Most Popular War Feature Films
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Wonder Woman
(2017) When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny. Dir: Patty Jenkins With: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | War 141 mins. |
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Dunkirk
(2017) Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War 106 mins. |
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The Man with the Iron Heart
(2017) 1942: The Third Reich is at its peak. The Czech resistance in London decides to plan the most ambitious military operation of WWII: Anthropoid... Dir: Cédric Jimenez With: Rosamund Pike, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke Action | Biography | Thriller | War 120 mins. |
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The Shape of Water
(2017) An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Dir: Guillermo del Toro With: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller | War 119 mins. |
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Hacksaw Ridge
(2016) WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey Biography | Drama | History | War 139 mins. |
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Inglourious Basterds
(2009) 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. |
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Thank You for Your Service
(2017) A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggles to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Dir: Jason Hall With: Haley Bennett, Miles Teller, Keisha Castle-Hughes Biography | Drama | War 108 mins. |
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War Dogs
(2016) Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. Dir: Todd Phillips With: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz Comedy | Crime | Drama | War 114 mins. |
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Darkest Hour
(2017) During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds. Dir: Joe Wright With: Lily James, Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn Biography | Drama | History | War 125 mins. |
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Pan's Labyrinth
(2006) In the falangist 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. |
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Megan Leavey
(2017) Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. Dir: Gabriela Cowperthwaite With: Kate Mara, Ramon Rodriguez, Tom Felton Biography | Drama | War 116 mins. |
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Incendies
(2010) Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother's last wishes. Dir: Denis Villeneuve With: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette Drama | Mystery | War 131 mins. |
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Empire of the Sun
(1987) A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson Drama | History | War 153 mins. |
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Saving Private Ryan
(1998) 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 Drama | War 169 mins. |
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Allied
(2016) In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller | War 124 mins. |
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Braveheart
(1995) When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, Sir William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Biography | Drama | History | War 178 mins. |
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Apocalypse Now
(1979) During the Vietnam 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 147 mins. |
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The Wall
(2017) Two American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them. Dir: Doug Liman With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli Drama | Thriller | War 88 mins. |
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13 Hours
(2016) During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Dir: Michael Bay With: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War 144 mins. |
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Mulan
(1998) To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process. Dir: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook With: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical | War 88 mins. |
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Full Metal Jacket
(1987) A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio Drama | War 116 mins. |
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Churchill
(2017) 96 hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort. Dir: Jonathan Teplitzky With: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery Biography | Drama | History | War 105 mins. |
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Unbroken
(2014) After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Dir: Angelina Jolie With: Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson Biography | Drama | Sport | War 137 mins. |
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Les Misérables
(2012) In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway Drama | History | Musical | Romance | War 158 mins. |
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Life Is Beautiful
(1997) When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp. Dir: Roberto Benigni With: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini Comedy | Drama | War 116 mins. |