it’s horror has been fought with courage
selflessness and a startling sense of
naivete welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top 10
twentieth-century war movies can’t
afford to drop behind schedule
if a god sake chica tag tomliboo number
ten The Thin Red Line exploring the
spiritual toll of killing for God and
country in the Pacific Islands this film
poetically intersperses the beauty of
nature with the immense meaningless
destruction of men and it does this
while simultaneously exploring the
various viewpoints and beliefs of see
company number nine
Gallipoli several young men enlist in
the Australian Army during the First
World War
soon after they lose all sense of
innocence and purpose as they begin a
futile attack at the Battle of neck sir
I don’t think you got the picture they
are being cut down before they can get
five yards not a line our marker flags
have been seen in the Turkish trenches
the attack continued at all cost
number eight enemy at the gates
following the Nazi invasion of
Stalingrad a Russian sniper must
confront his German counterpart in the
leveled city ruins in the process this
war tale becomes one of the most intense
games of cat and mouse on the
battlefield number seven
Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg’s
world war ii opus showcases boatloads of
soldiers storming the beaches of
Normandy with gritty sped-up
cinematography and handheld camera work
this film
realistically captures the historical
battle sense of outright confusion and
bloodshed
number six platoon a naive college
dropout volunteers for duty in Vietnam
only to discover that war brings out the
very worst in human nature she’s a human
bein mad Oh Terry kala an animal Oh get
out of all wait wait
number five a bridge too far the film
tells the story of the Allies attempt to
break through German lines and sees
several bridges in order to outflank
them mostly successful they soon
discover that they were overly ambitious
in their goals that gentlemen is the
prize the bridge Over the Rhine the last
bridge between US and Germany number
four Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick’s
dark comedy is one of the most critical
takes on the creation of America’s
homegrown killing machines plus no one
can forget the film’s drill instructor
the most foul-mouthed and scariest
caricature of a military man ever
recorded sir sir what were you about to
call me an asshole sir no sir how tall
are you brother sir fun fun nights all
right but nine I didn’t know they
stacked shit that high number three All
Quiet on the Western Front despite its
age
this 1930 Oscar winner still has the
power to move its viewers to tears
focusing on a group of young German
students who believe that war is heroic
they enlist in World War one only to
discover its brutality has replaced any
sense of glory number two halves of
glory this World War 1 melodrama details
the power gap between officers and the
men who serve under them centered on a
generals order for his regiment to carry
out a suicide mission they refuse and
are labeled as cowards sadly even Kirk
Douglas is sympathetic Colonel cannot
save the men from a firing squad I
apologize sir for not telling you sooner
that you’re a degenerate sadistic old
man and you can go to hell before I
apologize to you now
ever again number one Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola trades in realism
for an overwhelming sense of madness the
result is our top film choice a picture
that forever linked vogner’s ride of the
Valkyries to the battlefield and the
horrors of warfare and no one can forget
the battle hungry kernels love for the
smell of napalm in the morning
smells like victory
selflessness and a startling sense of
naivete welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top 10
twentieth-century war movies can’t
afford to drop behind schedule
if a god sake chica tag tomliboo number
ten The Thin Red Line exploring the
spiritual toll of killing for God and
country in the Pacific Islands this film
poetically intersperses the beauty of
nature with the immense meaningless
destruction of men and it does this
while simultaneously exploring the
various viewpoints and beliefs of see
company number nine
Gallipoli several young men enlist in
the Australian Army during the First
World War
soon after they lose all sense of
innocence and purpose as they begin a
futile attack at the Battle of neck sir
I don’t think you got the picture they
are being cut down before they can get
five yards not a line our marker flags
have been seen in the Turkish trenches
the attack continued at all cost
number eight enemy at the gates
following the Nazi invasion of
Stalingrad a Russian sniper must
confront his German counterpart in the
leveled city ruins in the process this
war tale becomes one of the most intense
games of cat and mouse on the
battlefield number seven
Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg’s
world war ii opus showcases boatloads of
soldiers storming the beaches of
Normandy with gritty sped-up
cinematography and handheld camera work
this film
realistically captures the historical
battle sense of outright confusion and
bloodshed
number six platoon a naive college
dropout volunteers for duty in Vietnam
only to discover that war brings out the
very worst in human nature she’s a human
bein mad Oh Terry kala an animal Oh get
out of all wait wait
number five a bridge too far the film
tells the story of the Allies attempt to
break through German lines and sees
several bridges in order to outflank
them mostly successful they soon
discover that they were overly ambitious
in their goals that gentlemen is the
prize the bridge Over the Rhine the last
bridge between US and Germany number
four Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick’s
dark comedy is one of the most critical
takes on the creation of America’s
homegrown killing machines plus no one
can forget the film’s drill instructor
the most foul-mouthed and scariest
caricature of a military man ever
recorded sir sir what were you about to
call me an asshole sir no sir how tall
are you brother sir fun fun nights all
right but nine I didn’t know they
stacked shit that high number three All
Quiet on the Western Front despite its
age
this 1930 Oscar winner still has the
power to move its viewers to tears
focusing on a group of young German
students who believe that war is heroic
they enlist in World War one only to
discover its brutality has replaced any
sense of glory number two halves of
glory this World War 1 melodrama details
the power gap between officers and the
men who serve under them centered on a
generals order for his regiment to carry
out a suicide mission they refuse and
are labeled as cowards sadly even Kirk
Douglas is sympathetic Colonel cannot
save the men from a firing squad I
apologize sir for not telling you sooner
that you’re a degenerate sadistic old
man and you can go to hell before I
apologize to you now
ever again number one Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola trades in realism
for an overwhelming sense of madness the
result is our top film choice a picture
that forever linked vogner’s ride of the
Valkyries to the battlefield and the
horrors of warfare and no one can forget
the battle hungry kernels love for the
smell of napalm in the morning
smells like victory
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