1. American Revolutionary War
   Iraq War
2. War of 1812
   Soviet-Afghan War

The 2008 film "The Hurt Locker" was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars Jeremy Renner, who plays the leader of an elite bomb squad, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, in Baghdad. "The Hurt Locker" was written by Mark Boal, an American journalist who covered the war in 2004.

1. Korean War
   Spanish-American War
2. Iraq War
   American Civil War

Clint Eastwood directed "American Sniper" (2014), a film based on the life of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, who was acknowledged as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history. In the film, actor Bradley Cooper plays Kyle, who served in the Iraq War.

1. "The Dirty Dozen"
   "Good Morning, Vietnam"
2. "Lone Survivor"
   "Glory"

Mark Wahlberg stars in "Lone Survivor," a 2013 war film that details the secret mission of four U.S. Navy Seals who set out to defeat a top-level Al Qaeda operative. The four Seals were ultimately attacked in the mountains of Afghanistan.

1. Somali Civil War
   War of 1812
2. Spanish-American War
   World War II

Director Terrence Malick adapted James Jones's 1962 war novel "The Thin Red Line" for this 1998 film about the Pacific War. The film introduces viewers to Charlie Company, an infantry unit in the Army that fought during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

1. Boxer Rebellion
   World War II
2. Korean War
   Russian Civil War

Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino imagines World War II in his 2009 movie "Inglourious Basterds," which stars Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine. The film is set in German-occupied France in June 1944.

1. Spanish-American War
   Somali Civil War
2. World War II
   Korean War

"Downfall" depicts the last days of the Third Reich. Bruno Ganz plays a disgruntled Adolf Hitler in the 2004 film, which was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. In the movie, Hitler is severely mocked in his last days.

1. Seven Years' War
   Korean War
2. American Indian Wars
   World War I

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is renowned for its vivid reconstruction of horrific wartime events. The 1930 movie, directed by Lewis Milestone, follows the feats of American Army soldiers and is based on the 1929 antiwar novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque.

1. Hundred Years' War
   Russian Civil War
2. Kosovo War
   World War II

Widely considered one of the most influential film's about World War II, "The Longest Day" (1962) illustrates events that took place during the invasion of France's beaches on June 6, 1944, which has been subsequently dubbed "D-Day." Darryl Zanuck produced the nostalgic classic.

1. War of 1812
   Gulf War
2. Vietnam War
   American Civil War

"Hamburger Hill" is a Vietnam War film that details events of the May 1969 battle at Hamburger Hill, which is more appropriately termed Hill 937 or Ap Bia Mountain. The battle signified the conclusion of American ground operations during the war.

1. War of 1812
   Gulf War
2. Somali Civil War
   World War II

"Hacksaw Ridge" (2016) is a World War II tale directed by Mel Gibson. The movie illustrates the real-life story of Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield. Doss enlisted in the Army despite his strong religious beliefs, which propelled him to save lives rather than take them during the war.

1. Vietnam War
   Mexican-American War
2. Soviet-Afghan War
   Korean War

Michael Cimino's film "The Deer Hunter," which stars Robert De Niro, stirred controversy at the movie's 1978 release for its uniquely disturbing war imagery. Roughly two-thirds of the three-hour film takes place in the United States.

1. Mexican-American War
   Vietnam War
2. Soviet-Afghan War
   World War I

A brutal U.S. Marine sergeant puts a handful of younger Marines to the test in Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam War movie "Full Metal Jacket." The movie's vivid title is the term for the standard-issued gun cartridge used during the war.

1. Seven Years' War
   Korean War
2. American Revolutionary War
   Vietnam War

Mel Gibson plays Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore in "We Were Soldiers," a movie about the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, which occurred in November 1965 during the Vietnam War. Approximately 2,000 North Vietnamese fighters surrounded nearly 400 American soldiers in the bloody conflict that lasted 34 days.

1. Kosovo War
   American Revolutionary War
2. Mexican-American War
   War of 1812

Actor Mel Gibson portrays pacifist Benjamin Martin, a single father of seven who had served during the French and Indian War. Martin's son defies his father's wishes and joins the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

1. Iraq War
   Bosnian War
2. Crimean War
   Spanish-American War

Directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Coimbra, "Sand Castle" chronicles the early days of U.S.-led Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the film, Pvt. Matt Ocre attempts to skirt military action by injuring his hand in a Hummer vehicle door.

1. World War II
   Kosovo War
2. Soviet-Afghan War
   Gulf War

American actor Brad Pitt portrays the leader of a tank squad in writer-director David Ayer's 2014 depiction of World War II. Many critics agreed that Ayer's rendition of the war focused on the psychological implications of war in general.

1. Gulf War
   Russian Civil War
2. World War I
   Korean War

French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote and directed this nearly three-hour war-romance movie. "A Very Long Engagement" is set in 1917, when five French soldiers self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a failed attempt to evade the brutal war. The men were subsequently court-martialed.

1. Russian Civil War
   Vietnam War
2. Spanish-American War
   War of 1812

Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon" won best picture at the 1987 Academy Awards. Stone expresses much of his own war experience in the film and gives subtle commentary on U.S. class hostilities.

1. World War II
   Gulf War
2. Russian Civil War
   War of 1812

"Enemy at the Gates" is a World War II film based on the true story of the siege at Stalingrad. In the film, Hollywood actor Jude Law portrays Vasily, a sniper for the Russian army.

1. Crimean War
   Vietnam War
2. Boxer Rebellion
   Algerian War

Actor Sean Penn portrays a vicious sergeant in "Casualties of War," which Brian De Palma directed. In the movie, Michael J. Fox is a private who defies the sergeant's orders to engage in mistreating a Vietnamese girl that the sergeant kidnaps and repeatedly assaults during their war exploits.

1. "Black Hawk Down"
   "Schindler's List"
2. "Saving Private Ryan"
   "Pearl Harbor"

"Pearl Harbor" offers a vivid depiction of events that occurred on December 7, 1941 when Japanese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The United States formally entered World War II as a result of the surprise airstrike.

1. World War II
   American Revolutionary War
2. Bosnian War
   War of 1812

Actor Brad Pitt plays the part of a war spy in the war-romance flick "Allied," which is loosely based on true events. Pitt's character and his love interest, who is also a spy, conduct missions in remote locations while attempting to lead a normal married life in London.

1. Hundred Years' War
   Korean War
2. American Revolutionary War
   Iran-Iraq War

Filmed in north Utah, the 1939 film "Drums Along the Mohawk" recounts the endeavors of a colonist who struggles to establish a home for his family in New York's Mohawk Valley. British and Indian forces hinder his noble pursuits.

1. Kosovo War
   World War II
2. Lebanese Civil War
   American Civil War

Roman Polanski's 2002 film "The Pianist" explains the life trials of Wladyslaw Szpilman, an accomplished pianist who had been detained with his Jewish family in a Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Szpilman's talent ultimately saved his life.

1. Gulf War
   Bosnian War
2. Mexican-American War
   Korean War

"Jarhead" is based on Anthony Swofford's book and depicts the exploits of two Marines deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Sam Mendes directed the film, which stars actor Jake Gyllenhaal as a stoic war hero.

1. American Revolutionary War
   American Civil War
2. Gulf War
   Spanish-American War

"Gods and Generals" is based on the same-titled book by American novelist Jeff Shaara. The gory Civil War tale highlights the relationship between Confederate General Stonewall Jackson and Anna, his wife.

1. Korean War
   Crimean War
2. Lebanese Civil War
   Gulf War

"M*A*S*H" is a film that was adapted for U.S. television in the '70s and '80s. The noir-comedy 1970 film is about the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital units that were first deployed during the Korean War.

1. Iran-Iraq War
   War of 1812
2. World War II
   Seven Years' War

"Das Boot" (1981) is the second film adaptation of the German novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. The drama centers on a dangerous mission of a German U-boat in 1941. The boat and crew are subjected to a series of disasters that culminate at Gibraltar.

1. Vietnam War
   American Revolutionary War
2. Gulf War
   Russian Civil War

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise plays a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran in Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July." The movie is an adaptation of the biography of Ron Kovic, a former soldier and anti-war activist who was paralyzed during the war.

1. American Civil War
   Russian Civil War
2. Algerian War
   Korean War

Ang Lee directed "Ride With the Devil," a film about a gang of pro-Confederate guerrilla fighters who waged war against Union soldiers in the Kansas-Missouri border region. The movie is largely based on Daniel Woodrell's book "Woe to Live On."

1. Iran-Iraq War
   War of 1812
2. Mexican-American War
   American Civil War

In the opening scene of "Cold Mountain," Confederate soldiers corner and ambush Union soldiers during the blood-drenched Civil War Battle of the Crater, which took place in Petersburg, Virginia. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger and Jude Law.

1. American Civil War
   Vietnam War
2. Lebanese Civil War
   Russian Civil War

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola crafted his hallucinogenic Vietnam War tale "Apocalypse Now" after Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel "Heart of Darkness." Coppola's rendition exits in two versions: the original 1979 film and a 2001 "Redux" edition that includes 49 minutes of additional film footage.

1. Seven Years' War
   World War II
2. Kosovo War
   Somali Civil War

Daniel Craig plays the defiant Tuvia Bielski in the Nazi war drama "Defiance." The film is based on true events about how the Bielski partisans rescued hundreds of Jews from extermination camps.

1. Iran-Iraq War
   Vietnam War
2. American Revolutionary War
   Somali Civil War

"Rescue Dawn" depicts the experiences of a German-born U.S. pilot whose aircraft was shot down during the Vietnam War. Christian Bale plays the daring Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, who flew from an aircraft carrier positioned just off the Vietnam coast during the war.

1. Boxer Rebellion
   Seven Years' War
2. Soviet-Afghan War
   World War II

English novelist J. G. Ballard penned the autobiographical story titled "Empire of the Sun" that inspired the film of the same name. The film explores Ballard's childhood experiences as a prisoner in a Japanese prison camp based in China.

1. Algerian War
   Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
2. Seven Years' War
   Korean War

"Thank You for Your Service" is an adaptation of American journalist David Finkel's book of the same name. The film gives an account of how war-traumatized soldiers try to adjust to civilian life.

1. Iran-Iraq War
   Korean War
2. American Indian Wars
   Somali Civil War

"Ode to My Father" is a South Korean film that follows one family from the time of the Korean Civil War of the early 1950s to present day. The first scene opens with Deok-soo, a sickly grandfather who reflects upon harrowing details of his early childhood.

1. War of 1812
   Crimean War
2. American Civil War
   Lebanese Civil War

"The Colt" is a made-for-TV film about a colt that was born during the American Civil War. It's an emotional drama that emphasizes the young horse's effect on both Confederate and Union soldiers.

1. Seven Years' War
   Korean War
2. American Indian Wars
   World War II

Directed by Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers" is a tale about the Iwo Jima invasion, a moment that was chronicled in a controversial photograph of U.S. soldiers raising the U.S. flag there. Eastwood also released "Letters From Iwo Jima," which gives a Japanese view of events.

1. American Indian Wars
   Cristero War
2. Bosnian War
   Korean War

"For Greater Glory" depicts the Cristero War, which immediately followed the end of the Mexican Revolution when Roman Catholics rebelled against an oppressive Mexican government. Pope John Paul II would later canonize 25 martyrs who died during the war.