Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 127 votes
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
The Bridge
1959 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 198 votes
A group of German boys are ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Battleground
1949 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 104 votes
Members of the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 172 votes
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 133 votes
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Bag of Marbles
2017 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 907 votes
At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines
2016 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 177 votes
The Philippines, 1898. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
WILL
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 117 votes
Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Salvador
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 417 votes
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beau Geste
1939 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 111 votes
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shanghai Express
1932 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 242 votes
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gunga Din
1939 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 185 votes
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Irena's Vow
2024 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 130 votes
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miracle at St. Anna
2008 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 397 votes
Miracle at St. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
LOLA
2023 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 116 votes
Sussex, England, 1938. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 190 votes
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lost Battalion
2001 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 142 votes
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Saving Leningrad
2019 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 110 votes
September, 1941. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The King's Choice
2016 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 176 votes
On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Home of the Brave
2006 · TMDB 5.4/10 · 198 votes
The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.