Your favorite war movies (Top 5)

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Any conflict, any order

1. Thin Red Line
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Dunkirk
4. Inglorious Basterds
5. Downfall


Hon Mention/Not sure if a “war movie”

The Great Escape
Bridge of Spies
Fury
1917
Apocalypse Now

 

[dekhawk]

Patton
In harms way
Longest day

Several of what you already mentioned

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. A Bridge too Far
3. Tora Tora Tora
4. Patton
5. Gallipoli

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

SPR
Braveheart
Memphis belle
The patriot
Enemy at the gates



HM

Dr. Strangelove
Inglorious bastards.


Fun topic.

 

[SSG T]

I'll go favorites, since best is extremely subjective

Battleground
Stalag 17
Path's of Glory
No Man's Land
Black Hawk Down


Note- Saving Private Ryan is a VERY close #6.

2nd Note - If we included mini series, Band of Brothers would be an easy #1

 

[HROT]

Saving private Ryan
Dunkirk
1917
Fog of War
Last of the Mohicans

Apologies in advance for being a Gen-Zer

 

[TheCainer]

1. The Longest Day
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. 12 O'Clock High
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Gettysburg

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

All above mentioned are good choices. How about

All Quiet On The Western Front


?

 

[TJ8869]

In no particular order:

SPR
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Inglourious Basterds
Apocalypse Now

Bridge of Spies was outstanding but IMO Cold War movies are a separate category. My other favorites from that genre would be The Good Shepherd, Thirteen Days, and The Death of Stalin.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

All above mentioned are good choices. How about

All Quiet On The Western Front


?

The newer one was great

 

[jellyfish10]

Last of the Mohicans
Dances With Wolves
Braveheart
Glory

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Saving private Ryan
Dunkirk
1917
Fog of War
Last of the Mohicans

Apologies in advance for being a Gen-Zer

Last of the Mohicans, forgot about that.

 

[preshlock]

Not sure if Hunt for the Red October is a war movie

1.) All Quiet on the Western Front
2.) Letters from Iwo Jima
3.) Downfall {albeit there are only about three minutes of battle scenes}
4.) Enemy Below
5.) Paths of Glory

 

[ankyhawk]

In no particular order:

SPR
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Inglourious Basterds
Apocalypse Now

Bridge of Spies was outstanding but IMO Cold War movies are a separate category. My other favorites from that genre would be The Good Shepherd, Thirteen Days, and The Death of Stalin.

Great list….my go to is Kelly’s Hero’s

 

[h-hawk]

No particular order -

Battleground
A Bridge Too Far
Pork Chop Hill
The Longest Day
Saving Private Ryan

 

[hawkeyeandy]

In no order:
Platoon
Seven Samurai
Glory
Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Not sure if Hunt for the Red October is a war movie

1.) All Quiet on the Western Front
2.) Letters from Iwo Jima
3.) Downfall {albeit there are only about three minutes of battle scenes}
4.) Enemy Below
5.) Paths of Glory

I forgot about Letters from Iwo Jima. That one is outstanding.
Flags of our Fathers was not very good, IMO.

 

[Mikefontenot27]

They were expendable
Saving private ryan
Braveheart
The patriot
Inglorious bastards

I’m all over the place on those

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Don't have time to think about a Top 5, but "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" was one of the better movies I've seen in awhile.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Lot's of good movies to pick from....I'd probably revise my list after seeing everybody's

 

[denmar81]

Haven’t watched but many put Das Boot up there as a great movie.

 

[Sharky1203]

Saving Private Ryan
Braveheart
The Patriot
Hacksaw Ridge
We Were Soldiers
Unbreakable

 

[Nole-4-Life]

SPR
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Hacksaw Ridge
Full Metal Jacket

 

[Nole-4-Life]

In no particular order:

SPR
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Inglourious Basterds
Apocalypse Now

Bridge of Spies was outstanding but IMO Cold War movies are a separate category. My other favorites from that genre would be The Good Shepherd, Thirteen Days, and The Death of Stalin.

Our lists are almost identical. I love IB, but even tho it happens in the era, I don't really count it as a war movie.

 

[ButtersHawk]

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. 1917
3. Inglorius Basterds
4. American Sniper
5. Full Metal Jacket

 

[BubsFinn]

1. A Bridge Too Far
2. Tora Tora Tora
3. The Best Years of Our Lives
4. Downfall
5. Bridge on the River Kwai

 

[EagleHawk]

Saving Private Ryan
Hacksaw Ridge
Tora Tora Tora
Kelly's Heroes
Full Metal Jacket

 

[LuciousBDragon]

1. Mars Attacks
2. Independence Day
3. Edge of Tomorrow
4. War of the Worlds
5. Independence Day 2
>>>
100. Avengers: End Game

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Saving Private Ryan
Hacksaw Ridge
Tora Tora Tora
Kelly's Heroes
Full Metal Jacket

Kelly's Heroes...a comedy but those Tigers look realistic as F. Not common for war films from that era. They were T-34's with wood additions to make them look like Tigers...did a great job.

 

[Mister_Man]

I am seeing a lot of The Patriot selected. It got panned by historians for its accuracy. However, Gibson teamed up with Randall Wallace (who wrote Braveheart) and made We Were Soldiers which got great reviews for its accuracy. I think that might be on my top 5 list although it can difficult to difficult to watch as it can be graphic at times.

 

[seminole97]

Full Metal Jacket
Blackhawk Down
The Longest Day
Gods and Generals
Saving Private Ryan

 

[WadeLookingbill]

1) Memphis Belle
2) SPR
3) Hunt for Red October
4) Blackhawk Down
5) Battle of Midway
Others receiving votes: Spies Like Us

 

[shiphappens]

 

[gojojo]

Thin Red Line
SPR
FMJ
Apocalypse Now
1917

 

[Mayland]

Saving Private Ryan
Midway( I like the original better)
The Longest Day
A Bridge Too Far
Generation War ( if we’re counting miniseries)

And yes, this is heavily slanted toward ww2.

 

[Nole-4-Life]

I am seeing a lot of The Patriot selected. It got panned by historians for its accuracy. However, Gibson teamed up with Randall Wallace (who wrote Braveheart) and made We Were Soldiers which got great reviews for its accuracy. I think that might be on my top 5 list although it can difficult to difficult to watch as it can be graphic at times.

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Forgot about this one....great film.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Netflix needs to do a multipart remake of Audie Murphy “To Hell and Back”. From some interviews taken with fellow soldiers they said the movie didn’t do him justice.

Das Boot
1917
The Big Red One
Master and Commander

I enjoy Troy and 300 for ancient history war.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Some that won't get mentioned that I love.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly has some Civil War stuff in it so I'm counting it.
Bridge on the River Kwai
Dirty Dozen
Sgt. York
Rescue Dawn

 

[Finance85]

Apocalypse Now
Green Beret
Patton
Platoon
The Great Escape
Bridge Over River Kwai

 

[beanerhawk]

No Heartbreak Ridge's Loved that movie when I was younger.