3. 15. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
• Jude Law
Ed Harris
Rachel Weisz
Joseph Fiennes
Bob Hoskins
• Enemy at the Gates features an amazing cast in Jude
Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes and Bob
Hoskins. While not loved by all, this World War II entry
is an interesting story about the conflict between two
snipers – a tense war drama that just barely makes our
list because 1) Jude Law is a bit too pretty and 2) the
accents need a little more work.
5. 14. The Thin Red Line (1998)
• James Caviezel
Sean Penn
Adrien Brody
Ben Chaplin
George Clooney
John Cusack
Woody Harrelson
Elias Koteas
Nick Nolte
John C. Reilly
John Travolta
• The Thin Red Line, Terrence Malick’s excellent adaptation of James Jones’
fictionalized memoir, brings to life the story of young soldiers during the battle for
Guadalcanal. While The Thin Red Line may be lighter on action than other war
films, (and some argue a bit of a snoozefest), it still manages to masterfully tell the
story with stunning performances by the often overlooked James Caviezel and
always-brilliant Sean Penn as Private Witt and Sergeant Welsh. This war movie
makes our list for the emotional connection between the soldiers who form the
bonds of family while fighting for their survival.
7. 13. The Guns of Navarone (1961)
• Gregory Peck
David Niven
Anthony Quinn
• The Guns of Navarone is an action film at its best,
with Gregory Peck leading his ragtag crew on a
mission most impossible. With a cast that
includes heavy weights Anthony Quinn and David
Niven, Guns of Navarone’s caper includes action
and suspense – and never falls short on the
entertainment spectrum.
9. 12. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• Martin Balsam
Joseph Cotten
E. G. Marshall
Tatsuya Mihashi
James Whitmore
Soh Yamamura
Jason Robards
• More than just fun to say, Tora! Tora! Tora! is a much more
competent retelling of the events of Pearl Harbor than that
crapfest 2001 film starring Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale
(don’t get us started on that mess). Tora! Tora! Tora! does
justice to the history of this World War II event by giving
both an American and Japanese viewpoint to the story.
11. 11. Catch-22 (1970)
• Alan Arkin
Martin Balsam
Richard Benjamin
Orson Welles
Art Garfunkel
Jon Voight
Anthony Perkins
Bob Newhart
Martin Sheen
Buck Henry
• Purists will argue that the film version of Catch-22 can’t hold a candle to the
Joseph Heller novel it’s based on, but the movie still holds a place on our top 15
WWII movie list. Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Buck Henry, Anthony Perkins, Martin
Sheen, and Orson Welles star in this tale of a guy who pretends he’s insane to get
out of the war. Only, as the title of this black comedy tells, it’s a no-win situation.
• For the remaining ten greatest WW2 movies of all time, I plan to present them
with PowerPoint presentation, and convert it to video with the help of Moyea PPT
to Video Converter, then I upload the PowerPoint video to YouTube. Enjoy!
13. 10. Patton (1970)
• George C. Scott
Karl Malden
Michael Bates
Karl Michael Vogler
• Could anyone else but George C. Scott play General
Patton? We don’t want to know – Scott was brilliant as
the U.S. Army commander, depicted in this biopic that
showed Patton’s life, warts and all. Plus, that iconic
opening monologue with George C. Scott in front of a
massive American flag and seven Oscar awards only
cement how great this film is.
15. 9. From Here to Eternity (1953)
• Burt Lancaster
Montgomery Clift
Deborah Kerr
Donna Reed
Frank Sinatra
Ernest Borgnine
• If you think From Here to Eternity is just a romantic
encounter between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr
on a Hawaiian beach, think again. Eternity looks at
military life before/during/after the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, although that kissing-in-the-surf scene
really sticks with you. A classic.
17. 8. The Longest Day (1962)
• John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Robert Mitchum
Sean Connery
• We love this one if, for nothing else, having the most
stellar war movie casting of the bunch. John Wayne,
Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Henry Fonda and Robert
Mitchum all in one film? Yup. Epic war movie? You got
it. The Longest Day recreates D-Day and, while
Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” gets top marks for the
Normandy opening scene, many favor The Longest Day
as being a better story when compared to Ryan’s overly
sentimental tale.
19. 7. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
• Lee Marvin
Ernest Borgnine
Charles Bronson
Jim Brown
John Cassavetes
Richard Jaeckel
George Kennedy
Trini Lopez
Ralph Meeker
Robert Ryan
Telly Savalas
Robert Webber
Clint Walker
Donald Sutherland
• The Dirty Dozen is straight up classic, directed by Robert Aldrich and starring
always solid Lee Marvin as the rebel army major who has to train a dozen criminals
to assassinate Nazi officers. Dirty Dozen comes in a bit short on drama, but there’s
loads of action to carry this one. Plus… Lee Marvin. Did we mention Lee Marvin?
Total guy movie that’s worthy of repeat viewings.
21. 6. The Great Escape (1963)
• Steve McQueen
James Garner
Richard Attenborough
Charles Bronson
James Coburn
• We could totally do a “Steve McQueen. ‘Nuff said” thing
here, but we’ll give The Great Escape a little more to its
credit than a great leading man. An all-star lineup with
McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Sir Richard
Attenborough, James Garner (so young!), Donald Pleasence
and David McCallum as men escaping a German POW camp
– it’s a testosterone adventure that includes a tunnel
escape AND a motorcycle chase? Count us in.
22. 5. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from
Iwo Jima (2006)
23. 5. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from
Iwo Jima (2006)
• Ryan Phillippe
Adam Beach
Jesse Bradford
Neal McDonough
Barry Pepper
Robert Patrick
Paul Walker
Jamie Bell
• Ken Watanabe
Kazunari Ninomiya
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Ryo Kase
Nakamura Shidō
• Clint Eastwood is the man – two of Eastwood’s best efforts ever (okay, they’re all
great) is Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima, back to back storytelling of
the Battle of Iwo Jima. Flags of Our Fathers tells of the seven US Marines who
raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima and what happened after
the event was captured in that very famous photo. “Letters” is a companion to
“Flags,” telling the tale from a Japanese soldier perspective.
25. 4. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Tom Hanks
Tom Sizemore
Matt Damon
Edward Burns
Jeremy Davies
Barry Pepper
Giovanni Ribisi
Vin Diesel
Adam Goldberg
• No best of WWII movie list would be complete without Steven Spielberg’s
Saving Private Ryan, a slightly more sentimental entry on the list, but a
winner nonetheless. Private Ryan’s opening scene of the American soldiers
landing at Omaha Beach is by far one of the most memorable war scenes
in recent film history. Saving Private Ryan delves deeper into character
study than some of the others listed, with excellent performances by
Jeremy Davies, Tom Hanks, Adam Goldberg and the rest of the cast.
27. 3. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• Brad Pitt
Christoph Waltz
Michael Fassbender
Eli Roth
Diane Krüger
Mélanie Laurent
• Let’s face it – Inglourious Basterds totally kicked ass and put
Quentin Tarantino on top of his game yet again. A World
War II film starring Brad Pitt? You’ve got our attention –
now add an amazing script, top-notch acting and a blend of
war film and spaghetti western and you’ve got a film
masterpiece. We know there are naysayers out there who
will hate on Basterds, but we think it’s an instant classic.
29. 2. Schindler’s List (1993)
• Liam Neeson
Ben Kingsley
Ralph Fiennes
Caroline Goodall
Embeth Davidtz
• Spielberg’s masterpiece was nothing short of brilliant,
placing it firmly at the top of our best World War II
movie list. Schindler’s List is an emotional account of
the Holocaust, with a portrayal of war profiteer Oskar
Schindler (Liam Neeson) who saved many Jews’ lives
during the horrific ordeal. The story and terrific acting
make this one epic WWII drama.
31. 1. Das Boot (1981)
• Jürgen Prochnow
Herbert Grönemeyer
Klaus Wennemann
• Is there any other WWII submarine movie that could
make our list besides Das Boot? Well, maybe… but Das
Boot is the best of the bunch, the holy grail of sub
movies. This subtitled psychological drama about a
German U-boat sub captures the claustrophobia of
submarine existence in a powerful story that pulls you
in and doesn’t let go. If you haven’t yet, check out the
Director’s Cut of Das Boot – a longer running time, but
that extra footage never bores.
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