# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/61 "2015-05-26T17:45:21Z")
Flight of the Intruder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099587/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099587/) (1991) Rescue Dawn [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/) (2006) U-571 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/) (2000) ---
**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, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/62 "2015-05-26T17:54:25Z")
The Thin Red Line Windtalkers getting aeronautical Memphis Belle The Dam Busters 633 Squadron Red Tails ( truly awful) The Tuskegee Airmen (much better) Reach for the Sky Zeppelin The Blue Max ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/63 "2015-05-26T18:11:18Z")
The Fighting Seabees [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036824/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036824/) (1944) The Green Berets [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/) (1968) Operation Pacific [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/) (1951) Sands of Iwo Jima [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041841/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041841/) (1949) ---
**Author:** ![XanderCrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@XanderCrews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XanderCrews)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/64 "2015-05-26T18:56:04Z")
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ---
**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, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/65 "2015-05-26T18:57:05Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Red Tails ( truly awful) Note, folks, that this is collecting suggestions for BEST movie. Why bother listing films that are bad, mediocre, or somewhat good? Anything less than very good isn’t worth listing. And a list of \*every \*military movie you can think of will be very long indeed. For this reason, I’m not nominating _Starship Troopers_, which I found to be a fairly entertaining story, but nowhere near a great movie. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/66 "2015-05-26T19:00:59Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > From the other side: > > Das Boot Hunt for Red October. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/67 "2015-05-26T19:03:42Z")
I’ve always enjoyed WW2 films and IMO, one of the best is The Eagle Has Landed 1976. I think the primary reason is that it stars Robert Duvall amongst others. He does a fabulous job. I started to say this film might have been the best work he ever did. But that is just far too presumptuous since he did such a fabulous job in so many films. I just loved the interaction between so many high ranking Nazi officials and the British officials and officers. The realism effect was very hard to beat. At times, I honestly thought I was in wartime England. That rarely happens to me. It’s very hard to say this. But if I was stranded on a desert island and could only have one WW2 film to watch, it might very well be this one. In addition to Mr. Duvall, Michael Caine would be pretty hard to beat. If you have never seen this film, prepare yourself for one really rocking, socking great movie. > **[The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/)** > > The Eagle Has Landed: Directed by John Sturges. With Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter. A German plot to kidnap Sir Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/68 "2015-05-26T19:17:15Z")
84C Mopic The 9th Company The Battle of Algiers The Lighthorsemen The Lost Battalion Cross of Iron Stalingrad Fort Apache Ran ---
**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, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/69 "2015-05-26T19:26:21Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > I’ve always enjoyed WW2 films and IMO, one of the best is The Eagle Has Landed 1976… Yes, I like that movie very much, too. Donald Sutherland is also very good as the wry Irish spy. And the book is even better! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/70 "2015-05-26T19:46:50Z")
[A Bridge Too Far](http://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Too-Far-Dirk-Bogarde/dp/B0030MTQNW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432669281&sr=8-1&keywords=a+bridge+too+far) [The Imitation Game](http://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Game-Benedict-Cumberbatch/dp/B00R7FZ074/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1432669658&sr=1-1&keywords=benedict+cumberbatch+movies) Doesn’t say ‘no comedies’, so I’ll nominate: [No Time For Sergeants](http://www.amazon.com/No-Time-Sergeants-Andy-Griffith/dp/B0018E03CW/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1432669499&sr=1-1&keywords=no+time+for+sergeants) [Mr. Roberts](http://www.amazon.com/Mister-Roberts-James-Cagney/dp/B000VZHLCY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1432669591&sr=1-1&keywords=mr.+roberts) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/71 "2015-05-26T19:50:34Z")
I realize the OP specifically asked for movies but I’m halfway through watching HBO’s [**Band Of Brothers**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/?ref_=nv_sr_1) for the first time and it is spectacular. I just have to throw it out there. It only ran 10 episodes so it’s kind of a\* long \*movie. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/72 "2015-05-26T19:55:28Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I realize the OP specifically asked for movies but I’m halfway through watching HBO’s [**Band Of Brothers**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/?ref_=nv_sr_1) for the first time and it is spectacular. I just have to throw it out there. It only ran 10 episodes so it’s kind of a\* long \*movie. If TV is included, then the old Vic Morrow series **Combat** would have to be included. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/73 "2015-05-26T19:56:11Z")
Force 10 from Navarone Bat-21 Jarhead Get rid of “The Hurt Locker.” That movie sucked. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/74 "2015-05-26T20:02:36Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Note, folks, that this is collecting suggestions for BEST movie. Why bother listing films that are bad, mediocre, or somewhat good? Anything less than very good isn’t worth listing. And a list of \*every \*military movie you can think of will be very long indeed… At this stage why impose self-censorship? **Zeldar** is compiling a list, but how the subgroups will shake out is still up in the air. If he breaks it down by conflict there may be over a thousand films about WW2, but only two films about the invasion of Grenada. The two Grenada films may both suck, but one will suck less than the other. If there are too many entries he can apply whatever filter he wants to reduce the count. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/75 "2015-05-27T01:33:24Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > You forgot to correct “Bran[del]n[/del]agh.” Thanks. I have fixed it in my work file, and it should be right next update. > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Note, folks, that this is collecting suggestions for BEST movie. Why bother listing films that are bad, mediocre, or somewhat good? Anything less than very good isn’t worth listing. And a list of \*every \*military movie you can think of will be very long indeed. > > For this reason, I’m not nominating _Starship Troopers_, which I found to be a fairly entertaining story, but nowhere near a great movie. I’ll take it down unless somebody else recommends it. I have no dog in that fight! 🙂 > [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I realize the OP specifically asked for movies but I’m halfway through watching HBO’s [**Band Of Brothers**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/?ref_=nv_sr_1) for the first time and it is spectacular. I just have to throw it out there. It only ran 10 episodes so it’s kind of a\* long \*movie. Absolutely wonderful series, but let’s save TV shows for a follow-up thread, if it’s needed. > [@Chefguy](#): > > If TV is included, then the old Vic Morrow series **Combat** would have to be included. And this is a good reason why: many excellent TV series to consider, including the old Navy Log, Air Power, The Big Picture, etc. I’d love to see such a follow-up spinoff thread for TV if anybody wants to jump in on that project. > [@JKilez](#): > > At this stage why impose self-censorship? **Zeldar** is compiling a list, but how the subgroups will shake out is still up in the air. If he breaks it down by conflict there may be over a thousand films about WW2, but only two films about the invasion of Grenada. The two Grenada films may both suck, but one will suck less than the other. > > If there are too many entries he can apply whatever filter he wants to reduce the count. Thanks for the support, **JKilez**. I’m hoping the voting will take care of weeding out the losers. But we’ll see. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/76 "2015-05-27T01:49:45Z")
[_Sahara_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3), the 1943 Bogart film. [_The Train_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), one of my all-time favorites of any genre. A second vote for [_The Bridge at Remagen_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064110/?ref_=nv_sr_1). ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/77 "2015-05-27T03:16:17Z")
Das Boot Run Silent, Run Deep The two best WWII submarine movies IMHO. RS, RD shot in B&W seems to make it more authentic. In Harm’s way Battle of Britain 12 O’clock High ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/78 "2015-05-27T03:36:55Z")
As of Post #76 these are the groups I’m thinking of for polls, grouped in approximate decades by release date (via IMDb) I’m still open to suggestions and ideas for how to deal with all this great stuff! ======================================== The Battleship Potemkin [Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015648/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1925) The Big Parade [The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015624/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1925) The General [The General (1926) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1926) Wings (1927) [Wings (1927) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1927) 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) La Grande Illusion [La grande illusion (1937) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028950/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1937) Alexander Nevsky [Alexander Nevsky (1938) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1938) 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) 49th Parallel [The Invaders (1941) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1941) Sergeant York [Sergeant York (1941) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034167/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1941) Mrs Miniver [Mrs. Miniver (1942) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1942) The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp [The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036112/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1943) Sahara [Sahara (1943) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036323/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1943) The Fighting Seabees [The Fighting Seabees (1944) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036824/) (1944) Henry V (Laurence Olivier) [Henry V (1944) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036910/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1944) 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) A Walk in the Sun [A Walk in the Sun (1945) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038235/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1945) 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) Fort Apache [Fort Apache (1948) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040369/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1948) Battleground [Battleground (1949) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1949) I Was a Male War Bride [I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041498/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1949) Sands of Iwo Jima [Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041841/) (1949) Twelve O’Clock High [Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1949) Operation Pacific [Operation Pacific (1951) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043887/) (1951) The Cruel Sea [The Cruel Sea (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) From Here to Eternity [From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) Stalag 17 Stalag 17 [Stalag 17 (1953) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046359/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1953) The Caine Mutiny [The Caine Mutiny (1954) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1954) The Dam Busters [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Mr. Roberts [Mister Roberts (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048380/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) To Hell and Back [To Hell and Back (1955) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048729/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1955) Reach for the Sky [Reach for the Sky (1956) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049665/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1956) 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) The Enemy Below The Enemy Below [The Enemy Below (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) A Farewell to Arms [A Farewell to Arms (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050379/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1957) Paths of Glory [Paths of Glory (1957) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1957) No Time For Sergeants [No Time for Sergeants (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052005/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) Run Silent, Run Deep [Run Silent Run Deep (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) The Young Lions [The Young Lions (1958) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052415/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1958) On The Beach [On the Beach (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Operation Petticoat [Operation Petticoat (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053143/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) Pork Chop Hill [Pork Chop Hill (1959) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053183/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1959) The Alamo [The Alamo (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053580/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1960) Sink the Bismarck [Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1960) The Guns of Navarone [The Guns of Navarone (1961) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054953/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1961) Hell is For Heroes [Hell Is for Heroes (1962) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056062/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) Lawrence of Arabia [Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) The Longest Day The Longest Day [The Longest Day (1962) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1962) The Lost Battalion [Escape to Paradise (1960) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1962) 55 Days at Peking [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1963) 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) 633 Squadron [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057811/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057811/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) Dr. Strangelove Strangelove [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) Fail Safe [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) Father Goose [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1964) The Train [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059825/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1964) 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) The Bedford Incident [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058962/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058962/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1965) Doctor Zhivago [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1965) 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) The Battle of Algiers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1966) The Blue Max [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1966) The Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1967) Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1968) The Conqueror Worm [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063285/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1968) The Green Berets [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063035/) (1968) 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) The Bridge at Remagen The Bridge at Remagen [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064110/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064110/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1969) 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) Catch-22 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065528/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065528/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) 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) 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) Patton [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1970) 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) Zeppelin [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068014/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068014/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1971) The Execution of Private Slovik [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071477/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071477/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1974) 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) The Eagle Has Landed The Eagle Has Landed [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1976) Midway [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074899/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1976) A Bridge Too Far A Bridge Too Far [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075784/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1977) Cross of Iron [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074695/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1977) The Boys in Company C [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077270/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1978) The Deer Hunter [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1978) The Four Feathers (1977) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076047/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076047/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1978) Force 10 from Navarone [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077572/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077572/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1978) Apocalypse Now [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1979) 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) The Big Red One [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080437/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080437/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1980) Breaker Morant Breaker Morant Breaker Morant [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1980) Das Boot The Boat Das Boot Das Boot [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) Gallipoli [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) Stripes [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083131/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1981) Don’t Cry, It’s Only Thunder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083843/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083843/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1982) 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) 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) Ran Ran [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1985) 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) Platoon [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1986) 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) Full Metal Jacket [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1987) 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) 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) The Lighthorsemen [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093416/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093416/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1987) Bat\*21 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094712/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094712/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1988) The Beast (aka The Beast of War) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/?ref\_=nv\_sr\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094716/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (1988) 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) 84C Mopic [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096744/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096744/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) Casualties of War [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097027/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097027/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) 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) Henry V (Kenneth Branagh) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097499/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1989) 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) Europa Europa [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref\_=nv\_sr\_3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref_=nv_sr_3) (1990) Hunt for Red October [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) 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) Memphis Belle 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) Flight of the Intruder [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099587/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099587/) (1991) 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) A Few Good Men A Few Good Men [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) 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) 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) Gettysburg [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1993) 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) Stalingrad [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_3](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1993) Braveheart [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) Hiroshima [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113309/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) The Tuskegee Airmen [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) 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) 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) The Thin Red Line [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1998) 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) # 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) U-571 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/) (2000) Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) Enemy at the Gates [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2001) 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) Windtalkers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245562/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2002) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 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) 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) Downfall [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2004) The 9th Company [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417397/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) Jarhead [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418763/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2005) 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) 300 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2006) 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) Rescue Dawn [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/) (2006) Admiral [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (2008) 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) 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) 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) 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) Red Tails [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2012) 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) 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) 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) Stalingrad [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966566/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966566/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (2013) American Sniper American Sniper [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2179136/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Fury Fury [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) The Imitation Game [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) Kajaki [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref\_=fn\_al\_tt\_1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3622120/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (2014) ---
**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:** [May 27, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/79 "2015-05-27T03:55:02Z")
Since I nominated Stalingrad without realizing there was a 2013 movie named that, I think we can whack that one and just leave the 1993 movie. Unless someone else has actual seen it and wants to nominate it. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/80 "2015-05-27T04:19:42Z")
[Wings.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=5)