Top 10 War Movies

[Monster]

This thread seemed inevitable. Let's just get on with it.

1. Platoon
2. Letters From Iwo Jima
3. Dunkirk
4. Glory
5.Gallipoli
6. Lawrence of Arabia
7. Twelve O'Clock High
8. Kingdom of Heaven
9. Saving Private Ryan
10. Red Dawn

[Headhunter]

Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
The Dirty Dozen
Apocalypse Now
Black Hawk Down
Come and See
Bridge on the River Kwai
Where Eagles Dare
The Great Escape
The Deer Hunter

No particular order, just ten that come to mind.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

I know there's a war in it, but does Last Of The Mohicans really count as a war movie?

[Monster]

I always thought so. Figured it had enough battle scenes to qualify. I guess it's a judgement call.

[zombie]

braveheart
serenity?
platoon
troy
apocalypse now
enemy at the gates
lawrence of arabia
the deer hunter
hacksaw ridge
dr. strangelove

[Jason]

No Full Metal Jacket fans, I see.

[zombie]

full metal jacket is a good pick too, but not quite top 10 good.

[Headhunter]

First half of FMJ is top 10 worthy. Second half a bore.

[Monster]

First half of FMJ is top 10 worthy. Second half a bore.

Exactly

[DancesWithWerewolves]

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Braveheart
3. Platoon
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Hacksaw Ridge
6. Inglourious Bastards
7. Glory
8. The Hurt Locker
9. American Sniper
10. Black Hawk Down

Did not include Last Of The Mohicans, The Pianist, Zero Dark Thirty, Grave Of The Fireflies, Wonder Woman or Schindlers List due to that I feel War is more of backdrop in those films, and battles shown aren't enough for me to consider a "War" movie.

[zombie]

yeah, i didn't put pan's labyrinth for that reason too. it felt more like a backdrop than the point of the film.

[Monster]

Never really thought about it like that. It's a fair point though, about the war being the backdrop. I'll change it up.

[Jason]

I've owned Glory for years and haven't seen it. Really that good/

[Monster]

I've owned Glory for years and haven't seen it. Really that good/

It's really that good. You need to watch that right now.

[Reign in Blood]

Matthew Broderick as some bad ass Colonel. lol

[Tiggnutz]

10. Kelly's Heroes
9. Glory
8. The Dirty Dozen
7. The Great Escape
6. Full Metal Jacket
5. Apocalypse Now
4. The Big Red One
3. Braveheart
2. Platoon
1. Saving Private Ryan

[Monster]

I wouldn't describe him as a badass. He was basically a scared kid who rose to the occasion. I thought he played the part really well.

[showa58taro]

Excluding Samurai films which tend to come up at the same time gives me:

1. Schindler's List
2. Downfall
3. Battleship Potemkin
4. The Hill
5. The English Patient
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. The Deer Hunter
8. Das Boot
9. The Bridge over the River Kwai
10. Hell in the Pacific

Honorable Mentions should go to the likes of Platoon, Braveheart, Paths Of Glory, Patton, Letters to Iwo Jima/Flags of our Fathers, Casualties of War, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, All Quiet on the Western Front, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Hacksaw Ridge, The Hurt Locker, Good Morning Vietnam and The Pianist.

Tough category to narrow things down in. Lots of films in this genre I love.

[DancesWithWerewolves]

I wouldn't describe him as a badass. He was basically a scared kid who rose to the occasion. I thought he played the part really well.

He did, one of his best parts.

[Monster]

Too soon to say exactly where it'll land but I'm pretty sure Dunkirk will make my top 5. Wow.