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A council of war [1] is a term in military science that describes a meeting held to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle. In normal circumstances, decisions are made by a commanding officer, optionally communicated and coordinated by staff officers, and then implemented by subordinate officers.
The war movies on this list are ranked according to their success (awards & nominations), their popularity, and their cinematic greatness from a directing/writing perspective. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important.
- Justin Andress
- 17,151 votes. Saving Private Ryan. Undeniably one of the most significant war films ever made, Saving Private Ryan expertly depicts the emotional turmoil and physical danger faced by soldiers during World War II.
- 14,047 votes. Black Hawk Down. Black Hawk Down is a visceral portrayal of modern warfare, depicting the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu with gritty realism and unwavering attention to detail.
- 14,524 votes. We Were Soldiers. This riveting war film tells the gripping story of the first major battle between U.S. forces and North Vietnamese troops during the Vietnam War in 1965.
- 13,191 votes. Full Metal Jacket. Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is a stunning exploration of dehumanization within military life amidst the chaos and moral ambiguity inherent in war-torn Vietnam.
- No Man’s Land: Bosnian War // Serbo-Croatian. The Bosnian War both created and split identities. This film encapsulates that rift, with two soldiers from opposing sides of the conflict facing each other in the No Man’s Land that lies between their trenches.
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Fantasy // Japanese. A princess in a post-apocalyptic world struggles to rule a country under threat of a weapon of mass destruction.
- Silmido: Korean War // South Korea. Partially dramatised because of the ambiguity of the actual events, this film details the story of Unit 684 deployed for the assassination of Kim Il-Sung.
- Paradise Now: Israel-Palestine // Palestine. Two childhood friends are both recruited for a suicide mission in the modern Israel-Palestine conflict. The entire film is wrought with the suspense and grit expected from this plot-line, while at the same time navigating the complex moral and ethical arguments against such use of terror.
From peacetime to frontlines, from coming home to left behind: Rotten Tomatoes presents the 100 best-reviewed war movies of all time, ranked by Certified Fresh films first. — Alex Vo.
May 14, 2014 · In the world of cinema, there is perhaps no other genre that is quite as effective at simultaneously addressing sociopolitical issues and assessing elements pertaining to human nature as the war film genre.
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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. Director Quentin Tarantino Stars Brad Pitt Diane Kruger Eli Roth
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