Best War Films

[F 129 Row66]

1. Come and See - Russian
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Kurosawa's Ran
4. Paths to Glory
5. Zulu
6. Dunkirk 1958
7. The Dambusters
8. Henry V 1944
9. The Guns of Navarone.
10 The Longest Day
&
11. Carry on up the Khyber
 

[Manuel]

Don't know, but Hacksaw Ridge was exceptional ''I've never been so wrong about someone in all my life''.

Apocalypse Now for the atmospheric, haunting scenes, plus Marlon Brando.

Special mention to the brilliant First Blood, he had his own war and he only wanted something to eat.

[Bowener]

Come and See 
 

[Sydney_Iron]

Before Full Metal Jacket in 1987 there was The Boys in Company C from 1978, both great movies and the first half of both movies very similar with the boot camp, R Lee Ermey is a drill Sergent in both, appears about 2.30m into this clip in the same vein as FMJ, the Latino Drill Seargent is great in this as well 

Both would be in my top 5 that's for sure, Come and See is also top draw as is All Quiet on the Western Front, We Were Soldiers would round out my top 5

[Rubble again]

Kingdom of Heaven
The Fortress - the Russians betrayed by the Germans
Last of the Mochians
Northwest Passage 
The Four Feathers - either version

[Gank]

Best battle scenes by miles are in Waterloo ; 15,000 extras, all uniformed, no special effects

Overwhelming majority of war films are set in 20th century. A lot of older history not very well represented
.

What are you on about? Star Wars was set a long, long time ago.

[the coming of gary]

Best battle scenes by miles are in Waterloo ; 15,000 extras, all uniformed, no special effects

Overwhelming majority of war films are set in 20th century. A lot of older history not very well represented
.

[MaryMillingtonsGhost]

Warfare
Saving Private Ryan
The Deer Hunter
Blackhawk Down
Kajaki
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Killing fields
Lebanon
9th Company
Carry On Up The Khyber

[Takashi Miike]

some that may not have been mentioned....

Waterloo (Rod Steiger)
Hamburger Hill
The Charge Of The Light Brigade
Patton
Glory

[Nutsin]

1 private Ryan
2 Apocalypse now
3 Deer Hunter
4 Killing fields
5 Zulu
6 Platoon
7 Full Metal Jacket
8 Blackhawk down
9 Battle of Britain
10 Hacksaw Ridge 

[Alfs]

The Great Escape

[F 129 Row66]

Lee Trundle » 26 May 2025, 19:5

The Thin Red Line is a good shout

[Lee Trundle]

I love a Vietnam movie.

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Platoon
4. The Deer Hunter
5. Zulu
6. A Bridge Too Far
7. The Thin Red Line
8. Dunkirk
9. Master and Commander
10. Tropic Thunder

 

[Massive Attack]

1. Apocalypse Now

Beat me to it.

[Bungo]

Das Boot has been mentioned so …
Downfall 
The Zone of Interest

Downfall and Zone of Interest are both right at the top of my list.

[Fauxstralian]

Das Boot has been mentioned so …
Downfall 
The Zone of Interest

[Far Cough UKunt]

Add Dirty Dozen and Battle of the Bulge to my list.

[zico]

All the below are great films and I loved Zulu, but for me, although not historically accurate in any shape or form "Where Eagles Dare" is my favourite.  Just loved Burton and Eastwood in an action flick.

Best cameo in a war film though goes to Del and Rodney in "The Eagle Has Landed".,

 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

1. Apocalypse Now

[mallard]

Where Eagles Dare

[SurfaceAgentX2Zero]

No Lawrence of Arabia or Bridge on the River Kwai? Someone doesn't like David Lean.
Ice Cold in Alex.
Kelly's Heroes.
Saving Private Ryan  first ten minutes, anyway),
All Quiet on the Western Front.
Went the Day Well?
Yes to Zulu and The Guns of Navaronne (and Carry On Up the Khyber)
and yes, of course, The Dambusters is the best.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Battle of Britain
Das Boot
The Longest Day
Zulu
Henry V (Branagh's version)
Ran (Brilliant film if only for the graphics)