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50 Great War Films

A Personal, idiosyncratic, and by no means definitive list of great films that directly address the nature, complexity, and devastating effect of War on humanity. While there are many other great and near great films out there, these are the ones that moved me the most and that stand up to many rewatchings.
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Above Us the Waves (1955)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
2
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
5
Attack (1956)
Attack (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
8
Battleground (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
9
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
The Big Parade (1925)
The Big Parade (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Breaker Morant (1980)
Breaker Morant (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Das Boot: The Director's Cut
Das Boot: The Director's Cut
17
Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
18
From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
19
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
20
Gallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
21
Gettysburg (1993)
Gettysburg (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
22
Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
25
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
26
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
27
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
28
In Which We Serve (1942)
In Which We Serve (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
Jarhead (2005)
Jarhead (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
30
Journey's End (James Whale)
Journey's End (James Whale)
31
King and Country (1964)
King and Country (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
32
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
33
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
34
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
35
Napoleon (1927)
Napoleon (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
36
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
37
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
38
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
40
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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