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The best war movies of all time
The highest-rated war movies, ranked by Lantern Score, with where to watch each one. Top three right now: Schindler's List (9.8), Lawrence of Arabia (9.6), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (9.5). How the score works.
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Schindler's List9.8 - 2
Lawrence of Arabia9.6 - 3
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb9.5 - 4
Grave of the Fireflies9.5 - 5
Saving Private Ryan9.4 - 6
Pan's Labyrinth9.4 - 7
Gone with the Wind9.3 - 8
Oppenheimer9.2 - 9
The Pianist9.2 - 10
Apocalypse Now9.2 - 11
The Bridge on the River Kwai9.2 - 12
Paths of Glory9.2 - 13
Dunkirk9.1 - 14
Platoon9.1 - 15
Das Boot9.1 - 16
The Great Dictator9.1 - 17
The Deer Hunter8.9 - 18
The Great Escape8.9 - 19
The Zone of Interest8.9 - 20
Letters from Iwo Jima8.9 - 21
Come and See8.9 - 22
Patton8.9 - 23
The General8.8 - 24
Incendies8.7 - 25
Downfall8.7
About this list
Best war movies of all time lists the 25 highest-rated movies in the genre, ranked by Lantern Score: one number on a 10-point scale that combines IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, so a title has to impress audiences and critics alike. Schindler's List leads with 9.8, and the list runs from 1926 to 2023, with an average score of 9.1. Only titles with plenty of votes qualify, so a film rated by a handful of people can't crowd out proven favourites. Open any title for its full score breakdown, cast, and where to stream, rent or buy it.