Best war movies

08/05/2022

[Az Joe]

According to me

[csvset]

The Burmese Harp ( Japan 1956 )

[South Dakota]

1. The Guns of Navarone

[dynachrome]

I liked “Fury” a lot.

[lowbridge]

The longest day
All quiet on the western front (the original 1930 version)
Kelly’s heroes
To hell and back
Anthropoid

[combat_boots]

Me, too

I also liked Shanghai

[Cecily]

Natalie and her uncle trying to shake off the Nazi who kept dogging them was nerve-wracking.

[lowbridge]

That book came out in 1928. The movie came out in 1930. An excellent film.

[dynachrome]

Shanghai was a good period piece.

[Jumper]

RAN (Japan - by Akira Kurosawa)
Cross of Iron (German) - Must See
Hitler’s SS - (German)
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
The Longest Day
A Bridge Too Far
Patton
Lawrence of Arabia
All Quiet on the Western Front
Master and Commander
The Bridge on the River Kwai

Good Stuff

Starship Troopers, 1 - 2 - 3.
Army of Darkness
The 13th Warrior

[pfflier]

Martin Caidin wrote a book Everything but the Flak. It is about the restoration of the B-17s and flight to England to make the movie The War Lover. A good companion read to go along with the movie.

[rfreedom4u]

Hamburger Hill.

[Clemenza]

RAN is one of my faves. Happy to see more non-WWII films on your list.

[The Duke]

"I just rewatched “Strategic Air Command” a couple weeks ago. It is excellent. It describes the sea change in the USA going from building forces to fight a war, then disbanding those forces to the Cold War where our defense forces are never demobilized."

For me it was also because it was filmed, and set, in Tampa, where until recently I had lived for 35 years. I've really gotten into classic aerospace over the past couple of years (ever watch the YT channel "Dark Skies"?). I think the F-35 is a big let-down, and it's a crime that we're not pushing out F-22's.

I bought the entire series of the 1950's TV show "Steve Canyon" (many of which are viewable on YT).

[1FreeAmerican]

Hands down - “1941”

[Kenny Bania]

The Terminator (fictional war)
Catch-22
Gallipoli
Braveheart

[drjimmy]

Go Tell the Spartans

Castle Keep

MASH

Major Dundee

Murphy’s War

[rlmorel]

My all time favorite is “The Best Years of Our Lives”.

Followed by “Twelve O’Clock High”.

[rlmorel]

I am with you on having “Twelve O’Clock High” near the top.

Fantastic film.

[Jumper]

I grew up on history and loved the military aspects of the city state and nation states as they formed. RAN has a cast of over 10,000 actors back in 1962. Cross of Iron and Hitler’s SS are essential movies from German directors.

[Falconspeed]

The Fighting Sullivans (1944).

Thanks for all the good suggestions on this thread.