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Time Out's: The 50 Greatest War Films of All Time

Time Out New York Film has slogged through its own basic training to arrive at the 50 ultimate war movies—and not merely the ones with the biggest battle scenes (though expect plenty of ammo). Rather, here are the most profound statements, pointed and patriotic alike, on the distinctly human condition of fighting. We offer the list to you, our readers, along with our sharpest salute.
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Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
4
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
6
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
7
Army of Shadows (1969, Jean-Pierre Melville)
Army of Shadows (1969, Jean-Pierre Melville)
8
Sergeant York (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
9
MASH (1970)
MASH (1970)
10
They Were Expendable (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945)
11
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
12
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
13
The Steel Helmet (1951)
The Steel Helmet (1951)
14
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
15
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
Casualties of War (1989)
Casualties of War (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
17
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
18
Men in War (1957)
Men in War (1957)
19
The Big Red One (1980, Samuel Fuller)
The Big Red One (1980, Samuel Fuller)
20
Duck, You Sucker!
Duck, You Sucker!
21
Paisan (1946)
Paisan (1946)
22
Three Kings
Three Kings
23
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
24
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
Gallipoli (1981, Peter Weir)
Gallipoli (1981, Peter Weir)
26
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
27
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983 - Nagisa Ôshima)
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983 - Nagisa Ôshima)
29
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
30
Black Book (2006)
Black Book (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
31
Attack (1956)
Attack (1956)
32
Patton (1970)
Patton (1970)
33
Kanal (1957, Andrzej Wajda)
Kanal (1957, Andrzej Wajda)
34
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
35
Battleground (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
36
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
Air Force (1943)
Air Force (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
38
Forbidden Games (1952, René Clément)
Forbidden Games (1952, René Clément)
39
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
40
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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