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1. 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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2. 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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3. The Great Escape (1963)
directed by John Sturges
featuring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, James CoburnThe 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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4. 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
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5. Red Dawn (1984)
directed by John Milius
featuring Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Ron O'Neal, William Smith, Powers BootheSet at an indeterminate point in the future, this drama with an overt anti-communist message begins as an ostensible war movie: Russian and Cuban ... More
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6. The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
directed by John Sturges
featuring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald PleasenceJohn Sturges directed this taut adaptation of Jack Higgins' suspense novel about an attempted kidnapping of Winston Churchill by the German high ... More
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7. The Green Berets (1968)
directed by John Wayne, Ray Kellogg
featuring John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Raymond St. JacquesThe Green Berets is an exciting war film that was lambasted by critics who at the time of its release opposed the war in Vietnam. Wayne's role is ... More
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8. Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
directed by Raoul Walsh
featuring Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea, Terence Morgan, James Robertson Justice, Moultrie KelsallGregory Peck stars as the title character in this swashbuckling saga of the high seas based on C.S. Forester's novel. In 1807, Hornblower is given a ... More
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9. Hell's Angels (1930)
directed by Howard R. Hughes, Luther Reed, Marshall Neilan
featuring Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow, Lucien PrivalNo one was surprised in 1929 that aviation mogul Howard R. Hughes would produce a paean to World War I flying aces like Hell's Angels. Given Hughes' ... More
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10. Rambo (2008)
directed by Sylvester Stallone
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavishWhen a group of missionary aid workers in Myanmar disappear into the vast green inferno, vigilante Vietnam War veteran John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone ... More
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11. Flight of the Intruder (1991)
directed by John Milius
featuring Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette, Tom SizemoreList of all editionsTwo pilots go against the rule book in a bid to win the war in Viet Nam in this speculative military drama. Lieutenant Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) is ... More
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12. The Keep (1983)
directed by Michael Mann
featuring Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabriel ByrneThe Keep is an ambitious visual feast from director Michael Mann, whose previous effort was the moody, stylish Thief, and who would soon produce the ... More
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13. Too Late the Hero (1970)
directed by Robert Aldrich
featuring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda, Ian Bannen, Harry AndrewsList of all editionsFilmed on location in the Philippines Robert Aldrich's Too Late the Hero is set in the last months of World War II. Lackadaisical navy lieutenant ... More
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14. Air America (1990)
directed by Roger Spottiswoode
featuring Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., Nancy Travis, Ken Jenkins, David Marshall GrantList of all editionsMel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. play a couple of what-the-hell flyboys flying contraband to Laos during the Vietnam War. Gibson doesn't seem to care ... More
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15. Rambo III (1988)
directed by Peter MacDonald
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros FocasList of all editionsThe third entry in the ultra-macho Rambo action movie series finds muscle-bound warrior John Rambo (co-writer and star Sylvester Stallone) refusing a ... More
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16. Flyboys (2006)
directed by Tony Bill
featuring James Franco, Martin Henderson, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker, Jean RenoList of all editionsAs World War I rages in Europe and Allied forces in France, Italy, and England find their resolve quickly diminishing due to the overwhelming force ... More
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17. PT 109 (1963)
directed by Leslie Martinson
featuring Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Grant Williams, Lew GalloList of all editionsThis WW II adventure chronicles the real-life courage of President John F. Kennedy when he was a Navy lieutenant in charge of the illustrious PT 109. ... More
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18. Shout at the Devil (1976)
directed by Peter Hunt
featuring Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins, Ian Holm, René KolldehoffList of all editionsPeter R. Hunt directed this World War I action-adventure, based upon the novel by Wilbur Smith. Roger Moore and Lee Marvin team up as Sebastian, a ... More
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19. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
directed by Phil Tippett
featuring Richard Burgi, Lawrence Monoson, Colleen Porch, Ed Lauter, Brenda Strong, Kelly Carlson, Sandrine Holt, Ed QuinnList of all editionsHumanity's war against the bugs continues in this sequel to Paul Verhoeven's sci-fi soap opera epic, Starship Troopers. This time, when a squad of ... More
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20. The Sea Chase (1955)
directed by John Farrow
featuring John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab HunterList of all editionsJohn Wayne plays anti-Nazi Prussian sea captain Karl Erlich in Sea Chase, one of the many film commentaries released post WWII. Though staunchly ... More
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21. Escape of the Birdmen (1971)
directed by Philip Leacock
featuring Doug McClureList of all editionsSome prisoners pin their hopes for freedom on a homemade aircraft in this made-for-television thriller. Based on a true World War Two story, Doug ... More
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22. The Lighthorsemen (1988)
directed by Simon Wincer
featuring Jon Blake, Peter Phelps, Tony Bonner, Bill Kerr, John WaltonList of all editionsAn elite Australian cavalry unit attacks the Turkish-held stronghold of Beersheba in this World War I adventure drama. Four friends goes through the ... More
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23. Combat!: Season 05 (1966)
List of all editionsThe fifth season of Combat! turned out to be the series' last season on network television -- and the only season to be filmed in color. The opening ... More
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24. Murphy's War (1971)
directed by Peter Yates
featuring Peter O'Toole, Sian Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John HallamList of all editionsPeter Yates directed this quirky World War II war drama starring Peter O'Toole as Murphy, an Irishman who survives the torpedoing of a merchantman ... More
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25. Father Goose (1964)
directed by Ralph Nelson
featuring Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard, Jack Good, Sharyl LockeList of all editionsDeliberately casting his established screen image to the four winds, Cary Grant plays Walter Eckland, an unkempt, uncouth and unshaven beach bum in ... More







