movies of All Time

By Esquire

About the list

War is bloody; it's violent, and it's brutal. But the thing about war is that it teaches us not to repeat the past. If you're a fan of history and like learning about the wars of previous generations, then you've come to the right place. We're sure you'll find your next favorite film.

Go to original article

The Deer Hunter

7.9

The Thin Red Line

7.4

The Hurt Locker

7.8

Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

Saving Private Ryan

8.7

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Ran

7.6

Apocalypse Now

8.3

Platoon

8.1

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

8.1

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