The war movies on this list are ranked according to their success (awards & nominations), their popularity, and their cinematic greatness from a directing/writing perspective.

From peacetime to frontlines, from coming home to left behind: Rotten Tomatoes presents the 100 best-reviewed war movies of all time, ranked by Certified Fresh films first.

Feb 5, 2025 · Even if there’s rarely ever any clear answer, the best war movies attempt to examine combat from all sides. For this list, we’ve compiled films that span the historical and …

Nov 22, 2024 · Great war movies ask viewers to consider and understand the actual experience of war. Here we ranked the 50 best, including the new Steve McQueen movie ‘Blitz.’

Oct 28, 2024 · Films have explored the devastating impacts of battle since the earliest days of cinema. If you want a war movie to watch, these are the 30 best ever made.

Jan 26, 2024 · Experience epic battles of courage, conflict, and profound human stories on the front lines of cinema's top war movies of all time.

List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. Saving Private Ryan. 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. 2. The Thin Red Line.

Apr 12, 2024 · These twenty-five films demonstrate the reality of deadly conflicts, both on and off American soil. Below, you’ll find classics like The Great Escape and Glory along with the 2023 …

Jul 24, 2023 · Twenty-five years ago, on July 24, 1998, “Saving Private Ryan” was released. It’s a movie that figures high on our list of the 30 Greatest War Films. Yet it’s worth noting just why …

Nov 12, 2023 · War movies continue to be a popular and relevant genre explored by directors today, with recent Oscar-winning war films like All Quiet on the Western Front elevating the niche.