Civil War Movies

There are people who are crazy about romantic movies, people who are crazy about sci-fi or action movies, or maybe animated movies. Well, sorry to say, but this article is wholly for those people who are BIG fans of war movies or people who are not crazy but interested in watching these war movies. If you are a person who falls into this category and you are searching for some of the best movies based on wars, specially the civil wars (and by civil war, I just do not mean the American Civil War, but civil wars which had been fought across the world in the past), then take a deep breath and get ready for the list of some of the greatest civil war movies of all time, movies which we still remember, irrespective of the fact when it was made.

Top 10 Movies on Civil War

True that we learn about the various civil wars that were fought, from our history books and also from what remains of it in the museums. But, human mind retain what they see, more than what they read about. Hence in order to keep these wars fresh in our mind, several movies have been made. Given below is the list for kids as well as for adults which you must make it a point to watch. They clearly bring out the situation that people faced that time.

1. Cold Mountain - Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renee Zellweger
2. Shenandoah - James Stewart, Katherine Ross, and Doug McClure
3. Outlaw Josey Wales - Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, and John Vernon
4. North and the South - Patrick Swayze, Kirstie Alley, Johnny Cash, Robert Mitchum, Elizabeth Taylor, and Forest Whitaker
5. The Red Badge Of Courage - Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, and John Dierkes
6. Gods and Generals - Jell Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, and Mira Sorvino
7. Andersonville - Jarrod Emick, Frederic Forrest, Cliff de Young, and Ted Marcoux
8. Ride with the Devil - Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, and Jeffrey Wright
9. Glory - Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes
10. Gettysburg - Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, and Richard Johnson

Need some more movies? Here's a list of some more movies which I am sure you are going to love watching.

Names of Movies
Gone with the Wind (1939)	Major Dundee (1965)
Dances with Wolves (1990)	The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)	The Killing Fields (1984)
Shanghai Express (1932)	Blood Alley (1955)
High Road to China (1983)	The Founding of a Republic (2009)
To Kill a King	Witchfinder General
The Devil's Whore	Cromwell (1970)
The Spanish Earth (a must watch Spanish Civil War movie)	The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)	Raza (1942)
Land and Freedom (1995)	Head in the Clouds (2004)
The Delta Force (1986)	Navy SEALs (1990)
Zozo (2005)	West Beirut (1998)
October: Ten Days That Shook the World (1927)	Dauria (1971)
The Three Women (1936)	The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
Reds (1981)	Salvador (1986)
Under Fire (1983)	Walker (1987)
Black Hawk Down (2001)	The Journey is the Destination (2011)
Lord of War (2005)	Blood Diamond (2006)
The Good The Bad And The Ugly	The Birth Of A Nation (1915)
How The West Was Won (1962)	Shadow Riders (1982)
Drums In The Deep South (1951)	The Blue And The Gray (1982)

These were some of the famous American civil war movies as well as movies based on the other civil wars that were fought or are still being fought around the world. Whenever you get a chance, watch these movies and make sure that you go through the movie reviews. I am sure that you are going to love them, no matter when these movies were made.