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  1. Shanghai Express posterViewer rating: 70%
    Shanghai Express1932
  2. Diplomacy posterViewer rating: 70%
    Diplomacy2014
  3. Operation Mekong posterViewer rating: 70%
    Operation Mekong2016
  4. Gettysburg posterViewer rating: 70%
    Gettysburg1993
  5. Against the Sun posterViewer rating: 70%
    Against the Sun2014
  6. Lee posterViewer rating: 70%
    Lee2024
  7. The Tin Drum posterViewer rating: 70%
    The Tin Drum1979
  8. Timbuktu posterViewer rating: 70%
    Timbuktu2014
  9. Rescue Dawn posterViewer rating: 70%
    Rescue Dawn2007
  10. Resistance posterViewer rating: 70%
    Resistance2020
  11. The Horse Soldiers posterViewer rating: 69%
    The Horse Soldiers1959
  12. Cold Mountain posterViewer rating: 69%
    Cold Mountain2003
  13. M*A*S*H posterViewer rating: 69%
    M*A*S*H1970
  14. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse posterViewer rating: 69%
    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse2021
  15. Pearl Harbor posterViewer rating: 69%
    Pearl Harbor2001
  16. In Darkness posterViewer rating: 69%
    In Darkness2011
  17. Tolkien posterViewer rating: 69%
    Tolkien2019
  18. Heartbreak Ridge posterViewer rating: 69%
    Heartbreak Ridge1986
  19. The Exception posterViewer rating: 69%
    The Exception2017
  20. Paradise Now posterViewer rating: 69%
    Paradise Now2005
  21. Escape to Victory posterViewer rating: 69%
    Escape to Victory1981
  22. The Commander posterViewer rating: 69%
    The Commander2023
  23. Battle of the Bulge posterViewer rating: 69%
    Battle of the Bulge1965
  24. Tears of the Sun posterViewer rating: 69%
    Tears of the Sun2003
  25. Hope and Glory posterViewer rating: 69%
    Hope and Glory1987
  26. Michael Collins posterViewer rating: 69%
    Michael Collins1996
  27. Into the White posterViewer rating: 69%
    Into the White2012
  28. The Outpost posterViewer rating: 69%
    The Outpost2020
  29. Civil War posterViewer rating: 69%
    Civil War2024
  30. Southern Comfort posterViewer rating: 69%
    Southern Comfort1981
  31. Flags of Our Fathers posterViewer rating: 69%
    Flags of Our Fathers2006
  32. Gramps Is in the Resistance posterViewer rating: 69%
    Gramps Is in the Resistance1983
  33. Defiance posterViewer rating: 68%
    Defiance2008
  34. Hyena Road posterViewer rating: 68%
    Hyena Road2015
  35. Shoulder Arms posterViewer rating: 68%
    Shoulder Arms1918
  36. Dear John posterViewer rating: 68%
    Dear John2010
  37. El Cid posterViewer rating: 68%
    El Cid1961
  38. Outlaw King posterViewer rating: 68%
    Outlaw King2018
  39. Allied posterViewer rating: 68%
    Allied2016
  40. '71 posterViewer rating: 68%
    '712014
  41. Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan posterViewer rating: 68%
    Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan2019
  42. Che: Part One posterViewer rating: 68%
    Che: Part One2008
  43. Flame & Citron posterViewer rating: 68%
    Flame & Citron2008
  44. Battle of Britain posterViewer rating: 68%
    Battle of Britain1969
  45. 13 Days, 13 Nights posterViewer rating: 68%
    13 Days, 13 Nights2025
  46. My Best Friend Anne Frank posterViewer rating: 68%
    My Best Friend Anne Frank2021
  47. 15 Minutes of War posterViewer rating: 68%
    15 Minutes of War2019
  48. The Water Diviner posterViewer rating: 68%
    The Water Diviner2014

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