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| 1 |  | Gone with the Wind (1939) |  3.8877 116 reviews | G | Drama, War, Romance |
$12.71
| On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler. Amongst a war torn ...more about Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh |
| 2 |  | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 3.8557 145 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, War, Biography |
$3.95
| Based on the true story of British Army lieutenant T.E. Lawrence. During WWI Lawrence manages to ...more about Lawrence of Arabia starring Peter O'Toole and Alec Guinness |
| 3 |  | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 3.8508 157 reviews | PG | Drama, War, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adaptation |
$3.95
| Insane Gen. Jack Ripper is convinced that the U.S.S.R is conspiring to contaminate the American ...more about Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott |
| 4 |  | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) | 3.8309 90 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, War |
$13.34
| In a WWII Japanese POW camp Col. Nicholson and his men are given the task to repair the bridge over ...more about Bridge on the River Kwai starring William Holden and Jack Hawkins |
| 5 |  | Paths of Glory (1958) |  3.6840 42 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, War, Adaptation |
$5.67
| The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French ...more about Paths of Glory starring Kirk Douglas and Ralph Meeker |
| 6 |  | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 3.6325 423 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$9.26
| When the Army discovers three out of four brothers have been killed in battle during WWII, it ...more about Saving Private Ryan starring Tom Hanks and Tom Sizemore |
| 7 |  | Spartacus (1960) | 3.6087 29 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, History, War, Biography, Romance |
$12.87
| A slave, trained to be a Gladiator, insights a revolt and uprising against the corrupt Roman ...more about Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier |
| 8 |  | Great Escape, The (1963) | 3.5045 53 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$4.86
| A group of Allied POWs devises a plan to escape from a seemingly inescapable Nazi prison camp. ...more about Great Escape starring Steve McQueen and James Garner |
| 9 |  | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 3.4773 316 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$10.30
| During the height of the Vietnam War, Special Forces Captain Willard is given the assignment to ...more about Apocalypse Now starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen |
| 10 |  | Guns of Navarone, The (1961) | 3.4619 32 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$10.23
| Based on the novel by Alistair MacLean, a World War II a commando team consisting of Capt. Keith ...more about Guns of Navarone starring Gregory Peck and David Niven |
| 11 |  | Napoleon (1927) | 3.4279 8 reviews | G | Drama, War, Biography | N/A | A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays (where a snowball ...more about Napoleon starring Albert Dieudonné and Vladimir Roudenko |
| 12 |  | No Country for Old Men (2007) | 3.3799 368 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, War |
$11.99
| The story begins when Llewelyn Moss (BROLIN) finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead ...more about No Country for Old Men starring Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin |
| 13 |  | Zulu (1964) | 3.3793 18 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$5.99
| Two Lieutenants, Chard of Engineers and Bromhead find that their 140 man contingent in Natal has ...more about Zulu starring Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins |
| 14 |  | Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) | 3.3512 222 reviews | R | Drama, History, War, Adaptation |
$12.18
| The sister story to Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," "Letters from Iwo Jima" tells the the story ...more about Letters From Iwo Jima starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya |
| 15 |  | Army of Shadows (1969) | 3.3310 79 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$24.99
| Philippe Gerbier is a civil engineer and a chief for the French Resistance in 1942. When Philippe ...more about Army of Shadows starring Lino Ventura and Paul Crauchet |
| 16 |  | South Pacific (1958) | 3.3195 13 reviews | NA | War, Musical, Romance |
$4.60
| Two couples struggle to deal with racial prejudice while stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. ...more about South Pacific starring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor |
| 17 |  | Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, The (2003) | 3.3139 131 reviews | PG-13 | War, Biography, Documentary |
$8.55
| Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations tells his ...more about Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara starring Robert McNamara and Fidel Castro |
| 18 |  | Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943) | 3.2647 13 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$27.95
| Clive Candy V.C. has fought in the Boer War and the first world war. He still believes he can win ...more about Life and Death of Colonel Blimp starring John Laurie and Jan Van Loewen |
| 19 |  | Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) | 3.2602 23 reviews | R | War | N/A | A new, expanded version of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic. ...more about Apocalypse Now Redux starring Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall |
| 20 |  | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) |  3.2391 40 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$4.02
| This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich ...more about All Quiet on the Western Front starring Zasu Pitts and Arnold Lucy |
| 21 |  | Four Feathers, The (1939) | 3.2316 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, War | N/A | A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission ...more about Four Feathers starring Allan Jeayes and Donald Gray |
| 22 |  | Deer Hunter, The (1978) | 3.2260 83 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$7.35
| Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who get drafted to fight in ...more about Deer Hunter starring Robert De Niro and John Cazale |
| 23 |  | Counterfeiters, The (2008) | 3.2247 93 reviews | R | Drama, War, Crime | N/A | The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by ...more about Counterfeiters starring Karl Markovics and August Diehl |
| 24 |  | MASH (1970) | 3.2245 31 reviews | R | Drama, War, Comedy |
$7.49
| Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. That's where two young surgeons, Duke and Hawkeye end up during the ...more about MASH starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould |
| 25 |  | Patton (1970) | 3.2187 83 reviews | PG | Drama, War, Biography |
$8.26
| The story of WWII General George S. Patton. His unconventional tactics, tough as nails exterior and ...more about Patton starring George C. Scott and Karl Malden |
| 26 |  | From Here to Eternity (1953) | 3.2187 52 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$3.95
| It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in ...more about From Here to Eternity starring Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift |
| 27 |  | To Be or Not to Be (1942) | 3.1971 29 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Comedy |
$8.68
| In occupied Poland during WWII, a troupe of ham stage actors (led by Joseph Tura and his wife ...more about To Be or Not to Be starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny |
| 28 |  | African Queen, The (1951) | 3.1952 45 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | At the start of WWI, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies ...more about African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn |
| 29 |  | Medium Cool (1969) | 3.1929 34 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$17.99
| John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about ...more about Medium Cool starring Verna Bloom and Peter Bonerz |
| 30 |  | General, The (1927) | 3.1889 28 reviews | NA | Action, War, Romance, Comedy |
$5.16
| Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned ...more about General starring Marion Mack and Glen Cavender |
| 31 |  | Pianist, The (2002) | 3.1883 407 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$5.95
| A Polish Jew and gifted pianist witnesses the Nazi invasion of Poland and narrowly escapes ...more about Pianist starring Adrien Brody and Thomas Kretschmann |
| 32 |  | Very Long Engagement, A (2004) | 3.1843 173 reviews | R | Drama, War, Mystery, Romance, Foreign |
$12.71
| During WWI, five French men are court marshaled and exiled to no man's land between enemy and ...more about Very Long Engagement starring Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel |
| 33 |  | Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944) | 3.1757 12 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$27.95
| Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of ...more about Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France starring Leslie Banks and Felix Aylmer |
| 34 |  | Schindler's List (1993) | 3.1647 151 reviews | R | Drama, History, War, Biography |
$5.99
| A German businessman turns his factory into a refuge during WWII by hiring Jewish employees. It is ...more about Schindler's List starring Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley |
| 35 |  | Stalag 17 (1953) | 3.1646 18 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, War, Adaptation |
$11.25
| Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of ...more about Stalag 17 starring William Holden and Don Taylor |
| 36 |  | Glory (1989) | 3.1605 49 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.95
| Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the ...more about Glory starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington |
| 37 |  | Platoon (1986) | 3.1503 106 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War |
$4.29
| Chris Taylor is a new army recruit and had been just assigned to his first unit. Through the eyes ...more about Platoon starring Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe |
| 38 |  | Sergeant York (1941) | 3.1492 21 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Biography |
$10.00
| A hillbilly sharpshooter becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI when he ...more about Sergeant York starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan |
| 39 |  | Hotel Rwanda (2004) | 3.1351 309 reviews | PG-13 | Drama, History, War, Thriller |
$4.86
| Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of ...more about Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle and Hakeem Kae-Kazim |
| 40 |  | To Have and Have Not (1944) | 3.1222 21 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Thriller, Romance |
$12.71
| Harry Morgan and his alcoholic sidekick, Eddie, are based on the island of Martinique and crew a ...more about To Have and Have Not starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Brennan |
| 41 |  | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | 3.1162 531 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$7.85
| During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the ...more about Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany |
| 42 |  | Quiet American, The (2002) | 3.1031 349 reviews | R | Drama, War, Thriller, Romance |
$7.02
| An American aid worker befriends a British newspaper correspondent while in Vietnam. When he ...more about Quiet American starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser |
| 43 |  | Richard III (1995) | 3.0974 60 reviews | R | Drama, War |
$6.62
| William Shakespeare's classic play is brought into the present with the setting as Great Britian in ...more about Richard III starring Annette Bening and Jim Broadbent |
| 44 |  | Rescue Dawn (2007) | 3.0706 140 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$9.99
| Dieter Dengler was a fighter pilot who was gunned down and captured during the Vietnam war; he then ...more about Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn |
| 45 |  | Downfall (2005) | 3.0658 32 reviews | R | Drama, War, Foreign | N/A | A portrait of Hitler's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. ...more about Downfall |
| 46 |  | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | 3.0629 50 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$6.88
| In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are ...more about Tora! Tora! Tora! starring Martin Balsam and Shogo Shimada |
| 47 |  | Courage Under Fire (1996) | 3.0579 121 reviews | R | Action, Drama, War, Mystery |
$4.11
| The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was ...more about Courage Under Fire starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan |
| 48 |  | Atonement (2007) | 3.0536 311 reviews | R | Drama, War, Romance |
$11.99
| Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives ...more about Atonement starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley |
| 49 |  | Khartoum (1966) | 3.0473 11 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$5.70
| English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of ...more about Khartoum starring Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier |
| 50 |  | Gunga Din (1939) | 3.0426 26 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War, Comedy |
$12.20
| Based loosely on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, this takes place in British India during the Thuggee ...more about Gunga Din starring Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
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