31. Attack
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen
Plot: In the waning days of WWII a National Guard Infantry Company is given the
mission of setting up artillery observation posts in key areas. Lieutenant
Costa knows that his captain, Cooney, has only achieved his position due
to his connections and doubts his leadership ability. Costa and his men
are sent out but after running into trouble, Cooney refuses to reinforce
them. Suffering heavy losses, Costa plots revenge.
32. Threads
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mick Jackson
Actors: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane, Jane Hazlegrove
Plot: A docu-drama about the effects of nuclear war and the subsequent fallout that takes place in the working-class town of Sheffield, England. Explores the build-up, immediate and long-term aftermath of the catastrophic event.
33. Good Morning Vietnam
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Bruno Kirby, J.T. Walsh, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana
Plot: A DJ arrives in Saigon with a penchant for rock music and quick, scathing monologues. The brass are annoyed with his antics, but the realities of war soon come crashing down.
34. Ivan's Childhood ( Ivanovo detstvo )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Actors: Nikolai Burlyayev, Valentin Zubkov, Yevgeni Zharikov, Stepan Krylov, Nikolai Grinko, Dmitri Milyutenko
Plot: During WWII, a young boy works as a spy on the Eastern Front - small enough to cross German lines unnoticed. Three soviet officers do their best to look after the boy/spy.
35. Grand Illusion ( grande illusion, La )
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Renoir
Actors: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette, Werner Florian
Plot: Two French soldiers, and aristocrat and a mechanic, find themselves in the same German POW camp. They meet a variety of prisoners, including Rosenthal, son of a wealthy banker, but are separated before they can escape. The duo are sent to a fortress, said to be impenetrable, where they meet back up with Rosenthal. While one of them befriends the aristocratic operator of their prison, the other two continue to plan an impossible escape.
36. Come and See ( Idi i smotri )
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elem Klimov
Actors: Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius, Vladas Bagdonas, Juris Lumiste, Viktor Lorents
Plot: A boy is unwillingly thrust into the atrocities of war in WWII Byelorussia, fighting for a hopelessly unequipped resistance movement against the ruthless German forces. Witnessing scenes of abject terror and accidentally surviving horrifying situations he loses his innocence and then his mind.
37. The Caine Mutiny
Year of Release: 1954
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, E.G. Marshall
Plot: During WWII on a small ship ship in the U.S. Pacific fleet an executive
officer removes the captain from command that is deemed a mutiny. But in
the subsequent trial that follows, the captain is shown to be mentally
unstable so the jury must conclude whether to charge the officer with
mutiny or commend him from saving the ship from the hands of the captain.
38. Fury
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Ayers
Actors: Brad Pitt, Michael Peña, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Scott Eastwood, Jon Bernthal
Plot: As WWII winds down a battled-hardened sergeant, Wardaddy, commands a
Sherman tank and a five-man crew, aiming for the heart of Germany despite
being out-manned, out-gunned and fielding a rookie recruit.
39. Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhood of War ( Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Je-gyu Kang
Actors: Dong-Kun Jang, Eun-ju Lee, Bin Won, Hyeong-jin Kong, Yeong-ran Lee, Min-sik Choi
Plot: Two brothers from a large South Korean City are forced to join the army
when the North Korean Communist's invade. Follow the two brothers from
their first experience of war to promotions and medals. Watch and see how
War changes a man from a loving brother to ruthless killer.
40. Warfare
Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza
Actors: Michael Gandolfini, Joseph Quinn, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Will Poulter, Noah Centineo
