What are your favorite war movies?

[Batty]

My absolute favorites are:

Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
M*A*S*H
Full Metal Jacket

I'd also include Catch-22, Platoon, The Great Escape, Three Kings, Black Hawk Down, Kelly's Heroes, The Deer Hunter, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima and so many more. I would NOT include Pearl Harbor.

BTW, I have a friend who absolutely hates The Deer Hunter. Sometimes I mention it just to hear him rant about how much he hates it. That's what got me thinking about my favorites.

 

[KitFisto]

In no real order

Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Missing in Action 2 ( actually set during the war about being a POW )

I liked Black Hawk Down, but that movie actually made me ANGRY to watch. What happened there....nevermind.

 

[TOE]

Beach Red

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[BadMoon]

Patton by far one of the best.

 

[Darth Caedus]

The Great Escape tops my list. Greatest ensamble cast EVER !!!

 

[carbo-fation]

Great thread.

Guns of Navarrone
Bridge on the River Kawaii
Letters of Iwo Jima
Plattoon
Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Thin Red Line
Patton
Full Metal Jacket
The Longest Day
Stalingrad (German)
Enemy at the Gate
Das Boot
Tora!Tora!Tora!
The Battle of the Bulge
Where Eagles Dare
The Devil's Brigade

and others I can't think right now

 

[Giant Chicken]

In no order

Enemy at the Gates
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers

and I know its not a movie but I LOVE - Band of Brothers!

 

[Chimera 1]

Does this only include modern military ie WWI, II, etc or can we go way back?
Modern military:
Enemy at the Gates
Saving private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Crimson Tide

This was a show: Tour of Duty

Way back:
Glory
Braveheart
300
Troy
The Messenger

 

[Mudshark]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned, but there are a couple I'd add to the list...

All Quiet on the Western Front
Cross of Iron
Twelve O'clock High
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Eagle Has Landed
Hamburger Hill

I'm sure there are others that I don't recall right now.

 

[gideon]

The Deerhunter
Best Years of Our Lives
Johnny Got His Gun
What Did You Do In The War Daddy?

 

[The Mike]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned but its interesting to see that the title "War Movies" instinctively brought on more responses aimed at Modern Military films and not anything that dealt with War....I'm wondering when we'll see the first "Star Wars" entry?

 

[Batty]

In no order

Enemy at the Gates
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers

and I know its not a movie but I LOVE - Band of Brothers!

Band of Brothers was incredible. I really need to break out my box set and watch it again.

 

[pixletwin]

Platoon

Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Braveheart (its a war movie, right?)

Three Kings

 

[Voorhees27]

Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket

 

[IrishJedi]

Here's a pretty decent list:

https://www.historynet.com/movies/11719756.html

And it's the feature article in a new magazine (which I saw at Barnes & Noble this past week):

https://www.historynetshop.com/w2gwf7.html

 

[Rogue Trooper]

Everyone above, after good old sci-fi war films are my next best genre to wtach even the bad ones.
A few more which haven't been mentioned but i like:

Big Red One, sherman's as german tanks?
The Guns of Navarone
Schindeler's List Not, sure if i "like" this but iy a great movie.
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Zulu, probalie my favorite.
The Dam Busters, great music
The Thin Red Line, a very underated movie.
"I am Spartacus"
Gladiator
Where Eagles Dare, "Broadsword callin Danny Boy"
The Last Of The Mohicans
Battle Of Britain

There are alot i like i could go on for ages.

 

[IrishJedi]

Re: SCHINDLER'S LIST, I think my Dad said it best. After we saw the movie theatrically in 1993 he told me, "That was the best movie I have ever seen. And I never want to see it again."

 

[the Doctor]

my fav is world war III made for tv film from 1982 starring david soul and rock hudson.

i'd love to be able to watch it again but it was never released on video or dvd

 

[McHavyck]

Platoon and Black Hawk Down

 

[wofford29]

Downfall
The Pianist
A Very Long Engagement
Saving Private Ryan
Thin Red Line
The Deerhunter
Cold Mountain
Letters from Iwo Jima