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The best ground combat war movies

These are the movies that put you right in the unit, every step of the way. Saving Private Ryan and Hacksaw Ridge show extraordinary courage under fire, Black Hawk Down is relentless from start to finish, and Fury puts you inside a tank with its crew.

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  1. Saving Private Ryan poster Saving Private Ryan1998
  2. Black Hawk Down poster Black Hawk Down2001
  3. Platoon poster Platoon1986
  4. Full Metal Jacket poster Full Metal Jacket1987
  5. Apocalypse Now poster Apocalypse Now1979
  6. Hacksaw Ridge poster Hacksaw Ridge2016
  7. 1917 poster 19172019
  8. Fury poster Fury2014
  9. The Hurt Locker poster The Hurt Locker2008
  10. Lone Survivor poster Lone Survivor2013
  11. American Sniper poster American Sniper2014
  12. We Were Soldiers poster We Were Soldiers2002
  13. The Thin Red Line poster The Thin Red Line1998
  14. Paths of Glory poster Paths of Glory1957
  15. All Quiet on the Western Front poster All Quiet on the Western Front1930
  16. Glory poster Glory1989
  17. Zulu poster Zulu1964
  18. Enemy at the Gates poster Enemy at the Gates2001
  19. Flags of Our Fathers poster Flags of Our Fathers2006
  20. The Deer Hunter poster The Deer Hunter1978
  21. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi poster 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi2016
  22. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant poster Guy Ritchie's The Covenant2023
  23. Warfare poster Warfare2025
  24. The Outpost poster The Outpost2020
  25. Hamburger Hill poster Hamburger Hill1987
  26. Casualties of War poster Casualties of War1989
  27. Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan poster Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan2019
  28. Gallipoli poster Gallipoli1981
  29. Journey's End poster Journey's End2017
  30. Beneath Hill 60 poster Beneath Hill 602010
  31. Sergeant York poster Sergeant York1941
  32. The Lost Battalion poster The Lost Battalion2001
  33. Jarhead poster Jarhead2005
  34. Three Kings poster Three Kings1999
  35. Tears of the Sun poster Tears of the Sun2003
  36. 12 Strong poster 12 Strong2018
  37. Green Zone poster Green Zone2010
  38. '71 poster '712014
  39. The Siege of Jadotville poster The Siege of Jadotville2016
  40. Beasts of No Nation poster Beasts of No Nation2015
  41. Courage Under Fire poster Courage Under Fire1996
  42. The Wall poster The Wall2017
  43. Sand Castle poster Sand Castle2017
  44. Megan Leavey poster Megan Leavey2017
  45. Tigerland poster Tigerland2000
  46. The Longest Day poster The Longest Day1962
  47. A Bridge Too Far poster A Bridge Too Far1977
  48. Battle of the Bulge poster Battle of the Bulge1965
  49. The Bridge at Remagen poster The Bridge at Remagen1969
  50. The Big Red One poster The Big Red One1980
  51. Cross of Iron poster Cross of Iron1977
  52. The Dirty Dozen poster The Dirty Dozen1967
  53. Kelly's Heroes poster Kelly's Heroes1970
  54. Where Eagles Dare poster Where Eagles Dare1968
  55. The Guns of Navarone poster The Guns of Navarone1961
  56. Battleground poster Battleground1949
  57. Attack poster Attack1956
  58. Hell Is for Heroes poster Hell Is for Heroes1962
  59. Sahara poster Sahara1943
  60. A Midnight Clear poster A Midnight Clear1992
  61. Heartbreak Ridge poster Heartbreak Ridge1986
  62. Land of Bad poster Land of Bad2024
  63. Warhorse One poster Warhorse One2023
  64. The Kill Team poster The Kill Team2019
  65. Hyena Road poster Hyena Road2015
  66. Kajaki poster Kajaki2014
  67. Battle for Haditha poster Battle for Haditha2007
  68. The Beast of War poster The Beast of War1988
  69. The Wild Geese poster The Wild Geese1978
  70. Gettysburg poster Gettysburg1993
  71. Breaker Morant poster Breaker Morant1980
  72. Zulu Dawn poster Zulu Dawn1979
  73. Gunga Din poster Gunga Din1939
  74. Beau Geste poster Beau Geste1939
  75. The Four Feathers poster The Four Feathers1939
  76. The Devil's Brigade poster The Devil's Brigade1968
  77. The Steel Helmet poster The Steel Helmet1951
  78. Pork Chop Hill poster Pork Chop Hill1959
  79. Men in War poster Men in War1957

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