IMDb's War Top 50
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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.
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Napoléon vu par Abel Gance
1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check -
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All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 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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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
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A Matter of Life and Death
1946, in 23 top lists Check -
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Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
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Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...
1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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Letyat zhuravli
1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Ballada o soldate
1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 15 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 12 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 11 top lists Check -
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Judgment at Nuremberg
1961, in 8 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Great Escape
1963, in 14 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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Obchod na korze
1965 — a.k.a. The Shop on Main Street, in 14 top lists Check -
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La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
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L'armée des ombres
1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Message
1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check -
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Voskhozhdenie
1977 — a.k.a. The Ascent, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Deer Hunter
1978, in 26 top lists Check -
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Apocalypse Now
1979, in 37 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Idi i smotri
1985 — a.k.a. Come and See, in 26 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Platoon
1986, in 21 top lists Check -
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Full Metal Jacket
1987, in 18 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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Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
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La vita è bella
1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check -
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Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
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Hotel Rwanda
2004, in 10 top lists Check -
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Der Untergang
2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check -
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El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
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Inglourious Basterds
2009, in 17 top lists Check -
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Incendies
2010, in 10 top lists Check -
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Mandariinid
2013 — a.k.a. Tangerines, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Imitation Game
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Hacksaw Ridge
2016, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on May 16, 2024; source