War Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 War Movies These are the top 25 war movies of all time, as determined by aggregating multiple lists (see resources at bottom of page) and factoring in the films’ overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. Apocalypse Now (1979) 2. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 3. The Hurt Locker (2009) 4. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): 5. The Great Escape (1963) 6. Paths of Glory (1957) 7. Platoon (1986) 8. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 9. The Boat (Das Boot) (1981) 10. The Deer Hunter (1978) 11. Patton (1970) 12. Schindler’s List (1993) 13. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 14. The Thin Red Line (1998) 15. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 16. The Dirty Dozen (1967) 17. Inglourious Basterds (2009) 18. Casablanca (1942) 19. Dunkirk (2017) 20. The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeria) (1966) 21. Grand Illusion (La Grande Illusion) (1937) 22. Ran (1985) 23. M*A*S*H (1970) 24. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 25. Black Hawk Down (2001) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists BusinessInsider.com (9/4/2018). “The 45 best war movies of all time, according to critics” CulturedVultures.com (6/5/2019). “20 Best War Movies of All Time” DigitalTrends.com (5/28/2018). “The 10 best streaming war movies” Esquire.com (7/4/2017). “The Best War Films Ever Made” BBC Channel 4 (2005). “100 Greatest War Films of all-time” GamesRadar.com (2/23/2018). “The 25 best war movies – from Dunkirk to Downfall (and everything in between)” GearMoose.com “The 25 Best War Movies of All Time” TheGuardian.com (10/19/2010). “The 25 best action and war films of all time” Guinness Book of Film (1999). “The Top 100 Films by Genre Type” (includes top 5 war movies) Internet Movie Database (5/9/2017). “Top 25 Greatest War Movies of All Time (The Ultimate List)” LiveAbout.com (7/3/2019). “The Top 10 War Movies of All TIme” Newsweek (9/4/2018). “The Greatest War Films Ever Made, According to Critics and Audiences” Norman, Barry (1993). “100 Greatest Films of All Time” (includes top 10 war movies) Paste (5/7/2017). “The 100 Greatest War Movies of All Time” Ranker.com “The Best War Movies Ever” RottenTomatoes.com “100 Best War Movies of All Time” ShortList.com (5/28/2013). “The 30 greatest war films ever” Time Out (2017). “The 50 best war movies of all time” Originally posted 9/4/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.