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70 Best War Movies To Watch

Timbuktu (2014)

7.4

A skillful, stunning depiction of the absurdities of occupation

City of Life and Death (2009)

7.8

A harrowing, in-depth depiction of one of the world’s worst wartime atrocities

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

7.8

Technique and historical wonder go hand in hand in Peter Jackson’s mesmerizing portrait of world war

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

8.5

Louis Malle remembers his heartbreaking childhood in this poignant period drama

Monos (2019)

8.0

Apocalypse Now on magic mushrooms

Joint Security Area (2000)

7.9

Friends separate at the border in this emotionally moving whodunit

Incendies (2011)

9.9

Part melodrama, part war thriller, Incendies is gorgeous and heartbreaking from the first scene

Threads (1984)

8.5

The viscerally chilling Threads is the kind of film you only watch once

Cold War (2018)

9.2

A quiet Polish masterpiece with ravishing music and dazzling visuals

Quo Vadis Aida? (2020)

8.2

A difficult and alarmingly timely portrayal of the Srebrenica massacre

Farha (2021)

8.0

A brutal coming-of-age film set at the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

One Life (2023)

7.0

It’s not as compelling as it ought to be, but this inspiring tale of heroism is heartwarming a watch

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