Platoon(1986)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A young recruit in Viet Nam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.



Full Metal Jacket(1987)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.



Born on the Fourth of July(1989)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 62

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.



Empire of the Sun(1987)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.



Stripes(1981)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 56

Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.



The Big Red One(1980)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.



The Year of Living Dangerously(1982)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.



Hotaru no haka(1988)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.



Casualties of War(1989)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
44
Combined Critics Rating: 24

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.



Au revoir les enfants(1987)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.



Private Benjamin(1980)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A sheltered young high society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.



Kagemusha(1980)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.



Birdy(1984)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 18

After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.



Memphis Belle(1990)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 16

In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in UK prepares for its 25th and last bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA.



Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence(1983)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 15

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.



'Breaker' Morant(1980)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.



Europa Europa(1990)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.



Idi i smotri(1985)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 0

After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.



Havana(1990)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, ...



Eye of the Needle(1981)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband.




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