Good War Movies

When we talk about war movies, the first thing that comes to mind is the horror and heartbreak of soldiers who have fought the real battles. Talented directors and actors get together to depict the entire combat and conflict felt by nations and the rest of humankind because of that particular war. As years keep passing by, more and more movies are being made that action and war-oriented. And these war movies become a milestone in the film fraternity. Their epic description of gallant, sacrifice, struggle, survival, combat, inhumanity, brutality, and heroism can never be matched with one another. There are some movies which can be considered as the best war movies in our cinematic history. They have influenced us in many ways, mostly to understand the unnecessary reasons to fight with one another and never to repeat them. And if you have seen any war movies, you would agree with me when I say that these movies have not just impacted our minds, but also our society. So let's get to some of the versatile, adrenalin-pumping, and good war movies of all time.

List of Amazing War Movies you Shouldn't Miss

Now the list of war movies to watch mentioned below are inspired from true stories. However, some of these war movies are actually fictional or fantasy.

300 (2006)	Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996)
A Mighty Heart (2007)	Ran (1985)
Alexander (2004)	Rendition (2007)
Apocalypse Now (1979)	Rescue Dawn (2006)
Atonement (2007)	Rules of Engagement (2000)
Band of Brothers (2001)	Salvador (1986)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)	Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Ben-Hur (1959)	Savior (1998)
Beyond Borders (2003)	Schindler's List (1993)
Black Hawk Down (2001)	Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Blood Diamond (2006)	Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Braveheart (1995)	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Brothers (2009)	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Casablanca (1942)	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Cold Mountain (2003)	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Courage Under Fire (1996)	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Crimson Tide (1995)	Stop-Loss (2008)
Das Boot (1981)	Tears of the Sun (2003)
Defiance (2008)	Terra (2007)
Empire of the Sun (1987)	The African Queen (1951)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)	The Alamo (1960)
Europa Europa (1990)	The Beast (1988)
Everyman's War (2009)	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas) (2008)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)	The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Gallipoli (1981)	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)
Gettysburg (1993)	The Dear Hunter (1978)
Glorious 39 (2009)	The English Patient (1996)
Glory (1989)	The General's Daughter (1999)
Gone with the Wind (1939)	The Great Dictator (1940)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)	The Great Escape (1963)
Goya's Ghosts (2006)	The Hurt Locker (2008)
Green Zone (2010)	The Last Legion (2007)
Hart's War (2002)	The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Head in the Clouds (2004)	The Last Samurai (2003)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Home of the Brave (2006)	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
In the Name of God (2007)	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
In the Valley of Elah (2007)	The Lucky Ones (2008)
Inglorious Basterds (2009)	The Man Who Cried (2000)
Jarhead (2005)	The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
Joan of Arc (1999)	The Messenger (2009)
King Arthur (2004)	The Patriot (2000)
Last Crusade (1970)	The Pianist (2002)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	The Thin Red Line (1998)
Lebanon (2009)	The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Legends of the Fall (1994)	Three Kings (1999)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)	Tigerland (2000)
Life During Wartime (2010)	Titus (1999)
Life is Beautiful (1997)	To Have and Have Not (1944)
Lions for Lambs (2007)	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)	Triage (2009)
Mongol (2007)	Tropic Thunder (2008)
No Man's Land (2001)	U-571 (2000)
Notorious (1946)	Valkyrie (2008)
Paths of Glory (1957)	Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Pearl Harbor (2001)	War of the Worlds (2005)
Platoon (1986)	We Were Soldiers (2002)

These were only few of the war movies till date. There are many more incredibly well-directed war movies that may not have been added in the war movies' list, but that doesn't mean they are not accounted for. If you feel that you wish to add any more titles to our war movies' list, then feel free to do so.