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of the 2010s

The 20 highest-rated war movies released between 2010 and 2019, ranked by IMDb score.

1

For Sama(2019)

8.5 IMDb98% RT89 Meta

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives bi

2

Incendies(2010)

8.3 IMDb91% RT80 Meta

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving ta

3

1917(2019)

8.2 IMDb88% RT78 Meta

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

4

Ayla: The Daughter of War(2017)

8.2 IMDb

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her in

5

Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

8.1 IMDb84% RT71 Meta

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional

6

Virunga(2014)

8.1 IMDb100% RT95 Meta

Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see unto

7

Jojo Rabbit(2019)

7.9 IMDb81% RT58 Meta

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hi

8

In This Corner of the World(2016)

7.8 IMDb97% RT73 Meta

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her i

9

Land of Mine(2015)

7.8 IMDb91% RT75 Meta

In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent to the West Coast, where they are or

10

The Breadwinner(2017)

7.7 IMDb95% RT78 Meta

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

11

Beasts of No Nation(2015)

7.7 IMDb91% RT79 Meta

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of

12

Fury(2014)

7.6 IMDb75% RT64 Meta

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy

13

My Way(2011)

7.6 IMDb19% RT30 Meta

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incr

14

See You Up There(2017)

7.4 IMDb94% RT

In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who hav

15

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins(2012)

7.4 IMDb

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

16

A Bag of Marbles(2017)

7.3 IMDb83% RT55 Meta

At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear th

17

71: Into the Fire(2010)

7.3 IMDb

In August 1950, waiting for UN troops to arrive, the South Korean army assembled to protect Nakdong River. Only 71 student-soldiers are left behind to guard the city of Pohang. Now they are on a missi

18

The Round Up(2010)

7 IMDb57% RT49 Meta

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

19

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018)

6.9 IMDb89% RT58 Meta

The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.

20

Balkan Line(2019)

6.6 IMDb

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina

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