The best war movies on Netflix
33 war titles are streaming on Netflix in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
BN 82.41h 29mFilm
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With…
Best war movies on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | 82.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 29m |
| 2 | 1917 (2019) | 79 | n/a | n/a | 1h 59m |
| 3 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 77.5 | n/a | n/a | 3h 3m |
| 4 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 77.4 | n/a | n/a | 3h 48m |
| 5 | All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) | 75.5 | n/a | n/a | 2h 27m |
| 6 | American Sniper (2014) | 73.7 | n/a | n/a | 2h 13m |
| 7 | Beasts of No Nation (2015) | 73.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 17m |
| 8 | Unbroken (2014) | 73 | n/a | n/a | 2h 17m |
| 9 | The Shadow in My Eye (2021) | 71.6 | n/a | n/a | 1h 47m |
| 10 | Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) | 71.5 | n/a | n/a | 2h 14m |
| 11 | The Six Triple Eight (2024) | 71.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 12 | Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) | 70.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 29m |
| 13 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) | 70.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 40m |
| 14 | First They Killed My Father (2017) | 70.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 16m |
| 15 | Virunga (2014) | 70.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 40m |
Questions about war on Netflix
What is the best war movie on Netflix?
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is the highest-scoring war movie on Netflix right now, at 82.4/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
How many war movies are on Netflix?
We count 33 war titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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