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    Don_Cheech — 11 years ago(October 19, 2014 01:41 PM)

    1. Apocalypse Now
    2. Dr. Strangelove & How I Learned to
    3. Inglorious Basterds
    4. Full Metal Jacket
    5. Platoon
    6. Saving Private Ryan
    7. Forrest Gump (Great Vietnam scenes)
    8. Pearl Harbor
    9. Lone Survivor
    10. Zero Dark Thirty
      #s 7 - 10 are debatable but they all gave me unforgettable images of war. I also haven't seen Paths of Glory, Patton, Black Hawk Down, Deer Hunter, or The Hurt Locker, which are all supposedly great.
      Apocalypse Now is definitely the best tho.
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      krypt_o — 11 years ago(October 31, 2014 02:00 AM)

      I really think such a list should be more specific, such as in time frames.
      War movies before firearms, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, etc
      But in general:
      Full Metal Jacket
      Saving Private Ryan
      Inglorious Bastards
      Lone Survivor
      Black Hawk Down
      Gettysburg
      The Thin Red Line
      Kingdom of Heaven
      Braveheart
      The Last Samurai
      In no specific order. There are so many good ones, though.

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        shane_hardiman — 10 years ago(April 14, 2015 05:04 PM)

        I am young, so as a result I have not seen as many movies in my time as a lot of people here. But I can safely say that The Thin Red Line is, in my opinion, one of the worst that I have ever seen

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          BB-15 — 11 years ago(November 17, 2014 11:57 AM)

          Apocalypse Now
          Ran
          Lawrence of Arabia
          The Seven Samurai
          Gladiator
          Paths of Glory
          Platoon
          Patton
          The Caine Mutiny
          The Bridge on the River Kwai
          Almost made the cut;
          Kagemusha
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          it is just in my opinion - imo -

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            milstar — 11 years ago(December 08, 2014 11:47 AM)

            Saving Private Ryan
            Platoon
            Apocalypse Now
            A Bridge Too Far
            Paths of Glory
            Windtalkers
            Kelly's Heroes
            Pretty Village, Pretty Flame

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              TheHestinator — 11 years ago(December 09, 2014 01:26 PM)

              My top favorite war films can be seen here:
              http://www.imdb.com/list/ls059870062/
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                gabriel_deltaforce — 11 years ago(March 09, 2015 09:50 AM)

                Ranked in order, i'm not counting movies that are set in war time but don't have combat or at least it's not the main focus, movies like Schindler's List and The Pianist

                1. Full Metal Jacket
                2. Letters From Iwo Jima
                3. Saving Private Ryan
                4. Zulu (1964)
                5. Platoon
                6. Das Boot
                7. Ji Jie Hao (2007)
                8. We Were Soldiers
                9. Lone Survivor
                  10 Black Hawk Down
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                  wesley33177-447-491637 — 10 years ago(April 11, 2015 02:17 PM)

                  In no order
                  1.Platoon
                  2.The Deer Hunter
                  3.Full Metal Jacket
                  4.Saving Private Ryan
                  5.Apocalypse Now
                  6.Patton
                  7.Jarhead
                  8.We Were Soldiers
                  9.Hamburger Hill
                  10.The Bridge on the River Kwai

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                    HamsterRecon — 10 years ago(September 05, 2015 11:38 PM)

                    Thank you! I hardly ever hear Hamburger Hill get a mention, but it's such an amazing film!
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                      godumbledork — 10 years ago(May 17, 2015 06:50 PM)

                      The Great Dictator
                      Dr. Strangelove
                      Paths of Glory
                      The General
                      The Wind Rises
                      The Bridge on the River Kwai
                      Saving Private Ryan
                      Full Metal Jacket

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                        terrytsilvester — 10 years ago(June 18, 2015 06:44 AM)

                        1. Apocalypse Now
                        2. The Thin Red Line
                        3. Full Metal Jacket
                        4. A Field In England
                        5. Platoon
                        6. Saving Private Ryan
                        7. Downfall
                        8. A Bridge Too Far
                        9. Paths of Glory
                        10. Windtalkers
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                          Triggerhippie17 — 10 years ago(July 14, 2015 02:26 AM)

                          Some excellent lists. Nearly all of mine are covered but I would be tempted to add Born on the Fourth of July and maybe Casualties of War

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                            DeadandBuried81 — 10 years ago(July 14, 2015 08:56 PM)

                            Saving Private Ryan
                            Platoon
                            Apocalypse Now
                            The Deer Hunter
                            First Blood
                            Black Hawk Down
                            The Dirty Dozen
                            When We were Soldiers
                            The Steel Helmet
                            The Hurt Locker
                            Fury
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                              HamsterRecon — 10 years ago(September 05, 2015 11:52 PM)

                              Based on my rankings in "My Favorite Films" list.

                              1. Three Kings
                              2. The Hurt Locker
                              3. Apocalypse Now
                              4. Full Metal Jacket
                              5. Platoon
                              6. Hamburger Hill
                              7. Dr. Strangelove
                              8. The Last Samurai
                              9. Paths of Glory
                              10. Valkyrie
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                                adeltoral — 10 years ago(December 09, 2015 04:59 AM)

                                Wow, just 10? That's tough!
                                My list would probably have to go

                                1. Full Metal Jacket
                                2. Apocalypse Now
                                3. Patton
                                4. American Sniper
                                5. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and love the Bomb!
                                6. Schindler's List
                                7. Kelly's Heroes
                                8. Platoon
                                9. Saving Private Ryan
                                10. Braveheart
                                  Honorable Mentions (and my sincerest apologies to): Barry Lyndon, Paths of Glory, Lone Survivor, All Quiet on the Western Front, Black Hawk Down, The Dirty Dozen, Lawrence of Arabia, The Thin Red Line & The Hunt for Red October.
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                                  yosockdawg — 10 years ago(February 04, 2016 08:13 PM)

                                  1. Saving Private Ryan
                                  2. Lone Survivor
                                  3. Black Hawk Down
                                  4. Schindler's List
                                  5. Letters from Iwo Jima
                                  6. Fury
                                  7. American Sniper
                                  8. Kelly's Heroes
                                  9. Full Metal Jacket
                                  10. Apocalypse Now
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                                    fejsbukmejl1 — 10 years ago(March 15, 2016 05:53 PM)

                                    full metal jacket
                                    apocalypse now
                                    hurt locker
                                    saving private ryan
                                    come and see
                                    deer hunter
                                    the last samurai
                                    enemy at the gates
                                    pan's labyrinth
                                    letters from iwo jima

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                                      HalBanksy — 9 years ago(May 26, 2016 02:16 PM)

                                      'War' is far too wide a genre to only pick 10.
                                      But in terms of films that literally show war-

                                      1. Apocalypse Now
                                      2. Ran
                                      3. Saving Private Ryan
                                      4. The Deer Hunter
                                      5. Lawrence of Arabia
                                      6. Atonement
                                      7. Das Boot
                                      8. Intolerance
                                      9. Paths of Glory
                                      10. All Quiet on the Western Front
                                        Lots of incredible films within broader genre of war:
                                        Grave of the Fireflies
                                        Schindler's List
                                        The Best Years of Our Lives
                                        etc.
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                                        residentevil6901 — 9 years ago(June 07, 2016 11:30 PM)

                                        1- Kelly's Heroes
                                        2- The Big Red One
                                        3- Full Metal Jacket
                                        4- Midway
                                        5- The Hunt for Red October
                                        6- The Dirty Dozen
                                        7- The Great Escape
                                        8- Red Dawn
                                        9- Heartbreak Ridge
                                        10-Hamburger Hill
                                        I'd include The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, Dances with Wolves, Duck, you Sucker & Good Morning Vietnam if they had more parts of the wars shown that they took place during.

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                                          Moroccowaters — 9 years ago(June 24, 2016 08:38 PM)

                                          Ok I'm gonna stretch definitions: Band of Brothers.
                                          Best ever.

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