Curated by SceneIt · United States
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
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2024 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 257 votes
A heroic true story of Major Mukund Varadarajan, an Indian Army officer who displayed extraordinary bravery during a counterterrorism mission in Kashmir’s Shopian district. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 273 votes
When his wife Kate is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 111 votes
In the opening stages of the Bosnian War, a small group of Serbian soldiers are trapped in a tunnel by a Muslim force. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 158 votes
1938. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 113 votes
Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 701 votes
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 339 votes
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 260 votes
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1999 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 160 votes
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1956 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 109 votes
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 130 votes
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 425 votes
A group of U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 238 votes
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 283 votes
On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 687 votes
Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 127 votes
When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of which they have never seen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 481 votes
Bosnia, July 1995. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 141 votes
A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1978 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 202 votes
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1978 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 262 votes
Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.