# Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185 "2015-05-30T09:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/1 "2015-05-30T09:17:56Z")
This period seems to have the next fewest titles after > **[Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757956)** > > Pick your Top Five (or fewer) from this list: For King and Country For King and Country (1913) - IMDb (1913) The Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin (1925) - IMDb (1925) The Big Parade The Big Parade (1925) - IMDb (1925) The General The... Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 as determined at > **[Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=757774)** > > I have no major quarrel with the movies listed at http://screenrant.com/best-war-military-movies-list/ which are: -Black Hawk Down -Apocalypse Now -Platoon -Full Metal Jacket -Saving Private Ryan …but before building a poll to test SDMB’s... Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering so vote for up to FIVE of your favorite (or _best_) from this list: # =================================================== Europa Europa [Europa Europa (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099776/?ref_=nv_sr_3) (1990) Hunt for Red October [The Hunt for Red October (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) Jacob’s Ladder [Jacob's Ladder (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) Memphis Belle [Memphis Belle (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1990) Prisoners of the Sun [Blood Oath (1990) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100414/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (1990) Flight of the Intruder [Flight of the Intruder (1991) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099587/) (1991) Hot Shots [Hot Shots! (1991) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102059/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1991) A Few Good Men [A Few Good Men (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) The Last of the Mohicans [The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) A Midnight Clear [A Midnight Clear (1992) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1992) Gettysburg [Gettysburg (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1993) Schindler’s List [Schindler's List (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1993) Stalingrad [Stalingrad (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108211/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3) (1993) Forrest Gump [Forrest Gump (1994) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1994) Braveheart [Braveheart (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) Hiroshima [Hiroshima (TV Movie 1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113309/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) Richard III [Richard III (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114279/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) The Tuskegee Airmen [The Tuskegee Airmen (TV Movie 1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) GI Jane [G.I. Jane (1997) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1997) Life is Beautiful [Life Is Beautiful (1997) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1997) Saving Private Ryan [Saving Private Ryan (1998) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120815/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1998) The Thin Red Line [The Thin Red Line (1998) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120863/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1998) Three Kings [Three Kings (1999) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120188/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1999) If you feel we have omitted a great War Movie from the 1990’s then mention it/them and if we have enough additional titles we may have a follow-up as we did with Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 – Part 2 > **[Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 -- Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=758055)** > > Because I started Your favorite/best War Movies Prior to 1940 too soon, and since another batch of suggested titles have come in at Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering, I feel it’s only fair to give those interested another... ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/2 "2015-05-30T15:06:09Z")
This may be easier to follow: ```auto View Poll Results: Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s This poll will close on 06-29-2015 at 04:22 AM Saving Private Ryan 5 50.00% Hunt for Red October 3 30.00% A Few Good Men 3 30.00% Schindler's List 3 30.00% Memphis Belle 2 20.00% The Last of the Mohicans 2 20.00% Gettysburg 2 20.00% Stalingrad 2 20.00% Jacob's Ladder 1 10.00% Hot Shots 1 10.00% Forrest Gump 1 10.00% Braveheart 1 10.00% Richard III 1 10.00% The Tuskegee Airmen 1 10.00% Life is Beautiful 1 10.00% Three Kings 1 10.00% Europa Europa 0 0% Prisoners of the Sun 0 0% Flight of the Intruder 0 0% A Midnight Clear 0 0% Hiroshima 0 0% GI Jane 0 0% The Thin Red Line 0 0% OTHER (post and identify) 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/3 "2015-05-31T01:10:07Z")
And here’s an update: ```auto View Poll Results: Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s This poll will close on 06-29-2015 at 04:22 AM Saving Private Ryan 12 66.67% The Last of the Mohicans 7 38.89% Hunt for Red October 6 33.33% Schindler's List 6 33.33% Three Kings 4 22.22% Memphis Belle 3 16.67% A Few Good Men 3 16.67% Gettysburg 3 16.67% Stalingrad 3 16.67% Forrest Gump 3 16.67% Braveheart 3 16.67% Hot Shots 2 11.11% Jacob's Ladder 1 5.56% Prisoners of the Sun 1 5.56% Richard III 1 5.56% The Tuskegee Airmen 1 5.56% Life is Beautiful 1 5.56% Europa Europa 0 0% Flight of the Intruder 0 0% A Midnight Clear 0 0% Hiroshima 0 0% GI Jane 0 0% The Thin Red Line 0 0% OTHER (post and identify) 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/4 "2015-05-31T01:57:17Z")
Another update: ```auto View Poll Results: Your favorite/best War Movies From the 1990s This poll will close on 06-29-2015 at 04:22 AM Saving Private Ryan 13 65.00% Hunt for Red October 7 35.00% The Last of the Mohicans 7 35.00% Schindler's List 7 35.00% A Few Good Men 4 20.00% Stalingrad 4 20.00% Three Kings 4 20.00% Braveheart 4 20.00% Memphis Belle 3 15.00% Gettysburg 3 15.00% Forrest Gump 3 15.00% Hot Shots 2 10.00% Life is Beautiful 2 10.00% Jacob's Ladder 1 5.00% Prisoners of the Sun 1 5.00% Richard III 1 5.00% The Tuskegee Airmen 1 5.00% Europa Europa 0 0% Flight of the Intruder 0 0% A Midnight Clear 0 0% Hiroshima 0 0% GI Jane 0 0% The Thin Red Line 0 0% OTHER (post and identify) 0 0% Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20 ``` ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/5 "2015-05-31T16:00:41Z")
Wow. None of those in my top ten, and a handful are execrable abominations. My favorite movies of the 90s are _**[Dead Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112817/?ref_=nv_sr_3)**_ and _**[Showgirls](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)**_. Both from 1995. Hmm . . . almost half of my lifetime topten albums are from 95 too. I smell a thread coming. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/6 "2015-05-31T16:50:07Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Wow. None of those in my top ten, and a handful are execrable abominations. My favorite movies of the 90s are _**[Dead Man](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112817/?ref_=nv_sr_3)**_ and _**[Showgirls](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)**_. Both from 1995. Hmm . . . almost half of my lifetime topten albums are from 95 too. I smell a thread coming. Sorry, but these are “war movies.” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/7 "2015-05-31T21:14:59Z")
A little tougher choice but I went Belle. Can’t exactly say why but Private Ryan never hooked me. ---
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/8 "2015-05-31T22:31:05Z")
It was either _Belle_ or _Private Ryan_ for me. Out of that whole list, those are the two that I if I come across either on TV I’ll stop and watch. I finally went with _Ryan_, on the strength of the Omaha sequence. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/9 "2015-06-01T15:32:10Z")
While I really love **A Midnight Clear** and its message (it’s in our Christmas rotation), the opening scenes in **Private Ryan** are riveting and terrifying, the story moves along crisply, and the acting is superb. It’s a tie for me, really, but I went with Tom Hanks. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/10 "2015-06-02T01:36:40Z")
Other: RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (Lee), UNDERGROUND (Kusturica) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/11 "2015-06-02T01:46:32Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Other: RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (Lee), UNDERGROUND (Kusturica) Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/12 "2015-06-04T02:58:46Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Other: RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (Lee), UNDERGROUND (Kusturica) I’m adding these to the “overflow file” for later polling: Ride with the Devil (I) [Ride with the Devil (1999) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134154/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1999) Underground [Underground (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114787/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995) ---
**Author:** ![CalBak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@CalBak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalBak)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/13 "2015-06-05T02:21:48Z")
I went with Saving Private Ryan because I’ve seen it more times than any other movie on the list, which I was surprised that I’ve seen 9 of them. This must have been my war movie phase because the last war movie that I’ve watched was Band of Brothers (and yes I know it was a mini-series). The first war movie I remember seeing was Schindler’s List when I was about ten, that was pretty disturbing for my ten year old mind but it also sparked an interest in WWII. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/14 "2015-06-05T02:29:45Z")
> [@CalBak](#): > > I went with Saving Private Ryan because I’ve seen it more times than any other movie on the list, which I was surprised that I’ve seen 9 of them. This must have been my war movie phase because the last war movie that I’ve watched was Band of Brothers (and yes I know it was a mini-series). > The first war movie I remember seeing was Schindler’s List when I was about ten, that was pretty disturbing for my ten year old mind but it also sparked an interest in WWII. I know what you mean. I was past 50 when I saw Schindler’s List and I was disturbed as well. Ralph Fiennes is only now outliving his phenomenal work in that. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/15 "2015-06-05T17:43:52Z")
“Schindler’s List” is probably the best movie on the list, but “Saving Private Ryan” is much more of a WAR movie, so I chose that. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/16 "2015-06-05T19:14:35Z")
What about _Heaven and Earth_? Oliver Stone movie, Kitaro soundtrack, and a woman’s point of view. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/17 "2015-06-05T19:31:55Z")
I know it’s not a common ‘favorite’ among the movies listed, but I’ll always have a place in my heart for **‘The Truman Show’**. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/18 "2015-06-06T01:17:26Z")
What, no Tank Girl? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-best-war-movies-from-the-1990s/721185/19 "2015-06-06T01:53:55Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > What about _Heaven and Earth_? Oliver Stone movie, Kitaro soundtrack, and a woman’s point of view. > [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > I know it’s not a common ‘favorite’ among the movies listed, but I’ll always have a place in my heart for **‘The Truman Show’**. > [@elfkin477](#): > > What, no Tank Girl? Headed to _Overflow_ where the Voters will decide. Thanks, all! Heaven & Earth [Heaven & Earth (1993) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107096/?ref_=fn_al_tt_6) (1993) The Truman Show [The Truman Show (1998) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1998) Tank Girl [Tank Girl (1995) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114614/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (1995)