Best War Movies

1993 • Rating 8.6 • drama, history, war

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Genre: Drama, History, War

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Factory, Hero, Nazi, Concentration Camp, Ss (Nazi Schutzstaffel), Holocaust (Shoah), World War Ii, Ghetto, Jew Persecution, Kraków, Poland

Time: Year 1993, 1990S, 1993-12-15

Place: United States Of America, German, Polish, Hebrew, English

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz

2026 • Rating 8.5 • animation, science fiction, war

The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char's Rebellion. "MAFTY" has begun resisting the Federation government's tyrannical rule by assassinating its ministers. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amuro Ray. Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for MAFTY's mission -- the attack on the Adelaide Conference. Kenneth Sleg of the Earth Federation Forces prepares a defense operation for the Adelaide Conference and a plan to eliminate MAFTY and is approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization with a secret proposal. As Hathaway and Kenneth pursue their respective goals, Gigi also sets off for Hong Kong to fulfill her own role.

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, War, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Futuristic

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Sequel, Mecha, Anime, Real Robot, Gundam, The Year Is U, Twelve Years After Char'S Rebellion, Mafty, Has Begun Resisting The Federation Government'S Tyrannical Rule By Assassinating Its Ministers

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-30

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Kensho Ono, Reina Ueda, Junichi Suwabe, Soma Saito, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yui Ishikawa

1988 • Rating 8.4 • animation, drama, war

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

Genre: Animation, Drama, War

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Sibling Relationship, Hunger, World War Ii, Wartime, Shelter, Struggle For Survival, Pacific Theater, Adult Animation, Semi Autobiographical, Anti War

Time: Year 1988, 1980S, 1988-04-16

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai, Kozo Hashida

2002 • Rating 8.4 • drama, war

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Genre: Drama, War

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Concert, Nazi, Resistance, Warsaw Ghetto, Polish Resistance, Homeland, Holocaust (Shoah), Hunger, World War Ii, Prisoner Of War

Time: Year 2002, 2000S, 2002-09-17

Place: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Russian

Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard

1942 • Rating 6.7 • war, drama

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

Genre: War, Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: World War Ii, Biography, Aviation, Black And White, Spitfire, This, Fictionalized Biopic Chronicles The True Story Of How Two Of The Most Remarkable Men In Aviation History - Visionary Spitfire Designer R, Mitchell And His Test Pilot Geoffrey Crisp - Designed A Streamlined Monoplane That Led To The Development Of The Spitfire

Time: Year 1942, 1940S, 1942-09-14

Place: United Kingdom, English, German, Italian

Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne

2014 • Rating 6.1 • drama, romance, war

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Secret Love, Pilot, Forbidden Love, Melancholy, U.S. Navy, In The Closet, Lgbt, Sad Story, Closeted Homosexual, Gay Theme

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, 2014-06-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector, Rob Mayes, William Lee Scott, Cotter Smith