In no particular order:

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dreaddy2-982-911416 — 11 years ago(August 05, 2014 12:58 AM)

In no particular order:

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Cross of Iron
3. Enemy at the Gates
4. A Bridge Too Far
5. U571
   Also, Pearl Harbor, Generation War (Which I haven't seen as yet but like the preview), Murphy's War, The Eagle Has Landed, Inglorious Bastards.

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ZevII — 11 years ago(August 05, 2014 06:44 PM)

Tough to narrow to five, but these are some of my favorites:

1. The Great Escape
2. Twelve o'Clock High
3. Mr. Roberts
4. Tora! Tora! Tora!
5. Stalag 17
   Honorable mention: Kelly's Heroes, Bridge On The River Kwai, Von Ryan's Express, The Dirty Dozen, Operation Petticoat, The Caine Mutiny, The Longest Day, The Guns of Navarone, A Bridge Too Far, Saving Private Ryan, Midway, The Man Who Never Was, Command Decision

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pfarnell — 11 years ago(August 06, 2014 12:27 AM)

I know that the intention and spirit of these incessant best war movie lists is not to berate each other's picks, but U571???
seriously?
sorry, there is no way I could let that pass unremarked.
oh, jesus christ, you have also included "Pearl Harbor" ??
maybe you have a thing for stinkers so long as they are navy stinkers..??
by Generation War, do you mean "Generation Kill" or is there now a movie called that?
on the other side of the coin, you have some actually interesting less common picks such as Murphy's War

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clairecoopernz — 9 years ago(January 31, 2017 09:28 AM)

I was just about to post the same thing U571? really

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PR-7 — 11 years ago(August 08, 2014 03:50 PM)

in alphabetical order:
The Big Red One
Bridge on the River Kwai
The Longest Day
Patton
Saving Private Ryan
Why We Fight
was one of the best documentaries I've ever seen if I'd have seen it just before being shipped off to war, I'd have gladly killed every German, Italian, and Japanese person I met.
Special mention:
Casablanca
would be at the top, but I'm not sure it constitutes a war movie.
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Mr Smith: "Like the rose trampled on the ground, you took the fall"

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darryl-tahirali — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 08:06 PM)

Casablanca would be at the top, but I'm not sure it constitutes a war movie. - PR-7
It does for me.
"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." - Noam Chomsky

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hiddenagenda1 — 11 years ago(August 10, 2014 08:01 AM)

10/10

1. Haven (2001). This is my second favorite movie. My most favorite is Alice in Wonderland (1985).
2. Rome, Open City (1945)
3. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
4. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
5. The Monuments Men (2014)
   HM:
   10/10
6. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
7. Halls of Montezuma (1950)
8. Casablanca (1942)
   9/10
9. The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
10. Straight Into Darkness (2004)
    8/10
11. Australia (2008)
    Volker Flenske: (While torturing David) I don't know why you're doing this to yourself!

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papadanof4 — 11 years ago(September 03, 2014 06:36 PM)

1.The Great Escape
2.The Dirty Dozen
3.Schindler's List
4.The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
5.Saving Private Ryan

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BertramWilberforceWooster — 11 years ago(September 26, 2014 12:30 PM)

Here is my top ten:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls057253942/
Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb.

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Theoverlook — 11 years ago(October 03, 2014 03:36 PM)

Saving private Ryan
The longest day
Das boot
The dam busters
Where Eagles dare

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gordonl56 — 11 years ago(October 04, 2014 09:01 AM)

CROSS OF IRON
PLAY DIRTY
THE LONGEST DAY
THE CRUEL SEA
12 O'CLOCK HIGH

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Arch-Leach — 11 years ago(October 04, 2014 01:18 PM)

Bridge on the River Kwai
Young Lions
Cross of Iron
Great Escape
Thin Red Line

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mravholt — 11 years ago(October 28, 2014 02:58 PM)

1. War and Remembrance
2. Das Boot
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Saving Pvt Ryan
5. Above and Beyond
   'back at the saloon my tears mixed in mildew with my drink'

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pfarnell — 11 years ago(January 02, 2015 09:26 AM)

1. War and Remembrance
   probably an under-rated series.

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darryl-tahirali — 11 years ago(February 25, 2015 08:02 PM)

3. Apocalypse Now - mravholt
   Did Colonel Kurtz hook up with an isolated guerilla faction that didn't know that World War Two was over?
   "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." - Noam Chomsky

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drystyx — 11 years ago(December 03, 2014 11:10 AM)

1. Jungle Fighters (The Long the Short and the Tall)
2. The 49th Parallel
3. Then There Were Three
4. The Bridges at Toko Ri
5. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
   Just missed:
   Platoon
   The Bridge on the River Kwai
   They Fought For Their Country
   Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time

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ffaboy40 — 11 years ago(December 31, 2014 09:04 PM)

1: Saving Private Ryan
2: Sands of Iwo Jima
3: Twelve O'Clock High
4: The Dirty Dozen
5: Stalga 17

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ffaboy40 — 11 years ago(December 31, 2014 09:07 PM)

Honorable Mentions
Patton
The Fighting Seabees
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
Sahara

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foster1234 — 11 years ago(January 02, 2015 02:06 PM)

One I haven't seen on any list
In Harms Way
They Were Expendable
In a world where a carpenter can be resurrected, anything is possible.

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MsELLERYqueen2 — 11 years ago(January 05, 2015 11:40 PM)

The Horizontal Lieutenant
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A League of Their Own
based on a women's baseball team which existed during WWII and for a bit afterwards

The Best Years of Our Lives
three soldiers returning home after WWII

Green for Danger
a mystery set during WWII
-HmmmI guess I'll include
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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