Best War Movies of the 1970s

1. 1
   Apocalypse Now 1979

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

   8.3 · 9.5K votes
2. 2
   The Deer Hunter 1978

   Directed by Michael Cimino · Streaming on Netflix
   7.9

   8.0 · 4.4K votes
3. 3
   The Ascent 1977

   Directed by Larisa Shepitko · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.4

   7.9 · 263 votes
4. 4
   Patton 1970

   Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · Streaming on fuboTV
   7.4

   7.4 · 1.3K votes
5. 5
   Kelly's Heroes 1970

   Directed by Brian G. Hutton
   7.3

   7.4 · 868 votes
6. 6
   Johnny Got His Gun 1971

   Directed by Dalton Trumbo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.3

   7.5 · 433 votes
7. 7
   The Old Gun 1975

   Directed by Robert Enrico · Streaming on Film Movement Plus
   7.2

   7.5 · 302 votes
8. 8
   Only Old Men Are Going to Battle 1974

   Directed by Leonid Bykov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Plex
   7.2

   7.9 · 144 votes
9. 9
   The Duellists 1977

   Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.2

   7.3 · 664 votes
10. 10
    The Fifth Seal 1976

    Directed by Zoltán Fábri
    7.1

    7.9 · 112 votes
11. 11
    A Bridge Too Far 1977

    Directed by Richard Attenborough · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.1

    7.2 · 987 votes
12. 12
    Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? 1973

    Directed by Robert Lamoureux
    7.1

    7.3 · 400 votes
13. 13
    Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

    Directed by Richard Fleischer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.2 · 639 votes
14. 14
    Sunflower 1970

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Kino Film Collection
    7.0

    7.5 · 185 votes
15. 15
    The Seventh Company Has Been Found 1975

    Directed by Robert Lamoureux
    7.0

    7.3 · 322 votes
16. 16
    Seven Beauties 1975

    Directed by Lina Wertmüller · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Kino Film Collection
    7.0

    7.4 · 164 votes
17. 17
    Cross of Iron 1977

    Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix
    7.0

    7.1 · 511 votes
18. 18
    M*A*S*H 1970

    Directed by Robert Altman
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
19. 19
    Macbeth 1971

    Directed by Roman Polanski
    6.9

    7.1 · 312 votes
20. 20
    Hearts and Minds 1974

    Directed by Peter Davis · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Mometu
    6.9

    7.6 · 96 votes
21. 21
    The Tin Drum 1979

    Directed by Volker Schlöndorff · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.8

    7.0 · 565 votes
22. 22
    Many Wars Ago 1970

    Directed by Francesco Rosi · Streaming on Kanopy, FlixHouse
    6.8

    7.3 · 145 votes
23. 23
    Waterloo 1970

    Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
    6.8

    7.1 · 237 votes
24. 24
    How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms 1970

    Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
    6.8

    7.6 · 76 votes
25. 25
    Soldier of Orange 1977

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Darkroom
    6.8

    7.1 · 185 votes
26. 26
    Coming Home 1978

    Directed by Hal Ashby
    6.7

    7.0 · 208 votes
27. 27
    How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape 1970

    Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
    6.7

    7.6 · 66 votes
28. 28
    The Dawns Here Are Quiet 1972

    Directed by Stanislav Rostotsky
    6.7

    7.1 · 160 votes
29. 29
    Lacombe, Lucien 1974

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.0 · 170 votes
30. 30
    The Travelling Players 1975

    Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
    6.7

    7.2 · 105 votes
31. 31
    The Deluge 1974

    Directed by Jerzy Hoffman
    6.6

    7.2 · 91 votes
32. 32
    The Wild Geese 1978

    Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, FlixHouse
    6.6

    6.8 · 298 votes
33. 33
    The Night Porter 1974

    Directed by Liliana Cavani · Streaming on HBO Max, Fawesome, IndiePix Unlimited
    6.6

    6.7 · 401 votes
34. 34
    The Third Part of the Night 1972

    Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
    6.6

    7.0 · 100 votes
35. 35
    Catch-22 1970

    Directed by Mike Nichols · Streaming on MGM Plus, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.6

    6.7 · 373 votes
36. 36
    How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends 1970

    Directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski
    6.6

    7.6 · 41 votes
37. 37
    The Eagle Has Landed 1976

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    6.5

    6.7 · 400 votes
38. 38
    All Quiet on the Western Front 1979

    Directed by Delbert Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Kanopy
    6.5

    6.7 · 234 votes
39. 39
    Nicholas and Alexandra 1971

    Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    6.5

    7.0 · 82 votes
40. 40
    Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 1972

    Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
    6.5

    7.6 · 35 votes
41. 41
    Midway 1976

    Directed by Jack Smight · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube Free
    6.5

    6.6 · 345 votes
42. 42
    Hell Boats 1970

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

    8.1 · 23 votes
43. 43
    The New One-Armed Swordsman 1971

    Directed by Chang Cheh · Streaming on ARROW
    6.5

    6.9 · 85 votes
44. 44
    Siberiade 1979

    Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · Streaming on myfilmfriend
    6.5

    7.2 · 49 votes
45. 45
    Michael the Brave 1971

    Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu
    6.5

    7.2 · 48 votes
46. 46
    Overlord 1975

    Directed by Stuart Cooper · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    6.8 · 94 votes
47. 47
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria 1970

    Directed by Stanley Kramer · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.4

    6.9 · 69 votes
48. 48
    They Fought for Their Motherland 1975

    Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
    6.4

    6.9 · 69 votes
49. 49
    Officers 1971

    Directed by Vladimir Rogovoy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.4

    7.0 · 55 votes
50. 50
    Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge 1970

    Directed by Yuri Ozerov
    6.4

    7.4 · 30 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
   Tomka and His Friends 1977

   Directed by Xhanfise Keko
   6.3

   7.8 · 16 votes
2. 2
   Lone Wolf 1972

   Directed by Obrad Gluščević
   6.3

   7.8 · 16 votes
3. 3
   The Battle of Okinawa 1971

   Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
   6.3

   7.8 · 16 votes
4. 4
   To Be Twenty in the Aures 1972

   Directed by René Vautier
   6.3

   7.6 · 17 votes
5. 5
   Hitler: A Film from Germany 1977

   Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
   6.4

   7.3 · 28 votes
6. 6
   Death Is My Trade 1977

   Directed by Theodor Kotulla
   6.3

   7.7 · 14 votes
7. 7
   The Hot Snow 1972

   Directed by Gavriil Egiazarov
   6.3

   7.4 · 21 votes
8. 8
   The Execution of Private Slovik 1974

   Directed by Lamont Johnson
   6.3

   7.4 · 17 votes
9. 9
   Then I Sentenced Them All to Death 1972

   Directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu
   6.3

   7.1 · 28 votes
10. 10
    One-Two, Soldiers Were Going... 1976

    Directed by Leonid Bykov
    6.3

    7.1 · 28 votes