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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. The Expendables (2010)
directed by Sylvester Stallone
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy CoutureAn 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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5. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
directed by David Lean
featuring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, James DonaldThe 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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6. 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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7. Dear John (2010)
directed by Lasse Hallström
featuring Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, D.J. CotronaDirector Lasse Hallström and screenwriter Jamie Linden collaborate to adapt author Nicholas Sparks' novel about a young soldier who falls for an ... More
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8. 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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9. The Christmas Card (2006)
directed by Stephen Bridgewater
featuring John Newton, Alice Evans, Ed Asner, Lois NettletonAn American soldier fighting the War in Afghanistan falls in love with a woman who sent him an anonymous Christmas card in this patriotic Hallmark ... More
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10. 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 JonesIn 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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11. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
directed by David Lean
featuring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Claude RainsList of all editionsThis sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. ... More
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12. 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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13. Schindler's List (1993)
directed by Steven Spielberg
featuring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan SagallList of all editionsBased on a true story, Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, a German businessman in Poland who sees an ... More
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14. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
directed by Kevin Reynolds
featuring James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Dagmara Dominczyk, Richard Harris, Luis GuzmanList of all editionsThe 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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15. Das Boot (1981)
directed by Wolfgang Petersen
featuring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin SemmelroggeList of all editionsDas Boot is one of the most gripping and authentic war movies ever made. Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer ... More
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16. The Longest Day (1962)
directed by Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Ken Annakin
featuring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Richard ToddList of all editionsThe Longest Day is a mammoth, all-star re-creation of the D-Day invasion, personally orchestrated by Darryl F. Zanuck. Whenever possible, the ... More
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17. Red Tails (2012)
directed by Anthony Hemingway
featuring Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David OyelowoList of all editionsThe 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
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18. 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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19. Apocalypse Now (1979)
directed by Francis Ford Coppola
featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Dennis HopperList of all editionsOne of a cluster of late-1970s films about the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now adapts the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness ... More
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20. Cold Mountain (2003)
directed by Anthony Minghella
featuring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour HoffmanList of all editionsBased on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil ... More
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21. 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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22. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
directed by Stanley Kubrick
featuring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian HarewoodList of all editionsStanley Kubrick's return to filmmaking after a seven-year hiatus, this film crystallizes the experience of the Vietnam War by concentrating on a ... More
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23. 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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24. The Hurt Locker (2009)
directed by Kathryn Bigelow
featuring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David MorseList of all editionsBased on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional ... More
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25. M*A*S*H (1970)
directed by Robert Altman
featuring Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Jo Ann Pflug, Robert Duvall, Roger Bowen, Gary BurghoffList of all editionsAlthough he was not the first choice to direct it, the hit black comedy MASH established Robert Altman as one of the leading figures of Hollywood's ... More







