# Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835 "2015-05-26T00:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/41 "2015-05-26T05:19:13Z")
The Big Red One ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/42 "2015-05-26T05:24:30Z")
Hot Shots. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/43 "2015-05-26T05:27:27Z")
The Hurt Locker ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/44 "2015-05-26T05:28:37Z")
Here’s the updated list as of **blue infinity** ’s post. Please make sure I have linked to the right movie! Some of them are not familiar to me, so I guessed. 300 [300 (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) 49th Parallel [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) 55 Days at Peking [55 Days at Peking (1963) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Alamo [The Alamo (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Alexander Nevsky [Alexander Nevsky (1938) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) All Quiet on the Western Front [All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) American Sniper [American Sniper (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Apocalypse Now [Apocalypse Now (1979) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Battleship Potempkin [Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Best Years of Our Lives [The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Big Parade [The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Big Red One [The Big Red One (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down [Black Hawk Down (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Boys in Company C [The Boys in Company C (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Braveheart [Braveheart (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Breaker Morant Breaker Morant [Breaker Morant (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Bridge on the River Kwai [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Bridge Too Far [A Bridge Too Far (1977) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Caine Mutiny [The Caine Mutiny (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Casualties of War [Casualties of War (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097027/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Catch-22 [Catch-22 (1970) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065528/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) [The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) The Conqueror Worm [Witchfinder General (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Das Boot The Boat Das Boot Das Boot [Das Boot (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Deer Hunter [The Deer Hunter (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen [The Dirty Dozen (1967) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Dr. Strangelove Strangelove [Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Doctor Zhivago [Doctor Zhivago (1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Downfall [Downfall (2004) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Eagle Has Landed [The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Enemy at the Gates [Enemy at the Gates (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Enemy Below [The Enemy Below (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Europa Europa [Europa Europa (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref_=nv_sr_3) The Execution of Private Slovik [The Execution of Private Slovik (TV Movie 1974) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071477/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Fail Safe [Fail Safe (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Farewell to Arms [A Farewell to Arms (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Father Goose [Father Goose (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) A Few Good Men A Few Good Men [A Few Good Men (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) For Whom the Bell Tolls [For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Four Feathers (1939 version) [The Four Feathers (1939) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) The Four Feathers (1977) [The Four Feathers (TV Movie 1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076047/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) From Here to Eternity [From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Full Metal Jacket [Full Metal Jacket (1987) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Fury Fury [Fury (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Gallipoli [Gallipoli (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The General [The General (1926) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Gettysburg [Gettysburg (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) GI Jane [G.I. Jane (1997) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Glory Glory Glory [Glory (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Good Morning, Vietnam [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) La Grande Illusion [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Grave of the Fireflies [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Great Escape The Great Escape [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Guns of Navarone [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Hamburger Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Hell is For Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Henry V (Laurence Olivier) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Henry V (Kenneth Brannagh) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Hurt Locker [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Inglourious Basterds Inglorious Bastards [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) In Harm’s Way [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Jacob’s Ladder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Kelly’s Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Kingdom of Heaven [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Lawrence of Arabia [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Letters from Iwo Jima [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Longest Day The Longest Day [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) M_A_S\*H MASH [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Memphis Belle [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Midnight Clear [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Mrs Miniver [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) an officer and a gentleman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) On The Beach [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Operation Petticoat [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Paths of Glory [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Patton [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Platoon [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Pork Chop Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Ran [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Right Stuff [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Saving Private Ryan [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Schindler’s List [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Sink the Bismarck [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Snow White and the Huntsman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Stalag 17 Stalag 17 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Stripes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Talvisota (the Winter War) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) They Were Expendable [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Three Kings [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref\_=nm\_flmg\_dr\_6](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6) To Hell and Back [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) top gun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Tora! Tora! Tora! [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Twelve O’Clock High [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Walk in the Sun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) War Horse [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) We Were Soldiers We Were Soldiers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Where Eagles Dare [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Young Lions [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Zero Dark Thirty [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Zulu Zulu Zulu Zulu [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Zulu Dawn [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ---
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Lone Survivor American Sniper Kajaki ( about some Paras stuck in a minefield in Afghanistan ) ---
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_Wings_ (1927) It won the first Oscar for Best Picture. Also, if any film with people in uniform counts, I’d like to respectfully submit _I Was a Male War Bride_, which is presented as a screwball comedy, but is actually based on the true story of a Frenchman who married a WAC and traveled to the US under the “War Bride” act, which, in spite of being nicknamed that, didn’t specify the gender of the spouse, although in practice, was set up to accommodate only women. ---
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> [@Zeldar](#): > > Henry V (Kenneth Brannagh) [Henry V (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Branagh. One ‘n’. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/48 "2015-05-26T05:50:17Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Branagh. One ‘n’. :smack: No sweat. 🙂 Oh, and thanks! ---
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_The Last of the Mohican_s (Day Lewis version) for the French and Indian War. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/50 "2015-05-26T06:21:36Z")
For those of us who have 50 posts per page, I’m moving to a new page for an update before turning in for the night. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/51 "2015-05-26T06:23:39Z")
300 [300 (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) 49th Parallel [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) 55 Days at Peking [55 Days at Peking (1963) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Alamo [The Alamo (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Alexander Nevsky [Alexander Nevsky (1938) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) All Quiet on the Western Front [All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) American Sniper American Sniper [American Sniper (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Apocalypse Now [Apocalypse Now (1979) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Battleship Potempkin [Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Best Years of Our Lives [The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Big Parade [The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Big Red One [The Big Red One (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down [Black Hawk Down (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Boys in Company C [The Boys in Company C (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Braveheart [Braveheart (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Breaker Morant Breaker Morant [Breaker Morant (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Bridge on the River Kwai [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Bridge Too Far [A Bridge Too Far (1977) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Caine Mutiny [The Caine Mutiny (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Casualties of War [Casualties of War (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097027/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Catch-22 [Catch-22 (1970) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065528/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) [The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) The Conqueror Worm [Witchfinder General (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Das Boot The Boat Das Boot Das Boot [Das Boot (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Deer Hunter [The Deer Hunter (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen [The Dirty Dozen (1967) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Dr. Strangelove Strangelove [Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Doctor Zhivago [Doctor Zhivago (1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Downfall [Downfall (2004) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Eagle Has Landed [The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Enemy at the Gates [Enemy at the Gates (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Enemy Below [The Enemy Below (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Europa Europa [Europa Europa (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref_=nv_sr_3) The Execution of Private Slovik [The Execution of Private Slovik (TV Movie 1974) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071477/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Fail Safe [Fail Safe (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Farewell to Arms [A Farewell to Arms (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Father Goose [Father Goose (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) A Few Good Men A Few Good Men [A Few Good Men (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) For Whom the Bell Tolls [For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Four Feathers (1939 version) [The Four Feathers (1939) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) The Four Feathers (1977) [The Four Feathers (TV Movie 1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076047/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) From Here to Eternity [From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Full Metal Jacket [Full Metal Jacket (1987) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Fury Fury [Fury (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Gallipoli [Gallipoli (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The General [The General (1926) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Gettysburg [Gettysburg (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) GI Jane [G.I. Jane (1997) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Glory Glory Glory [Glory (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Good Morning, Vietnam [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) La Grande Illusion [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Grave of the Fireflies [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Great Escape The Great Escape [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Guns of Navarone [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Hamburger Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Hell is For Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Henry V (Laurence Olivier) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Henry V (Kenneth Brannagh) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Hot Shots [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Inglourious Basterds Inglorious Bastards [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) In Harm’s Way [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) I Was a Male War Bride [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041498/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041498/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Jacob’s Ladder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Kajaki [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Kelly’s Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Kingdom of Heaven [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Last of the Mohicans [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Lawrence of Arabia [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Letters from Iwo Jima [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Lone Survivor [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Longest Day The Longest Day [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) M_A_S\*H MASH [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Memphis Belle [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Midnight Clear [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Mrs Miniver [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) an officer and a gentleman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) On The Beach [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Operation Petticoat [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Paths of Glory [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Patton [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Platoon [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Pork Chop Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Ran [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Right Stuff [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Saving Private Ryan [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Schindler’s List [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Sink the Bismarck [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Snow White and the Huntsman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Stalag 17 Stalag 17 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Stripes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Talvisota (the Winter War) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) They Were Expendable [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Three Kings [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref\_=nm\_flmg\_dr\_6](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6) To Hell and Back [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) top gun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Tora! Tora! Tora! [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Twelve O’Clock High [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) A Walk in the Sun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) War Horse [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) We Were Soldiers We Were Soldiers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Where Eagles Dare [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Wings (1927) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) The Young Lions [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Zero Dark Thirty [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Zulu Zulu Zulu Zulu [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) Zulu Dawn [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) ========================= Please verify that the one(s) you mentioned have the correct IMDb link(s). Thanks for some fun! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/52 "2015-05-26T06:42:59Z")
I haven’t seen _Run Silent, Run Deep_ on the list. Or _The Sorrow And The Pity_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/53 "2015-05-26T06:46:26Z")
Or _The Bedford Incident_. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/54 "2015-05-26T07:39:32Z")
Sergeant York Don’t Cry, It’s Only Thunder Heartbreak Ridge Tears of the Sun The Patriot Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Starship Troopers ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/55 "2015-05-26T10:40:08Z")
[The Beast](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/) (aka The Beast of War) [Admiral](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/56 "2015-05-26T16:17:25Z")
Here’s another update, this time with release date attached. I’m thinking the breakdown by conflict may leave some movies in too a tight group and others in a huge array for selection. Neither strikes me as fair. What I’m proposing now is to take the 120+ movies and group them in roughly chronological sets (maybe five or six sets or so) and have voters pick some reasonable number (on the Honor System) of five or ten per group. Depending on how that shakes out, perhaps have a Final Poll of the winners in each set all lumped together for the Big Picture of “best” or “favorite” or whatever. Please offer suggestions for improving the next step(s) we take, and continue listing other movies while we’re still deciding what to do. And if I have mislabeled the IMDb link or date, please point such things out to me. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 300 [300 (2006) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) 49th Parallel [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1941) 55 Days at Peking [55 Days at Peking (1963) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1963) Admiral [Admiral (2008) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (2008) The Alamo [The Alamo (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1960) Alexander Nevsky [Alexander Nevsky (1938) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1938) All Quiet on the Western Front [All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1930) American Sniper American Sniper [American Sniper (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Apocalypse Now [Apocalypse Now (1979) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1979) The Battleship Potemkin [Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1925) The Beast (aka The Beast of War) [The Beast of War (1988) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (1988) The Bedford Incident [The Bedford Incident (1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058962/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1965) The Best Years of Our Lives [The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036868/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1946) The Big Parade [The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1925) The Big Red One [The Big Red One (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1980) Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down [Black Hawk Down (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) The Boys in Company C [The Boys in Company C (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1978) Braveheart [Braveheart (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) Breaker Morant Breaker Morant [Breaker Morant (1980) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1980) The Bridge on the River Kwai [The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) A Bridge Too Far [A Bridge Too Far (1977) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1977) The Caine Mutiny [The Caine Mutiny (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1954) Casualties of War [Casualties of War (1989) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097027/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) Catch-22 [Catch-22 (1970) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065528/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) [The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1968) The Conqueror Worm [Witchfinder General (1968) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1968) The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Das Boot The Boat Das Boot Das Boot [Das Boot (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) The Deer Hunter [The Deer Hunter (1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1978) The Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen [The Dirty Dozen (1967) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1967) Dr. Strangelove Strangelove [Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) Doctor Zhivago [Doctor Zhivago (1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1965) Don’t Cry, It’s Only Thunder [Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083843/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1982) Downfall [Downfall (2004) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2004) The Eagle Has Landed [The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1976) Enemy at the Gates [Enemy at the Gates (2001) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) The Enemy Below [The Enemy Below (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) Europa Europa [Europa Europa (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref_=nv_sr_3) (1990) The Execution of Private Slovik [The Execution of Private Slovik (TV Movie 1974) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071477/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1974) Fail Safe [Fail Safe (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) A Farewell to Arms [A Farewell to Arms (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1957) Father Goose [Father Goose (1964) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1964) A Few Good Men A Few Good Men [A Few Good Men (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) For Whom the Bell Tolls [For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1939) The Four Feathers (1939 version) [The Four Feathers (1939) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1939) The Four Feathers (1977) [The Four Feathers (TV Movie 1978) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076047/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1978) From Here to Eternity [From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Full Metal Jacket [Full Metal Jacket (1987) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1987) Fury Fury [Fury (2014) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Gallipoli [Gallipoli (1981) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) The General [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1926) Gettysburg [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1993) GI Jane [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1997) Glory Glory Glory [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) Good Morning, Vietnam [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093105/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1987) La Grande Illusion [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1937) Grave of the Fireflies [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1988) The Great Escape The Great Escape [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1963) The Guns of Navarone [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1961) Hamburger Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1987) Heartbreak Ridge [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091187/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091187/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1986) Hell is For Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) Henry V (Laurence Olivier) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1944) Henry V (Kenneth Brannagh) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) Hot Shots [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1991) The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2008) Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071650/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1975) Inglourious Basterds Inglorious Bastards [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2009) In Harm’s Way [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1965) I Was a Male War Bride [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041498/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041498/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1949) Jacob’s Ladder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) Kajaki [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Kelly’s Heroes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) Kingdom of Heaven [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320661/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) The Last of the Mohicans [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) Lawrence of Arabia [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) Letters from Iwo Jima [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1943) Lone Survivor [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2013) The Longest Day The Longest Day [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) M_A_S\*H MASH [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1970) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2003) Memphis Belle [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) A Midnight Clear [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) Mrs Miniver [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1942) An Officer and a Gentleman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1982) On The Beach [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Operation Petticoat [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Paths of Glory [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) The Patriot [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2000) Patton [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) Platoon [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1986) Pork Chop Hill [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Ran [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1985) The Right Stuff [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1983) Run Silent, Run Deep [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Saving Private Ryan [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1998) Schindler’s List [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1993) Sergeant York [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034167/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034167/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1941) Sink the Bismarck [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1960) Snow White and the Huntsman [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) The Sorrow And The Pity [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066904/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1969) Stalag 17 Stalag 17 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1997) Stripes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) Talvisota (the Winter War) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) Tears of the Sun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314353/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314353/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2003) They Were Expendable [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) Three Kings [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1999) Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref\_=nm\_flmg\_dr\_6](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6) (2010) To Hell and Back [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Top Gun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1986) Tora! Tora! Tora! [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) Twelve O’Clock High [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1949) A Walk in the Sun [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) War Horse [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2011) We Were Soldiers We Were Soldiers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2002) Where Eagles Dare [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1968) Wings (1927) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1927) The Young Lions [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Zero Dark Thirty [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790885/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) Zulu Zulu Zulu Zulu [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1964) Zulu Dawn [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1979) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/57 "2015-05-26T16:40:15Z")
Let’s not forget Midway. I also have one obscure TV movie from 1995- Hiroshima. More of a political movie than a military flick though. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/58 "2015-05-26T16:49:14Z")
_Breaker Morant_ definitely has to be on any such list. A classic. I remember enjoying _The Bridge at Remagen_, but not sure how well it’d hold up today. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/59 "2015-05-26T16:51:06Z")
> [@](#): > > And if I have mislabeled the IMDb link or date, please point such things out to me. You forgot to correct “Bran[del]n[/del]agh.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/60 "2015-05-26T17:05:20Z")
I am shocked that these two haven’t been mentioned yet, they are for me two movies I always try to catch if they are on the tube. And despite being around 50 years old, the stories hold up well today. IMHO. Battleground: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground\_(film)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground_(film)) The Enemy Below: [The Enemy Below - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enemy_Below) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=4)