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Schindler's List
1993 · 195m
War DramaPeriod & Historical DramaBiopic
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory…
War Movies
60 war movies. Includes Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Common vibes here: Military · War Drama · Based on a True Story
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Netflix
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · 89m
War DramaAnimeMilitary
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe,…
89
Tubi
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · 95m
Dark ComedySatire & ParodyComedy
After the insane General Jack D.
88
Paramount+
88
Netflix
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · 228m
War DramaBiopicMilitary
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the…
88
Tubi
Paths of Glory
1957 · 88m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
88
Max
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · 122m
DramaHistory
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the…
87
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · 118m
Epic FantasyDark FantasyMilitary
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather.
87
Peacock
The Pianist
2002 · 150m
Survival ThrillerWar DramaBiopic
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation.
87
Paramount+
Apocalypse Now
1979 · 147m
War DramaMilitaryJournalism & Media
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever…
87
Max
Battleship Potemkin
1925 · 75m
DramaHistory
In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin revolt against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's…
87
They Shall Not Grow Old
2018 · 99m
War DramaMilitaryDocumentary
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.
87
Tubi
86
Peacock
86
Max
Gone with the Wind
1939 · 238m
Romantic ComedyWar DramaGrief & Loss
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and…
86
Prime
The Great Dictator
1940 · 125m
Dark ComedySatire & ParodyWar Drama
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
86
Das Boot
1981 · 150m
War DramaSubmarines & NavalJournalism & Media
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted.
86
Tubi
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · 133m
War DramaFriendshipMilitary
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is…
86
Prime
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · 171m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home.
85
The Great Escape
1963 · 173m
War DramaPrisonDystopian
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a…
85
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · 162m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors.
85
Come and See
1985 · 142m
War DramaMilitaryPsychological
The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his…
85
Tubi
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · 90m
AnimationDocumentaryDrama
A film director from Israel interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in…
85
Max
Rome, Open City
1945 · 104m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
85
Max
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · 99m
Dark ComedyWar DramaEspionage
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
85
Ivan's Childhood
1962 · 95m
War DramaEspionageMilitary
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with…
84
Paramount+
Dunkirk
2017 · 107m
Survival ThrillerWar DramaPeriod & Historical Drama
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German…
84
Platoon
1986 · 120m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
84
Netflix
The Deer Hunter
1978 · 183m
War DramaMilitarySmall Town
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love.
84
Incendies
2010 · 131m
DramaMystery
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots.
84
Grand Illusion
1937 · 114m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class…
84
Max
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987 · 105m
War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France.
84
To Have and Have Not
1945 · 100m
War DramaMilitaryMusic
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
83
The Hurt Locker
2008 · 131m
MilitaryDramaThriller
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling…
83
Prime
Downfall
2004 · 155m
War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force…
83
Prime
The General
1926 · 79m
MilitaryEspionageComedy
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an…
83
The African Queen
1952 · 105m
War DramaMilitaryAdventure
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary…
83
Prime
83
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006 · 141m
War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese…
82
Prime
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · 153m
War DramaPeriod & Historical DramaMilitary
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear…
82
Netflix
1917
2019 · 119m
Survival ThrillerWar DramaPeriod & Historical Drama
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack…
82
Tubi
Hotel Rwanda
2004 · 122m
BiopicBased on a True StoryDrama
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly…
82
82
Son of Saul
2015 · 107m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the…
82
Kagemusha
1980 · 180m
MilitaryActionDrama
A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by…
81
Max
81
The Zone of Interest
2023 · 105m
War DramaMilitaryBased on a True Story
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
81
Tubi
Glory
1989 · 122m
Based on a True StoryDramaHistory
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
81
The Breadwinner
2017 · 94m
Marriage & DivorceParenthood & Family BondsAnimation
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
80
Tubi
The Imitation Game
2014 · 113m
War DramaBiopicMilitary
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his…
80
Peacock
80
Hulu
War for the Planet of the Apes
2017 · 140m
Military Sci-FiDystopian Sci-FiRevenge Thriller
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.
80
Netflix
All Quiet on the Western Front
2022 · 147m
War DramaPeriod & Historical DramaMilitary
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army.
80
Netflix
Beasts of No Nation
2015 · 137m
Drama
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country.
80
Land of Mine
2015 · 100m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and…
80
See You Up There
2017 · 113m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his…
79
Paramount+
The English Patient
1996 · 162m
War DramaPeriod & Historical DramaAmnesia & Memory
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert…
78
Apple TV+
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · 138m
AdventureDrama
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a…
78
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · 112m
HistoryDrama
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of…
77
Paramount+
Braveheart
1995 · 178m
War DramaPeriod & Historical DramaBiopic
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's…