Alright, here's how this thing works. Later on in this post you will see the name of the movies nominated in this specific genre. They are presented in order by how many nominations they received, and then subsequently in order alphabetically when tied with the same number of votes. The number of nominations appears in parenthesis next to the movie title (with those not having a number receiving one nomination). Number of nominations was only the number of mentions the movie received in this specific genre.

 

Now, with that out of the way, here's the process. Simply look at the movie list and post your own list from the list of movies on the nomination list that you believe everyone, no matter what, must see. Feel free to poke fun, argue with, or ask for explanations from other users who may post lists. The point is to draw a general consensus on which movies should be viewed by everyone. If I see a movie that's getting a lot of issue over with more than one poster on each side of the debate, I'll post up a poll and have everyone speak specifically in that topic about that movie. Now, with all that out of the way, here's the list:

 

War

Saving Private Ryan (8)

Glory (5)

Platoon (5)

Apocalypse: Now (4)

Patton (4)

The Deer Hunter (4)

Three Kings (4)

Braveheart (3)

Black Hawk Down (3)

Full Metal Jacket (3)

Behind Enemy Lines (2)

Bridge on the River Kwai (2)

Das Boot (2)

The Thin Red Line (2)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (2)

We Were Soldiers (2)

A Bridge Too Far

A Midnight Clear

Alexander Nevsky

Apocalypse: Now (Redux)

Downfall

Empire of the Sun

Enemy At The Gates

Gettysburg

Grand Illusion

Guadalcanal Diary

Halls of Montezuma

Hamburger Hill

Heartbreak Ridge

Hell?s Angels

Kelly?s Heroes

Last Samurai

Paths of Glory

Rules of Engagement

Sands of Iwo Jima

Stalag 17

Tears of the Sun

The D.I.

The Great Escape

The Great Santini

The Last of the Mohicans

The Longest Day

The Wind and the Lion

To The Shores of Tripoli

Uncommon Valor

Wake Island

Where Eagles Dare

Zulu

Patton

Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Behind Enemy Lines

Black Hawk Down

Platoon

Braveheart

 

 

In that order.

 

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Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Platoon

Patton

The Deer Hunter

Braveheart

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

Bridge on the River Kwai

Das Boot

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Apocalypse: Now (Redux)

Empire of the Sun

The Last of the Mohicans

 

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Saving Private Ryan

Patton

Apocalypse: Now

Last Samuri

 

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Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Platoon

Gettysburg

Full Metal Jacket

Braveheart

Patton

 

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Braveheart

The Last of the Mohicans

Black Hawk Down

 

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Patton

Deer Hunter

Apocalypse Now

Full Metal Jacket

 

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Apocalypse Now

The Great Escape

Deer Hunter

Three Kings

Full Metal Jacket

Saving Private Ryan

 

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hy are you including both cuts of Apocalypse Now?

 

Das Boot, Gettysburg, and maybe one or two others on the list have multiple versions.

Because they were both nominated independently of each other.

Saving Private Ryan

Platoon

Apocalypse Now

Three Kings

Black Hawk Down

Enemy At The Gates

The Last Samurai

 

No love for Hart's War?

 

That movie was awful. Even Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell couldn't save it.

 

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Glory (5)

Braveheart (3)

Gettysburg

 

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Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Platoon

Apocalypse: Now

Patton

Braveheart

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

Das Boot

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Enemy At The Gates

Gettysburg

Zulu

 

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No love for Hart's War?

 

That movie was awful. Even Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell couldn't save it.

 

 

I think there's a lot of movies those two couldn't save.

Glory

Saving Private Ryan

 

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Seen:

Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Platoon

Apocalypse: Now

Patton

The Deer Hunter

Three Kings

Braveheart

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

Das Boot

Tora! Tora! Tora!

We Were Soldiers

Enemy At The Gates

Last Samurai

Rules of Engagement

Stalag 17

The Great Escape

The Last of the Mohicans

 

A lot of these nominations were kind of weird. I think we have a war movie junkie among us. Anyway, here are my must sees from the list above:

 

Saving Private Ryan

Platoon

Apocalypse: Now

The Deer Hunter

Three Kings

Braveheart

Das Boot

Stalag 17

 

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No Patton?!?

No Patton?!?

 

 

Not from me. I really should watch it again, but I remember being underwhelmed. I would still recommend it, but definitely not a must see for me.

Patton is as much a great character study as it is a war movie.

 

George Patton is one of the most interesting and remarkable characters in American History. And he is probably one of the 3 greatest generals in our nation's history as well.

I actually voted for Apocalypse Now based purely on the cinematography. IMO, it would be a must see if you put it on mute.

No Patton?!?

Not from me. I really should watch it again, but I remember being underwhelmed. I would still recommend it, but definitely not a must see for me.I think you should. Personally, I'd rule it as the best movie on this list.

Saving Private Ryan

Apocalypse Now

Patton

Braveheart

The Last of the Mohicans

Das Boot

 

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Time for a standings update:

 

Total Votes: 14

Needed to get list placement: 7

 

On The List (votes)

Saving Private Ryan (11)

Braveheart (8)

Apocalypse: Now (8)

Patton (8)

Platoon (7)

 

Trying for the Extra Push (votes)

Glory (6)

Black Hawk Down (6)

Full Metal Jacket (5)

Das Boot (5)

 

Need Serious Help (votes)

Three Kings (4)

The Deer Hunter (4)

Gettysburg (3)

The Last of the Mohicans (3)

 

Eliminated with two votes

Bridge on the River Kwai (2)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (2)

Enemy At The Gates (2)

Last Samurai (2)

Stalag 17 (2)

 

Eliminated with one vote

Behind Enemy Lines (1)

The Thin Red Line (1)

Apocalypse: Now (Redux) (1)

Empire of the Sun (1)

Grand Illusion (1)

Guadalcanal Diary (1)

Paths of Glory (1)

The Great Escape (1)

The Longest Day (1)

Zulu (1)

 

Voteless Elimination

We Were Soldiers

A Bridge Too Far

A Midnight Clear

Alexander Nevsky

Downfall

Halls of Montezuma

Hamburger Hill

Heartbreak Ridge

Hell?s Angels

Kelly?s Heroes

Rules of Engagement

Sands of Iwo Jima

Tears of the Sun

The D.I.

The Great Santini

The Wind and the Lion

To The Shores of Tripoli

Uncommon Valor

Wake Island

Where Eagles Dare

 

Until about this time tomorrow the movies that aren't on there yet will get a chance. If one or two votes come in between now and then, I'll give it until Mother's Day.

Saving Private Ryan

Glory

Platoon

Apocalypse: Now

Patton

The Deer Hunter

Three Kings

Braveheart

Black Hawk Down

Full Metal Jacket

Das Boot

The Thin Red Line

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Hamburger Hill

Last Samurai

The Great Escape

The Last of the Mohicans

Zulu

M*A*S*H and Catch-22 have to be added to this list. Two of the better films in the genre.

 

No, no they haven't.

Well, it's all said and done. Thanks to JJ, Glory and Black Hawk Down both got the number of votes necessary to get placed on The List. Full Metal Jacket and Das Boot both ended up missing out by just one vote, but still a pretty healthy list from the War Genre. Saving Private Ryan was a juggernaut, appearing in all but three lists.

 

On The List (votes)

Saving Private Ryan (12)

Braveheart (9)

Apocalypse: Now (9)

Patton (9)

Platoon (8)

Glory (7)

Black Hawk Down (7)