Fave Military and War Flicks

I enjoy war and military films, and I’m always looking for other, interesting flicks.  Here’s the list in my current collection (latest additions in red)- any other suggestions welcome.

1. 9th Company (Soviet Afghanistan, 2005)
2. 49th Parallel (WW2, 1941)
3. Above Us the Waves (WW2, 1955)
4. All Quiet on the Western Front (WW1, 1930)
5. Ambush (Finland-Russia war, 1999)
6. Apocalypse Now (Vietnam, 1979)
7. Armadillo (Afghanistan/Helmand, Dutch troops, 2010) -  MILNEWS.ca haiku review – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
8. Army of Crime (WW2, 2009)
9. Army of Shadows (WW2, 1969)
10. The Ascent (WW2/Russian partisans, 1977) - MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
11. Assembly (Chinese Civil War/Communist Revolution, 2007)
12. Ballad of a Soldier (WW2, 1959)
13. The Bang Bang Club (South Africa, township conflicts, 2010)
14. Battle Hymn (Korea, 1957)
15. The Battle for Marjah (documentary, Afghanistan, 2010)
16. The Battle of Algiers (Algeria, urban warfare, 1966)
17. The Battle of El Alamein (WW2, 1969)
18. Battle of Britain (WW2, 1969)
19. Beaufort (Israel, 2007)
20. The Beast (Soviet Afghanistan, 1988)
21. Beau Geste (French Foreign Legion/Africa, 1939)
22. Beau Travail (French Foreign Legion/Djibouti, current, 1999) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
23. The Big Red One (WW2, 1980)
24. Black Book (Netherlands resistance, WW2, 2006)
25. Black Hawk Down (Somalia, 2001)
26. Blessed by Fire (Argentine Falklands, 2005) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
27. Bravo Two Zero (British, Iraq, 1999)
28. Breaker Morant (Australia, Boer War, 1980)
29. The Bridge (WW2, Germany, 1959) – MILNEWS.ca Haiku Review
30. The Bridge on the River Kwai (WW2, 1957)
31. A Bridge Too Far (WW2, 1977)
32. Cross of Iron (WW2, 1977)
33. By Dawn’s Early Light (Cold War, 1990)
34. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (WW2, Greece, 2001)
35. Catch-22 (WW2, satire, Italy, 1970)
36. The Charge of the Light Brigade (Crimean, 1968)
37. Charlie Wilson’s War (Soviets in Afghanistan, 2007)
38. Come and See (WW2, Belarus, 1985)
39. Conspiracy (WW2, plan for “final solution”, 2001)
40. Courage Under Fire (Iraq-1, 1996)
41. The Cuckoo (WW2, Finland, 2002) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
42. The Dancer Upstairs (Peru, urban guerillas, 2002)
43. Das Boot (WW2, 1981)
44. Days of Glory, a.k.a. Indigènes (WW2, 2006)
45. Decision Before Dawn (WW2, 1951)
46. The Deer Hunter (Vietnam, 1978)
47. Demony wojny (Bosnia, Polish forces, 1998)
48. The Dirty Dozen (WW2, 1967)
49. Dr. Strangelove (Cold War, 1964)
50. Dresden (WW2, 2006)
51. El Alamein – The Line of Fire (WW2. Italy/N.Africa, 2002)
52. Enemy at the Gates (WW2, 2001)
53. Firefox (Cold War, 1982)
54. Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam, 1987)
55. Fail Safe (Cold War, 1964)
56. Fail Safe (Cold War, 2000)
57. The Fallen (WW2, Italy, 2004)
58. A Few Good Men (Marine military law, 1992)
59. Flags of Our Fathers (U.S. view, Pacific, 2006)
60. Fortress of War (WW2, USSR, 2010)
61. The Four Feathers (British, Mahdist Revolt (Sudan), 1939)
62. The Four Feathers (British, Mahdist Revolt (Sudan), 2002)
63. Front Lines (documentary, WW1, 2008)
64. Gallipoli (WW1, 1981)
65. G.I. Jane (SEAL training, 1997)
66. Gettysburg (American Civil War, 1993)
67. The Gleiwitz Case (pre-WW2, 1961) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
68. Gods and Generals (American Civil War, 2003)
69. The Good Soldier Schweik (WW1, satire, 2005)
70. The Good Soldier Schweik 2:  Beg to Report Sir (WW1, satire, 2005)
71. Go Tell the Spartans (Vietnam, 1978)
72. The Great Escape (WW2, 1963)
73. The Great Santini (USMC aviation, 1979)
74. Gray Lady Down (nuclear sub rescue,1978)
75. The Green Berets (Vietnam, 1968)
76. Gunga Din (India, 1939)
77. Guns at Batasi (British colonial Africa, 1964)
78. Hamburger Hill (Vietnam, 1987)
79. Harrison’s Flowers (former Yugoslavia, 2000)
80. Heartbreak Ridge (Grenada, 1986)
81. The Hill (military prison, WW2, 1965)
82. The Hunt for Red October (Cold war, 1980)
83. The Hurt Locker (Iraq, IED handling, 2008)
84. I Was Nineteen (WW2, 1968) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
85. In the Loop (Iraq 1, politics, comedy/satire, 2009)
86. In the Valley of Elah (post-Iraq, 2007)
87. Indochine (French in Indochina, 1992)
88. Intimate Enemies (Algeria, mountains, 2007)
89. In Tranzit (WW2, 2008)
90. In Which We Serve (WW2, 1942)
91. Iron Sky (post-WW2 sci-fi/satire, 2012)
92. Japan’s Longest Day (WW2, 1967) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
93. Jet Pilot (Cold War, 1957) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon haiku review
94. Joyeux Noel (World War 1, 2005)
95. Judgment at Nuremburg (WW2, 1961)
96. Katyn (WW2, 2007)
97. Kedma (2002, Israeli War of Independence)
98. Kelly’s Heroes (WW2, comedy, 1970)
99. Killer Elite (US/UK special forces, 2011)
100. Kippur (Yom Kippur war, 2000)
101. La France (WW1, 2007)
102. The Last Castle (military prison, 2001)
103. Lawrence of Arabia (WW1, 1962)
104. Letters from Iwo Jima (WW2, Pacific, Japanese view, 2006)
105. Life and Nothing But (WW1, 1989)
106. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1949, Boer/WW1/WW2)
107. The Lighthorsemen (WW1 Palestine, 1987)
108. The Longest Day (WW2, Normandy invasion, 1962)
109. Lost Command (Indochina/Algeria, 1966)
110. The Malta Story (WW2, 1953)
111. The Man Who Never Was (WW2, Operation Mincemeat, 1956)
112. MASH (Korea, comedy, 1972)
113. The Messenger (Iraq/Afghanistan, 2009)
114. Men in War (WW2, 1957)
115. Munich (Post-Munich Olympic massacre, 2005)
116. Navy Seals (mid-east terrorism, 1990)
117. No Man’s Land (Bosnia, 2001)
118. The Odd Angry Shot (Vietnam, Australia, 1979)
119. An Officer and a Gentleman (Officer training, 1982)
120. Of Gods and Men (1996 Algeria assassination of monks, 2010)
121. Once an Eagle (WW1 – Vietnam, 1976-1977)
122. Overlord (WW2, Normandy invasion, 1975)
123. The Pacific (WW2, 2010-)
124. Paradise Now (Israel/Palestine, suicide bombers, 2005)
125. Patton (WW2, 1970)
126. The Last Days of Patton (post-WW2, 1986)
127. The Pentagon Wars (Development of Bradley AFV, 1998)
128. Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (Former Yugoslavia, 1996)
129. Prisoner of the Mountains (Caucasus, Soviet, 1996)
130. Red Dawn (Invasion of U.S. by USSR, Cuba, 1984)
131. Red Dawn (Invasion of U.S. by North Korea, Russia, 2012) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
132. Richard III (Shakespeare in WW2 setting, 1995)
133. Rome:  Free City (post-WW2, 1946)
134. Saving Private Ryan (WW2, 1998)
135. Sea of Sand (WW2, 1958)
136. The Second Civil War (satire, 1997)
137. Shadow Company (documentary, private military contractors, 2006)
138. Shot Through the Heart (former Yugoslavia, 1998)
139. Sky Fighters/Les chevaliers du ciel (current, terrorist steals fighter, 2005) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
140. The Small Back Room (WW2, IED specialists, 1949)
141. Soldier of Orange (WW2, Dutch resistance, 1977)
142. Stalag 17 (WW2, 1953)
143. The Star (WW2, USSR, 2002) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon Review
144. Starship Troopers (Sci-fi, 1997)
145. Starship Troopers 2:  Hero of the Federation (Sci-fi, 2004)
146. Starship Troopers 3:  Maurader (Sci-fi, 2008)
147. Sword of Gideon (Post-Munich Olympic massacre, 1986)
148. Taking Chance (Iraq 2, 2009)
149. Tears of the Sun (SEAL rescue mission in Africa, 2003)
150. The Thin Red Line (WW2, Pacific, 1998)
151. Time of Favor (2000, Israel/settlements)
152. Time to Kill (Italy in Ethiopia pre-WW2, 1989)
153. To Hell and Back (WW2, 1955)
154. Top Gun (Current, 1986)
155. Triumph of the Will (pre-WW2, 1935)
156. Uncommon Valor (Vietnam, 1983)
157. An Ungentlemanly Act (Falklands, British side, 1992)
158. Varian’s War (ww2, 2001)
159. Wag the Dog (Current, comedy, “made up war” with Albania, 1997)
160. Wake Island (WW2, 1942)
161. Waltz with Bashir (ISR invasion of LBN, animated, 2008)
162. War Horse (WW1, 2011)
163. War, Inc. (Current, central Asia, comedy/satire, 2008)
164. The Way to the Stars (WW2, 1945)
165. Went the Day Well?  (World War 2/UK, 1942)
166. We Were Soldiers (Vietnam, 2002)
167. White Material (recent French colonial Africa, 2009)
168. Who Dares Wins, a.k.a. The Final Option (1980′s terrorism/disarmament movement, 1982)
169. The Wild Geese (Africa, 1985)
170. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (Irish War of Independence, COIN, 2006)
171. Wings (post WW-2/Russia, 1966) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
172. The Winter War (Finland-Russia war, 1989) – MILNEWS.ca Amazon review
173. Winter in Wartime (WW2, Dutch resistance, 2008)
174. World War 2 in HD (documentary, History Channel, 2010)
175. Zero Dark Thirty (Bin Laden raid, 2012)
176. Zulu (Boer War, 1964)
177. Zulu Dawn (Boer War, 1979)