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My top 10 favorite war films.
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8.2
The Great Escape (1963)
The War: World War II
Plot Synopsis: Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Plot Synopsis: Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
The Cinephile's rating:
5476
8
8.4
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The War: World War II
Plot Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.
Plot Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.
The Cinephile's rating:
6091
7.8
8.6
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The War: World War II
Plot Synopsis: Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Plot Synopsis: Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
The Cinephile's rating:
2193
7.3
7.5
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The War: The Iraq War
Plot Synopsis: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Plot Synopsis: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
The Cinephile's rating:
763
7.1
7.3
Rescue Dawn (2006)
The War: The Vietnam War
Plot Synopsis: A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Plot Synopsis: A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
The Cinephile's rating:
3927
8.2
8.4
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The War: The Vietnam War
Plot Synopsis: During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.
Plot Synopsis: During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.
The Cinephile's rating:
4108
8
8.3
The War: The Vietnam War
Plot Synopsis: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
Plot Synopsis: A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
The Cinephile's rating:
2049
8
8.1
The War: The Vietnam War
Plot Synopsis: An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA.
Plot Synopsis: An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA.
The Cinephile's rating:
3430
5.8
6.2
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The War: World War II
Plot Synopsis: Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war.
Plot Synopsis: Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war.
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Onward.....
The rest of the war films I've seen, not in my top 10.
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6.6
7
Jarhead (2005)
The War: The Gulf War (????, not fully certain. Any help would be appreciated)
Plot Synopsis: Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
Plot Synopsis: Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
The Cinephile's rating:
1458
6.6
7.1
The War: The Persian Gulf War
Plot Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
Plot Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
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All of the war/military films I've seen, from best to worst, in my opinion. Films about something entirely different than war, but set during one, will not be featured on this list. War, or a movie about military combat, must be the prominent subject.
Note: I haven't seen a whole lot of war flicks, but will add as I go.
Note: I haven't seen a whole lot of war flicks, but will add as I go.
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