Top 10s War
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg directs this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion, which follows U.S. soldiers as they try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines. Winner of 5 Academy Awards.
Braveheart
Romance, intrigue, heroism and the desperate battle for nothing less than the freedom of Scotland.
Apocalypse Now
Army Captain Willard is sent upriver during the Vietnam War on a mission to "terminate" rogue Colonel Kurtz. As he travels through the insanity and absurdities of the American involvement in the war, he is more and more drawn to the jungle itself...
Casablanca
American expat Rick Blaine owns a nightclub in Casablanca, frequented by refugees desperate to escape German domination. Despite the ever-present human misery, Rick manages to remain uninvolved in World War II now raging across Europe and Northern Africa. But all that changes when his ex-lover, Ilsa Lund, walks through the front door of Rick's club. Rick must now choose between a life with the woman he loves and becoming the hero that the world needs.
Platoon
A young grunt in the Vietnam war gets an up-close look at good vs. evil as he struggles for survival against an elusive enemy and within his platoon.
Fury
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
Grave of the Fireflies
Two orphans fight for survival in post-World War II Japan, but society is harsh and they struggle with finding food and escaping the hardships of war.
Jojo Rabbit
A German boy learns his mom is hiding an enemy in this clever WWII satire.
Gone with the Wind
Classic tale of Scarlett O'Hara's battle to save her beloved Tara and find love during the Civil War.
The Hurt Locker
An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself.