War Movies
Jarhead

Jarhead

Jarhead
IMDb: 7.0
123

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to…

Genre: Drama, War
Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven
IMDb: 7.2
144

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Alexander

Alexander

Alexander
IMDb: 5.6
175

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any…

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda
IMDb: 8.1
121

Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Downfall

Downfall

Downfall
IMDb: 8.2
156

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In…

Genre: Drama, History, War
King Arthur

King Arthur

King Arthur
IMDb: 6.3
126

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the ‘Sarmatian hypothesis’ which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and…

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai
IMDb: 7.7
154

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
IMDb: 7.4
138

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to…

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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun

Tears of the Sun
IMDb: 6.6
121

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that…

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Genre: Action, Drama, War
The Pianist

The Pianist

The Pianist
IMDb: 8.5
150

The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing…

Genre: Drama, War
The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers
IMDb: 6.5
132

The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment’s plan to ship out to the Sudan for the…

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K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker
IMDb: 6.7
138

When Russia’s first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers
IMDb: 7.2
138

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

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Genre: Action, History, War
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down
IMDb: 7.7
144

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy…

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Genre: Action, History, War
Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines
IMDb: 6.4
106

While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn’t supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun…

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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor
IMDb: 6.1
183

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval…

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Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates
IMDb: 7.6
131

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.

The Patriot

The Patriot

The Patriot
IMDb: 7.2
165

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a…

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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth
IMDb: 2.5
118

In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos…

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U-571

U-571

U-571
IMDb: 6.6
116

In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes….

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
IMDb: 6.4
158

In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world’s greatest army…

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line
IMDb: 7.6
171

Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Soldier

Soldier

Soldier
IMDb: 6.0
99

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a…

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Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan
IMDb: 8.6
169

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…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The English Patient

The English Patient

The English Patient
IMDb: 7.4
162

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent…

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire
IMDb: 6.6
117

A US Army officer had made a “friendly fire” mistake that was covered up and he was reassigned to a desk job. Later he was tasked to investigate a female…

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Braveheart

Braveheart

Braveheart
IMDb: 8.4
178

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord’s soldiers. This leads the village to…

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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall
IMDb: 7.5
133

An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.

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Schindler’s List

Schindler’s List

Schindler’s List
IMDb: 8.9
195

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Gettysburg
IMDb: 7.7
254

Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Hot Shots! Part Deux
IMDb: 6.6
86

Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team,…

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Genre: Action, Comedy, War
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans
IMDb: 7.8
112

As the British and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her…

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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
IMDb: 5.5
93

Pinhead is trapped in a sculpture and fortunately for him the sculpture is bought by a young playboy who owns his own night club. Pinhead busies himself escaping by getting…

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Genre: Horror, Thriller, War
Dogfight

Dogfight

Dogfight
IMDb: 7.5
94

In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in…

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!
IMDb: 6.7
84

Recruited to join a top-secret mission for the Air Force, a renegade pilot finds himself coping with an incompetent admiral and a carefully selected squadron of flyers who are either…

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Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Captain America

Captain America

Captain America
IMDb: 3.3
97

During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, “Captain America.” Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie “Red Skull”,…

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Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle
IMDb: 6.9
107

The “Memphis Belle” is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid…

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Genre: Action, Drama, War