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Grueling and shocking, yet uniquely captivating and ceaselessly important, war films mark a spellbinding and often shattering bastion of cinematic entertainment with their powerful portrayals of historical conflicts that present humanity both at its savage worst, and its sacrificial best.
9 'Apocalypse Now' Directed by Francis Ford Coppola The fourth and final of Francis Ford Coppola’s fantastic films of the 1970s, Apocalypse Now is heralded by many to be the greatest depiction of the Vietnam War ever put to screen.
7 'Saving Private Ryan' Directed by Steven Spielberg There has never been a representation of the frenzied chaos and utter carnage of battle quite like the famous opening sequence from Saving Private Ryan. It is a harrowing and brutal depiction of the D-Day invasion that shows a terrible waste of human life in raw and unflinching detail.
5 'Dr. Strangelove' Directed by Stanley Kubrick Sometimes the absurdity of war can’t be adequately explored in dramatic storytelling. That is where the peculiar marriage of war themes and comedic cinema can prove to be so effective. There is no greater example of this genre clash working to such great a degree as Dr.
3 'Das Boot' Directed by Wolfgang Petersen A German war film that many would view as the best movie of the 1980s, Das Boot is a captivating and atmospherically intense depiction of life in a German U-boat during WWII. Led by a grizzled though noble captain, the crew patrol the Atlantic Ocean, battling allied vessels between extended bouts of claustrophobic isolation which pushes the men on the submarine to breaking point.
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