What is the BEST war movie you have ever seen?

saving private ryan but my all time favorite is probably full metal jacket. i also enjoyed jarhead

ChiefvsGordon

I completely forgot about Jarhead. Although, would it be considered a war film? It's basically a bunch of marines wanting to kill but never getting the chance.

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WolfattheDoor34

Probably this.

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The Thin Red Line and Apocalypse Now are valid picks as well. Saving Private Ryan is vastly overrated just like Tom Hanks.

I would say it's a mix of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Letters from Iwo Jima, Blackhawk Down, and Saving Private Ryan.

Yeah, I like the modern stuff.

Midnight Clear is pretty good

Apocalypse Now

DharmaMember77

This one is the best, no question. In the words of Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is not a movie about Vietnam, Apocalypse Now is Vietnam.

I'm talking about the original version here, not the Redux version, which is just too long and drags too much.

The Thin Red Line and Platoon are close seconds.

Idk, something about black hawk down, its just too......"brodude"

Great soundtrack though.

It's also propaganda, but so is a lot of things.

Saving Private Ryan (when I dont count Band of Brothers because its technically not 1 movie)

A Bridge Too Far comes close second (I watched this the other day and am still amazed about how good it looks for its time)

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sammyjenkis898

Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory. I shall also recognize Come and See for its effectiveness.drinkerofjuice

i saw come and see a couple weeks ago, really enjoyed it.

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Only seen Private Ryan.............

Chow_Mein_Kampf

Nah.......Gonna pass on it............

Not a movie person..........

Letters from Iwo Jima I ain't watched Apocolyspe Now but I want to.

Oh gosh there are so many...

...but Battleground (1949) is definitely one of the more underrated ones out there.

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sammyjenkis898

Zulu Dawn is my favorite war movie.

Runner-ups would be:

Das Boot

Battle of Midway

Patton

Gallipolli

Braveheart

World War II
"One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing"1942
"The Dambusters"1955
"The Longest Day"1962
"633 Squadron"1964
"Tora! Tora! Tora!"1970
"Das Boot"1981
"Saving Private Ryan"1998

Vietnam:
"Apocalypse Now" (1978)
"Full Metal Jacket" (1987)
"Born Of The Fourth Of July" (1989)
"Casualties Of War" (1989)

Desert Storm:
"Jarhead" (2005)

Hmmm...

Stalingrad or Platoon I assume. Full Metal Jacket is not bad either.

Impossible to narrow down to just one, so here are my favorites;

Verge_6

Well since we're including miniseries', I say that Band of Brothers and Generation Kill are about tied.

Letters from Iwo Jima or Saving Private Ryan. Also, War of the Worlds is one of my favorite movies, but I guess sci-fi doesn't count:P

Honestly it's a toss up for me Platoon, We were Soldiers and Black Hawk Down.

Saving Private Ryan

Wasn't a fan of Black Hawk Down and haven't seen Tae Guk Gi but thats a great list verge, I'd have included Platoon and (if they count) Schlinders list and Empire of the Sun.blue_hazy_basic

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blue_hazy_basic

I wasn't aware we were going to list every war movie we enjoyed. this guy was clearly trying to show off his taste in movies. lol its okay though, he does have good taste.

Saving Private Ryan was amazing, I also enjoyed "The Flowers of War". It stars Christian Bale who is visiting China just before the Japanese attack Nanking, he finds a church with kids in it and he able to keep them from harm because he is a westerner and the Japanese military will not harm them at that point in the war.

Very good film, even though there are no subtitles when they speak Chinese, you can still understand what is happeneing in an odd way. It also has an absolutely beautiful lead female actress, my God was she breath taking...

It's a tie between Full Metal Jacket and Platoon

It's not a movie, but Band of Brothers is the best war related thing I've seen.

Probably my favorite here.

Braveheart. I sometimes wonder what would I say when lying on the torture table...

full metal jacket forest gump or -the thin red line

lol @ the majority of people ignoring anything from the allied side of the war that's not american.