Directors Favorite 5 War Movies of All Time (1 Viewer)

[NolanJ]

Just got done watching a great "war theme" movie and it made me think of some of my favorites. What are your top 5?

These are in no particular order, except for #1, which is my favorite.

5. - Full Metal Jacket
4. - Apocalypse Now
3. - Platoon
2. - The Patriot
1. - Saving Private Ryan

Close, but no cigar:

Black Hawk Down
The Thin Red Line

 

[Nick Sievers]

1. Apocalypse Now
2. Hotaru no haka (Grave of the Fireflies)
3. Platoon
4. Black Hawk Down
5. The Thin Red Line

FWIW I think HBO's Band of Brothers is the best depiction of World War II.

 

[Jim_K]

Apocalypse Now
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Das Boot
Ran
Paths of Glory

 

[Steve Christou]

Lawrence of Arabia
Bridge on the River Kwai
Patton
Battle of Britain
Apocalypse Now

Other top favorites include..

Battle of the Bulge
The Blue Max
A Bridge Too Far
Das Boot
Glory
The Dirty Dozen
Full Metal Jacket
The Great Escape
The Longest Day
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Tora! Tora! Tora!

 

[Chuck_W]

Twelve O'Clock High
Saving Private Ryan
Battle of Britain (when is the new R1 version coming!)
Kelly's Heroes (would love to see this remastered in 5.1)
The Bridge on the River Kwai

If it were a movie, I'd agree with Nick and vote for Band of Brothers....

 

[george kaplan]

1. To Have & Have Not
2. MASH
3. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
4. Stalag 17
5. The Great Escape

 

[Lew Crippen]

In no particular order:

Grand Illusion
Das Boot
The Thin Red Line
All Quiet on the Western Front
Ran


Next time, the list might be different, as there are a lot from which to choose.

 

[Philip_T]

INPO

Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Das Boot
We were Soldiers
Glory

 

[Brook K]

All Quiet On The Western Front
Les Carabiniers
Full Metal Jacket
Ran
Paisan

 

[Malcolm R]

We Were Soldiers
Band of Brothers
Glory
Saving Private Ryan
Das Boot

 

[Zen Butler]

Lawrence of Arabia
Bridge on the River Kwai
Battle of Algiers
Black Hawk Down
All Quiet on the Western Front

 

[Patrick McCart]

The Great Dictator (Holocaust)
Lawrence of Arabia (WWI)
All Quiet on the Western Front (WWI, 1930 film)
Napoleon (Abel Gance film, French Revolution)
Dances With Wolves (Civil War)

 

[ErikG]

Full Metal Jacket
Uncommon Valor
Casualties of War
Saving Private Ryan
Starship Troopers

 

[Chris Stainton]

Apocalypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Casualties Of War
Saving Private Ryan

 

[Bryan Ri]

Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Saving Private Ryan
Return of the King (I think it can be argued )
Bridge on the River Kwai