Best War Thriller
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Come and See is a 1985 Soviet anti-war drama adapted from survivor accounts detailing experiences during Nazi occupation in Belarus. The film, directed by Elem Klimov, was produced after eight years o...
Notorious is a 1946 espionage thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film centers on the intertwined lives of a British intelligence officer, an American woman, and a German double agent involved...
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction-action film following Ellen Ripley’s return to a lunar colony after communications are lost. Ripley leads a team of Colonial Marines to investigate the disappearance o...
Dunkirk chronicles the World War II evacuation of Allied soldiers from Dunkirk, France. The narrative unfolds through the experiences of individuals involved on land, sea, and in aerial operations. Th...
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh. The movie’s screenplay, penned by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, adapts a story by Virginia Kellogg and features performances by James Cagn...
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Bros. film directed by Michael Curtiz. The story centers on William "Rocky" Sullivan, a former gangster seeking funds after prison, and his conflicted relation...
The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 film exploring the turbulent period following World War I. Set during Prohibition, it portrays the rise of organized crime and the social unrest fueled by economic insta...
Zero Dark Thirty chronicles the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden following the September 11th attacks. The film depicts the U.S. military's operation to locate and eliminate bin Laden at his com...
Bridge of Spies depicts events during the Cold War involving American lawyer James B. Donovan. He facilitated a high-profile prisoner exchange across the Glienicke Bridge, negotiating the release of a...
The 1940 film follows an American reporter investigating a suspected conspiracy involving enemy spies across a European nation during the lead-up to World War II. Joel McCrea stars alongside Laraine D...
The Train is a 1964 war film concerning an American military policeman tasked with securing a train carrying priceless artwork stolen by the Nazis. Based on Rose Valland’s account of art looted from m...
Europa is a 1991 German war drama directed by Lars von Trier. The film explores themes of guilt and responsibility following World War II through the story of a former SS officer. Notable for its unse...
Black Hawk Down depicts the events surrounding a Black Hawk helicopter downed during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. The film is based on Mark Bowden’s non-fiction account of the incident involving U...
Coriolanus is a 2011 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, set in a contemporary, Balkan-inspired environment. Ralph Fiennes directs and stars as Coriolanus, alongside Gerard Butler as Aufidius an...
The Little Drummer Girl is a six-episode espionage drama adapted from John le Carré’s novel. It premiered on BBC One in October 2018 and subsequently aired on AMC, with a Director’s Cut available in 2...
Black Book is a 2006 war drama thriller centered on a young Jewish woman operating as a spy within the Dutch resistance during World War II. Following a personal tragedy involving Nazi forces, she uti...
Courage Under Fire is a 1996 war drama directed by Edward Zwick and starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. Released on July 12, 1996, it achieved $100 million in worldwide gross revenue and marked t...
The Captain is a 2017 historical drama film depicting the actions of Willi Herold, a German war criminal. He utilized a fabricated military identity to commit atrocities, specifically the murder of pr...
Under Fire is a 1983 thriller set during the final stages of the Nicaraguan Revolution, focusing on events surrounding the fall of the Somoza regime. Starring Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman, the film’s p...
Brothers is a 2009 psychological thriller centered on Captain Sam Cahill, a USMC officer returning from Afghanistan after capture by the Taliban. Following his rescue and reunion with family, Cahill g...
Blood Diamond is a 2006 film depicting the trade of “blood diamonds,” gemstones extracted from conflict areas. These diamonds were utilized to fund wars and enrich individuals involved in illicit mini...
Von Ryan’s Express is a 1965 war-movie centered on American prisoners of war who undertake an audacious escape across Italy during World War II. The film highlights their resourceful efforts to comman...
The Covenant is an American action drama released in 2023, directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim. The narrative centers on a U.S. Army Master Sergeant who undertakes a dan...
Sabotage is a 1936 British thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film adapts Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent,” focusing on Gloria Morgan (Sylvia Sidney) as she investigates her husband's suspec...
Sisu is a 2022 war movie focusing on the Finnish Lapland War. The film portrays Jorma Tommila’s character defending his position against German forces during this pivotal historical conflict. It highl...
Anthropoid chronicles the events surrounding Operation Anthropoid, wherein Czech resistance members executed Reinhard Heydrich. The film portrays the actions of Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš, supported b...
The Night of the Generals is a 1967 World War II drama adapted from Hans Hellmut Kirst’s 1962 novel. Starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif, the film explores a complex mystery involving high-ranking...
Teheran 43 depicts a plot centered on the purported 1943 assassination attempt against Allied leaders at the Tehran Conference. The film explores a fictionalized account of Operation Long Jump, involv...
