There was a recent Tweet on Twitter that listed someone's Top Ten War movies. I think that is hard to pare down, so I'd like to offer my favorite Top Ten WWII movies, in no particular order. And yes, TV mini-series do count. \:-)
1. The Great Escape - A classic and my all-time favorite.
2. Band of Brothers (HBO) - Modern-day classic that I watch at least once per month.
3. The Pacific (HBO) - A close second to B.o.B. Very emotion-packed series.
4. Enemy at the Gates - Rich history of the Eastern Front's horrors.
5. Schindler's List - The Holocaust. Speechless.
6. The Pianist - Another modern-day classic that will leave you in tears.
7. Kelly's Heroes - Goofy but wonderful, and the best cast ever. (woof-woof!)
8. The Dirty Dozen - Classic Lee Marvin, who was a WWII Marine who fought and was wounded at Saipan.
9. They Were Expendable - Johnn Wayne and that classic beauty Donna Reed.
10. Sands of Iwo Jima - Another John Wayne classic featuring a few WWII Marines (in brief cameos) who fought at Iwo Jima and Tarawa.
There are many I left out, but these ten I could watch over and over again. Which are your favorites?
- Scott
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So many great WWII and WWII-era movies, so here are 11-20 of my favorites. In no particular order.
11. The Imitation Game - Excellent film and true story about Alan Turing and Bletchley Park. Should have been in my Top Ten above.
12. Stalag 17 - Classic 1953 POW movie filmed in black-and-white. All-star cast.
13. The Bridge on the River Kwai - Setting and location is one of the stars here. A long film but worth it on this underappreciated theater of war.
14. Saving Private Ryan - From 1998. Admiring Tom Hanks' interest in the Second World War. He of course behind Band of Brothers and The Pacifc.
15. Valkrie - A very good movie based on true events of Nazi leadership's attempts to kill Hitler.
16. Stalingrad - Excellent moive of War on the Eastern Front, filmed in Russian with English subtitles. Well worth the watch.
17. Tora! Tora! Tora! - From 1970, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
18. Dunkirk - Insight into the evacuation.
19. Das Boot - From 1981. You've got to love submarine movies.
20. In Harm's Way - Classic film about the U.S. Navy in WWII. Stars John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Patricia Neal from 1965.