# Best All-Time Military Movies -- OVERFLOW Discussion Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 7, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917 "2015-06-07T18:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917/21 "2015-06-11T00:52:37Z")

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I failed. :smack:

None that I’d call great from taht top 30 didn’t make our list. Maybe I was just cheating for my favorites. 🆒

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917/22 "2015-06-11T00:57:14Z")

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> [@DinoR](#):
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> I failed. :smack:
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> None that I’d call great from taht top 30 didn’t make our list. Maybe I was just cheating for my favorites. 🆒

That’s all too cool. Maybe we’re just better at it! 😃

The VOTING THREAD is now up:

> **[Best All-Time Military Movies -- OVERFLOW Voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=759233)**
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> For background to this thread see these that came before it: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4 5...

Best All-Time Military Movies – OVERFLOW Voting  
06-10-2015, 07:42 PM

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917/23 "2015-06-11T01:14:20Z")

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Nobody seems to be asking these questions: how is The Truman Show a military movie?

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-overflow-discussion-thread/721917/24 "2015-06-11T01:25:58Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> Nobody seems to be asking these questions: how is The Truman Show a military movie?

There are quite a few titles that would stump some people about just why that would count as a War Movie, or even a military one.

I figure there’s no harm in having such movies on the list(s) and allowing the voting to settle the issue. I could always be surprised to find out how many others think it IS a war movie.

I trust the voters to make the decision – so I didn’t even try to. 🙂

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