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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.
1985 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,890 votes
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,038 votes
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1977 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 251 votes
During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,760 votes
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1994 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,904 votes
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 4,145 votes
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 439 votes
A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,589 votes
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,421 votes
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,195 votes
A small unit of U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1930 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 943 votes
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,361 votes
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1961 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 884 votes
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 3,230 votes
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 3,324 votes
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,995 votes
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,836 votes
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 931 votes
Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,322 votes
The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1979 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 540 votes
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.