Haven't seen The Covenant mentioned yet. Not my favorite war movie but very good imo.

Jake Gyllenhaal and the actor who plays the interpreter are fantastic.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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My favorite would probably be Midway (2019). The original was long my favorite despite its use of inaccurate archival footage and a sappy romantic subplot.

Others:
Battle of Britain
Enemy At the Gates
Saving Private Ryan
Empire of the Sun
Battle of the Bulge
The Bridges At Toko-Ri
Devotion
Flight of the Intruder
Apocalypse Now
The Longest Day
They Were Expendable
PT-109

Edit - after seeing some other responses, will add Patton (which I consider more a biopic than actual war movie), Das Boot, and We Were Soldiers.

OP said movie, but I don't really distinguish between movie and mini-series, so throwing both Band of Brothers and The Pacific in there. Heck, I'll even give a shout out to those 80s mini-series, The Winds of War & War and Remembrance.

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if you are expanding that far then should add

North and South
Blue and the Grey

Patrick Swayze!

FL_Ag1998 said:

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Rewatched Fury the other night and was reminded what a great damn movie that was.

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so inaccurate

but it was a great movie

LMCane said:

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FL_Ag1998 said:

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Rewatched Fury the other night and was reminded what a great damn movie that was.

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so inaccurate

but it was a great movie

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What parts did you find inaccurate?

These threads always turn into "list every favorite war movie/sci-fi/action movie/classic rock record/movie about dogs" thread (whatever the topic is).

Yeah, that's always been funny to me.

"I see no one has mentioned ___crappy war movie___ yet!"

maroon barchetta said:

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LMCane said:

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FL_Ag1998 said:

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Rewatched Fury the other night and was reminded what a great damn movie that was.

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so inaccurate

but it was a great movie

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What parts did you find inaccurate?

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Lol. It had good moments but the last freaking hour is the most insultingly idiotic bull**** i've ever seen.

I have only read the first two pages, but Good Morning Vietnam should be on the list.

Came across a movie never seen and even had Lee Ermey as one of the main characters. Movie is The Siege of Firebase Gloria. About a Force Recon Unit in Vietnam having to help defend a poorly equipped firebase.

In war movie news, saw September 20th as the release date for "Masters of the Air". I'll try to find the link

Man I hope Masters of the Air is good. Last time I feel like I was waiting so long for something to finally see the light of day (1917), I was let down. This one has no excuse to be less than spectacular.

Aggies76 said:

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Anyone old enough to remember:

Von Ryan's Express
Where Eagles Dare

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Yep. Have both in my digital library. Good movies.

JABQ04 said:

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In war movie news, saw September 20th as the release date for "Masters of the Air". I'll try to find the link

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2640044/

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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No love for Black Hawk Down?

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Thank you!

I'd say 1917, SPR, The Outpost are all some of my other favorites, but BHD is probably #1 overall for me. I also really enjoyed the action sequences in Act of Valor, but obviously the acting was pretty rough

Noblemen06 said:

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FL_Ag1998 said:

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Rewatched Fury the other night and was reminded was a great damn movie that was.

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My grandfather was a SFC in the armored infantry in Europe, so Fury resonated a lot with me. He told a story that was nearly identical to the scene where Pitt's character orders the private to execute the Nazi POW.

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in real life Major Dick Winters spoke with the real man who was portrayed as murdering German POWs in Band of Brothers.

and he had no problem admitting that he did it and wasn't going to sue them for portraying it.

that is hard core stone cold American killing machine.

Camo said:

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The Outpost - highly underrated but so damn good and based on a true story

Memphis bell?!?! wow that opened up a memory i forgot, immediately going to watch this. thanks!

All Quiet on the Western Front - hard to say favorite due to it being recent

Saving Private Ryan

Lone Survivor

Platoon

Dirty Dozen

Sicario bc, you know, 'war on drugs'

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there is a 1978 version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" with John Boy from the Waltons

it was in English which detracts from the experience but was a well done war movie.

Lieutentant's Wife (French)

Joyeux A Noel (French)

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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JABQ04 said:

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In war movie news, saw September 20th as the release date for "Masters of the Air". I'll try to find the link

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I'll believe it when I see it.

JABQ04 said:

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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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JABQ04 said:

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In war movie news, saw September 20th as the release date for "Masters of the Air". I'll try to find the link

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2640044/

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I'll believe it when I see it.

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Right there with you given how long this thing has been in the works.

b_rad said:

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Heartbreak Ridge
-Stitch Jones

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I loved this movie. I don't think I have seen it since the year it came out, though. It must not hold up very well, since I haven't seen another mention of it.

LMCane said:

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Noblemen06 said:

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FL_Ag1998 said:

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Rewatched Fury the other night and was reminded was a great damn movie that was.

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My grandfather was a SFC in the armored infantry in Europe, so Fury resonated a lot with me. He told a story that was nearly identical to the scene where Pitt's character orders the private to execute the Nazi POW.

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in real life Major Dick Winters spoke with the real man who was portrayed as murdering German POWs in Band of Brothers.

and he had no problem admitting that he did it and wasn't going to sue them for portraying it.

that is hard core stone cold American killing machine.

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Ronald Speirs... was actually born in Scotland and prior to shooting the German prisoners also shot one of his own men in self defense. Guy was pretty crazy, but was a certified badass in battle

Patton.

Agree with most all that have been listed. The new 'All's Quiet on The Western Front" German version is pretty good.

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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No love for Black Hawk Down?

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Thank you!

I'd say 1917, SPR, The Outpost are all some of my other favorites, but BHD is probably #1 overall for me. I also really enjoyed the action sequences in Act of Valor, but obviously the acting was pretty rough

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Something that I have wondered about with Blackhawk Down. The rooftop air support scene was bad arse and contributed to the overall badassery of the movie. And part of the scene was the daring run into the line of fire to retrieve the missed strobe and toss it on the roof. My question is, why did they need the strobe in the first place. The boys are hunkered down in a building near a crash site, and the night-vision POV of the helicopter pilots shows a million scurrying skinnies on rooftops shooting down at them. Why wait for the strobe? Just blast anything that moves on any rooftop in the area.

Instead of editing my post from the beginning of the month, I decided to just make a new post.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan from 2019 is a pretty good movie. It's pretty intense.
It is based on the Aug 1966 battle at Long Tan Rubber Plantation between 108 ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) Soldiers and close to 2000 PAVN (People's Army Viet Nam) Soldiers

Definitely Not A Cop said:

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Civil War: Gods and Generals

WW1: 1917

WW2: Saving Private Ryan and Patton. Inglorious Basterds and Jojo Rabbit is up there too, but I'm not sure if they should count in the context of the thread.

Vietnam: Full Metal Jacket. Forest Gump honorable mention

Cold War: HFTRO and Charlie Wilson's War

Middle Eastern Wars post Cold War: Lone Survivor

I might be a Tom Hanks fan looking back at this list.

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if anyone is into Middle Eastern Wars this one was very harrowing and realistic to a certain extent about what war is really like. HBO Max Valley of Tears based on true story: