The 50 best war movies of all time

In 2017 critics picked out and ranked the 50 best war movies ever for Time Out (New York).

  • 50. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
  • 49. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
  • 48. Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
  • 47. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
  • 46. American Sniper (2014)
  • 45. Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
  • 44. Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
  • 43. The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
  • 42. The Great Escape (1963)
  • 41. The Sun (2005)
  • 40. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
  • 39. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
  • 38. Forbidden Games (1952)
  • 37. Air Force (1943)
  • 36. Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
  • 35. Battleground (1949)
  • 34. Platoon (1986)
  • 33. Kanal (1957)
  • 32. Patton (1970)
  • 31. Attack (1956)
  • 30. Black Book (2006)
  • 29. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
  • 28. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
  • 27. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  • 26. Germany Year Zero (1948)
  • 25. Gallipoli (1981)
  • 24. The Deer Hunter (1978)
  • 23. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  • 22. Three Kings (1999)
  • 21. Paisan (1946)
  • 20. Duck, You Sucker! (1971)
  • 19. The Big Red One (1980)
  • 18. Men in War (1957)
  • 17. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  • 16. Casualties of War (1989)
  • 15. Das Boot (1981)
  • 14. The Thin Red Line (1998)
  • 13. The Steel Helmet (1951)
  • 12. The Hurt Locker (2008)
  • 11. Empire of the Sun (1987)
  • 10. They Were Expendable (1945)
  • 9. MASH (1970)
  • 8. Sergeant York (1941)
  • 7. Come and See (1985)
  • 6. Army of Shadows (1969)
  • 5. Starship Troopers (1997)
  • 4. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  • 3. Grand Illusion (1937)
  • 2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  • 1. Paths of Glory (1957)




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