War Movies
The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead

The Naked and the Dead
IMDb: 6.4
131

Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.

Genre: Drama, War
The Last Blitzkrieg

The Last Blitzkrieg

The Last Blitzkrieg
IMDb: 5.8
84

The fanatical son of a Nazi General leads a squad of German commandos, disguised as American Troops, behind the lines in order to sabotage the Allied Forces.

Genre: Drama, War
Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille
IMDb: 5.5
93

A hotshot young flyer falls for a French prostitute during World War I.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Kings Go Forth

Kings Go Forth

Kings Go Forth
IMDb: 6.5
109

When Harris applies for the position of a radioman in Loggins’ army unit, he is hired immediately. While on a mission together in France, they both fall in love with…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Key

The Key

The Key
IMDb: 6.7
134

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into “U-Boat Alley” to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He’s…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
IMDb: 7.2
158

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to…

Genre: Drama, War
Imitation General

Imitation General

Imitation General
IMDb: 6.5
88

An officer poses as a general after the death of his commanding officer and inspires his troops to victory.

Genre: Comedy, War
In Love and War

In Love and War

In Love and War
IMDb: 6.1
111

Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O’Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe…

Genre: Drama, War
I Was Monty’s Double

I Was Monty’s Double

I Was Monty’s Double
IMDb: 6.9
101

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.

Genre: Drama, War
The Hunters

The Hunters

The Hunters
IMDb: 6.4
108

With its electrifying flight sequences and high-powered cast, The Hunters is a mesmerizing film based on the best-selling novel by veteran fighter pilot James Salter. Set during the height of…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino

The Green Devils of Monte Cassino
IMDb: 5.8
94

German Paratroopers are ordered to hold the line at Monte Cassino in Italy, and halt the allied advance on Rome.

Genre: Drama, War
Ghost of the China Sea

Ghost of the China Sea

Ghost of the China Sea
IMDb: 5.2
79

A ragtag group of survivors escape a Filipino sugar plantation overrun by Japanese soldiers during World War II, finding a small boat along the way.

Genre: War
Fraulein

Fraulein

Fraulein
IMDb: 6.5
95

A Nazi’s fiancee helps an escaped U.S. soldier, then meets him in postwar Berlin.

Genre: Romance, War
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Dunkirk
IMDb: 7.1
134

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British…

Genre: Drama, War
Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand
IMDb: 6.7
97

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African…

Genre: Drama, War
Darby’s Rangers

Darby’s Rangers

Darby’s Rangers
IMDb: 6.3
121

Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion. Their drilling period is rigorous, but…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
China Doll

China Doll

China Doll
IMDb: 6
99

American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional “owner” of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride
IMDb: 7.2
119

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent…

Genre: Drama, War
Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant

Carry On Sergeant
IMDb: 6.3
84

Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch…

Genre: Comedy, War
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island
IMDb: 6.5
81

Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as the Japanese…

Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer
IMDb: 6.4
119

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60…

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1
IMDb: 5.7
100

1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Knight) are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski (Peter Madden) and allow themselves…

Genre: Drama, War
Ambush at Cimarron Pass

Ambush at Cimarron Pass

Ambush at Cimarron Pass
IMDb: 5.2
73

A small Army patrol unit and a couple of former Confederates reluctantly throw in their lot together after being attacked by a band of Native Americans.

Genre: Action, War, Western
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
IMDb: 6.8
113

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In…

Genre: War
The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles
IMDb: 6.6
110

The story of Frank W. “Spig” Wead – a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Genre: Drama, War
Until They Sail

Until They Sail

Until They Sail
IMDb: 6.5
94

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Time Limit

Time Limit

Time Limit
IMDb: 7.3
97

Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards’ superiors are impatiently…

Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Surrender – Hell!

Surrender – Hell!

Surrender – Hell!
IMDb: 5.7
85

Director John Barnwell’s 1959 WWII drama stars Keith Andes as an American soldier in the Philippines who trains a village of headhunters to fight the Japanese. Also in the cast…

Genre: Action, War
Something of Value

Something of Value

Something of Value
IMDb: 6.5
113

As Kenya’s Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite sides of…

Genre: Drama, War
Sea Wife

Sea Wife

Sea Wife
IMDb: 5.8
81

In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator,…

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie
IMDb: 5.6
73

At the breaking of the Civil War the garrison of Fort Laramie splits between the sympathezers of the two different factions, but when the fort is attacked by the Sioux,…

Genre: Action, War, Western
The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion

The Pride and the Passion
IMDb: 5.7
132

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat…

Genre: History, Romance, War
I Dutifully Report

I Dutifully Report

I Dutifully Report
IMDb: 7.4
91

A comedy based on the novel of Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Svejk happens during the World War I. I Dutifully Report: In the introduction to the second part of…

Genre: Comedy, War
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory
IMDb: 8.4
88

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Genre: Drama, History, War
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away
IMDb: 7.1
111

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

Genre: Drama, War
Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball
IMDb: 6.5
105

In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious…

Genre: Comedy, War
Men in War

Men in War

Men in War
IMDb: 7.1
102

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson’s platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring…

Genre: Drama, War
The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying

The Cranes Are Flying
IMDb: 8.3
97

Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight….

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Kanal

Kanal

Kanal
IMDb: 7.9
96

During the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising following World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the…

Genre: Drama, War
Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain
IMDb: 6.4
80

When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith’s apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the Sons of Liberty army, taking part…

Genre: Drama, Family, War