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Best War Movies

of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated war movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

1

Saving Private Ryan(1998)

8.6 IMDb94% RT91 Meta

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating

2

Braveheart(1995)

8.3 IMDb76% RT68 Meta

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, event

3

To Live(1994)

8.3 IMDb87% RT

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

4

Underground(1995)

8 IMDb86% RT79 Meta

A group of Serbian socialists prepares for the war in a surreal underground filled by parties, tragedies, love and hate.

5

The Thin Red Line(1998)

7.6 IMDb80% RT78 Meta

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalc

6

Train of Life(1998)

7.6 IMDb64% RT62 Meta

In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.

7

Gettysburg(1993)

7.6 IMDb81% RT

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the P

8

The Last of the Mohicans(1992)

7.6 IMDb88% RT76 Meta

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a gro

9

Land and Freedom(1995)

7.5 IMDb79% RT

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he

10

Legends of the Fall(1994)

7.5 IMDb45 Meta

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loya

11

Stalingrad(1993)

7.5 IMDb

A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon li

12

Europa Europa(1990)

7.5 IMDb95% RT75 Meta

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

13

The English Patient(1996)

7.4 IMDb86% RT86 Meta

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World Wa

14

Crimson Tide(1995)

7.4 IMDb89% RT66 Meta

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmd

15

Mediterraneo(1991)

7.4 IMDb80% RT

Greek Sea, World War II. An Italian ship leaves a handful of soldiers in a little island; their mission is to spot enemy ships and to hold the island in case of attack. The village of the island seems

16

Three Kings(1999)

7.1 IMDb94% RT82 Meta

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a sec

17

Rob Roy(1995)

6.9 IMDb72% RT55 Meta

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen

18

Memphis Belle(1990)

6.9 IMDb68% RT59 Meta

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and

19

Heaven & Earth(1993)

6.8 IMDb43% RT

In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a

20

Courage Under Fire(1996)

6.6 IMDb86% RT77 Meta

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Meda

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