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The chosen war films/ movies

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  • Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)

    1. Braveheart

    19952h 58mR68Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohan
  • Josh Hartnett in Black Hawk Down (2001)

    2. Black Hawk Down

    20012h 24mR74Metascore
    7.7 (442K)
    The story of one hundred and sixty elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsJosh HartnettEwan McGregorTom Sizemore
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    3. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

    4. The Last of the Mohicans

    19921h 52mR76Metascore
    7.6 (199K)
    Three Mohican trappers agree to protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsDaniel Day-LewisMadeleine StoweRussell Means
  • The Pacific (2010)

    5. The Pacific

    201010 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.3 (139K)
    The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.
    StarsJames Badge DaleJoseph MazzelloJon Seda
  • Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci in Tears of the Sun (2003)

    6. Tears of the Sun

    20032h 1mR48Metascore
    6.6 (135K)
    A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsBruce WillisCole HauserMonica Bellucci
  • George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube in Three Kings (1999)

    7. Three Kings

    19991h 54mR82Metascore
    7.1 (185K)
    In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergIce Cube
  • Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)

    8. Windtalkers

    20022h 14mR51Metascore
    6.1 (76K)
    Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect the Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cipher.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsNicolas CageAdam BeachPeter Stormare
  • Rob Roy (1995)

    9. Rob Roy

    19952h 19mR55Metascore
    6.9 (48K)
    In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
    DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsLiam NeesonJessica LangeJohn Hurt
  • Randall 'Tex' Cobb and Kelly Junkerman in Uncommon Valor (1983)

    10. Uncommon Valor

    19831h 45mR38Metascore
    6.3 (12K)
    Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsGene HackmanPatrick SwayzeRobert Stack
  • Sean Bean in Sharpe's Company (1994)

    11. Sharpe

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    Sharpe's Company

    (1994)
    1993–20081h 40mTV-14TV Episode
    7.8 (2.9K)
    Spain, 1812. Wellington's army is headed for Badajoz. Sharpe, now a Captain in the South Essex, learns that he has a daughter with Teresa and she is in Badajoz. He also runs into an old nemesis - Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.
    DirectorTom CleggStarsSean BeanPete PostlethwaiteDaragh O'Malley
  • 300 (2006)

    12. 300

    20061h 57mR52Metascore
    7.6 (894K)
    In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid Wenham
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    13. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    14. Predator

    19871h 47mR47Metascore
    7.8 (480K)
    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter Hall
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)

    15. Lionheart

    19901h 48mR41Metascore
    6.2 (42K)
    An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
    DirectorSheldon LettichStarsJean-Claude Van DammeHarrison PageDeborah Rennard
  • Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal in Fury (2014)

    16. Fury

    20142h 14mR64Metascore
    7.6 (583K)
    A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
    DirectorDavid AyerStarsBrad PittShia LaBeoufLogan Lerman
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    17. Pearl Harbor

    20013h 3mPG-1344Metascore
    6.3 (362K)
    A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsBen AffleckKate BeckinsaleJosh Hartnett
  • Bradley Cooper in American Sniper (2014)

    18. American Sniper

    20142h 13mR73Metascore
    7.3 (554K)
    Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle Gallner
  • Mark Wahlberg in Lone Survivor (2013)

    19. Lone Survivor

    20132h 1mR60Metascore
    7.5 (317K)
    Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsMark WahlbergTaylor KitschEmile Hirsch
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)

    20. The Thin Red Line

    19982h 50mR78Metascore
    7.6 (208K)
    Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsJim CaviezelSean PennNick Nolte
  • Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (2014)

    21. Dracula Untold

    20141h 32mPG-1340Metascore
    6.2 (217K)
    As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
    DirectorGary ShoreStarsLuke EvansDominic CooperSarah Gadon
  • Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002)

    22. We Were Soldiers

    20022h 18mR65Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsMel GibsonMadeleine StoweGreg Kinnear
  • Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)

    23. First Blood

    19821h 33mR61Metascore
    7.7 (291K)
    A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsSylvester StalloneBrian DennehyRichard Crenna
  • The Patriot (2000)

    24. The Patriot

    20002h 45mR63Metascore
    7.2 (305K)
    Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMel GibsonHeath LedgerJoely Richardson

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