"War and Anti-War Films" often acknowledge the horror and heartbreak of war, letting the actual combat fighting or conflict (against nations or humankind) provide the primary plot or background for the action of the film. Typical elements in the action-oriented war plots include POW camp experiences and escapes, submarine warfare, espionage, personal heroism, "war is hell" brutalities, air dogfights, tough trench/infantry experiences, or male-bonding buddy adventures during wartime. Themes explored in war films include combat, survivor and escape stories, tales of gallant sacrifice and struggle, studies of the futility and inhumanity of battle, the effects of war on society, and intelligent and profound explorations of the moral and human issues. Listed below are all the very best of this genre. Scroll yer heart out....
Gary Cooper (High Noon) portrays a controversial American hero in this electrifying, true story of one of the most sensational military trials in U.S.... Read more
One of the great war films, full of atmospheric detailing which captures the essence of the Battle of the Atlantic. Read more
Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave star in this film about the development of a specially designed ordinance, the aptly named 'bouncing bombs', used to... Read more
Richly drawn portrayals by Errol Flynn and David Niven as aces in the British Air Corps during World War I accentuate this dynamic decrial of the futi... Read more
The story of Colin, a journalist who becomes an important tool against the Nazis. Sent to Norway as a foreign correspondent, he becomes caught up in r... Read more
Winner of five Oscars, this harrowing indictment of war from director Michael Cimino stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage as three... Read more
Winner of five Oscars, this harrowing indictment of war from director Michael Cimino stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage as three... Read more
James Mason shines in his portrayal of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, head of Nazi Germany's famed Afrika tank corps. The film follows his career from hi... Read more
Richard Burton leads the hopelessly outnumbered, but stubbornly defiant, Australian 9th Division in their heroic stand against Rommel (James Mason) in... Read more
Sixteen year old Hanna Stern was a typical American teenager who ignored her family's heritage until a mystical Passover seder takes her back in time... Read more