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1. Harakiri (1962)

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2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Wo... (1964)

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252

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3. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Monsieur Verdoux is an allegory for the Holocaust and capitalist destruction of human lives.

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805

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4. Paths of Glory (1957)

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5. Apocalypse Now (1979)

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350

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6. Grand Illusion (1937)

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115

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7. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

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8. The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity... (1959)

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9. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

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10. Princess Mononoke (1997)

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274

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11. Night and Fog (1955)

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12. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)

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417

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13. Come and See (1985)

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1300

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14. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

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1102

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15. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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1090

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16. The Great Dictator (1940)

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17. Fires on the Plain (1959)

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407

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18. Hiroshima, My Love (1959)

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110

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19. The Shop on Main Street (1965)

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1022

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20. Castle in the Sky (1986)

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21. The Little Island (1959)

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22. Lessons of Darkness (1992)

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23. The Deer Hunter (1978)

The Deer Hunter has been criticized for being jingoistic by the critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.

Waving its snout in your face, it asks you to suspend whatever precious intelligence that you have in exchange for a good cry about what nasty old Vietnam has done to poor beleaguered America.

If you view the final scene as ironic or an example of flag-waving, you can interpret the film as being anti-war or staunchly pro-war.

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24. Burmese Harp (1956)

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25. The Iron Giant (1999)

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150

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26. Forbidden Games (1952)

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27. The Big Snit (1985)

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28. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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312

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29. Ivan's Childhood (1962)

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30. The Thin Red Line (1998)

While most war films are "anti-war," they are always anti-war from the point of view of the winning side. They say, "War is hell, and we won." Shouldn't anti-war films be told from the point of view of the losers? War was hell, and they lost. - Roger Ebert

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853

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31. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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3211

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32. The Pianist (2002)

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144

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33. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life... (2003)

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34. Platoon (1986)

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35. Neighbours (1952)

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36. Starship Troopers (1997)

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310

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37. The Sacrifice (1986)

110

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38. Fail-Safe (1964)

246

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39. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

152

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40. I Am Cuba (1964)

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41. The Big Parade (1925)

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42. Hearts and Minds (1974)

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43. I Accuse (1919)

121

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44. Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

188

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45. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

842

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46. Das Boot (1981)

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47. Barefoot Gen (1983)

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48. Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)

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49. The Weather Underground (2002)

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50. Lost Horizon (1937)

My favorite anti-war films and watch-list.

Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, and The Fog of War aren't clearly anti-war or pro-war.

Please recommend any great antiwar or pacifist films.
★★★
Duck Soup
Peace on Earth
I'm not interested in seeing these movies:
Three Kings
A Farewell to Arms

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Comments

Rath

Posted: 1 year, 2 months ago at Mar 24 14:52

Great list, mate :)

bdidock

Posted: 1 year, 1 month ago at May 10 10:32

great list but, Harakiri (1962) ANTI-WAR ????

Mr. Saturn

Posted: 1 year, 1 month ago at May 10 11:37

Harakiri is critical of the Bushido (Samurai) code; according to Roger Ebert, the pacifist director also made the Human Condition trilogy critical of the way Bushido influenced Japan's actions in WWII. In the ending, when the protagonist destroys the idol of the samurais' ancestral idol, it's revealed to be completely hollow. It's not a stretch to think of Harakiri as a film criticizing military worship.

Edit: 1 year, 1 month ago

Bambie

Posted: 1 year, 1 month ago at May 10 12:55

Many great choices, such as Come and See and The Great Dictator. I was about to suggest All Quiet on the Western Front but it was already there. :) What about Platoon or The Pianist?