The 50 best War movies

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 360 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. A Lista de Schindler leads, rated 8.4 (1993). The average release year on the list is 1996. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Schindler's List (1993)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · 8.6 17,865 votes
2

The Pianist (2002)

directed by Roman Polanski · 150 min · 8.4 10,408 votes
3

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 152 min · 8.2 24,706 votes
4

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

directed by Isao Takahata · 89 min · 8.5 6,802 votes
5

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 170 min · 8.2 17,724 votes
6

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

directed by Mel Gibson · 140 min · 8.2 15,256 votes
7

Apocalypse Now (1979)

directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 196 min · 8.3 9,347 votes
8

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 117 min · 8.1 11,723 votes
9

The Imitation Game (2014)

directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min · 8.0 18,376 votes
10

1917 (2019)

directed by Sam Mendes · 119 min · 8.0 13,860 votes
11

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

directed by Taika Waititi · 108 min · 8.0 10,657 votes
12

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 95 min · 8.1 6,305 votes
13

The Great Dictator (1940)

directed by Charlie Chaplin · 125 min · 8.3 3,791 votes
14

Braveheart (1995)

directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min · 7.9 11,394 votes
15

Paths of Glory (1957)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 88 min · 8.3 3,362 votes
16

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

directed by Guillermo del Toro · 118 min · 7.8 11,706 votes
17

The Deer Hunter (1978)

directed by Michael Cimino · 182 min · 8.0 4,372 votes
18

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

directed by Mark Herman · 94 min · 7.8 7,813 votes
19

Incendies (2010)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 131 min · 8.1 3,451 votes
20

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

directed by David Lean · 216 min · 8.0 3,563 votes
21

Gone with the Wind (1939)

directed by Victor Fleming · 238 min · 7.9 4,468 votes
22

Downfall (2004)

directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 156 min · 7.9 4,435 votes
23

Das Boot (1981)

directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 209 min · 8.1 2,620 votes
24

Dunkirk (2017)

directed by Christopher Nolan · 106 min · 7.5 17,939 votes
25

Come and See (1985)

directed by Elem Klimov · 142 min · 8.2 1,945 votes
26

Platoon (1986)

directed by Oliver Stone · 120 min · 7.7 5,259 votes
27

The Last Samurai (2003)

directed by Edward Zwick · 154 min · 7.6 7,749 votes
28

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

directed by Edward Berger · 147 min · 7.7 4,892 votes
29

The Great Escape (1963)

directed by John Sturges · 172 min · 7.9 2,933 votes
30

Fury (2014)

directed by David Ayer · 135 min · 7.5 13,205 votes
31

American Sniper (2014)

directed by Clint Eastwood · 132 min · 7.4 13,864 votes
32

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

directed by Guy Ritchie · 123 min · 7.7 3,331 votes
33

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

directed by Terry George · 122 min · 7.7 3,264 votes
34

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

directed by David Lean · 161 min · 7.8 2,439 votes
35

Black Hawk Down (2001)

directed by Ridley Scott · 145 min · 7.4 6,561 votes
36

Lone Survivor (2013)

directed by Peter Berg · 121 min · 7.4 4,859 votes
37

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

directed by Gérard Oury · 132 min · 7.9 1,489 votes
38

The General (1926)

directed by Clyde Bruckman · 79 min · 7.9 1,451 votes
39

The Woman King (2022)

directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · 135 min · 7.6 2,420 votes
40

Unbroken (2014)

directed by Angelina Jolie · 137 min · 7.4 4,443 votes
41

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 131 min · 7.4 4,164 votes
42

The Hurt Locker (2008)

directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 131 min · 7.3 6,348 votes
43

Land of Mine (2015)

directed by Martin Zandvliet · 101 min · 7.8 1,509 votes
44

300 (2007)

directed by Zack Snyder · 116 min · 7.2 15,059 votes
45

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

directed by Michael Mann · 115 min · 7.4 3,532 votes
46

Greyhound (2020)

directed by Aaron Schneider · 92 min · 7.4 3,442 votes
47

The Thin Red Line (1998)

directed by Terrence Malick · 171 min · 7.4 3,412 votes
48

See You Up There (2017)

directed by Albert Dupontel · 113 min · 7.8 1,381 votes
49

Beasts of No Nation (2015)

directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga · 137 min · 7.6 1,923 votes
50

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

directed by Matt Reeves · 140 min · 7.2 9,934 votes