The best war film of every year

The highest-scoring war film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of war films.

• 2026: Border 2 Score 45.1 · 1 war film
• 2025: Warfare Score 66.1 · 7 war films
• 2024: Civil War Score 68.1 · 4 war films
• 2023: The Zone of Interest Score 78.0 · 7 war films
• 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front Score 72.5 · 4 war films
• 2021: The Shadow in My Eye Score 59.7 · 4 war films
• 2020: Quo Vadis, Aida? Score 70.6 · 9 war films
• 2019: 1917 Score 90.4 · 12 war films
• 2018: They Shall Not Grow Old Score 69.2 · 12 war films
• 2017: Mudbound Score 62.2 · 13 war films
• 2016: The Mountain II Score 51.1 · 9 war films
• 2015: Eye in the Sky Score 64.7 · 13 war films
• 2014: Fury Score 68.3 · 10 war films
• 2013: The Book Thief Score 59.8 · 5 war films
• 2012: The Gatekeepers Score 56.3 · 8 war films
• 2011: In Darkness Score 54.2 · 10 war films
• 2010: Incendies Score 63.9 · 9 war films
• 2009: Inglourious Basterds Score 85.9 · 8 war films
• 2008: The Hurt Locker Score 85.6 · 14 war films
• 2007: Katyn Score 56.7 · 7 war films
• 2006: Pan's Labyrinth Score 91.4 · 8 war films
• 2005: Welcome to Dongmakgol Score 60.4 · 6 war films
• 2004: Fahrenheit 9/11 Score 72.2 · 9 war films
• 2003: Bright Young Things Score 38.2 · 2 war films
• 2002: Bloody Sunday Score 59.4 · 8 war films
• 2001: No Man's Land Score 62.3 · 4 war films
• 2000: The Patriot Score 65.9 · 10 war films
• 1999: Beau Travail Score 54.5 · 5 war films
• 1998: Saving Private Ryan Score 93.1 · 6 war films
• 1997: Welcome to Sarajevo Score 39.4 · 3 war films
• 1996: The English Patient Score 93.1 · 3 war films
• 1995: Braveheart Score 89.6 · 5 war films
• 1994: Legends of the Fall Score 65.6 · 6 war films
• 1993: Gettysburg Score 58.0 · 3 war films
• 1992: Lessons of Darkness Score 59.4 · 5 war films
• 1991: Mediterraneo Score 58.5 · 3 war films
• 1990: Europa Europa Score 56.3 · 4 war films
• 1989: Born on the Fourth of July Score 80.9 · 3 war films
• 1988: Grave of the Fireflies Score 60.2 · 4 war films
• 1987: Full Metal Jacket Score 72.1 · 4 war films
• 1986: Platoon Score 96.3 · 3 war films
• 1985: Ran Score 75.9 · 3 war films
• 1984: Birdy Score 48.0 · 4 war films
• 1983: Under Fire Score 46.9 · 3 war films
• 1982: The Year of Living Dangerously Score 54.0 · 1 war film
• 1981: Das Boot Score 80.4 · 4 war films
• 1980: Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior Score 64.8 · 6 war films
• 1979: Apocalypse Now Score 92.2 · 4 war films
• 1978: The Deer Hunter Score 92.1 · 4 war films
• 1977: The Ascent Score 65.2 · 4 war films
• 1976: The Fifth Seal Score 44.8 · 2 war films
• 1975: Barry Lyndon Score 86.5 · 5 war films
• 1974: Lacombe, Lucien Score 57.5 · 3 war films
• 1972: The Dawns Here Are Quiet Score 48.8 · 1 war film
• 1971: Duck, You Sucker! Score 55.7 · 3 war films
• 1970: Patton Score 94.6 · 8 war films
• 1969: Army of Shadows Score 60.5 · 4 war films
• 1968: Where Eagles Dare Score 61.9 · 4 war films
• 1967: The Dirty Dozen Score 72.8 · 1 war film
• 1966: The Battle of Algiers Score 69.3 · 5 war films
• 1965: Doctor Zhivago Score 90.4 · 12 war films
• 1964: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Score 73.3 · 6 war films
• 1963: The Little Soldier Score 45.0 · 1 war film
• 1962: Ivan's Childhood Score 65.7 · 4 war films
• 1961: Judgment at Nuremberg Score 75.9 · 3 war films
• 1960: Mughal-E-Azam Score 56.9 · 3 war films
• 1959: Ballad of a Soldier Score 57.8 · 8 war films
• 1958: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Score 60.3 · 5 war films
• 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai Score 95.7 · 6 war films
• 1956: A Man Escaped Score 63.1 · 5 war films
• 1955: Mister Roberts Score 56.5 · 3 war films
• 1954: The Caine Mutiny Score 67.8 · 3 war films
• 1953: From Here to Eternity Score 89.7 · 5 war films
• 1952: Forbidden Games Score 65.0 · 2 war films
• 1951: The Steel Helmet Score 51.1 · 4 war films
• 1949: Twelve O'Clock High Score 71.6 · 3 war films
• 1948: The Search Score 69.0 · 2 war films
• 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives Score 95.4 · 2 war films
• 1945: Rome, Open City Score 61.6 · 2 war films
• 1944: Hail the Conquering Hero Score 53.4 · 4 war films
• 1943: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Score 57.8 · 6 war films
• 1942: Mrs. Miniver Score 89.2 · 5 war films
• 1941: The 49th Parallel Score 61.3 · 3 war films
• 1940: The Great Dictator Score 79.8 · 3 war films
• 1939: Gone with the Wind Score 98.0 · 4 war films
• 1938: Block-Heads Score 47.4 · 1 war film
• 1937: Grand Illusion Score 62.3 · 1 war film
• 1936: Things to Come Score 35.6 · 1 war film
• 1933: Cavalcade Score 58.7 · 1 war film
• 1932: A Farewell to Arms Score 53.9 · 1 war film
• 1930: All Quiet on the Western Front Score 88.3 · 2 war films
• 1928: The Last Command Score 68.5 · 1 war film
• 1925: The Big Parade Score 73.3 · 1 war film
• 1915: The Birth of a Nation Score 59.1 · 1 war film