101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die
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Steven Jay Schneider's 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die
The horror and the heroism of war has long been a staple of cinema and the background for many different story genres, from anti-war comedies such as M*A*S*H to the heroic feats of combat troops and fighter pilots played by the likes of John Wayne and other screen favorites. Here are the 101 most memorable war films ever produced.
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49th Parallel
1941, in 4 top lists Check -
7 new
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
34 new
Ballada o soldate
1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check -
44 new
La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
51 new
Battle of Britain
1969 — a.k.a. The Battle of Britain, in 1 top list Check -
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The Battle of the Somme
1916 — a.k.a. Kitchener's Great Army in the Battle of the Somme, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Big Parade
1925, in 13 top lists Check -
62 new
The Big Red One
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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A Bridge Too Far
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Buck Privates
1941 — a.k.a. Rookies, in 1 top list Check -
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Catch-22
1970, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
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La ciociara
1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check -
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Cross of Iron
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Cruel Sea
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Dam Busters
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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Die Fälscher
2007 — a.k.a. The Counterfeiters, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Eagle Has Landed
1976, in 1 top list Check -
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Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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Enigma
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Europa Europa
1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check -
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From Here to Eternity
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
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Full Metal Jacket
1987, in 18 top lists Check -
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Gallipoli
1981, in 6 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 34 top lists Check -
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Giv'a 24 Eina Ona
1955 — a.k.a. Hill 24 Doesn't Answer, in 3 top lists Check -
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Glory
1989, in 5 top lists Check -
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Good Morning, Vietnam
1987, in 7 top lists Check -
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La grande illusion
1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Great Escape
1963, in 14 top lists Check -
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Guizi lai le
2000 — a.k.a. Devils on the Doorstep, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Guns of Navarone
1961, in 6 top lists Check -
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Hell in the Pacific
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hope and Glory
1987, in 7 top lists Check -
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Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Hotel Rwanda
2004, in 10 top lists Check -
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Ice Cold in Alex
1958, in 1 top list Check -
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Idi i smotri
1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 27 top lists Check -
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In Which We Serve
1942, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ivanovo detstvo
1962 — a.k.a. Ivan's Childhood, in 12 top lists Check -
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Joyeux Noël
2005 — a.k.a. Merry Christmas, in 3 top lists Check
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