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Here are some good ones that weren't mentioned:

Sergeant York

In Harm's Way

Twelve O'Clock High

The Deer Hunter

Lawrence of Arabia

The Enemy Below

From Here to Eternity

The Sands of Iwo Jima

Sophie's Choice

Legends of the Fall

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Memphis Belle

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Tigers

The Sand Pebbles

Two Women

Andersonville

The Blue Max

MASH

The Great Escape

For Whom the Bell Tolls

A Farewell to Arms

The Razor's Edge

Good Morning Viet Nam

King Rat

The Wind and the Lion

The Man Who Would Be King

Failsafe

Cold Mountain

The Beast of War

Coming Home

Catch 22

300

In the Valley of Elah

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Steve McQueen was the essence of cool!

Sputnik listed some great older flicks.

My Top 10 plus a couple recent gems:

Band of Brothers

Full Metal Jacket

The Deer Hunter

Saving Private Ryan

Braveheart

Hamburger Hill

Platoon

Enemy at the Gates

The Bridge on the River Kwai

In Harm’s Way

Flyboys

Colditz
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Here are some good ones that weren't mentioned:

Sergeant York

In Harm's Way

Twelve O'Clock High

The Deer Hunter

Lawrence of Arabia


The last time I saw Lawrence of Arabia on TV, I couldn't get over how much Richard O'Toole seemed like Beavis of Beavis and Butthead. It was odd.
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OK, this one should probably be near the end of your Neflix queue as far as a war movie. So after you've exhausted the others on this thread (excellent lists!), give this a try:

Pan's Labyrinth

Directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy movies), it's set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. 1/2 war movie, 1/2 girl-and-her-imagination-movie. It splits these two plots quite equally. Subtitled and definately more drama than action. Leave your mind open for fantasy (yep, fairies and creatures) and you'll enjoy. I hope.

I hesitated a lot before posting this, as this movie may belong outside this war movie thread......

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If you didn't catch it in the theaters Inglorious Bastards is a beast and will be out on dvd/blu ray mid December . The movie house scene towards the end is worth the price of admission ! Speaking of admission , it cost me $9.75 to see the 3:20pm show at the local non IMax Regal cinema . "Almost $10 to see a movie in the middle of the afternoon , what a rip !"

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I agree with sunburnwilly....Inglorious basterds is a beast of a movie.. Once again Quentin Tarantino directs a dark and compelling view of the darker side.

Twists and evil turns up to the end. A definite buy, and watch, and watch, and watch...

and then wonder why you are watching..

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