Conquest 1453
2012 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 209 votes
After the death of his father Murat II, young Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. 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
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Operation Mekong
2016 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 282 votes
The Chinese government launches a daring operation to arrest a violent drug cartel following the discovery of thirteen Chinese crew members' bodies on two ships sailing through the Mekong River. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hyena Road
2015 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 271 votes
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 123 votes
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Escape from Sobibor
1987 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 214 votes
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Enigma
2001 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 350 votes
The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
20 Days in Mariupol
2023 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 297 votes
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jarhead: Law of Return
2019 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 3,364 votes
Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Good Kill
2015 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 619 votes
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 212 votes
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
9th Company
2005 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 314 votes
Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Exception
2017 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 475 votes
Nothing is as it seems in this riveting World War 2 thriller as a wary soldier goes to investigate a mysterious German monarch at his secluded mansion, leading him into a web of deceit and a dangerous love affair with a local Jewish woman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Duellists
1977 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 640 votes
In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fat Man and Little Boy
1989 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 167 votes
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Heroes of Telemark
1965 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 185 votes
Set in German-occupied Norway, resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant in rural Telemark. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hatred
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 161 votes
Summer of 1939. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
T-34
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 956 votes
In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bridge at Remagen
1969 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 187 votes
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Land of Mine
2015 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 1,487 votes
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 326 votes
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.