Favorite war movies. What's yours?

[Savagehunter]

Lawrence of arabia

 

[hoz53]

Set in the 1800s ---- Zulu. 1961 release
WW1 ------------------- All Quiet on the Western Front. 1930 release
Lawrence of Arabia

WW2 ------------------- When Trumpets Fade

There are other good ones but these are my favorites.

Saving Private Ryan is up there for me to

I always liked — where Eagles Dare

and how about Platoon and thin red line- two i havent seen mentioned

i like the rest of these mentioned to

 

[L2R23]

Gallipoli , the mini series, not mel Gibson
Beneath Hill 60
No Man's Land 2001 Bosnia

 

[DaWhit]

Stalag 17
Great Escape
Fury
Sgt York
Saving Pvt Ryan
Kelly’s Heroes
Patton

Honorable mention:
Zero Dark 30
Lone Survivor

 

[lotech]

Many good ones, but "Great Escape" tops them all.

 

[KMart]

Platoon
We Were Soldiers
Full Metal Jacket

Not a movie but a series: Band of Brothers.
One more: The Pacific

 

[G Liles]

Saving Private Ryan
We were soldiers

 

[Fuj]

Uncut versions of "The Wild Geese" and "Hamburger Hill"

 

[MGMIAM]

Red Cliff

Private First Class Desmond Thomas Doss Medal of Honor | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

On October 12, 1945, US Army medic Desmond Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

www.nationalww2museum.org

Based on a True Story

A Real Hero

If you get a chance to watch it !!

 

[Camper]

Saving Private Ryan
Apocalypse Now
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
A Midnight Clear

 

[BondJamesBond]

I like all/most of the movies listed above.
Are movies like Hurt Locker, American Sniper a different "genre"? Conflict vs campaign?
The one where a french platoon was trying to save/transport a civilian gal across Afghan mountain passes was good to, can't remember the name but the black guy from blood diamond was in it.
Larry

 

[M-61]

A Bridge Too Far

 

[RPSGuns]

Tora, Tora, Tora
Band of Brothers
Full Metal Jacket

 

[R.Morehouse]

Band Of Brothers

Apocalypse Now

Zero Dark 30

Rat Patrol......( TV Series )

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

That was Special Forces very good m

I like all/most of the movies listed above.
Are movies like Hurt Locker, American Sniper a different "genre"? Conflict vs campaign?
The one where a french platoon was trying to save/transport a civilian gal across Afghan mountain passes was good to, can't remember the name but the black guy from blood diamond was in it.
Larry

That French based movie was Special Forces very good movie showing the bond between soldiers in small units. An Act of Valor is good too. there is a series called Lioness that is really good too similar to Special Forces.

Lee

 

[ebb]

In Harms Way. Did you know that John Wayne's last addition to a movie was his voice was used in Star Wars???

 

[jamesdmock]

Patton.

 

[CJ6]

Lots of those already mentioned. Plus Tora Tora Tora, Sands of Iwo Jima, Midway (the early version), The Green Beret. ...Forgot to add ...Failsafe and DR Stranglove.

 

[Bob3700]

Having visited Omaha beach and much of Normandy, “The Longest Day”.

 

[farmerjohn]

The great escape.
The Dirty Dozen.
The guns of Navarone.
12:00 High
Ditto for Saving Private Ryan

All of these plus "Where Eagles Dare" are one's I have in my library and watch regularly.... John
Plus of course the John Wayne version of the Alamo....