Best War Movies on Rakuten TV in the UK

The top 50 of 74 war movies streaming on Rakuten TV in the UK, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

1
Incendies 2010
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Plex
8.1
8.1 · 3.5K votes
2
Where Hands Touch 2018
Directed by Amma Asante · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
7.7
7.9 · 543 votes
3
The Flowers of War 2011
Directed by Zhang Yimou · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
7.3
7.4 · 939 votes
4
Brothers 2009
Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free, Lionsgate+
7.3
7.3 · 4.1K votes
5
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 2016
Directed by Michael Bay · Streaming on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free
7.3
7.3 · 4.1K votes
6
The Champion 2021
Directed by Maciej Barczewski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
7.2
7.7 · 221 votes
7
Megan Leavey 2017
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite · Streaming on Rakuten TV
7.2
7.3 · 874 votes
8
T-34 2018
Directed by Alexey Sidorov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, YouTube Free
7.1
7.2 · 979 votes
9
The Last Full Measure 2020
Directed by Todd Robinson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
7.1
7.3 · 517 votes
10
The Mountain II 2016
Directed by Alper Çağlar · Streaming on Rakuten TV
7.1
7.5 · 213 votes
11
We Were Soldiers 2002
Directed by Randall Wallace · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Plex, Pluto TV
7.1
7.1 · 2.4K votes
12
The Rifleman 2019
Directed by Dzintars Dreibergs · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
6.9
7.3 · 205 votes
13
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse 2021
Directed by Stefano Sollima · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV
6.9
6.9 · 2.8K votes
14
Emperor 2020
Directed by Mark Amin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.9
7.6 · 101 votes
15
Resistance 2020
Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, YouTube Free
6.9
7.0 · 486 votes
16
The Eight Hundred 2020
Directed by Guan Hu · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.8
7.0 · 358 votes
17
Overlord 2018
Directed by Julius Avery · Streaming on Netflix, Rakuten TV
6.7
6.7 · 3.3K votes
18
Hyena Road 2015
Directed by Paul Gross · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.7
6.9 · 279 votes
19
Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012
Directed by Dean Wright · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.7
7.0 · 184 votes
20
The Wild Geese 1978
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.6
6.8 · 298 votes
21
Battle Over Britain 2023
Directed by Callum Burn · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Icon Film
6.6
7.1 · 92 votes
22
Beneath Hill 60 2010
Directed by Jeremy Sims · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Plex
6.6
6.8 · 171 votes
23
Tigerland 2000
Directed by Joel Schumacher · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, JustWatch TV Free
6.5
6.6 · 651 votes
24
Girls of the Sun 2018
Directed by Eva Husson · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Rakuten TV
6.5
7.0 · 88 votes
25
Hamburger Hill 1987
Directed by John Irvin · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.5
6.6 · 533 votes
26
Before Dawn 2024
Directed by Jordon Prince-Wright · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.5
6.9 · 107 votes
27
The Man with the Iron Heart 2017
Directed by Cédric Jimenez · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.5
6.5 · 839 votes
28
The Mountain 2012
Directed by Alper Çağlar · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.5
6.7 · 134 votes
29
The Quiet American 2002
Directed by Phillip Noyce · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.5
6.6 · 349 votes
30
Valiant One 2025
Directed by Steve Barnett · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV
6.4
6.7 · 146 votes
31
The Grey Zone 2001
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Tubi TV
6.4
6.6 · 185 votes
32
Wolf Warrior 2 2017
Directed by Wu Jing · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.4
6.5 · 350 votes
33
Redbad 2018
Directed by Roel Reiné · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex
6.4
6.5 · 250 votes
34
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin 2024
Directed by Todd Komarnicki · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.4
6.7 · 88 votes
35
Hart's War 2002
Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Amazon MX Player
6.4
6.4 · 1.1K votes
36
Windtalkers 2002
Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Amazon MX Player
6.3
6.4 · 1.5K votes
37
The War Below 2021
Directed by J.P. Watts · Streaming on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free
6.3
6.6 · 75 votes
38
Saints and Soldiers 2003
Directed by Ryan Little · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Filmzie, W4free
6.2
6.3 · 324 votes
39
The Eastern Front 2020
Directed by Rick Roberts · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.2
6.5 · 69 votes
40
Enigma 2001
Directed by Michael Apted · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Icon Film
6.2
6.3 · 365 votes
41
Escape from Germany 2024
Directed by T.C. Christensen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.2
6.7 · 39 votes
42
Rules of Engagement 2000
Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on Rakuten TV, ITVX, Plex
6.2
6.2 · 839 votes
43
The Lost Bladesman 2011
Directed by Felix Chong Man-keung · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Plex, Icon Film
6.2
6.3 · 121 votes
44
Waiting for Anya 2020
Directed by Ben Cookson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.2
6.3 · 94 votes
45
Charlotte 2022
Directed by Tahir Rana · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.2
6.5 · 31 votes
46
Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk 2020
Directed by Ben Mole · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.1
6.2 · 69 votes
47
Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973
Directed by Ennio De Concini · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.1
6.2 · 43 votes
48
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi 2019
Directed by Swati Bhise · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV
6.1
6.4 · 12 votes
49
Passchendaele 2008
Directed by Paul Gross · Streaming on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex
6.1
6.1 · 126 votes
50
Zulu Dawn 1979
Directed by Douglas Hickox · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.1
6.1 · 124 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

Hidden gems

Highly rated but with 126 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 58 votes so smaller films can show.

1
Commando Leopard 1985
Directed by Antonio Margheriti · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.1
6.2 · 19 votes
2
The Match 2021
Directed by Dominik Sedlar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Pluto TV
6.1
6.1 · 58 votes
3
Point Man 2018
Directed by Phil Blattenberger · Streaming on Rakuten TV
6.0
6.0 · 18 votes
4
The Last Front 2024
Directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.0
6.0 · 28 votes
5
Instrument of War 2017
Directed by Adam Thomas Anderegg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.0
5.8 · 14 votes
6
We Go In at Dawn 2020
Directed by Ben Mole · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
6.0
5.9 · 51 votes
7
Battle of the Bulge: Winter War 2020
Directed by Steven Luke · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Tubi TV
6.0
5.7 · 27 votes
8
Canopy 2014
Directed by Aaron Wilson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
5.9
5.7 · 41 votes
9
Condor's Nest 2023
Directed by Phil Blattenberger · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten TV, Plex
5.9
5.6 · 36 votes
10
War Blade 2024
Directed by Nicholas Winter · Streaming on Rakuten TV
5.9
5.0 · 12 votes