Best war movies on Netflix

183 war titles indexed across the eight major US services. These are the ones currently on Netflix, ranked by score.

82Grave of the Fireflies (1988) posterGrave of the Fireflies1988 · Film791917 (2019) poster19172019 · Film77The Deer Hunter (1978) posterThe Deer Hunter1978 · Film77Lawrence of Arabia (1962) posterLawrence of Arabia1962 · Film76All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) posterAll Quiet on the Western Front2022 · Film73Beasts of No Nation (2015) posterBeasts of No Nation2015 · Film72The Shadow in My Eye (2021) posterThe Shadow in My Eye2021 · Film72Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) posterRurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins2012 · Film71The Six Triple Eight (2024) posterThe Six Triple Eight2024 · Film70Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) posterSisu: Road to Revenge2025 · Film70The Guns of Navarone (1961) posterThe Guns of Navarone1961 · Film70First They Killed My Father (2017) posterFirst They Killed My Father2017 · Film70Virunga (2014) posterVirunga2014 · Film70The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) posterThe Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die2023 · Film70Anthropoid (2016) posterAnthropoid2016 · Film70The Siege of Jadotville (2016) posterThe Siege of Jadotville2016 · Film69The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) posterThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024 · Film69Amaran (2024) posterAmaran2024 · Film69Irena's Vow (2024) posterIrena's Vow2024 · Film69The White Helmets (2016) posterThe White Helmets2016 · Film69Number 24 (2024) posterNumber 242024 · Film69Pearl Harbor (2001) posterPearl Harbor2001 · Film69Tears of the Sun (2003) posterTears of the Sun2003 · Film69The Swedish Connection (2026) posterThe Swedish Connection2026 · Film

War Movies by service

Best war across every service

#TitleBNIMDbRTRuntimeStreaming on
1Grave of the Fireflies (1988)82.4n/an/a1h 29mNetflix
2The Pianist (2002)82.3n/an/a2h 30mPeacock
3Inglourious Basterds (2009)81.6n/an/a2h 33mHulu, Prime
4Saving Private Ryan (1998)81.6n/an/a2h 49mPeacock
5Hacksaw Ridge (2016)81.1n/an/a2h 19mn/a
6Full Metal Jacket (1987)80n/an/a1h 57mMax
7The Great Dictator (1940)79.8n/an/a2h 5mPrime, Max
8Oppenheimer (2023)79.4n/an/a3h 1mPeacock
91917 (2019)79n/an/a1h 59mNetflix
10Braveheart (1995)78.6n/an/a2h 58mn/a
11The Deer Hunter (1978)77.4n/an/a3h 3mNetflix
12Lawrence of Arabia (1962)77.4n/an/a3h 48mNetflix
13Gone with the Wind (1939)77n/an/a3h 58mMax
14Downfall (2004)76.8n/an/a2h 35mPrime
15The Great Escape (1963)76.4n/an/a2h 53mPrime
16All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)75.8n/an/a2h 27mNetflix
17The Last Samurai (2003)75.2n/an/a2h 34mMax
18Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)75.1n/an/a2h 3mPrime
19Fury (2014)75n/an/a2h 15mApple TV+
20The General (1926)74.7n/an/a1h 19mPrime
21Dunkirk (2017)74.2n/an/a1h 47mn/a
22Rome, Open City (1945)74n/an/a1h 44mMax
23American Sniper (2014)73.6n/an/a2h 13mn/a
24Emancipation (2022)73.4n/an/a2h 12mApple TV+