Top 100 War Movies List

#80 War Movie

Cross of Iron (1977) R

A squad of German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during WWII led by a battle-hardened sergeant fight to survive Soviet attacks and dogmatic commanders in a chaotic and lethal environment in this sympathetic portrayal of another side of the war not commonly portrayed in Hollywood film.

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Writers:

Julius J. Epstein, Walter Kelley

Stars:

James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason

#79 War Movie

The Good German (2006) R

While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation which involves his former mistress and his driver.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Paul Attanasio, Joseph Kanon

Stars:

George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire

#78 War Movie

Unbroken (2014) PG-13

After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.

Director:

Angelina Jolie Pitt

Writers:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Stars:

Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson

#77 War Movie

A Midnight Clear (1992) R

This WW2 psychological drama plays out at Christmas. US GIs hold an isolated cabin in the Ardennes against a handful of Germans cut off from their main force. Combat-weary and short of rations, both sides are determined to survive.

Director:

Keith Gordon

Writers:

William Wharton, Keith Gordon

Stars:

Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross

#76 War Movie

The Monuments Men (2014) PG-13

An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.

Director:

George Clooney

Writers:

George Clooney, Grant Heslov

Stars:

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray

#75 War Movie

Hart's War (2002) R

A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Writers:

John Katzenbach, Billy Ray

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard

#74 War Movie

Gods and Generals (2003) PG-13

The rise and fall of legendary war hero Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson as he leads the Confederacy to great success against the Union from 1861 to 1863. Prequel to the 1993 classic "Gettysburg".

Director:

Ron Maxwell

Writers:

Jeff Shaara, Ron Maxwell

Stars:

Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels

#73 War Movie

All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

Director:

Delbert Mann

Writers:

Paul Monash, Erich Maria Remarque

Stars:

Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence

#72 War Movie

The Book Thief (2013) PG-13

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.

Director:

Brian Percival

Writers:

Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni

Stars:

Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson

#71 War Movie

Navy Seals (1990) R

During a rescue mission, a Navy Seals team discover that a newly formed terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and set out to locate and destroy them.

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers:

Chuck Pfarrer, Gary Goldman

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley

#70 War Movie

Under Fire (1983) R

Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

Clayton Frohman

Stars:

Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman

#69 War Movie

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) R

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Director:

Grant Heslov

Writers:

Peter Straughan, Jon Ronson

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey

#68 War Movie

Fat Man & Little Boy (1989) PG-13

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers:

Bruce Robinson

Stars:

Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, Johun Cusack, Laura Dern

#67 War Movie

Missing in Action (1984) R

Colonel Braddock, who escaped from a POW camp after 10 years, returns to Vietnam. He attempts to track down the location of a POW camp and rescue the prisoners to prove that several MIAs are still alive and being held captive. He is prompted to attempt his mission because of Government denials about the possibilities of existing POWs.

Director:

Joseph Zito

Writers:

Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson

Stars:

Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress

#66 War Movie

The Last Samurai (2003) R

An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.

Director:

Edward Zwick

Writers:

John Logan

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly

#65 War Movie

Air America (1990) R

A young pilot finds himself recruited unwittingly into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift organization operating in Vietnam War Era Laos.

Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

Christopher Robbins, John Eskow

Stars:

Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis

#64 War Movie

The Green Berets (1968) G

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

Director:

Ray Kellogg, John Wayne

Writers:

James Lee Barrett, Robin Moore

Stars:

John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton

#63 War Movie

Rules of Engagement (2000) R

An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Jim Webb, Stephen Gaghan

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce

#62 War Movie

Green Zone (2010) R

Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Brian Helgeland, Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Stars:

Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear

#61 War Movie

The Expendables (2010) R

A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writers:

Dave Callaham, Sylvester Stallone

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis

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