Troy
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 11,290 votes
In year 1250 B.C. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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War Movies
Discover popular and highly rated war movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Schindler's List
1993 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 17,679 votes
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hacksaw Ridge
2016 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 15,060 votes
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 17,520 votes
As U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 24,486 votes
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fury
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 13,077 votes
April, 1945. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pressure
2026 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 237 votes
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Pianist
2002 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 10,285 votes
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Imitation Game
2014 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 18,243 votes
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 5,104 votes
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Apocalypse Now
1979 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 9,228 votes
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Braveheart
1995 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 11,271 votes
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 11,598 votes
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Civil War
2024 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 4,433 votes
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 3,499 votes
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
300
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 14,917 votes
A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Warfare
2025 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,541 votes
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dunkirk
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 17,751 votes
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sisu: Road to Revenge
2025 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 860 votes
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Hawk Down
2001 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 6,471 votes
When U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.