Best War Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   The Pianist 2002

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

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

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

   8.2 · 25K votes
3. 3
   Innocent Voices 2005

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

   8.2 · 556 votes
4. 4
   Downfall 2004

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

   7.9 · 4.5K votes
5. 5
   The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

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

   7.8 · 7.9K votes
6. 6
   Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2004

   Directed by Kang Je-kyu
   7.8

   8.0 · 805 votes
7. 7
   Pan's Labyrinth 2006

   Directed by Guillermo del Toro
   7.8

   7.8 · 12K votes
8. 8
   Hotel Rwanda 2004

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

   7.7 · 3.3K votes
9. 9
   The Last Samurai 2003

   Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, MGM+
   7.6

   7.6 · 7.9K votes
10. 10
    Devils on the Doorstep 2001

    Directed by Jiang Wen
    7.6

    8.2 · 200 votes
11. 11
    Waltz with Bashir 2008

    Directed by Ari Folman
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
12. 12
    Letters from Iwo Jima 2006

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.4K votes
13. 13
    Enemy at the Gates 2001

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Streaming on MGM Plus, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.2K votes
14. 14
    Black Hawk Down 2001

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Apple TV, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.7K votes
15. 15
    Black Book 2006

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    No Man's Land 2001

    Directed by Danis Tanović · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.3

    7.5 · 526 votes
17. 17
    Brothers 2009

    Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
18. 18
    The Counterfeiters 2007

    Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
    7.3

    7.4 · 720 votes
19. 19
    A Very Long Engagement 2004

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
20. 20
    Joyeux Noel 2005

    Directed by Christian Carion · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 961 votes
21. 21
    The Hurt Locker 2008

    Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Streaming on Lionsgate+
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.4K votes
22. 22
    300 2007

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.2

    7.2 · 15K votes
23. 23
    The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006

    Directed by Ken Loach · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.2

    7.3 · 937 votes
24. 24
    The Patriot 2000

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
25. 25
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003

    Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 3.7K votes
26. 26
    Red Cliff II 2009

    Directed by John Woo
    7.1

    7.3 · 514 votes
27. 27
    Conspiracy 2001

    Directed by Frank Pierson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.3 · 511 votes
28. 28
    Kingdom of Heaven 2005

    Directed by Ridley Scott
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.3K votes
29. 29
    We Were Soldiers 2002

    Directed by Randall Wallace · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.4K votes
30. 30
    City of Life and Death 2009

    Directed by Lu Chuan · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.1

    7.4 · 250 votes
31. 31
    Red Cliff 2008

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.0

    7.1 · 926 votes
32. 32
    Welcome to Dongmakgol 2005

    Directed by Bae Jong · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Rakuten Viki, AsianCrush
    7.0

    7.4 · 207 votes
33. 33
    A Time for Drunken Horses 2000

    Directed by Bahman Ghobadi
    7.0

    7.6 · 125 votes
34. 34
    Zeitgeist: Addendum 2008

    Directed by Peter Joseph · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free, Daring Docs
    6.9

    7.2 · 277 votes
35. 35
    Valkyrie 2008

    Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 4.3K votes
36. 36
    Pearl Harbor 2001

    Directed by Michael Bay · Streaming on Netflix
    6.9

    6.9 · 7.2K votes
37. 37
    Taking Chance 2009

    Directed by Ross Katz · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.2 · 257 votes
38. 38
    Rescue Dawn 2007

    Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, MGM Plus
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.5K votes
39. 39
    Cold Mountain 2003

    Directed by Anthony Minghella · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.9

    6.9 · 2K votes
40. 40
    Tears of the Sun 2003

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.9

    6.9 · 2.7K votes
41. 41
    Max Manus: Man of War 2008

    Directed by Joachim Rønning · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Kanopy
    6.9

    7.1 · 294 votes
42. 42
    The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler 2009

    Directed by John Kent Harrison · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+
    6.9

    7.4 · 128 votes
43. 43
    The Breath 2009

    Directed by Levent Semerci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.9

    7.3 · 149 votes
44. 44
    Olga 2004

    Directed by Jayme Monjardim
    6.8

    7.2 · 206 votes
45. 45
    Flags of Our Fathers 2006

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, MGM Plus
    6.8

    6.9 · 2.1K votes
46. 46
    Defiance 2008

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 2K votes
47. 47
    As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me 2001

    Directed by Hardy Martins · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    6.8

    7.1 · 161 votes
48. 48
    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan 2007

    Directed by Sergei Bodrov
    6.7

    6.8 · 816 votes
49. 49
    Che: Part One 2008

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.7

    6.8 · 865 votes
50. 50
    Tropic Thunder 2008

    Directed by Ben Stiller · Streaming on Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 7.3K 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
   The War on Democracy 2007

   Directed by Chris Martin · Streaming on Philo, Fandor, FlixFling
   6.5

   7.5 · 41 votes
2. 2
   Silence of the Sea 2004

   Directed by Pierre Boutron
   6.5

   7.5 · 39 votes
3. 3
   White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2007

   Directed by Steven Okazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.5

   7.5 · 36 votes
4. 4
   We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company 2001

   Directed by Mark Cowen · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.5

   7.4 · 41 votes
5. 5
   S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine 2003

   Directed by Rithy Panh
   6.5

   7.4 · 36 votes
6. 6
   Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport 2000

   Directed by Mark Jonathan Harris
   6.4

   7.4 · 35 votes
7. 7
   The Soviet Story 2008

   Directed by Edvīns Šņore · Streaming on Kanopy
   6.5

   7.3 · 42 votes
8. 8
   Hornblower: Duty 2003

   Directed by Andrew Grieve
   6.4

   7.3 · 39 votes
9. 9
   The Paper Will Be Blue 2006

   Directed by Radu Muntean
   6.4

   7.4 · 30 votes
10. 10
    I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal 2007

    Directed by Richard Trank · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    6.3

    7.7 · 18 votes