The best war movies on Netflix

31 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.

Grave of the Fireflies poster

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…

82Grave of the Fireflies (1988) posterGrave of the Fireflies1988 · Film791917 (2019) poster19172019 · Film77Lawrence of Arabia (1962) posterLawrence of Arabia1962 · Film77The Deer Hunter (1978) posterThe Deer Hunter1978 · 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 · Film

Best war movies on Netflix

#TitleBNIMDbRTRuntime
1Grave of the Fireflies (1988)82.4n/an/a1h 29m
21917 (2019)79n/an/a1h 59m
3Lawrence of Arabia (1962)77.4n/an/a3h 48m
4The Deer Hunter (1978)77.4n/an/a3h 3m
5All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)75.8n/an/a2h 27m
6Beasts of No Nation (2015)73.2n/an/a2h 17m
7The Shadow in My Eye (2021)71.7n/an/a1h 47m
8Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)71.6n/an/a2h 14m
9The Six Triple Eight (2024)71.4n/an/a2h 10m
10Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)70.4n/an/a1h 29m
11The Guns of Navarone (1961)70.4n/an/a2h 40m
12First They Killed My Father (2017)70.4n/an/a2h 16m
13Virunga (2014)70.2n/an/a1h 41m
14The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)70.1n/an/a1h 51m
15Anthropoid (2016)69.8n/an/a2h 0m

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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 31 war titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.

What war titles were just added to Netflix?

Recent arrivals include Tears of the Sun.

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