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 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2003 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 203 votes
Follows the personal and professional life of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1992 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 228 votes
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 204 votes
In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to capture a strategic point that would determine the new border between two nations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 121 votes
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 115 votes
After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1915 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 601 votes
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 449 votes
On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 194 votes
Summer 1939. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 124 votes
The story takes place several years after Lelouch's "Zero Requiem" plan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1958 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 149 votes
The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 125 votes
Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 257 votes
Corporal Evan Albright joined the elite Marine Corps Security Guards to save the world and see some action-not necessarily in that order. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1954 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 372 votes
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 302 votes
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 164 votes
The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1960 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 122 votes
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 335 votes
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 632 votes
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 330 votes
During the Spanish Civil War, sworn enemies must work together when they encounter flesh-eating zombies created in a Nazi experiment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1968 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 160 votes
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.