War Movies
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant War Movies ordered by relevance. Trendflicks helps you find the most attractive Movies from all kinds of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO, etc.
Best Movies
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The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die(2023) , Condor's Nest(2023) , Brothers(2009) , Inglourious Basterds(2009) , Gone with the Wind(1939) , Saving Private Ryan(1998) , Greyhound(2020) , Napoleon(2023) , The Last Samurai(2003) , The Pianist(2002) , The Hurt Locker(2009) , Jarhead(2005) , War for the Planet of the Apes(2017) , Rescue Dawn(2007) , Saints and Soldiers(2003) , '71(2015) , Boudica(2023) , Warhorse One(2023) , Guy Ritchie's The Covenant(2023) , The Good German(2006) , The Patriot(2000) , The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021) , WarHunt(2022) , Devotion(2022) , The King(2019) , Top Gun(2021) , 300: Rise of an Empire(2014) , The 300 Spartans(1962) , 300(2007) , American Sniper(2014)
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Duration: 111min
Country: GB
Plot: After the death of King Edward, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the protagonist, ventures through the fragmented country. With the help of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Athelstan ascended to the throne and united England. There is a line in this film: “That’s your destiny. The son of Alfred will not rule, Wessex will die, the Saxons will kill those he loves, the Danes will gain everything, everything will change, and everything will be as it was and always will be.”
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Mark Rowley, Arnas Fedaravicius, Harry Gilby, Laurie Davidson
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Condor's Nest (2023)
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Duration: 103min
Plot: Will Spalding is a veteran of the American army. He traveled to Argentina to atone for his inability to shield the B17 crew when they were shot down close to enemy lines. During World War II, he follows down a cruel Nazi colonel who killed a bomber crew and took them to a distant area in South America. However, he gets into more trouble than he anticipated when he stumbles onto the "Vulture's Nest," a covert Nazi headquarters.
Director: Phil Blattenberger
Cast: Michael Ironside, Arnold Vosloo, Jackson Rathbone, Jorge Garcia, Bruce Davison
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Brothers (2009)
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Duration: 105min
Country: US
Plot: Hank Cahill always compares his sons, Sam Cahill and Tommy Cahill. He thinks that Sam is perfect and sneers at Tommy. Sam serves in the U.S. Marine Corps, and Tommy has just been released from prison. Meanwhile, Sam is sent to Afghanistan. Unfortunately, Sam is captured by the Afghanistan thug. The rear thinks that Sam has been killed, and the whole family sinks into sorrow and grief. Tommy is determined to change himself and comes to fit in the family. Then comes the news that Sam is still alive.
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham
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Duration: 153min
Country: US
Plot: Colonel Hans Landa massacres Shosanna Dreyfus's family in German-occupied France as the young Jewish refugee witnesses. When German war hero Fredrik Zoller shows a strong interest in her and organizes a well-known film premiere at the theater she now operates, a few years later, she barely avoids murder and begins to seek retribution. The gathering drew the attention of the "bastards," who included every senior Nazi official. Their paths will cross one fateful night that will rock history as the brutal executioner moves forward and a scheme to kill the little girl is put into motion.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender
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Duration: 233min
Country: US
Plot: In an attempt to exact revenge on Asheley for not accepting himself, Scarlett, the daughter of Tara Manor on the South farm, married Charles, Asheley's younger brother, on the eve of the American Civil War. Scarlett changed throughout the war; she was no longer Miss and had to take on the responsibilities of life as a widow. Speculator Red had been her longtime love, and they were married after the war. But Scarlett's affection for Ashley has remained unchanged despite life's challenges. Scarlett's husband, Rhett, who adores her, and Ashley, who has been wondering about her for a long time, finally get to be her husbands after Melanie's death.
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel
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Duration: 169min
Country: US
Plot: James Ryan is one soldier that a small group of American troops sacrifice their lives to save when a million men land on the beaches of Normandy. In the fight, three of James Ryan's elder brothers lost their lives. The US General Command decided to safely evacuate her lone surviving kid from the combat zone to spare the poor mother the agony of losing her son. The troops in the tiny squad begin to question the mission's logic when they find themselves stranded in enemy territory and threatened by different threats at any time.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper
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Greyhound (2020)
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Duration: 92min
Country: US
Plot: A German submarine, Wolf Pack, launched a continuous attack on an Allied convoy traveling across the North Atlantic. A U.S. Navy commander was leading the convoy's destroyer screen. They will sail to Britain across perilous waters with masses of supplies and hundreds of men. Since they won't have air protection for four days, the captain and his convoy must battle the German submarines that are close to aid the Allies in winning the war.
Director: Aaron Schneider
Cast: Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, Josh Wiggins, Tom Brittney
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Napoleon (2023)
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Duration: 158min
Country: US
Plot: Napoleon is a character that continues to resonate even decades after his death. He used pure willpower to gain Josephine's adoration, the passion of his life. Napoleon was drawn to an obsession, nevertheless, that outweighed his love for Josephine. He missed the battles between the other European nations and the acknowledgment of their nobility. He then started a battle to expand French rule outside of its borders. Napoleon attempted to accomplish what he could not by conquest as a general turned emperor, but this would ultimately lead to his defeat, exile, and resurrection.
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar
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The Last Samurai (2003)
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Duration: 154min
Country: US
Plot: The Emperor of Japan engaged a well-known American officer named Captain Nathan Algren to instruct Japan's first army in modern fighting techniques. Algren is thrust into a conflict between two worlds and two eras as the Omura Imperial Cabinet works to eradicate the last of the old Imperial samurai to implement a more trade-friendly and Westernized government policy. His only source of guidance is his sense of honor.
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada
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The Pianist (2002)
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Duration: 150min
Country: PL
Plot: During World War II, a gifted Polish Jewish pianist goes into hiding to avoid the Nazis. He lived in the Warsaw ghetto, starved and humiliated, under constant threat of death. He evaded a blanket search and hid in the ruins of the city. Fortunately, his musical talent moved a German officer, and under the protection of the officer, the pianist finally survived the end of the war and ushered in the dawn of freedom.
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox
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The Hurt Locker (2009)
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Duration: 131min
Country: US
Plot: U.S. Army Sgt. Will James, Sgt. JT Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge make up Bravo's bomb disposal team, which is presently stationed in Baghdad. James, the leader of the new tech team, showed up on the scene with just thirty-nine days remaining in Bravo's current deployment. A three-person bomb squad traversed the devastated city, putting their lives in danger to clean the streets of Iraq laced with bombs. James' brazen demeanor and unconventional style, however, proved to be detrimental to the team's already fragile emotional state as they faced the last 39 days of the rotation.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, David Morse, Guy Pearce
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Jarhead (2005)
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Duration: 123min
Country: US
Plot: Anthony Swofford became a member of the US Marine Corps. During boot camp, he makes up a sickness but ends up as a sniper partner with the always dependable Troy. He and his regiment were in Saudi Arabia in a matter of years, taking part in Operation Desert Shield and getting ready for Operation Desert Storm. Told from the perspective of a U.S. Marine sharpshooter who faces loneliness, boredom, and other challenges in his homeland.
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Scott MacDonald, Chris Cooper
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
7.4
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Release Date: 2017-07-14
Duration: 140min
Country: US
Plot: Caesar is the apes' leader. The Colonel is the humans' leader. They are at odds. Humans cause significant harm to apes. Caesar is both angry and depressed. He intends to assassinate the Colonel. He abandons his house and embarks on an adventure. He makes new friends and foes. Finally, he locates the Colonel. They battle for the sake of the Earth and their races. Only one person can win.
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Steve Zahn
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Rescue Dawn (2007)
7.3
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Duration: 120min
Country: US
Plot: In 1965, US pilot Dieter Dengler perished in Laos. The adversary captures him and torments him. He encounters five insane guards and inmates. He and his friend Duane have plans to flee. Another prisoner, Gene, disagrees. The guards want to murder them, and they have no food. Dieter looks for a way out. However, they are betrayed by someone. In the forest, Dieter and Duane are lost.
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Toby Huss, François Chau, Marshall Bell
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Saints and Soldiers (2003)
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Duration: 90min
Country: US
Plot: After the Nazis ambush an Allied battalion in Belgium, the few survivors, including the sniper, Deacon, and Pvt. Kendrick seeks refuge in a neighboring woodland. They encounter Oberon, a trapped British intelligence man with time-sensitive information critical to the Allied struggle. Despite their different internal disputes, the troops gathered together to safely return Oberon to Allied territory.
Director: Ryan Little
Cast: Corbin Allred, Alexander Polinsky, Kirby Heyborne, Larry Bagby, Peter Holden
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'71 (2015)
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Duration: 99min
Country: GB
Plot: In 1971, a young soldier in Belfast became lost. On the streets, there is a major battle. He has no idea whom to believe. He needs to locate his companions again. He has a lot of adversaries and risks. He feels afraid and isolated. The subject of this film is survival in a conflict.
Director: Yann Demange
Cast: Jack O'Connell, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson, Sam Reid, Sam Hazeldine
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Boudica (2023)
4.2
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Duration: 101min
Country: GB
Plot: The Celtic queen Boudica rules the Iceni tribe alongside her husband, Prasutagus. The Romans caused Prasutagus to die. They steal his belongings and land. There is no kingly son for Boudica. The Romans were harsh and avaricious. Boudica and her daughters were harmed. Boudica is enraged and seeks retribution. She led a major uprising against the Romans. She battles for the liberation of her people.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Peter Franzén, Clive Standen, Lucy Martin, Nick Moran
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Warhorse One (2023)
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Duration: 120min
Plot: In Afghanistan, a SEAL squad goes to save several lives. A bullet takes down their chopper. There is just one dude. Mirko is his name. He searches for those he arrived to save. He discovers a little child. The child is afraid. Mirko needs to keep the child safe. They had to flee from the enemy. They must traverse a rough terrain. They must continue to live. It's quite intense.
Director: Johnny Strong
Cast: Johnny Strong, Athena Durner
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Duration: 123min
Country: US
Plot: Alongside local interpreter Ahmed, U.S. Army Sergeant John Kinley assesses the surroundings. Ahmed sacrifices his life to guide the injured Kinley over miles of terrain to safety when their unit is assaulted while on patrol, leaving the two as the sole survivors. After discovering that Ahmed and his family have not been allowed to enter the country as promised, Kinley decides to return to the conflict zone and defend his buddy by saving the family before the local militia shows up.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong, Rhys Yates
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Duration: 108min
Country: US
Plot: July 1945 in Berlin. For convenience, journalist Jake Geismer was outfitted in a captain's uniform when he arrived to cover the Potsdam conference. In addition, he is searching for Lina, an ex-girlfriend who is now a prostitute and desires to escape Berlin. Jack finds himself unintentionally pulled into a murder inquiry involving his former driver and mistress after a dead man's body washes ashore near Potsdam (on Russian soil).
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran
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The Patriot (2000)
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Duration: 165min
Country: US
Plot: Against the merciless British army, a father who values peace is compelled to battle to the death in this tale set during the American Revolutionary War. The military was long ago abandoned by Benjamin Martin. After his son rose to leadership in a militia against the British army and the soldiers pillaged his home and all he held dear, he shifted from being an idealistic patriot to a pragmatic one.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper
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Duration: 105min
Country: US
Plot: Macho witches predict that Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, will soon ascend to the throne of Scotland, so Lady Macbeth, full of ambition, convinces her husband to take action. Thus, in an attempt to expedite matters, conflicted Macbeth takes advantage of the situation and, with blood on his hands, takes the kingdom. But murder is an intolerable weight, and soon, the cursed couple's sanity is in jeopardy as wild paranoia blackens their conscience. There is just death ahead. Is a simple mortal able to avoid fate?
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson
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WarHunt (2022)
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Duration: 93min
Country: US
Plot: 1945: US aircraft carrying a classified payload crashes in Germany. A few American soldiers go retrieve it. They come upon strange signals and dead Nazis in a bush. They're bewildered and afraid. There's something awful in the forest. It goes after them. They want to identify it and put an end to it. They wish to combat the Nazis as well.
Director: Mauro Borrelli
Cast: Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone, Mickey Rourke, Aglaya Tarasova, Anna Paliga
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Devotion (2022)
6.6
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Duration: 139min
Country: US
Plot: Tom and Jesse are both pilots and pals. They are employed by the Navy. From a large ship, they operate aircraft. The year is 1950. Korea is engulfed in a conflict. They support those engaged in ground combat. They must exercise caution. Also, the opponent possesses planes. They are fired upon. Tom and Jesse never part from each other. They make a strong group. It's an interesting and daring narrative.
Director: J.D. Dillard
Cast: Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson, Thomas Sadoski, Daren Kagasoff
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The King (2019)
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Duration: 140min
Country: US
Plot: The King narrates the tale of Henry "Hal," Prince of Wales, also known as King Henry V of England, and is loosely based on Shakespeare's Henriad tetralogy. Hal, a gloomy pacifist who was at odds with his ailing father, came to the throne in the face of betrayal and provocation from all quarters, most notably from the King and Dauphin of France. Hal is hesitant to pursue a military career, but he ultimately launches a full-scale attack on France. His status as one of the greatest warrior monarchs of medieval England is thereafter cemented by his victory at the brutal Battle of Agincourt.
Director: David Michôd
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Tom Glynn-Carney, Lily-Rose Depp
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Top Gun (2021)
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Duration: 110min
Country: US
Plot: Pete Mitchell, a US Navy Lieutenant, called Sign Maverick, a reckless, daring flying ace, gets admitted into Miramar's prestigious Fighter School, Top Gun. The reckless young pilot, however, will have to contend with the finest of the best there, including Iceman, a bright and fiercely competitive classmate. Mitchell knows he has to give it everything he has now, but he is still troubled by his father's sudden and strange death. Can Maverick win over Charlie, the tough astrophysics teacher at the flight school, to his way of thinking? Can he control his untamed side in order to take home the esteemed Top Gun Trophy?
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt
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Duration: 102min
Country: US
Plot: Following its triumph over Leonidas' 300 soldiers, Xerxes' Persian Army advanced on the principal Greek city-states. First, on Xerxes' army's route, the democratic city of Athens drew power from its navy, commanded by Admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is compelled to form an unwelcome alliance with Sparta, the oligarchic opponent of Athens, whose strength depends on its better army. However, Xerxes continued to dominate both land and sea in terms of numbers.
Director: Noam Murro
Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Callan Mulvey, David Wenham
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The 300 Spartans (1962)
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Duration: 114min
Country: US
Plot: In 480 BC, Persia's King Xerxes led a huge army to invade Greece. Sparta's King Leonidas takes 300 warriors and some allies to stop them at Thermopylae. A traitor makes them trapped. Leonidas tells the Allies to go and fight with 300 warriors alone. They kill many Persians, but they die too. They are brave and heroic.
Director: Rudolph Maté
Cast: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar
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300 (2007)
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Duration: 116min
Country: US
Plot: At a pass known as Thermopylae, Leonidas, the king of Sparta, led 300 of his bravest soldiers to fight the powerful Persian army. By joining and fighting for freedom against the tyrant, the emperor, he aimed to motivate the rest of Greece. The valiant Spartans stave off the overwhelming attack thanks to their skill and bravery, but a traitor who lets the Persians access to a hidden route betrays them.
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan
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American Sniper (2014)
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Duration: 133min
Country: US
Plot: The movie entitled American Sniper is based on the memoirs of the most lethal sniper in American history, Chris Kyle. He performs four tours of combat in Iraq, where his perfect shooting saves several lives but also earns him enemies. He finds it difficult to find an equilibrium between his trauma, his family, and his responsibility. Even when he gets home, the problem haunts him. One of his fellow veterans kills him.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis, Ben Reed