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Great war films that flew under the radar — high ratings, low profile, ranked so the best-kept secrets come first.

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Grave of the Fireflies posterViewer rating: 84%
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  1. The Great Dictator posterViewer rating: 83%
    The Great Dictator1940
  2. Apocalypse Now posterViewer rating: 83%
    Apocalypse Now1979
  3. Paths of Glory posterViewer rating: 83%
    Paths of Glory1957
  4. Come and See posterViewer rating: 82%
    Come and See1985
  5. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb posterViewer rating: 81%
    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  6. Incendies posterViewer rating: 81%
    Incendies2010
  7. Das Boot posterViewer rating: 81%
    Das Boot1981
  8. Barry Lyndon posterViewer rating: 80%
    Barry Lyndon1975
  9. Lawrence of Arabia posterViewer rating: 80%
    Lawrence of Arabia1962
  10. The Deer Hunter posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Deer Hunter1978
  11. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! posterViewer rating: 79%
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!1966
  12. The Great Escape posterViewer rating: 79%
    The Great Escape1963
  13. The General posterViewer rating: 79%
    The General1926
  14. Gone with the Wind posterViewer rating: 79%
    Gone with the Wind1939
  15. Downfall posterViewer rating: 79%
    Downfall2004
  16. See You Up There posterViewer rating: 78%
    See You Up There2017
  17. The Bridge on the River Kwai posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
  18. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2008
  19. Land of Mine posterViewer rating: 78%
    Land of Mine2015
  20. Platoon posterViewer rating: 78%
    Platoon1986
  21. All Quiet on the Western Front posterViewer rating: 77%
    All Quiet on the Western Front2022
  22. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant posterViewer rating: 77%
    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant2023
  23. Hotel Rwanda posterViewer rating: 77%
    Hotel Rwanda2004
  24. The Last Samurai posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Last Samurai2003
  25. Battleship Potemkin posterViewer rating: 76%
    Battleship Potemkin1925
  26. The Dirty Dozen posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Dirty Dozen1967
  27. The Woman King posterViewer rating: 76%
    The Woman King2022
  28. Beasts of No Nation posterViewer rating: 76%
    Beasts of No Nation2015
  29. Empire of the Sun posterViewer rating: 75%
    Empire of the Sun1987
  30. Spartacus posterViewer rating: 75%
    Spartacus1960
  31. Glory posterViewer rating: 75%
    Glory1989
  32. Letters from Iwo Jima posterViewer rating: 75%
    Letters from Iwo Jima2006
  33. The Thin Red Line posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Thin Red Line1998
  34. Lone Survivor posterViewer rating: 74%
    Lone Survivor2013
  35. Unbroken posterViewer rating: 74%
    Unbroken2014
  36. Greyhound posterViewer rating: 74%
    Greyhound2020
  37. Sisu posterViewer rating: 74%
    Sisu2022
  38. Enemy at the Gates posterViewer rating: 74%
    Enemy at the Gates2001
  39. Black Hawk Down posterViewer rating: 74%
    Black Hawk Down2001
  40. Legends of the Fall posterViewer rating: 74%
    Legends of the Fall1994
  41. The Last of the Mohicans posterViewer rating: 74%
    The Last of the Mohicans1992
  42. A Very Long Engagement posterViewer rating: 73%
    A Very Long Engagement2004
  43. The Zookeeper's Wife posterViewer rating: 73%
    The Zookeeper's Wife2017
  44. Brothers posterViewer rating: 73%
    Brothers2009
  45. Good Morning, Vietnam posterViewer rating: 73%
    Good Morning, Vietnam1987
  46. War Horse posterViewer rating: 73%
    War Horse2011
  47. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi posterViewer rating: 73%
    13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi2016
  48. The Hurt Locker posterViewer rating: 73%
    The Hurt Locker2008

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