Favourite war movies

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TD2112 — 10 years ago(November 26, 2015 07:40 AM)

Battleground
12 O'clock High
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
I also loved both Band of Brothers and Generation Kill miniseries

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alee1234 — 10 years ago(December 06, 2015 12:52 AM)

I guess I'm in the minority with me liking Platoon. I guess The Great Escape doesn't count as a traditional war film either

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TD2112 — 10 years ago(December 10, 2015 09:54 AM)

Nope. I love both those movies. I just didn't put them in my top 5.

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A_Race_Car_in_the_Red — 10 years ago(December 13, 2015 07:03 AM)

My top 5 in no particular order:

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Paths of Glory
3. The Deer Hunter
4. Dr. Strangelove (I don't know if this one counts, but it's listed as a "war movie")
5. Saving Pvt. Ryan
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Vulcans_Rule — 10 years ago(December 13, 2015 10:07 AM)

The Hunt for Red October
Platoon
SPR
Das Boot
Live long and prosper.

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HZ-FcB-97 — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 12:06 PM)

1. The Thin Red Line
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Black Hawk Down

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pineappleboy-11449 — 10 years ago(January 20, 2016 03:01 PM)

1. Black Hawk Down
2. Platoon
3. Apocalypse Now
4. Saving Private Ryan

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Solanderer — 10 years ago(January 21, 2016 12:00 PM)

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Black Hawk Down
4. American Sniper
5. Lone Survivor
   Still a lot that I haven't seen though. I have only seen parts of FMJ for example.

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shadow_map — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 11:19 AM)

1. City of Life and Death (Nanjing! Nanjing!)
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Barefoot Gen
4. Letters from Iwo Jima
5. Schindler's List

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spud-boy — 9 years ago(May 03, 2016 11:17 AM)

A couple of others that aren't so well known:
The Steel Helmet (Korean War)
Battle Ground (Battle of the Bulge, much better than the movie of that name)

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spud-boy — 9 years ago(May 03, 2016 11:44 AM)

Another good one:
Sniper starring Jude Law and Ed Harris.
It fell under the radar because it's the battle of StalingradRussians vs Germans. This movie made me realize that sniping is more than sitting in a tree and picking off enemy soldiers.

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Vulcans_Rule — 9 years ago(May 03, 2016 01:10 PM)

Sniper starring Jude Law and Ed Harris.
Enemy at the Gates.
Entropy ain't what it used to be.

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spud-boy — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 02:07 AM)

Right, thanks for the correction.

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JohninVegas — 9 years ago(May 19, 2016 12:03 PM)

The deer hunter is not a war movie.

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MonteCarloMan — 9 years ago(May 30, 2016 02:01 PM)

Saving Private Ryan is the only one I watch every year on Memorial day -

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nice_guy-53532 — 9 years ago(July 07, 2016 04:35 PM)

• Saving Private Ryan
• White Tiger / (Russian)
• Full Metal Jacket
• 9th Company (Russian)
• Downfall
  I was impressed by the quality of both Russian movies above. Definitely a must-see, even with subtitles, I've watched both, like 3 times each.

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Hotrodder — 9 years ago(July 08, 2016 04:52 AM)

If you liked the two Russian films, I also recommend you see "Fortress Of War":
http://www.imdb.com/board/11343703/
And "Come And See":
http://www.imdb.com/board/10091251/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

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nice_guy-53532 — 9 years ago(July 08, 2016 05:13 AM)

Fortress Of War is already in my list.
Never heard of Come and See, but according to the ratings, I'll make sure it's non my list.
Thanks!

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nickm2 — 9 years ago(July 08, 2016 05:55 PM)

Ah the Fortress of Brestand I always thought it was a 'titty film'.
Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?

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rglasby — 9 years ago(July 13, 2016 05:22 PM)

1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Das Boot
3. The Cruel Sea
4. Apocalypse Now
5. The Longest Day
   The Deer Hunter is NOT a war movie
   Neither is Schindler's List
   A "War Movie" is not just a movie set during a period of wartime, it is about the war itself. It doesn't have to have combat scenes but it does have to follow military events (true or fictional) during the conflict.
   The Pianist, The Gray Zone, Kapo, Schindler's List are all excellent movies that touch on the Holocaust - but they are NOT war movies.