IMDb's War Top 50

IMDb's War Top 50's icon

An official iCheckMovies list.

Favorited 161 times, disliked 2 times, added to 207 watchlists.

War films acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting (against nations or humankind) on land, sea, or in the air provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. War films are often paired with other genres, such as action, adventure, drama, romance, comedy (black), suspense, and even epics and westerns, and they often take a denunciatory approach toward warfare. They may include POW tales, stories of military operations, and training.

Remove ads
  1. 41 +1

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 47 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 15 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 5 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  5. 43 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 40 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 31 -1

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 38 +1

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  9. 21 -

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 14 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 32 +1

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 7 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 8 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 20 -

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 1 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 42 -1

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  17. 45 +1

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 30 +1

    Voskhozhdenie

    1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 36 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  20. 10 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  21. 11 -

    Idi i smotri

    1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 35 -

    Platoon

    1986, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 18 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 6 -

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 2 -

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 4 -

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 39 -1

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 26 -1

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  29. 9 -

    Inglourious Basterds

    2009, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 17 -

    Incendies

    2010, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 48 -

    Mandariinid

    2013 — a.k.a. Tangerines, in 6 top lists Check
Remove ads

Last updated on May 16, 2024; source