Here we've displayed a list of the best Military films : Inglourious Basterds(2009), The Boat(1981), Aliens(1986), War and Peace(2002), Break Loose(2013), The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957), Waltz With Bashir(2008), War Photographer(2002), Fail-Safe(1964), Lakshya(2004), The Hill(1965), Ice Cold in Alex(1958) ... ...
Drama, War, Comedy
USA|Germany
2009
152 Minutes
Brad Pitt Mélanie Laurent Christoph Waltz Eli Roth Michael Fassbender Diane Kruger Daniel Brühl Til Schweiger Gedeon Burkhard Jacky Ido B.J. Novak
soldier colonel adolf hitler mercenary heroine filmmaker thrilling gritty france theater bar restaurant farm forest violence betrayal military daunting task espionage dangerous assignment
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
War, Drama
West Germany
1981
150 Minutes
Jürgen Prochnow Herbert Grönemeyer Klaus Wennemann Hubertus Bengsch Martin Semmelrogge Bernd Tauber Erwin Leder Martin May Heinz Hoenig Uwe Ochsenknecht
captain reporter sailor soldier tense somber thrilling submarine underwater germany battle fatigue world war ii disillusionment military quest pursuit 1940s
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
USA
1986
137 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Carrie Henn Michael Biehn Paul Reiser Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton William Hope Jenette Goldstein Al Matthews Mark Rolston Ricco Ross
marines corporate stooge survivor android alien frightening dark gutsy spaceship space station planet lv-426 aliens military corporate espionage parasites adventure revenge escape 22nd century
Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Artur Smolyaninov Irina Pegova Alexey Mantsigyn Alexander Novyn Artem Bystrov Pavel Vorontsov Vilma Kutavichute
commandant friend ex-soldier criminal intense gory brooding raw russia criminal underworld mafia friendship trust military adventure discovery rise fall revenge rescue
A candid, provocative look at the challenges and dilemmas musicians confront when trying to break into the famed LA recording industry where creative brilliance is tested by an industry consumed by raw capitalism and rampant file-sharing.
War, Drama
UK|USA
1957
161 Minutes
William Holden Alec Guinness Sessue Hayakawa Jack Hawkins James Donald Geoffrey Horne Andre Morrell Peter Williams John Boxer Percy Herbert Harold Goodwin
soldier captain rival prisoner of war captor gritty military base bridge burma world war ii munitions construction military battle bombing rivalry quest revenge 1940s
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.
Documentary, Drama, Animation, Biography, War
Israel|France|Germany|USA|Finland|Switzerland|Belgium|Australia
2008
90 Minutes
director soldier reporter psychologist creative powerful beirut, lebanon beach israel horrors of war armed conflict military lebanese civil war growing up pursuit transformation 2000s
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Documentary
Switzerland
2002
96 Minutes
photographer journalist news reporter soldier solemn bleak emotional gory fascinating nicaragua south africa rwanda kosovo battlefield photography war military art sacrifice 21st century
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
111 Minutes
Henry Fonda Walter Matthau Dan O'Herlihy Sorrell Booke Larry Hagman Frank Overton Dom DeLuise
president pilot soldier soviet soldier chairman suspenseful bleak dark gripping moscow new york city washington, d.c. airplane cold war destruction technology military nuclear attack pursuit sacrifice
A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?
War, Drama
India
2004
185 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Om Puri Sharad S. Kapoor Raj Zutshi Sushant Singh Prashant Chainani Aditya Srivastava Abir Goswami Parmeet Sethi
young man soldier young woman patriotic passionate brooding intense melodramatic suspenseful india military academy military base military war fighting love discovery adventure metamorphosis fall
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Drama
UK
1965
123 Minutes
Sean Connery Harry Andrews Ian Bannen Alfred Lynch Ossie Davis Roy Kinnear Jack Watson Ian Hendry Michael Redgrave Norman Bird Neil McCallum
prisoner sergeant guard british soldiers bleak brutal intense prison camp africa libya desert following orders humiliation morality military prison rivalry discovery underdog fall
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
War
UK
1958
132 Minutes
soldier nurse captain driver nun spy brooding suspenseful melodramatic north africa ambulance bar car desert journey espionage secret identity world war ii military discovery
During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.
War, Drama, History
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman Cary Elwes Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Alan North Bob Gunton Cliff De Young Christian Baskous
soldier military officer friend slave gravedigger gutsy inspiring military base battlefield hospital maryland south carolina american civil war honor racism slavery social change military quest sacrifice
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Drama
USA
1992
138 Minutes
Tom Cruise Jack Nicholson Demi Moore Kevin Bacon Kiefer Sutherland Kevin Pollak James Marshall J.T. Walsh Christopher Guest J.A. Preston Matt Craven
lawyer soldier officer engaging patriotic suspenseful courtroom military base law and order military conspiracy mystery transformation pursuit 1990s
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
Drama
Argentina
1985
110 Minutes
Norma Aleandro Héctor Alterio Chela Ruíz Chunchuna Villafañe Hugo Arana Guillermo Battaglia Patricio Contreras María Luisa Robledo
husband wife daughter wealthy man emotional tense sad argentina household adoption deception marriage military missing persons mother/child relationship discovery quest 1980s
During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Drama, History
Yugoslavia|Hungary|Austria|West Germany
1985
143 Minutes
Klaus Maria Brandauer Armin Mueller-Stahl Jan Niklas Gudrun Landgrebe Hans Christian Blech László Mensáros Andras Balint
military officer soldier homosexual wife doctor traitor solemn moving powerful austria military academy battlefield double life secrets military espionage homosexuality suspicion rise temptation
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra Donna Reed Ernest Borgnine Philip Ober Jack Warden Mickey Shaughnessy Harry Bellaver George Reeves
soldier sergeant military officer victim wife passionate powerful sad barracks honolulu beach military injustice love adultery forbidden love underdog sacrifice 1940s
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Documentary
USA
2006
75 Minutes
truck driver soldier iraqi contractor rousing disheartening gutsy iraq military base iraq war corporate greed political corruption military wretched excess 2000s
Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1977
135 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr Melinda Dillon Cary Guffey Bob Balaban J. Patrick McNamara Warren Kemmerling Roberts Blossom Philip Dodds Shawn Bishop
alien researcher worker mother dark tense suspenseful motel india forest small town aliens military media collaboration conspiracy expedition quest pursuit discovery
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.
Romance, Drama
USA
1926
113 Minutes
Greta Garbo John Gilbert Lars Hanson Barbara Kent William Orlamond George Fawcett Eugenie Besserer Marc McDermott Marcelle Corday Rolfe Sedan
soldier countess count friend uncle pastor melodramatic germany ballroom train station adultery friendship loyalty military violence love triangle forbidden love rivalry transformation 1920s
Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other once fiercely loved.
Documentary
USA
2013
86 Minutes
reporter engaging emotional inspiring afghanistan yemen military covert operations capture discovery 2010s
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.
War
Italy|France|West Germany|Yugoslavia
1965
136 Minutes
Mario Adorf Anna Karina Marie Laforêt Léa Massari Tomas Milian Rosanna Di Rocco Milena Dravic Guido Alberti Valeria Moriconi Mila Stanic
prostitute lieutenant fascist soldier love interest sergeant engaging gripping tense athens, greece albania truck world war ii military survival journey love prostitution love quest
In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.
Drama
UK
1960
106 Minutes
Alec Guinness John Mills Susannah York Dennis Price John Fraser Allan Cuthbertson Kay Walsh Gordon Jackson Duncan Macrae Keith Faulkner Peter McEnery
commanding officer officer soldier rival daughter girlfriend gripping emotional tense scotland barracks battalion class conflict military authority suicide rivalry forbidden love 1940s
After World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.
Comedy
USA
1942
100 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Rita Johnson Robert Benchley Diana Lynn Edward Fielding Frank Thomas Jr. Raymond Roe Charles Smith Larry Nunn Billy Dawson
major woman fiancée father sister lighthearted cheery amusing winsome new york city iowa train school scams mistaken identity romance military escape transformation forbidden love
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
War
UK
1964
86 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster Peter Copley James Villiers Jeremy Spenser Barry Justice
private captain military officer lawyer gritty bleak england battlefield courtroom horrors of war world war i desertion trial military trauma fall underdog 1910s
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Ann Miller Vera-Ellen Betty Garrett Jules Munshin Alice Pearce Florence Bates
sailor actress anthropologist cab driver lighthearted playful new york city ship street empire state building museum coney island friendship freedom romance military shore leave adventure love quest
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Western
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Woody Strode Constance Towers Billie Burke Juano Hernandez Willis Bouchey Carleton Young Judson Pratt William Henry Walter Reed Chuck Hayward
defender defendant prosecutor judge witness wife intense uneasy army outpost fort arizona territory courtroom trial murder rape racial tension military mystery 1880s
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
Documentary
USA
1994
70 Minutes
senator colonel soldier gay man veteran lesbian fascinating disheartening dense europe united states battlefield secret world war ii homosexuality persecution discrimination military love discovery
A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II. The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans.
Drama
UK
1949
99 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Patricia Neal Richard Todd Anthony Nicholls Howard Marion-Crawford Ralph Michael John Sherman Alfie Bass Orlando Martins
nurse scottish person soldier doctor patient touching uplifting melodramatic military hospital burma death world war ii terminal illness military acceptance transformation discovery 1940s
In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.