What are the "Best Military Movies?"

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:20:26 -0400

I am thinking of putting up a survey to answer the question of the Best Military Movie. I am thinking these should be the most accurate and moving movies out of the pile of those made.

Movies I am thinking of movies that would be like "We Were Soldiers" and "Band of Brothers"

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Mar 27 at 2015 11:43 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:43:58 -0400

Yeah, band of brothers has my vote. Maybe followed by some Black Hawk Down and the recent wash of SEAL movies like Act of Valor, Lone Survivor, 0Dark30.

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Mar 27 at 2015 12:06 PM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:06:26 -0400

I love military movies.

Midway
In Harm's Way
The Longest Day
Letter's From Iwo Jima
Flag's of our Fathers
Heartbreak Ridge
We Were Soldiers
Tora Tora Tora
Mr. Roberts
Major Payne
Men of Honor
Act of Valor
Lone Survivor

Response by SGT Steve Oakes made Mar 27 at 2015 12:33 PM

SGT Steve Oakes — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:33:57 -0400

I really liked lone survivor. It showed the dedication we have for eachother. It also showed that not all people in the middle east are fanatics hell bent on killing us.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2015 5:21 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:21:29 -0400

I really appreciated "Act of Valor", & "Lone Survivor" most recently. "Black Hawk Down" (even though the theatrical version deviated from the real story, the action was done well). Old favorites are "Once We Were Soldiers" and "Band of Brothers,"

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Apr 17 at 2015 9:43 AM

SSgt Dan Montague — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:43:03 -0400

Battle of Los Angeles. It is so bad, I had to watch the entire movie just to get a laugh. I think the actors had to pay the production company to be in it. If you like cheesy movies, this is the best.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jul 15 at 2015 11:34 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:34:47 -0400

I just watched, "Uncommon Valor" for the first time in 20 years. I couldn't finish the movie without shedding a few tears though.

Response by SSG William Jones made Mar 3 at 2017 9:31 AM

SSG William Jones — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:31:18 -0500

This is outside the wire, but if you like history and attention to detail & accuracy, then check out "GODS AND GENERALS".

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2017 11:38 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 11:38:57 -0500

I"ve got to update my original answer wth "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi". It's now my favorite. My original list was: "Act of Valor", & "Lone Survivor", "Black Hawk Down" Old favorites are "Once We Were Soldiers" and "Band of Brothers"

Response by SGT John Tyner made Apr 24 at 2017 4:36 PM

SGT John Tyner — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:36:21 -0400

Gardens of Stone.

Response by Pvt Frank Marshall made Jun 27 at 2017 2:01 PM

Pvt Frank Marshall — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:01:31 -0400

You might consider adding, "Pacific" to your list.

Response by SPC Greg Burk made Jul 3 at 2017 4:29 PM

SPC Greg Burk — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:29:16 -0400

We were soldiers, flags of our fathers, full metal jacket, lone survivor, saving Pvt Ryan just to name a few.

Response by SFC Brett Dinkelacker made Dec 3 at 2017 1:47 AM

SFC Brett Dinkelacker — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 01:47:09 -0500

Any list that includes Lone Survivor, Full Metal Jacket, Black Hawk Down, Uncommon Valor, Platoon, or A Few Good Men are fine with me.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Dec 3 at 2017 2:05 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 02:05:00 -0500

I'm always going with this one as it's 100% real. The MC won the Oscar for Short Documentary in '45. It had to get FDR's OK to release it. The original Oscar was a plaster plaque as all were then due to all copper, brass, etc. going to the war effort. They got the more familiar one later.