Favourite war movies


Personally, This is my favourite war movie. My top 5 are:

1. Saving private ryan
2. Apocalypse now
3. Full metal jacket
4. Paths of glory
5. The deer hunter

This is only my opinion.
What are your favourite war movies?

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1. City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing!)
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Barefoot Gen
4. Letters from Iwo Jima
5. Schindler's List

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A couple of others that aren't so well known:

The Steel Helmet (Korean War)
Battle Ground (Battle of the Bulge, much better than the movie of that name)

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Another good one:

Sniper starring Jude Law and Ed Harris.

It fell under the radar because it's the battle of Stalingrad...Russians vs Germans. This movie made me realize that sniping is more than sitting in a tree and picking off enemy soldiers.

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Sniper starring Jude Law and Ed Harris.


Enemy at the Gates.

 Entropy ain't what it used to be.

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Right, thanks for the correction.

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The deer hunter is not a war movie.

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Saving Private Ryan is the only one I watch every year on Memorial day -

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- Saving Private Ryan
- White Tiger / белый тигр (Russian)
- Full Metal Jacket
- 9th Company (Russian)
- Downfall

I was impressed by the quality of both Russian movies above. Definitely a must-see, even with subtitles, I've watched both, like 3 times each.

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If you liked the two Russian films, I also recommend you see "Fortress Of War":
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343703/
And "Come And See":
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

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Fortress Of War is already in my list.

Never heard of Come and See, but according to the ratings, I'll make sure it's non my list.

Thanks!

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Ah the Fortress of Brest--and I always thought it was a 'titty film'.





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1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Das Boot
3. The Cruel Sea
4. Apocalypse Now
5. The Longest Day

The Deer Hunter is NOT a war movie
Neither is Schindler's List

A "War Movie" is not just a movie set during a period of wartime, it is about the war itself. It doesn't have to have combat scenes but it does have to follow military events (true or fictional) during the conflict.

The Pianist, The Gray Zone, Kapo, Schindler's List are all excellent movies that touch on the Holocaust - but they are NOT war movies.


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Schindlers List
Platoon
Full Mental Jacket
The Deer Hunter
Saving Private Ryan

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Tora, Tora, Tora.

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Firstly i have to echo that Paths of Glory has to be all-time #1

But i can't believe that no one has mentioned (2) Zulu

3. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Where Eagles Dare
5. El Cid

eclectic list, i know, but i just wanted to highlight some great films, but seen less at the top of lists.

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nobody mentioned star wars, either!

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Just 5?!? Lol
I can't believe no one mentioned Glory, or the Patriot!

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Glory
4. Black Hawk Down
5. We Were Soldiers

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." -Gandalf the Grey

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Walter Defends Sarajevo
Downfall
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan
The Battle of Neretva

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I just started perusing this list and found a list I particularly agreed with. Amazing that someone thought the same as me about great films. Turns out it was me!

Well it was last November that I posted it and I am getting old!

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