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1. Casablanca (1943)
directed by Michael Curtiz
featuring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter LorreOne of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard ... More
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2. The Pacific (2010)
directed by Carl Franklin, David Nutter, Graham Yost, Jeremy Podeswa, Timothy Van Patten, Tony To
featuring James Badge Dale, Joe Mazzello, Jon SedaBand of Brothers producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg re-team to produce this ten-hour World War II miniseries based on the books With the Old ... More
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3. Operation Petticoat (1959)
directed by Blake Edwards
featuring Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene EvansRear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant) visits the submarine Sea Tiger on the morning of its decommissioning and reminisces about his time as the ... More
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4. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
directed by Steven Spielberg
featuring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin DieselSteven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue ... More
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5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
directed by Frank Darabont
featuring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Bill Sadler, Clancy BrownIn 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence. He's ... More
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6. War Horse (2011)
directed by Steven Spielberg
featuring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David ThewlisDirector Steven Spielberg's epic World War I drama details the remarkable bond between a man named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his loyal horse, Joey. ... More
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7. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
directed by Quentin Tarantino
featuring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane KrugerA group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers during ... More
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8. Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
directed by Jonathan Liebesman
featuring Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodríguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory C. HardrictA Marine platoon fights to prevent the city of Los Angeles from being overtaken by a race of highly advanced alien invaders in this epic sci-fi ... More
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9. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
directed by Kevin Reynolds
featuring James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Dagmara Dominczyk, Richard Harris, Luis GuzmanThe classic tale of swashbuckling adventure by the senior Alexandre Dumas comes to the screen in its umpteenth incarnation, this time from Kevin ... More
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10. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
directed by Ronald Neame
featuring Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen BoydAdapted from the book of the same name by Ewen Montagu and based on fact, The Man Who Never Was stars Clifton Webb as Montagu, a lieutenant commander ... More
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11. The Deer Hunter (1978)
directed by Michael Cimino
featuring Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher WalkenList of all editionsOne of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The ... More
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12. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
directed by Stanley Kubrick
featuring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, James Earl JonesList of all editionsIn 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in viewers' minds, the Cold War at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb relatively new and frightening, ... More
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13. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
directed by Guillermo del Toro
featuring Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug JonesList of all editionsMexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro returns to the phantasmagorical cinema that defined such early fare as Cronos and The Devil's Backbone with this ... More
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14. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
directed by Clint Eastwood
featuring Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John SlatteryList of all editionsClint Eastwood's adaptation of the non-fiction book Flags of Our Fathers concerns the lives of the men in the famous picture of soldiers raising the ... More
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15. Black Hawk Down (2001)
directed by Ridley Scott
featuring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner, Sam ShepardList of all editionsA quickly forgotten chapter in United States military history is relived in this harrowing war drama from director Ridley Scott, based on a series of ... More
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16. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
directed by David Lean
featuring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, James DonaldList of all editionsThe Bridge on the River Kwai opens in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1943, where a battle of wills rages between camp commander Colonel ... More
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17. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
featuring Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins, Ed HarrisList of all editionsA turning point in 20th century war history is the focus of this fact-based account of the 1942-1943 battle of Stalingrad, in which the Germans were ... More
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18. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
directed by Barry Levinson
featuring Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran, Chintara Sukapatana, Bruno KirbyList of all editionsThe film begins in 1965, when disc jockey Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is assigned to take over the AFR's Saigon radio broadcasts. In contrast to ... More
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19. The Expendables (2010)
directed by Sylvester Stallone
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy CoutureList of all editionsAn all-star cast of action-movie icons headline Sylvester Stallone's explosive action thriller about a group of hard-nosed mercenaries who are double ... More
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20. Chicken Run (2000)
directed by Nick Park, Peter Lord
featuring Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Imelda StauntonList of all editionsAardman Animations, the British clay-animation studio that created a cult sensation (and won three Academy awards) with its short subjects featuring ... More
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21. Vietnam in HD (2011)
directed by Sammy Jackson
featuring Michael C. HallList of all editionsCreated and produced by cable's History Channel, and intended as an unofficial companion piece to the earlier WWII in HD, this documentary saga deals ... More
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22. The Great Escape (1963)
directed by John Sturges
featuring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, James CoburnList of all editionsThe Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison ... More
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23. Stripes (1981)
directed by Ivan Reitman
featuring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P.J. Soles, Sean Young, John CandyList of all editionsBill Murray decides to be all that he can be -- and it ain't pretty -- in this hit comedy. John Winger (Murray) is a quick-witted but unambitious ... More
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24. Gods and Generals (2003)
directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
featuring Kevin Conway, Robert Duvall, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Mira Sorvino, Bruce BoxleitnerList of all editionsDirector Ron Maxwell and producer Ted Turner return to the glory and tragedy of the Civil War in this historical drama, a prequel to Gettysburg, ... More
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25. Red Tails (2012)
directed by Anthony Hemingway
featuring Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David OyelowoThe thrilling true story of the Tuskegee Airmen buzzes to the big screen in this epic war adventure from executive producer George Lucas and first ... More







