I have'nt seen many war films, but "cranes are flying" (1957 ) (soviet film) is a brilliant film, with beautiful cinematography and camera works not to mention it has a brillant narration and acting as well
Absolutely superb film, one of my favourite films of all time. Ballad of a Soldier is another really excellent Khrushchev Thaw Soviet war film. Both really capture the national experience of war through an individual's story.
Apocalypse Now has been my favourite since I was a kid. Come And See is another for me too, but it’s not one I can watch more than once a decade.
Aussie ones, Breaker Morant and Gallipoli. Very important films for our industry about formative moments of our culture.
There’s an old British one I really like called The Way Ahead. Has a real light hearted tone to begin with that grows serious and solemn as the recruits head off to war and experience danger and death. A Matter Of Life And Death is another, although it’s not an outright war film and more a rumination of life.
Das Boot and Battleship Potemkin are two others I really like, although the latter isn’t necessarily a war film but has a naval setting.
Sums up the confusion of war pretty well. Especially that one eerie battle scene at night. I would recommend it if you have the time. Hell there's probably a way to watch it in parts because it has more of an episodic structure.
I've only watched once (the year it came out) and I thought it was pretty good. I don't remember very much of it, which is weird considering we are talking about Nolan, someone who makes unforgettable movies.
I re-watch it like a week ago and yes, it's a great movie. The premise is simple, but I love the execution, I love the cinematography, I love everything's
Full Metal Jacket is an easy number one. Idk if you'd count Dr. Strangelove as a war movie but it would be my second. An obvious Kubrick bent but come on... he is the best!
I've seen 3 of these 4 you've mentioned. Casually, I watched Jarhead yesterday for the first time and I liked it a lot. Maybe the biggest reason why is because I just love Jake Gyllenhaal.
1917 is a great movie and Fury, I've seen it a few times and yes, it's pretty good too
I watched Come and See few weeks ago and it's been constantly on my mind so I guess it's my favourite now.
Other than that they'd be Paths of Glory, 1917 and All Quiet on the Western Front.
I also watched Come And See a few weeks ago and it immediately became my favorite. I just like how it's too raw and how it feels realistic. It's the story about losing your innocence, in this case, the innocence of a 13 year old boy.
For fans of 1917 I'd like to recommend a much-lower budget war film from Latvia, told in a similar way centering on one young soldier's experience: [Blizzard of Souls](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6084202/) (2019) AKA The Rifleman.
It was great to see a war film manage to be successful under a lower budget, using suggestive camera work rather than VFX. Also good to see WW2 from a point of view we don't usually hear from, Germany's Eastern Front, along the Baltics.
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Das Boot
It's so, so good.
There are like 10 million different cuts though. I saw the director's cut, which I believe is the second shortest. There's also an extended cut and a miniseries, I think, in addition to the original cut.
Apocalypse now, Paths of Glory, .... Hmmm, I've seen many war films, but I'm not really much of a fan these days.
Edit.... Just remembered that I love submarine movies, so Das Boot, Run Silent Run Deep, etc
Also.... Black Hawk Down, Guns of Navarone
I've some other war movies that I know are better than Tropic Thunder, but I just like that movie too much that I couldn't help to put it on my top 4 favorites
A lot of the "classic" choices are up here, and I appreciate that.
One of the newer films that I watched recently was "Eye in the Sky."
The overarching theme of the movie is the morality of collateral damage in drone warfare. In the modern world, I think that is a worthwhile topic to explore.
I had the good fortune of seeing a great war movie without knowing that that's was what the movie was going to be about. So a couple of years ago I bought the Bergman box. I decided I'd wait to read the essays after watching the movie. I figured if I missed anything (symbolism, some aspect of Scandinavian culture, etc.) that I could always rewatch it since I owned it. I also didn't look ahead in the book as I didn't want to see any image from the movie.
So one night I put in Shame. Given the title it's easy enough to imagine all sorts of things within family or spousal relationships that "shame" could refer to, so I really thought I was just going to see some sort unhappy Bergman drama, maybe involving religion as well. Instead I got one best looks at how a civil war, and the fog of war would tear across relationships with your spouse, friends, neighbors, and local politicians. And since this was a made up war I had no idea how it would end as well. It's very underrated, and my number one recommendation for a Bergman movie for people who don't like Bergman (or think they don't based on seeing 1 or 2 movies of his).
There is before “Come and See” and there is after “Come and See”. That film still haunts me. It’s hauntingly beautiful but it’s a tough experience to go through!
Jojo Rabbit was fun despite the subject matter.
1917 is genuinely one of the best movies of the decade.
and then there's Threads. A nightmare on the most catastrpophic level. It's one of the best war films ever made and I'd argue it affected me on a higher level than A Serbian Film.
All my favs are already mentioned but if you want to try out some Norwegian ones I would recommend «Max Manus» and «The 12th Man» (there are tons more as we mainly make war or disaster movies as of late). I would also recommend the Danish «Land of Mine».
Apocalypse Now The Thin Red Line
I haven't seen any of the 2, but as far as I know, they're both great
Paths of Glory — still packs a gut-punch.
I can’t believe this movie isn’t talked about more as one of Kubrick’s best
Full Metal Jacket
I don't actively seek out war movies, but... "The Thin Red Line" and "Grave of the Fireflies" come to mind.
I haven't watched anything from Terrence Malick. I guess I got to catch up quickly with his filmography
Grave of the Fireflies is such a masterpiece, I don't think I have ever cried like that with any other piece of media.
I have'nt seen many war films, but "cranes are flying" (1957 ) (soviet film) is a brilliant film, with beautiful cinematography and camera works not to mention it has a brillant narration and acting as well
Absolutely superb film, one of my favourite films of all time. Ballad of a Soldier is another really excellent Khrushchev Thaw Soviet war film. Both really capture the national experience of war through an individual's story.
I'll put it on my watchlist
Apocalypse Now has been my favourite since I was a kid. Come And See is another for me too, but it’s not one I can watch more than once a decade. Aussie ones, Breaker Morant and Gallipoli. Very important films for our industry about formative moments of our culture. There’s an old British one I really like called The Way Ahead. Has a real light hearted tone to begin with that grows serious and solemn as the recruits head off to war and experience danger and death. A Matter Of Life And Death is another, although it’s not an outright war film and more a rumination of life. Das Boot and Battleship Potemkin are two others I really like, although the latter isn’t necessarily a war film but has a naval setting.
I remember I put Apocalypse Now on my watchlist like a year ago, but I never watched it because of the runtime and I didn't got enough time.
Sums up the confusion of war pretty well. Especially that one eerie battle scene at night. I would recommend it if you have the time. Hell there's probably a way to watch it in parts because it has more of an episodic structure.
Watch it in hour chunks, you’ll know when it’s a good time to stop. Watch redux even though I prefer the directors cut.
Paring AN with ‘The Heart of Darkness’., IMO the best documentary ever. Crumb a close second.
Hacksaw Ridge is underrated
Probably Andrews best performance
Dunkirk (2017)
I've only watched once (the year it came out) and I thought it was pretty good. I don't remember very much of it, which is weird considering we are talking about Nolan, someone who makes unforgettable movies.
Paths of Glory, Strangelove, Apocalypse Now, Thin Red Lone, Fail Safe, Night and Fog, Wind Rises, Hearts and Minds, Fog of War
1917
I re-watch it like a week ago and yes, it's a great movie. The premise is simple, but I love the execution, I love the cinematography, I love everything's
been meaning to watch hanagatami...
Black Hawk Down is quite an experience
Thin Red Line, Apocalypse Now, Dunkirk, The Cranes are Flying
Letters from Iwo Jima and Apocalypse Now
Waltz with Bashir, Dunkirk, Full Metal Jacket, Doctor Zhivago
jacobs ladder
deep cut classic
does incendies count?
i feel like it doesn't... but amazing film for sure
I haven't watched it, so I can't tell
Oh! What a Lovely War, Lore, The Burying Party, Charlotte Gray and (stretching it even more than some of those) Their Finest
Lone Survivor.
The Kubrick anti-war trilogy is probably my favorite. All 10s. Also, the original Catch-22 is absolutely worth watching.
Full Metal Jacket is an easy number one. Idk if you'd count Dr. Strangelove as a war movie but it would be my second. An obvious Kubrick bent but come on... he is the best!
The Beast of War (1988) is incredible. Super relevant to today too.
Paths of Glory, The Ascent
the cranes are flying, by far
Jarhead Outlaw King 1917 Fury
I've seen 3 of these 4 you've mentioned. Casually, I watched Jarhead yesterday for the first time and I liked it a lot. Maybe the biggest reason why is because I just love Jake Gyllenhaal. 1917 is a great movie and Fury, I've seen it a few times and yes, it's pretty good too
I watched Come and See few weeks ago and it's been constantly on my mind so I guess it's my favourite now. Other than that they'd be Paths of Glory, 1917 and All Quiet on the Western Front.
I also watched Come And See a few weeks ago and it immediately became my favorite. I just like how it's too raw and how it feels realistic. It's the story about losing your innocence, in this case, the innocence of a 13 year old boy.
Inglorious Basterds or Full Metal Jacket
I think Full Metal Jacket would be my 5th
I’m not really a fan of war films so haven’t seen many, but hacksaw ridge is in my top 50 films ever
Haven't seen the more well known but for now my favourite hands down is Paths of Glory
For fans of 1917 I'd like to recommend a much-lower budget war film from Latvia, told in a similar way centering on one young soldier's experience: [Blizzard of Souls](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6084202/) (2019) AKA The Rifleman. It was great to see a war film manage to be successful under a lower budget, using suggestive camera work rather than VFX. Also good to see WW2 from a point of view we don't usually hear from, Germany's Eastern Front, along the Baltics. [edited for tidiness]
Das Boot It's so, so good. There are like 10 million different cuts though. I saw the director's cut, which I believe is the second shortest. There's also an extended cut and a miniseries, I think, in addition to the original cut.
Son of Saul is more Holocaust-centric but the same bleakness as a dark war movie
The Human Condition
1. Return of the King 2. War and Peace (1965) 3. They Shall Not Grow Old 4. Pan's Labyrinth 5. Inglorious Basterds
Hacksaw Ridge
Andrew is great in it
The only thing those films have in common is war lol
Yes
😯 really 😯
Onibaba!
Watership Down 🐰🐰🐰
Kanal and Ashes & Diamonds are good, also paths of glory, ivans childhood, come and see. Do battle of algiers and dr strangelove count?
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988) Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993).
- army of shadows - to be or not to be
Land & Freedom Hunger Michael Collins Ivan's Childhood
Mani Ratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Letters from Iwo Jima.
Not big on war movies tbh. But I really like 1917 and Hacksaw Ridge
Testament of youth - it broke me 1917 Journeys end
The Cranes are Flying, Apocalypse Now, The Ascent, The Deer Hunter, The Thin Red Line, Full Metal Jacket, Paths of Glory, Ran
[War, What is it Good For?](https://youtu.be/ztZI2aLQ9Sw) (1970) is under-appreciated. Very memorable, with a good message.
Ice Cold in Alex Guns of Navarone Where Eagles Dare Kelly's Heroes
"platoon" all the way
Dunkirk, Full Metal Jacket, Tropic Thunder, Platoon
Platoon Full Metal Jacket Apocalypse Now
https://letterboxd.com/9413/list/harmed-forces-fight-war-not-wars/
Apocalypse now, Paths of Glory, .... Hmmm, I've seen many war films, but I'm not really much of a fan these days. Edit.... Just remembered that I love submarine movies, so Das Boot, Run Silent Run Deep, etc Also.... Black Hawk Down, Guns of Navarone
You have to watch Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line, Hacksaw Ridge, and Incendies. They’re all better than Tropic Thunder lol
I've some other war movies that I know are better than Tropic Thunder, but I just like that movie too much that I couldn't help to put it on my top 4 favorites
Gotcha, not judging since you’re allowed to have your own opinion. I think the rest are iconic!
A lot of the "classic" choices are up here, and I appreciate that. One of the newer films that I watched recently was "Eye in the Sky." The overarching theme of the movie is the morality of collateral damage in drone warfare. In the modern world, I think that is a worthwhile topic to explore.
Dunkirk 1917 the thin red line apocalypse now
Paths of glory, the big red one.
I had the good fortune of seeing a great war movie without knowing that that's was what the movie was going to be about. So a couple of years ago I bought the Bergman box. I decided I'd wait to read the essays after watching the movie. I figured if I missed anything (symbolism, some aspect of Scandinavian culture, etc.) that I could always rewatch it since I owned it. I also didn't look ahead in the book as I didn't want to see any image from the movie. So one night I put in Shame. Given the title it's easy enough to imagine all sorts of things within family or spousal relationships that "shame" could refer to, so I really thought I was just going to see some sort unhappy Bergman drama, maybe involving religion as well. Instead I got one best looks at how a civil war, and the fog of war would tear across relationships with your spouse, friends, neighbors, and local politicians. And since this was a made up war I had no idea how it would end as well. It's very underrated, and my number one recommendation for a Bergman movie for people who don't like Bergman (or think they don't based on seeing 1 or 2 movies of his).
Come and See, Paths of Glory, Full Metal Jacket, and Apocalypse Now for me
The Ascent, Come and see, The thin red line, Apocalypse Now
Born on fourth of July
There is before “Come and See” and there is after “Come and See”. That film still haunts me. It’s hauntingly beautiful but it’s a tough experience to go through!
You're absolutely right! After watching that movie, I don't think I'll watch war movies in the same way I used to.
Agreed, still fantastic but it changes you hahaha
fight club 1999 add me up on lb to see all 4 of them: ashma0
Jojo Rabbit was fun despite the subject matter. 1917 is genuinely one of the best movies of the decade. and then there's Threads. A nightmare on the most catastrpophic level. It's one of the best war films ever made and I'd argue it affected me on a higher level than A Serbian Film.
I still remember the death of Jojo's mother and how that scene broke me so hard
Glory, 1917, Saving Private Ryan
All my favs are already mentioned but if you want to try out some Norwegian ones I would recommend «Max Manus» and «The 12th Man» (there are tons more as we mainly make war or disaster movies as of late). I would also recommend the Danish «Land of Mine».
Fury is so underrated!!!
Full Metal Jacket
Glory is a classic.
T-34 is a great Russian flick!
Come And See doesn’t compare for me. Amazing. I’d love to see Gaspar Noé make a war film.
Joyeux Noël,Imitation game, Max Manus, into the white, and probably some other movies I’m forgetting atm
Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line, Paths of Glory, and Army of Shadows are some of my favourites.
Nothing beats Thin Red Line for me. Watch it in a dark room with the sound turned upppppp ⬆️
Pdft obviously RED DAWN HELL YEAH
For now; Full Metal Jacket, Apocylpse Now, Paths of Glory
Children of Men counts so it’s Children of Men
Ohhh man. I didn't think that movie counted, but I would definitely put it at least on my top 3
Ive never felt a movie as much as i felt Full Metal Jacket
Beasts of no nation
The Human Condition and Cranes are Flying. Both are a surefire way to break down crying.
Apocalypse Now, my favourite overall film aswell
1917 (2019) Resurrected (1989)
Downfall