Best War

Paths of Glory is a 1957 film directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted from Humphrey Cobb’s novel based on the Souain corporals affair during World War I. The story centers around Colonel Dax, who defends...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a sprawling 1966 Western set during the American Civil War. It centers around three Confederate soldiers – one honorable, one cunning, and one eccentric – as they att...

Steven Spielberg's 'Schindler's List' is a harrowing and profoundly moving depiction of Oskar Schindler's efforts to save Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. The film's stark black-and-white cinemat...

Akira Kurosawa's epic masterpiece tells the story of seven samurai hired to protect a village from bandits. It's a landmark film that has influenced countless action movies.

During the Cold War, U.S. and British military officials engage in a frantic effort to avert nuclear war after a rogue officer initiates a retaliatory strike order. The ensuing chaos reveals the absur...

The Battle of Algiers, a 1966 film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, depicts the Algerian War’s conflict between rebels and the French government. Shot in a documentary style using non-prof...

Ran chronicles the decline of Hidetora Ichimonji, a powerful daimyō who divides his kingdom among his sons before ultimately losing control. The narrative draws from Shakespeare’s *King Lear* and Japa...

The General is a 1926 silent comedy based on the American Civil War event known as the Great Locomotive Chase. Adapted from William Pittenger’s memoir, the film features Buster Keaton in both acting a...

War and Peace is a four-part Soviet epic film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel. Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, the production features Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostova in...

The Bridge on the River Kwai depicts the construction of the Burma Railway during World War II, specifically between 1942 and 1943. The film stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins, port...

Set in the utopian Piltover and oppressed Zaun, two sisters find themselves on opposite sides of a war over magic and technology. Visually stunning and emotionally resonant.

Army of Shadows depicts the experiences of individuals involved in the French Resistance during World War II. The film adapts Joseph Kessel’s novel, incorporating both the author’s own wartime activit...

The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet drama produced by Mosfilm and directed by Larisa Shepitko. Based on Vasil Bykaŭ’s 1970 novel, the film depicts a challenging expedition undertaken in January 1974 near Muro...

M*A*S*H was an American television series created as a spin-off of the 1970 film. The show depicted the work and lives of medical personnel at the “4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” in Uijeongbu,...

The Cranes Are Flying is a 1957 Soviet film exploring the psychological impact of the Great Patriotic War on the Soviet population. Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, the film portrays the devastation and...

To Be or Not to Be is a 1942 black comedy film centered on actors performing deceptive roles within Nazi-occupied Warsaw. The story involves a theatrical troupe employing disguise and acting to evade...

The Best Years of Our Lives is a 1946 drama focusing on three former soldiers’ struggles as they reintegrate into American society after World War II. Returning servicemen from various branches and so...

Pan’s Labyrinth is a 2006 dark fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro. It features a cast including Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, and Maribel Verdú, set in Spain following the Spanish Civil War. Th...

Kagemusha depicts the Sengoku period when a thief was trained to convincingly portray daimyō Takeda Shingen. This deception aimed to prevent attacks on the Takeda clan following his death. The narrati...

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American film adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel. The movie depicts the experiences of young soldiers during World War I, starring Lew Ayres and other...

The Deer Hunter is a 1978 film depicting the experiences of three Pennsylvania steelworkers who serve as soldiers in the Vietnam War. Set across locations in Clairton, Pennsylvania, and Vietnam, the d...

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...

Roman Polanski's adaptation of Wadysaw Szpilman's memoir is a harrowing account of survival in Warsaw during the Holocaust.

20 Days in Mariupol documents the initial period of the Russian invasion of Ukraine through video recorded by director Mstyslav Chernov. The film utilizes footage captured during the first few weeks f...

“Inglourious Basterds” is a 2009 war film set in World War II, focusing on two parallel narratives: a group of Allied soldiers’ mission to kill Nazis and a Jewish woman's plot for revenge against thos...

Sanjuro, directed by Akira Kurosawa, continues the story established in *Yojimbo*. The film features Toshiro Mifune as a wandering samurai who intervenes in a conflict between rival factions. It is a...

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...

The Searchers, released in 1956, depicts a Civil War veteran’s protracted search across Texas during the Indian Wars for his kidnapped daughter and adopted nephew. Shot in VistaVision and Technicolor,...

Downfall portrays the final days of Adolf Hitler in Berlin during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. The film depicts Nazi Germany’s imminent collapse as Allied forces advanced. It was a German-Austrian-It...