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What is considered the best war movie ever made?

The 11 Best War Movies of All Time, Ranked

1. Apocalypse Now (1979) 98\% 94\% 8.4/10.
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 93\% 91\% 8.6/10.
3. The Hurt Locker (2008) 97\% 95\%
4. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 95\% 87\%
5. The Thin Red Line (1998) 81\% 78\%
6. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 92\% 76\%
7. Schindler’s List (1993) 98\% 94\%
8. Dunkirk (2017) 92\% 94\%

Is there any such thing as an anti-war film?

“There’s no such thing as an anti-war film,” is a quote often attributed to the late French filmmaker François Truffaut. For Rothermel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory, Full Metal Jacket and The Thin Red Line are films that satisfy these criteria.

What is the most realistic military movie?

The 7 Best And Most Realistic War Movies

• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Das Boot (1981)
• Platoon (1986)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Black Hawk Down (2002)
• We Were Soldiers (2002)
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Is Saving Private Ryan an anti-war film?

Steven Spielberg, who directed Saving Private Ryan, claimed the opposite: “Every war movie, good or bad, is an anti-war movie.” Francis Ford Coppola sided with Truffaut and argued that Apocalypse Now, which many consider to be one of the greatest anti-war movies ever filmed, isn’t an anti-war film.

What makes a movie anti-war?

Anti-war films may criticize armed conflicts in a general sense to illustrate that war is futile and a loss for all sides involved, while others focus on acts within a specific war, such as poison gas use or genocidal killing of civilians.

Is Full Metal Jacket an anti-war film?

Full Metal Jacket was a movie for people who would never see war. It’s an anti-war movie about Vietnam where absolutely every element of war, warriors, the whole military experience, is shown as being something terrible, dehumanizing, and a pointless endeavor to the detriment of all mankind.

What are pro-war movies?

The Best Pro-War War Movies

• The Longest Day (1962) G | 178 min | Action, Drama, History.
• The Guns of Navarone (1961) TV-PG | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Drama.
• The Great Escape (1963)
• Patton (1970)
• From Here to Eternity (1953)
• The Dirty Dozen (1967)
• Battleground (1949)
• Gladiator (2000)