Top War Movies


The Top War Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top War List". Lists are calculated daily.

81. The Mission

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Roland Joffé
Actors: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, Cherie Lunghi

82. Wings

Year of Release: 1927
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William A. Wellman
Actors: Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Jobyna Ralston, Gary Cooper, El Brendel
Plot: The first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Wings is the story of two men who have gone to war and the girl they both leave behind. Director Wellman makes one of his most humanistic statements as he explores the devastating results of war.

83. Sisu

Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Finnish
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jalmari Helander
Actors: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila, Arttu Kapulainen
Plot: In the waning days of WWII, a Finnish prospector comes across a wealth of gold only to have it stolen by a brutal SS officer. But this is no ordinary man and the Nazis soon realize that even though the odds may seem in their favor this one-man army will wage a bloody battle to the bitter end to get his gold back.

84. In Harm's Way

Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Otto Preminger
Actors: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Carroll O'Connor, Paula Prentiss

85. Black Book ( Zwartboek )

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: War/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Sebastian Koch, Halina Reijn, Derek de Lint, Carice van Houten, Dolf de Vries, Thom Hoffman

86. Blackboards ( Takhté siah )

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Actors: Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi, Mohamad Karim Rahmati , Rafat Moradi, Mayas Rostami
Plot: A pair of Kurdish teachers ignore the perils of the Iran-Iraq conflict and wander the hills searching for students. Danger is always close by - but where there are teachers, where will be students.

87. Kedma

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Hebrew
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Amos Gitai
Actors: Andrei Kashkar, Helena Yaralova, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Moni Moshonov, Juliano Mer, Menachem Lang

88. Rome, Open City ( Roma, città aperta )

Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Actors: Aldo Fabrizi, Anna Magnani, Marcello Pagliero, Vito Annichiarico, Nando Bruno, Harry Feist
Plot: In 1944, resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Gestapo. Realizing his only chance for survival is to flee the city, he enlists the help of a friend - who in turn goes to a priest - in order to facilitate his escape. But a betrayal from someone close to him threatens everything.

89. Butterfly Tongues ( lengua de las mariposas, La )

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: José Luis Cuerda
Actors: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Lozano, Uxía Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos, Jesús Castejón

90. Charlie Wilson's War

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Rachel Nichols, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ned Beatty
Plot: Based on Congressman Wilson's relationship with Afghani's versus the Soviets and the current implications of his actions.

Are you sure you want to delete this comment?