5 Best World War II Movies are:

[prisoners]

Not being a huge fan of westerns, I remember him mostly from "The Last Dinosaur", a really bad made for tv flick that was a least fun to think about.

[bighairydude]

Go For Broke-great story about the Japanese American soldier fighting in Europe

Battleground-one vet told me that this is one of the best representations of what they went thru

The Longest Day-great cast and great all around movie

Stalag 17-great cast and story

Saving Private Ryan-the first 20 minutes will still make me dizzy watching it

special note-Band of Brothers-one of the best stories to come from the small screen

and on the lighter side I have to say

Father Goose-still makes me laugh out loud--"filthy beast and goody 2 shoes"

I Was a Male War Bride-great back and forth between Gary Grant and Ann Sheridan

[pmsummer]

I tried to list up-thread films that were first and foremost RELATIVELY accurate historically, with good story lines, acting, and directing.

But I believe I forgot one, that may have erred in its "historicity", but achieved a truthfulness and accuracy that can't be denied.


How I Won The War

[Handlebar]

U-571
The Guns of Navarone
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Battle of the Bulge
Patton

Midway
From Here to Eternity
Pearl Harbor
12 O'Clock High
Sands of Iwo Jima

[Gohan]

Battle Of Brittan is one of my favorite WW2 movies

Gohan

[ellconi]

Up Periscope. Tab Hunter starred. I saw it when I was nine years old and had war dreams since! Curt

[mpd8488]

In no particular order

Band of Brothers
The Great Escape
Untergang
Bridge on the Rive Kwai
Das Boot
Europa Europa (not very popular in the states as far as I know but definitely worth looking up)

I also feel like the only person who doesn't like Saving Private Ryan. The opening scene is a fine example of cinematography for sure, but the rest of the movie just seems so corny to me

[reggaenaut]

Originally Posted by mpd8488

In no particular order

Band of Brothers
The Great Escape
Untergang
Bridge on the Rive Kwai
Das Boot
Europa Europa (not very popular in the states as far as I know but definitely worth looking up)

I also feel like the only person who doesn't like Saving Private Ryan. The opening scene is a fine example of cinematography for sure, but the rest of the movie just seems so corny to me

I liked Europa Europa, and enjoyed it more as an adventure film than as a war movie. Great story.

[Hyperion]

Reading the posts here reminderd me of some great films - my favourites are -in no particular order.

Sorry can't hold it to 5 !
Battle of Britain (showed just how close a shave it really was)
Ice Cold in Alex
Cruel Sea
Battle of the Bulge
Midway
The Dambusters
Longest Day (Epic film, Epic actors)
Sink the Bismarck (my absolute personal favourite)
Memphis Belle (really captured the gut wrenching fear those brave airmen must have felt)

Also liked
Twelve O'Clock High
Mr Roberts
Kellys Heroes

[gburnham2004]

Cross of Iron

This is the bestest ever.

[Hoffius]

I like Cross of Iron too. Sam Peckinpaugh film with James Coburn from the 70's. The book, by Willi Heinrich is really good also.

Letters From Iwo Jima
Saving Private Ryan
Sink the Bismark
Das Boot

[WhiteSE]

everytime a topic like this one comes along, I have to say that I am waiting for good kick ass modern war movie...something like Red Dawn (Yawn) could have been.....

something like Tom Clancy's book, Red Dawn...where we duke it out in Greenland!!

[Sansui Louie]

Saving Private Ryan
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Battle Of The Bulge
Patton
Midway

The African Queen, in it's own odd way, is a WWII movie also. Not exactly blood n guts battalion grit, but endearing none the less.

[macfreak]

Originally Posted by Sansui Louie

Saving Private Ryan
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Battle Of The Bulge
Patton
Midway

The African Queen, in it's own odd way, is a WWII movie also. Not exactly blood n guts battalion grit, but endearing none the less.

The African Queen is a fantastic war flick, with Humphrey Bogart cast against type resulting in an Oscar-winning performance for best actor. But the movie setting is in German East Africa during World War I.

[Holst]

Ones that stick out in my mind
Corvette K-225: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035757/
The Enemy Below: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050356/
Das Boot