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Top 25 War Movies

posted a year ago by BillHicksFan (10613)
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Your favorites using the IMDB definition for war, and "Feature Film" filter.

1. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
2. Anatahan (1953)
3. Grand Illusion (1937)
4. The Cranes are Flying (1957)
5. Sunflower (1970)
6. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
7. Barry Lyndon (1975)
8. A Man Escaped (1956)
9. Paths of Glory (1957)
10. Casablanca (1942)
11. Two Women (1960)
12. Spartacus (1960)
13. The Fifth Seal (1976)
14. General Della Rovere (1959)
15. Carriage to Vienna (1966)
16. Hondo (1953)
17. The Red Angel (1949)
18. Mr. Klein (1976)
19. The Hill (1965)
20. Sergeant York (1941)
21. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
22. The Shop on Main Street (1965)
23. Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960)
24. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
25. Full Metal Jacket

[–] Bennymuso (1232) a year ago

No patton or kellys heroes, no list.

[–] StoneKeeper (27086) a year ago

No Apocalypse Now, no list.

[–] DrexlBickle (2391) a year ago

No Full Metal Jacket, no list.

[–] BillHicksFan (10613) a year ago

Corrected... I used this automatic program and ... I had two Kubrick's already, and must have thought that was the 2nd one. Thanks!

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21541) a year ago

No Come and See (1985), no list.

[–] CKid (3842) a year ago

In chronological order (and yes, I do own all of these on either DVD or Blu-ray) ...

Battleground (1949)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Stalag 17 (1953)
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Enemy Below (1957)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Spartacus (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Train (1964)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Patton (1970)
The Dogs of War (1980)
Excalibur (1981)
Glory (1989)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
1917 (2019)

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21541) a year ago

When I think of the “men on a mission” genre, The Guns of Navarone immediately comes to mind. Great film!

[–] Kazak (2190) a year ago

Barry Lyndon? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] BillHicksFan (10613) a year ago

It is considered a war movie. There's definitely a war, and he does fight.