Best War Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Schindler's List 1993

   Directed by Steven Spielberg
   8.6

   8.6 · 18K votes
2. 2
   Grave of the Fireflies 1988

   Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on Netflix
   8.4

   8.5 · 6.9K votes
3. 3
   The Pianist 2002

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Peacock Premium, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
4. 4
   Apocalypse Now 1979

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount+, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
   8.2

   8.3 · 9.5K votes
5. 5
   The Great Dictator 1940

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max
   8.2

   8.3 · 3.9K votes
6. 6
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
7. 7
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
   8.2

   8.2 · 25K votes
8. 8
   Paths of Glory 1957

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube TV
   8.2

   8.3 · 3.4K votes
9. 9
   Hacksaw Ridge 2016

   Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on fuboTV, Angel Studios, Lionsgate+
   8.2

   8.2 · 15K votes
10. 10
    Full Metal Jacket 1987

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max, MGM Plus, Cinemax
    8.1

    8.1 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Come and See 1985

    Directed by Elem Klimov
    8.1

    8.2 · 2K votes
12. 12
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    8.1

    8.1 · 6.4K votes
13. 13
    Incendies 2010

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on The Roku Channel
    8.1

    8.1 · 3.5K votes
14. 14
    Das Boot 1981

    Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · Streaming on fuboTV
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.7K votes
15. 15
    Oppenheimer 2023

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free
    8.0

    8.0 · 13K votes
16. 16
    1917 2019

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 14K votes
17. 17
    The Imitation Game 2014

    Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Kanopy, Lionsgate+, Tubi TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 19K votes
18. 18
    Innocent Voices 2005

    Directed by Luis Mandoki · Streaming on The Roku Channel, ViX Premium
    8.0

    8.2 · 556 votes
19. 19
    Lawrence of Arabia 1962

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, Sony Pictures Core
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.6K votes
20. 20
    Jojo Rabbit 2019

    Directed by Taika Waititi · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
    8.0

    8.0 · 11K votes
21. 21
    Braveheart 1995

    Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 12K votes
22. 22
    The Deer Hunter 1978

    Directed by Michael Cimino · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.0 · 4.4K votes
23. 23
    The Great Escape 1963

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, History Vault
    7.9

    7.9 · 3K votes
24. 24
    Gone with the Wind 1939

    Directed by Victor Fleming · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, FlixHouse
    7.9

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
25. 25
    Rome, Open City 1945

    Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    7.9

    8.0 · 1K votes
26. 26
    Downfall 2004

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.8

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
27. 27
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! 1966

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on France Channel
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.5K votes
28. 28
    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.4 · 233 votes
29. 29
    The General 1926

    Directed by Clyde Bruckman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.5K votes
30. 30
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

    Directed by Mark Herman · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.9K votes
31. 31
    Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004

    Directed by Kang Je-kyu
    7.8

    8.0 · 805 votes
32. 32
    For Sama 2019

    Directed by Waad al-Kateab
    7.8

    8.2 · 321 votes
33. 33
    The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on YouTube Free, Sony Pictures Core
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.5K votes
34. 34
    Pan's Labyrinth 2006

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro
    7.8

    7.8 · 12K votes
35. 35
    The Battle of Algiers 1966

    Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 942 votes
36. 36
    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.7

    8.2 · 306 votes
37. 37
    To Live 1994

    Directed by Zhang Yimou
    7.7

    8.1 · 400 votes
38. 38
    The Great War 1959

    Directed by Mario Monicelli
    7.7

    8.1 · 380 votes
39. 39
    Grand Illusion 1937

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Kanopy, Darkroom
    7.7

    7.9 · 807 votes
40. 40
    Platoon 1986

    Directed by Oliver Stone · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.7

    7.7 · 5.4K votes
41. 41
    See You Up There 2017

    Directed by Albert Dupontel · Streaming on Hoopla, France Channel
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
42. 42
    All Quiet on the Western Front 2022

    Directed by Edward Berger · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 5K votes
43. 43
    Land of Mine 2015

    Directed by Martin Zandvliet
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.5K votes
44. 44
    The Breadwinner 2017

    Directed by Nora Twomey
    7.7

    7.8 · 962 votes
45. 45
    In This Corner of the World 2016

    Directed by Sunao Katabuchi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Hoopla
    7.7

    7.9 · 659 votes
46. 46
    20 Days in Mariupol 2023

    Directed by Mstyslav Chernov · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, PBS Documentaries
    7.7

    8.1 · 325 votes
47. 47
    Hotel Rwanda 2004

    Directed by Terry George · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.3K votes
48. 48
    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 2023

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.4K votes
49. 49
    Ayla: The Daughter of War 2017

    Directed by Can Ulkay
    7.7

    8.0 · 411 votes
50. 50
    To Be or Not to Be 1942

    Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.7

    7.8 · 879 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.

1. 1
   War 1911
   6.8

   9.5 · 22 votes
2. 2
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
3. 3
   The Silent Service: The Battle of Arctic Ocean 2025

   Directed by Kohei Yoshino
   6.7

   8.5 · 30 votes
4. 4
   Fireflies at El Mozote 2025

   Directed by Ernesto Melara
   6.6

   8.5 · 24 votes
5. 5
   Band of Brothers: Legacy 2026

   Directed by Chase Millsap · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.5

   8.7 · 19 votes
6. 6
   A Melody to Remember 2016

   Directed by Lee Han · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.6

   8.3 · 27 votes
7. 7
   Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain 1984

   Directed by Xie Jin
   6.5

   8.4 · 23 votes
8. 8
   Atatürk II 1881 – 1919 2024

   Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin
   6.5

   8.2 · 21 votes
9. 9
   Hell Boats 1970

   Directed by Paul Wendkos · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   6.5

   8.1 · 23 votes
10. 10
    The End Will Be Spectacular 2019

    Directed by Ersin Çelik · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.5

    7.7 · 33 votes