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Whether you’re looking for the best war movies or just good war movies, the Internet Movie Database is your one-stop destination. If you become a member of the site, you’ll even be able to rank your favorite films. The list below reflects the top 50 selections for war films.

1. Schindler’s List (1993)
2. The Big Parade (1925)
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
5. Paths of Glory (1957)
6. The Pianist (2002)
7. Last Crusade (1970)
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
9. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
10. Das Boot (1981)
11. In the Name of God (2007)
12. Downfall (2004)
13. The Great Dictator (1940)
14. Life is Beautiful (1997)
15. The Great Escape (1963)
16. Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
17. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
18. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
19. Max Manus (2008)
20. The General (1927)
21. Braveheart (1995)
22. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
23. Barefoot Gen (1983)
24. Ran (1985)
25. The Message (1976)
26. The Burmese Harp (1956)
27. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
28. The White Sun of the Desert (1970)
29. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
30. Open City (1945)
31. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
32. The Deer Hunter (1978)
33. Platoon (1986)
34. Army of Shadows (1969)
35. The Winter War (1989)
36. Stalag 17 (1953)
37. Gone with the Wind (1939)
38. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
39. The African Queen (1951)
40. Come and See (1985)
41. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
42. ‘Breaker’ Morant (1980)
43. To Have and Have Not (1944)
44. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
45. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
46. The Shop on Main Street (1965)
47. Throne of Blood (1957)
48. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
49. The Grand Illusion (1937)
50. My Name Is Ivan (1962)

There are a number of these that I hesitate to call war movies. Schindler’s List, for example, is set during wartime, but I’ve always thought of it as more of a drama. The same could also be said of Hotel Rwanda and Braveheart.
I’ve got a major problem with The Big Parade being placed ahead of films like Apocalypse Now and Lawrence of Arabia. Sorry, but no war movie made in 1925 is going to be better than the two I just listed. The technological limitations and period acting style simply make that impossible.
I also wouldn’t mind seeing Saving Private Ryan moved up a few spots from #8. I’ve seen that film dozens of times, and it continues to remain solid. Plus, the battle scenes are the best ever filmed. If it had been made in 1927, I’m sure it would’ve been ranked highe