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Most Popular War Feature Films

1. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
The Greek general Themistocles battles an invading army of Persians under the mortal-turned-god, Xerxes. Dir: Noam Murro With: Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green Action | Drama | War
2. The Book Thief (2013) The Book Thief (2013)
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents. Dir: Brian Percival With: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson Drama
3. How I Live Now (2013) How I Live Now (2013)
An American girl on holiday in the English countryside with her family finds herself in hiding and fighting for her survival as the third world war breaks out. Dir: Kevin Macdonald With: Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland Action | Drama | Thriller | War 101 mins.
4. Killing Season (2013) Killing Season (2013)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X  
Two veterans of the Bosnian War -- one American, one Serbian -- find their unlikely friendship turn tense with one of them reveals their true intentions. Dir: Mark Steven Johnson With: Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia Action | Drama | Thriller | War 91 mins.
5. 300 (2006) 300 (2006)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. Dir: Zack Snyder With: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham Action | Fantasy | History | War 117 mins.
6. Inglourious Basterds (2009) Inglourious Basterds (2009)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth Adventure | Drama | War 153 mins.
7. Lone Survivor (2013) Lone Survivor (2013)
Based on the failed June 28, 2005 mission "Operation Red Wings". Four members of SEAL Team 10 were tasked with the mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd. Marcus Luttrell was the only member of his team to survive. Dir: Peter Berg With: Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Eric Bana Action | Drama | Thriller | War
8. The Monuments Men (2013) The Monuments Men (2013)
In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renowned works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them. Dir: George Clooney With: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon Adventure | Comedy | Drama | History | Thriller | War
9. Gone with the Wind (1939) Gone with the Wind (1939)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War. Dir: Victor Fleming With: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell Drama | Romance | War 238 mins.
10. Schindler's List (1993) Schindler's List (1993)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X  
In Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography | Drama | History | War 195 mins.
11. Emperor (2012) Emperor (2012)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S. Dir: Peter Webber With: Matthew Fox, Colin Moy, Tommy Lee Jones Drama | History | War 105 mins.
12. Lincoln (2012) Lincoln (2012)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Biography | Drama | History | War 150 mins.
13. Saving Private Ryan (1998) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore Action | Drama | War 169 mins.
14. Red Dawn (2012) Red Dawn (2012)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X  
A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. Dir: Dan Bradley With: Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson Action | War 93 mins.
15. Battleship (2012) Battleship (2012)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. Dir: Peter Berg With: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War 131 mins.
16. Dear John (2010) Dear John (2010)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave. Dir: Lasse Hallström With: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins Drama | Romance | War 108 mins.
17. Apocalypse Now (1979) Apocalypse Now (1979)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.6/10 X  
During the U.S.-Viet Nam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola With: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall Drama | War 153 mins.
18. Braveheart (1995) Braveheart (1995)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X  
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier whom tried to rape her, a commoner begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron-fist. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Action | Biography | Drama | History | War 177 mins.
19. The Patriot (2000) The Patriot (2000)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son. Dir: Roland Emmerich With: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson Action | Drama | War 165 mins.
20. Atonement (2007) Atonement (2007)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan. Dir: Joe Wright With: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn Drama | Mystery | Romance | War 123 mins.
21. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. Dir: Guillermo del Toro With: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López Drama | Fantasy | War 118 mins.
22. Pearl Harbor (2001) Pearl Harbor (2001)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  
Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war. Dir: Michael Bay With: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett Action | Drama | Romance | War 183 mins.
23. Full Metal Jacket (1987) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X  
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 in Hue, Vietnam. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio Drama | War 116 mins.
24. Black Hawk Down (2001) Black Hawk Down (2001)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis. Dir: Ridley Scott With: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore Drama | History | War 144 mins.
25. The Deer Hunter (1978) The Deer Hunter (1978)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA. Dir: Michael Cimino With: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale Drama | War 182 mins.