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100 Most Essential War Films of All Time

War films revolve themselves around warfare or wartime periods. They can cover wars of a historical or concurrent era, or be entirely fictional. War film themes include, but are not limited to: land, naval or air battles; military, civilian or POW life; military tactics and their implementations; stark depictions of war crimes and genocide; government-sponsored use as a type of Propaganda Film; or sociopolitical contexts and ramifications of war.
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1917 (2019)
1917 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Ascent (1977)
The Ascent (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Barry Lyndon (1975)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The Big Parade (1925)
The Big Parade (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Big Red One (1980)
The Big Red One (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Black Book (2006)
Black Book (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Bloody Sunday (2002)
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
14
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
The Burmese Harp (1956)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
17
The Captain (2018)
The Captain (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Conspiracy (2001)
Conspiracy (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Cross of Iron (1977)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot at (1966)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot at (1966)
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Downfall (2004)
Downfall (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Fail-Safe (1964)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Gallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Germany Year Zero (1948)
Germany Year Zero (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Gettysburg (1993)
Gettysburg (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Glory (1989)
Glory (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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