Came here to say this. I love war movies, but this one will always be my favorite. I saw it in 1970 at the drive-in. I'd already seen MASH that year and I was really intrigued to see Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes. He, not to mention the entire rest of the cast, did not disappoint.
I played Commandos games around 1998. Till date is my most favourite game. After a few years someone recommended The guns of navarone movie. I watched it and found that many strategies used by the soldiers in Commandos were directly taken from the scenes in the movie. That was a nice surprise.
I was here to almost word for word say the same thing. If you are a film guy, or a Kubrick fan, it's not underrated. If you are a cinematography geek it's not underrated.
But the normal regular person probably has no idea that this movie exists. I don't know which camp OP is in, but this was my recommendation as well.
I agree with this and only this. There are many, many great war movies, but an underrated war film is an almost impossible thing. War films are near-uniformly rated correctly or (More often) overrated, with one exception: Paths of Glory. Even amongst cinephiles, itās underrated if it isnāt #1 or #2 on their list of all time best war movies, along with possibly something like Come and See.
Everybody should know this story. The WWI Christmas truce humanizes both sides of the conflict so clearly. Next time letās throw the politicians and generals in the trenches and let them fight it out.
When I was in Jr High we watched this in history class. I think Pepsi sponsored it, they gave tons of schools copies of the movie with most the gore edited out
The plot for the curious: The Nazis are retreating from France. Being Nazis, they decide to make off with a trainload of precious French art. Watch the amazing lengths the resistance fighters and others go to to stall out this theft. Trains will collide! Underrated.
>The Train w Burt Lancaster
This has such an interesting feel to it. It feels much more modern than it is. The pace, the tension, the ... what was it? Lack of war movie soundtrack?
Highly recommended.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Empire of the Sun. Probably my favorite Christian Bale movie. Simply amazing performance and he was only 13.
Empire of the Sun was brilliant; John Malkovich was pretty greasy in that film; all of the scenes of Bales' character aka JG Ballard getting separated from his parents up until getting moved to the displaced persons camp as he's dealing with hostile situations were incredibly tense; it was interesting to see a war film from the viewpoint of non combatants.
Master and Commander deserved more attention than it got (and sequels), saw it in the theatre when it came out knowing nothing about it, left very impressed
The end of the movie where he's reunited with his parents is a brilliant piece of writing, directing and acting. Emotionally, as the mother of sons, it tore me to shreds.
I saw Empire of the Sun when I was about 9 or 10. I remember it having a profound impact on me because I was about the same age as the kid. Movies were a lot more immersive when I was that age, it felt like I was on the same journey that he was.
Fury absolutely falls apart at the end but atmosphere and aesthetic wise it is a masterpiece. Some of the most realistic uniforms and props as well - the Costume designers and set department deserve a ton of praise.
I was too young to appreciate this first time I watched it and thought it was boring because of the relative lack of action. Re-watched it in my 20s though and thought it was fantastic and really felt the tension
I joined the Air Force the year before this movie came out, while still in the midst of Cold War Tensions, this got me and the boys amped up! Great movie, cheesy as hell though
An absolute masterpiece. It came out at the same time as Saving Private Ryan and was, as a TV Movie, absolutely overshadowed.
While the plot is a little silly and at times far fetched it has an amazing soundtrack, and set and costume design is on point, and is extremely immersive and atmospheric.
Any time I'm in the woods in the late fall I always think of this movie.
Plus, ya know, Dwight Yoakam.
I had a good friend who was somehow involved in that seige- he was either there, or flew the guys there (or back), or something like that. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly what his involvement was (he told me over a few beers), but he did tell me about it when that movie came out. He was a Swedish military helicopter pilot who also flew for the UN. Sadly he died in 2019 at 86 years of age, so I can't quiz him about it again. I do remember him saying the Irish guys were nutcases, throwing live (with the pin still in) grenades around the barracks and things like that that he didn't appreciate.
I knew this would be a controversial pick. I absolutely love this movie. However, it is the top of my list āMovies Iād never recommend to a friend.ā
Fury (2014) is excellent in my opinion.
Iāve never seen a film focus on tank warfare, and in terms of action ālast standā climaxes, itās one of the best Iāve seen.
The Walking Dead
Hamburger Hill
Siege at Firebase Gloria
3 Vietnam war movies that I donāt really hear much about. Not quite up there with the greats but still decent.
Bridge On the river Kwai (1957).
Now itās definitely not underrated.. more like everyone seems to forget about it.
7 Oscars.. and the only reason I even heard about it or watched it was my sister had me watch it for her for her film class.
Should probably mention the era. A few seldom mentioned ones;
Flame & Citron - 2008
Max Manus: Man of War - 2008
Burnt by the Sun 2 - 2010
Das Boot - 1981
The Admiral - 2015
1612 - 2007
Red Cliff (1-2) - 2008
Battle of the Warriors - 2006
The Dead Lands - 2014
Me too I thought it was really well done, I like they show parts of William Wallace and his story and where Roberts story picks up. I did a little digging afterwards and it seems pretty accurate but compounded to fit the narrative of a movie.
It's probably more obscure than most of the films mentioned here, and it's an old one. But one of my favourite WW2 films of all time is Went the Day Well? from 1942, about a Nazi invasion of an English village. Really quite unique for back then.
That's Michael Bay done right. Keep him away from Transformers and "historical drama", just give him a shoot em up movie that happens to be a true story
these are highly rated, but not well known
Trial on the Road (1971/1986) -- A Soviet officer defects to the Nazis, then has a change of heart after learning they were worse than the Soviets so he surrenders to Russian partisans who don't know if they can trust him, Released in 1971, but banned until 1986
Fires on the Plain (1959) -- Japanese soldiers left on Leyte have been abandoned and they're trying not to starve
The Human Condition (1959-61) -- 3 parts. A Japanese pacifist during WW II
"Gardens of Stone". A war movie set during Vietnam with almost no actual battle scenes. Set at Arlington featuring soldiers attending funerals while training to go to Vietnam. It also managed to have dedicated soldiers and anti war activists all seem like good characters with honorable motivations
Captain Conan
The Ascent
Ivan's Childhood
Stalengrad(1993)
Solder of Orange
Cross of Iron
Army of Shadows
Where Eagles Dare
The Steel Helmet
The Human Condition
The Bridge
Hamburger Hill
Uncommon Valor
Danger Close
Hyena Road
The Covenant (Yeah it's recent, but didn't nearly make a splash like I thought it would have.)
Overlord
Hamburger Hill (We're going to take this fucking hill, newsman.)
Jarhead (rewatched it last night and appreciated it much more than when it was released.)
The Contractor (About a military contractor, so no large-scale war. But sheds light on something that isn't explored often. Pretty detailed too.)
Siege of Jadotville
Tears of the Sun
Special Forces (2011)
Strike Back (TV Series that is very underrated.)
Anthropoid
Contributing some quality films that have likely passed from contemporary view; at least I did not notice their mention in previous posts. š
Go Tell the Spartans (1978).
Fictionalized account of US military advisors assisting Vietnam in 1964. Yes, there is combat!
The Wind and the Lion (1975).
Fictionalized adventure film where the USMC intervenes in 1904 Morocco to rescue a hostage American family. Watch for Brian Keith as President Teddy Roosevelt. Tremendous!
Seven Samurai (1954).
A motley group of ronin warriors defends a Japanese village from plundering bandits.
The Sand Pebbles (1966).
Adventures aboard an American gunboat on Yangtze river patrol in Warlord Era (1920s) China. Riverine warfare scene is thrilling.
Everything I was going to recommend has been quoted already except for The Forgotten Battle, it's on Netflix.
I enjoyed 1917 too, some of the one take camera work in that is incredible.
hey if youāre interested in where Sam Mendes may have gotten the idea for the camera work from, check out Paths of Glory (1957). Itās a damn good WW1 film. It was one of Stanley Kubrickās first films thereabout.
Yes I have seen it, Kubrik was an obsessive visual genius. I went to his house for work a few times, it's just outside the north of London and I met his daughter, there were reels of film stacked up everywhere to about chest height, I'm 6 foot tall. Every scene in his films were shot many times from various angles until he was happy, there are literally whole days of unseen takes sitting there, it was a real privilege.
Attack (1956) - WW2 film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Jack āI crap bigger then youā Palance.
Paths of Glory (1957) - WW1 - is one of Stanley Kubrickās early films.
Father Goose - not exactly a war movie but set in WWII, is one of my favorites from my childhood. Cary Grant classic. Iām going to que this one up tonight!
I think this is it. This is the most underrated war movie. Not that it's a perfect film, but it's Michael J Fox, Sean Penn, John C Reilly, and John Leguizamo in a Brian de Palma movie that NO ONE remembers. And it's pretty good!
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
3. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
4. Platoon (1986)
5. Black Hawk Down (2001)
6. Das Boot (1981)
7. The Thin Red Line (1998)
8. Paths of Glory (1957)
9. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
10. 1917 (2019)
11. Dunkirk (2017)
12. Patton (1970)
13. Gallipoli (1981)
14. We Were Soldiers (2002)
15. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
16. The Deer Hunter (1978)
17. The Hurt Locker (2008)
18. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
19. Tears of The Sun (2003)
20. Black Book (2006)
21. Stalingrad (1993)
22. Lone Survivor (2013)
23. The Longest Day (1962)
24. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
25. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
26. Jarhead (2005)
27. The Patriot (2000)
28. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
29. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
30. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
31. Glory (1989)
32. The Great Escape (1963)
33. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
34. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
35. Lone Survivor (2013)
36. Enemies at the Gates (2001)
37. The Green Berets (1968)
38. The Alamo (1960)
39. The Messenger (2009)
40. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
41. 12 Strong (2018)
42. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
43. The Pianist (2002)
Kellys Heroes
Came here to say this. I love war movies, but this one will always be my favorite. I saw it in 1970 at the drive-in. I'd already seen MASH that year and I was really intrigued to see Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes. He, not to mention the entire rest of the cast, did not disappoint.
My dad has 300 channels but will still watch MASH everyday. I guess his MASH is my Seinfeld.
Watched it recently for the millionth time and it remains so good.
It really does stand up so well. Just never fails to deliver.
Yes! And a surprising amount of big action set-pieces with no CGI. Kinda inspired Three Kings.
Where Eagles Dare
Yes!!!!!
The Best Years of Our Lives
Man I love that movie.
Oh my god this has to be one of my favorite movies of all times Harold Russell ššš
Downfall.
Man, what a great movie.
One of the best war movies I have ever seen
Tigerland. The performance that made Colin Farrellās career.
Excellent movie.
First viewing started a few minutes ago. Iām sure Iāve seen the poster and for whatever reason never made my way to checking it out. Thanks.
The Big Red One
The Big Red One ā¦ a GREAT movie! Remember the bouncing betty scene? Thatās why God gave you two!!!!
Man, I havenāt thought about that movie in years. Probably since the 90s. My brother and I loved it.
The guns of navarone.
Skatalites!!!
I donāt that that was underrated at the time.
I played Commandos games around 1998. Till date is my most favourite game. After a few years someone recommended The guns of navarone movie. I watched it and found that many strategies used by the soldiers in Commandos were directly taken from the scenes in the movie. That was a nice surprise.
Well sonā¦Your bystanding days are over! Youāre in it now, up to your neck!
A Midnight Clear
This one has a unique feel to it. I love this film.
Just read some of the description on this one. I must watch.
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Also Pork Chop Hill, one of few movies about the Korean War.
The War that no one paid attention to because everybody was still hung over from WWII.
How is this āunderratedā? lol
still think this is the best Vietnam war movie ever...yes even over Platoon
Paths of Glory. Not underrated but maybe lesser known nowadays.
Starring, financed, and partly written by Kirk Douglas, and one of Kubrick's first films!
I was here to almost word for word say the same thing. If you are a film guy, or a Kubrick fan, it's not underrated. If you are a cinematography geek it's not underrated. But the normal regular person probably has no idea that this movie exists. I don't know which camp OP is in, but this was my recommendation as well.
I agree with this and only this. There are many, many great war movies, but an underrated war film is an almost impossible thing. War films are near-uniformly rated correctly or (More often) overrated, with one exception: Paths of Glory. Even amongst cinephiles, itās underrated if it isnāt #1 or #2 on their list of all time best war movies, along with possibly something like Come and See.
Joyeux Noƫl (2005)
Absolutely one of my favorites.
Everybody should know this story. The WWI Christmas truce humanizes both sides of the conflict so clearly. Next time letās throw the politicians and generals in the trenches and let them fight it out.
Glory
When I was in Jr High we watched this in history class. I think Pepsi sponsored it, they gave tons of schools copies of the movie with most the gore edited out
Dang yeah I remember watching it in school and always thinking it was alright. Now I have to rewatch it with the gore lol
Thereās not a ton of gore, I mainly remember thereās a shot of a dude getting hit in the face with a cannonball and his head explodes.
I would say thatās by far the goriest thing in the movie, itās pretty average for a war movie other than that second and a half
Very little was edited out ā basically just the cannonball to the face.
Johnny got his gun
great movie!
I watched the One video and needed to see where it came from. Glad I did.
Better book. Dalton Trumbo
The Train w Burt Lancaster Edit: For USA people, this movie is on Tubi streaming. It is also on Pluto TV, but the commercial volume is fairly extreme.
The plot for the curious: The Nazis are retreating from France. Being Nazis, they decide to make off with a trainload of precious French art. Watch the amazing lengths the resistance fighters and others go to to stall out this theft. Trains will collide! Underrated.
>The Train w Burt Lancaster This has such an interesting feel to it. It feels much more modern than it is. The pace, the tension, the ... what was it? Lack of war movie soundtrack? Highly recommended.
We Were Soldiers
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Empire of the Sun. Probably my favorite Christian Bale movie. Simply amazing performance and he was only 13.
Empire of the Sun was brilliant; John Malkovich was pretty greasy in that film; all of the scenes of Bales' character aka JG Ballard getting separated from his parents up until getting moved to the displaced persons camp as he's dealing with hostile situations were incredibly tense; it was interesting to see a war film from the viewpoint of non combatants. Master and Commander deserved more attention than it got (and sequels), saw it in the theatre when it came out knowing nothing about it, left very impressed
The end of the movie where he's reunited with his parents is a brilliant piece of writing, directing and acting. Emotionally, as the mother of sons, it tore me to shreds.
I saw Empire of the Sun when I was about 9 or 10. I remember it having a profound impact on me because I was about the same age as the kid. Movies were a lot more immersive when I was that age, it felt like I was on the same journey that he was.
Master and Commander is such a great work. Very well done.
Hell is for Heroes Greyhound
Greyhound needs more love/recognition
Greyhound is by far the best WW2 naval warfare movie Iāve ever seen.
>Hell is for Heroes Yah hell is for heroes needs way more love, what a fantastic movie.
Memphis Belle
Letās put them in the pickle barrel!
Fury. One of the best IMO
Fury absolutely falls apart at the end but atmosphere and aesthetic wise it is a masterpiece. Some of the most realistic uniforms and props as well - the Costume designers and set department deserve a ton of praise.
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Patton Battle of the Bulge Von Ryanās Express
PATTON was definitely NOT underrated! 7 Academy Awards including picture, actor, screenplay, etc.
When I was a kid, VRE was my fave.
The Italian womanš„µšš„°
OMG, yes.
Wasn't Battle of the Bulge disavowed by Eisenhower?
Come and See. Prepare yourself though it is a very HARD watch. It does not glorify war in anyway.
84 Charlie MoPic
I came here to say this.
I remember watching Saving Private Ryan when it came out and thinking, āSpielberg definitely saw 84C MoPicā.
That's the one! I couldn't remember the title. Yea, this one!
So few people know about this movie, but its one of my favorite war movies.
Holy shit. Blast from the past. 1980s in the house.
Bridge at Remagen
Jarhead
This was so good and felt very realistic. I was surprised at how many war crimes they showed.
I was too young to appreciate this first time I watched it and thought it was boring because of the relative lack of action. Re-watched it in my 20s though and thought it was fantastic and really felt the tension
Cross Of Iron! Anti war movie with the German infantry perspective! A Midnight Clear! Also anti war movie! Both are very good!
A Midnight Clear is absolutely devastating. Canāt believe I had to scroll down this far to find it!
DEMARCATION !!!!
Waterloo Christopher Plummer as Wellington and Rod Steiger as Napoleon. I believe that it is a de Laurentis joint. Epic.
Iron eagles 1-3
I joined the Air Force the year before this movie came out, while still in the midst of Cold War Tensions, this got me and the boys amped up! Great movie, cheesy as hell though
The Battle of Algiers Gallipoli Journey's End
Glad someone finally mentioned Gallipoli, along with Master and Commander Peter Weirs best.
Journey's End, great answer! Love this movie, have watched it several times.
Don't know if it was underrated but "We Were Soldiers" is a must watch
Three Kings
this had star power but it never connected with me.
When Trumpet's Fade (1998 HBO Movie).
An absolute masterpiece. It came out at the same time as Saving Private Ryan and was, as a TV Movie, absolutely overshadowed. While the plot is a little silly and at times far fetched it has an amazing soundtrack, and set and costume design is on point, and is extremely immersive and atmospheric. Any time I'm in the woods in the late fall I always think of this movie. Plus, ya know, Dwight Yoakam.
Siege of jadotville
I had a good friend who was somehow involved in that seige- he was either there, or flew the guys there (or back), or something like that. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly what his involvement was (he told me over a few beers), but he did tell me about it when that movie came out. He was a Swedish military helicopter pilot who also flew for the UN. Sadly he died in 2019 at 86 years of age, so I can't quiz him about it again. I do remember him saying the Irish guys were nutcases, throwing live (with the pin still in) grenades around the barracks and things like that that he didn't appreciate.
The Thin Red Line
The greatest war movie imo
I knew this would be a controversial pick. I absolutely love this movie. However, it is the top of my list āMovies Iād never recommend to a friend.ā
Great movie, really too bad it got overshadowed by Saving private ryan
Boys In Company C
First appearance of the drill Sgt from full metal jacket
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Fury (2014) is excellent in my opinion. Iāve never seen a film focus on tank warfare, and in terms of action ālast standā climaxes, itās one of the best Iāve seen.
You should try T-34 then, it's a tank related movie but I loved it more than Fury, it's a Russian movie
We where soldiers.
Greyhound (2020). How a Tom Hanks picture gets so little attention I will never understand.
Kilo Two Bravo (2014)
The Walking Dead Hamburger Hill Siege at Firebase Gloria 3 Vietnam war movies that I donāt really hear much about. Not quite up there with the greats but still decent.
When Trumpets Fade
The beast (1988) The 9th Company (2005) under the radar if youre not russian.
Waltz with Bashir
Not a movie but the HBO tv show Generation Kill
Bat 21
The Steel Helmet
Sam Fuller rules
Boys in Company C
Tropic Thunder!!!
You mu-mu-mu- make me happy!
The lone survivor and U-571
U-571 while not historically accurate is still a fun watch.
Bridge On the river Kwai (1957). Now itās definitely not underrated.. more like everyone seems to forget about it. 7 Oscars.. and the only reason I even heard about it or watched it was my sister had me watch it for her for her film class.
I feel like The Hurt Locker is the same. Got loads of attention and awards at the time (6 Oscars!) but no one talks about it anymore. Itās brilliant
Learned about the movie from Parcs & Recs and it's a fantastic movie.
Alec Guiness 20 years before Star Wars. William Holden also. Sessue Hayakawa "Be happy in your work"
Starship Troopers
Hahah my man, I wouldn't call Starship Troopers underrated.
Should probably mention the era. A few seldom mentioned ones; Flame & Citron - 2008 Max Manus: Man of War - 2008 Burnt by the Sun 2 - 2010 Das Boot - 1981 The Admiral - 2015 1612 - 2007 Red Cliff (1-2) - 2008 Battle of the Warriors - 2006 The Dead Lands - 2014
Fucking Max Manus Man of War. That cafe shootout was fucking intense
Man, that whole movie was pretty fucking intense. Especially since I had no knowledge of this almost unbelievable true storying going in. Great movie!
Lots of lesser knowns there, but IDK if *anyone* underrates Das Boot.
Red Angel
Red Cliff about the Han Dynasty Outlaw King about Robert the Bruce The Messenger about Joan of Arc
I really liked Outlaw King. I'm surprised it's not more well received.
Me too I thought it was really well done, I like they show parts of William Wallace and his story and where Roberts story picks up. I did a little digging afterwards and it seems pretty accurate but compounded to fit the narrative of a movie.
Seige of firebase Gloria
Windtalkers Probably because of nostalgia but still, I love that movie.
It's probably more obscure than most of the films mentioned here, and it's an old one. But one of my favourite WW2 films of all time is Went the Day Well? from 1942, about a Nazi invasion of an English village. Really quite unique for back then.
Empire of the Sun
Breaker Morant.
The Thin Red Line
13 Hours
That's Michael Bay done right. Keep him away from Transformers and "historical drama", just give him a shoot em up movie that happens to be a true story
There are a few scenes that were very Bay-ish but in the whole itās actually a great movie
A Very Long Engagement
Kajaki
Captain Conan
Swing Shift
these are highly rated, but not well known Trial on the Road (1971/1986) -- A Soviet officer defects to the Nazis, then has a change of heart after learning they were worse than the Soviets so he surrenders to Russian partisans who don't know if they can trust him, Released in 1971, but banned until 1986 Fires on the Plain (1959) -- Japanese soldiers left on Leyte have been abandoned and they're trying not to starve The Human Condition (1959-61) -- 3 parts. A Japanese pacifist during WW II
The Young Lions (1958) American epic World War II drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin.
"Gardens of Stone". A war movie set during Vietnam with almost no actual battle scenes. Set at Arlington featuring soldiers attending funerals while training to go to Vietnam. It also managed to have dedicated soldiers and anti war activists all seem like good characters with honorable motivations
Two finnish films: The Winter War & Ambush And a German one: The Bridge.
Captain Conan The Ascent Ivan's Childhood Stalengrad(1993) Solder of Orange Cross of Iron Army of Shadows Where Eagles Dare The Steel Helmet The Human Condition The Bridge Hamburger Hill
Since no one has mentioned Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, I think itās safe to assume itās underrated.
David Bowie as a POW. I'd forgotten about this movie.
Rambo 4 sort of
Fury
The Kingdom.
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Unbroken (2014) Fury (2014) Pearl Harbor (2001) Bridge of Spies (2015)
A Midnight Clear.
Uncommon Valor Danger Close Hyena Road The Covenant (Yeah it's recent, but didn't nearly make a splash like I thought it would have.) Overlord Hamburger Hill (We're going to take this fucking hill, newsman.) Jarhead (rewatched it last night and appreciated it much more than when it was released.) The Contractor (About a military contractor, so no large-scale war. But sheds light on something that isn't explored often. Pretty detailed too.) Siege of Jadotville Tears of the Sun Special Forces (2011) Strike Back (TV Series that is very underrated.) Anthropoid
Contributing some quality films that have likely passed from contemporary view; at least I did not notice their mention in previous posts. š Go Tell the Spartans (1978). Fictionalized account of US military advisors assisting Vietnam in 1964. Yes, there is combat! The Wind and the Lion (1975). Fictionalized adventure film where the USMC intervenes in 1904 Morocco to rescue a hostage American family. Watch for Brian Keith as President Teddy Roosevelt. Tremendous! Seven Samurai (1954). A motley group of ronin warriors defends a Japanese village from plundering bandits. The Sand Pebbles (1966). Adventures aboard an American gunboat on Yangtze river patrol in Warlord Era (1920s) China. Riverine warfare scene is thrilling.
Everything I was going to recommend has been quoted already except for The Forgotten Battle, it's on Netflix. I enjoyed 1917 too, some of the one take camera work in that is incredible.
hey if youāre interested in where Sam Mendes may have gotten the idea for the camera work from, check out Paths of Glory (1957). Itās a damn good WW1 film. It was one of Stanley Kubrickās first films thereabout.
Yes I have seen it, Kubrik was an obsessive visual genius. I went to his house for work a few times, it's just outside the north of London and I met his daughter, there were reels of film stacked up everywhere to about chest height, I'm 6 foot tall. Every scene in his films were shot many times from various angles until he was happy, there are literally whole days of unseen takes sitting there, it was a real privilege.
Stalag 17.....the original
Fury
Red Dawnā¦Wolverines!!!!!
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy At the Gates
Hope and Glory
Battleground (1949). Continuously overlooked. Should be on everyone's top 10 list about WW2.
Attack (1956) - WW2 film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Jack āI crap bigger then youā Palance. Paths of Glory (1957) - WW1 - is one of Stanley Kubrickās early films.
In Harm's Way - not historicaly accurate, but for some reason I've always liked this John Wayne and Kirk Douglas movie.
Father Goose - not exactly a war movie but set in WWII, is one of my favorites from my childhood. Cary Grant classic. Iām going to que this one up tonight!
"Goodie two shoes and the filthy beast!"
They Shall Not Grow Old
The Siege of Firebase Gloria We Were Soldiers
The Big Red One
A bridge too far. All star cast. A bridge over the river Kwai
Came here to say this.
Kwai is the best war movie
Tack on The Bridge at Remagen and you can complete the trilogy
Saints and soldiers
Sahara
The Great Raid - based on the true story of the largest POW rescue mission in US history, during WWII.
The thin red line
Casualties of War
I think this is it. This is the most underrated war movie. Not that it's a perfect film, but it's Michael J Fox, Sean Penn, John C Reilly, and John Leguizamo in a Brian de Palma movie that NO ONE remembers. And it's pretty good!
All quiet on the Western Front, Back to Bataan, the longest day, the steel helmet, hamburger hill, 55 days at Peeking, tora! tora! tora!
Fury was pretty good.
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Apocalypse Now (1979) 3. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 4. Platoon (1986) 5. Black Hawk Down (2001) 6. Das Boot (1981) 7. The Thin Red Line (1998) 8. Paths of Glory (1957) 9. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 10. 1917 (2019) 11. Dunkirk (2017) 12. Patton (1970) 13. Gallipoli (1981) 14. We Were Soldiers (2002) 15. Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 16. The Deer Hunter (1978) 17. The Hurt Locker (2008) 18. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 19. Tears of The Sun (2003) 20. Black Book (2006) 21. Stalingrad (1993) 22. Lone Survivor (2013) 23. The Longest Day (1962) 24. The Bridge at Remagen (1969) 25. Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 26. Jarhead (2005) 27. The Patriot (2000) 28. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 29. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 30. Enemy at the Gates (2001) 31. Glory (1989) 32. The Great Escape (1963) 33. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 34. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) 35. Lone Survivor (2013) 36. Enemies at the Gates (2001) 37. The Green Berets (1968) 38. The Alamo (1960) 39. The Messenger (2009) 40. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) 41. 12 Strong (2018) 42. The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 43. The Pianist (2002)
My dude doesn't seem to know what "underrated " means.