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.
2009 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 2,435 votes
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,896 votes
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,769 votes
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 922 votes
An elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while trying to rescue the same prisoner. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,065 votes
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,171 votes
In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,475 votes
During World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 925 votes
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,439 votes
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 371 votes
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 179 votes
This is the story of the life of the great queen of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1983 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 530 votes
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 838 votes
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 295 votes
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1989 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,024 votes
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 701 votes
Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 577 votes
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 575 votes
After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,451 votes
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 190 votes
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.