Top War Movies


The Top War Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top War List". Lists are calculated daily.

91. Charlie Wilson's War

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Rachel Nichols, Amy Adams
Plot: Based on Congressman Wilson's relationship with Afghani's versus the Soviets and the current implications of his actions.

92. The Duellists

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Keith Carradine, Albert Finney, Harvey Keitel, Edward Fox
Plot: Two officers in Napoleon's army become entangled in a feud that lasts several decades an involves repeated -- increasingly violent -- duels in order to settle a matter of honor.

93. Hamburger Hill

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Steven Weber, Don Cheadle, Dylan McDermott, Courtney B. Vance
Plot: A group of army soldiers are assigned to take down Hill 937, which is held by the North Vietnamese.

94. Heartbreak Ridge

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Mario Van Peebles, Everett McGill, Moses Gunn

95. Kanal

Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Actors: Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski

96. Sisu

Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Finnish
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jalmari Helander
Actors: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo
Plot: In the waning days of WWII, a Finnish prospector comes across a wealth of gold only to have it stolen by a brutal SS officer. But this is no ordinary man and the Nazis soon realize that even though the odds may seem in their favor this one-man army will wage a bloody battle to the bitter end to get his gold back.

97. Gunga Din

Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Stevens
Actors: Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Fontaine
Plot: 3 friends in the British army try to find a treasure, while a cult tries to kill them.

98. Mrs. Miniver

Year of Release: 1942
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Greer Garson, Teresa Wright, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Ney
Plot: A middle class family experiences the beginning of World War II as they are invaded by the enemy.

99. A Mighty Heart

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal

100. Richard III

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Loncraine
Actors: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr.
Plot: Director Richard Loncraine resets Shakespeare's Historical Drama Richard III in the Facist Era. Tanks replace horses, but the treachery is timeless.

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