Three of these movies on this list I watched at school in history class. Glory, Saving Private Ryan, and We Were Soldiers, all of which are amazing movies. I'm surprised that Hacksaw Ridge was never mentioned as that was another I had watched.
I’ve been a historian as along as I could read. My mother took me to see Saving Private Ryan when I was 12. I will never forget the older men walking out of the theater during the first 27 minutes.
@Chris Black the VA hospital actually had to make a special program for D-Day vets who watched the movie. Only reason I know it is true is because my mother works for them and was able to confirm it
Saving private Ryan was and is a really solid flim and I remembered the impact I felt seeing the flim for the first time. Hollywood really got it right for this flim.
My dad said that my grandpa used to talk to him about the war, and when my dad saw this film it was like my grandpa was describing what it was like exactly. Unfortunately my grandpa died before he watched it but otherwise I'm certain he would of said it was very accurate. Especially D day
@@sam-sp5zk oh yeah I know it's crazy isn't it? Imagine If one single bullet hit him I wouldn't be here. So many stories. Like the one where a sniper bullet almost hit him, he jumped in a ditch, saw the tree that it was coming from and emptied a magazine of sten into the tree. The sniper fell out the tree dead hanging by his leg attached to a rope tied to the tree. Apparently he was so angry he reloaded and emptied another magazine into him while his other men told him to calm down. From the tall scary but quiet older man, It's strange to think he did things like that.
9:51 Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8:32 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 7:33 Platoon (1986) 6:36 Black Hawk Down (2002) 5:39 Glory (1989) 4:42 We Were Soldiers (2002) 3:38 Das Boot (1981) 2:33 Come and See (1985) 1:36 Apocalypse Now (1979) 0:35 Full metal jacket (1987)
Thanks man. Saved me a lot of time. I just came on here to see if there's anything I haven't seen before. Naturally I've seen it all, except for Glory but I don't really care about the American civil war so I won't watch it.
U forgot 2 very good almost 100% realistically correct movies which should hv been there in this list but unfortunately weren't selected by ur good self in this 10 MOST ACCURATE LY POTRAYED WAR MOVIES:-(i)TORA TORA TORA & (ii) GOOD MORNING VIETNAM !
Reminds me of what Winters said About Sobel in the book Band of Brother (also in the tv series) about that even though Sobel was a fcking jackass and terrible commanding officer without his training a lot of Easy company men would have not survived the war.
as if the training they got would really prepare them? it would make the familiar.. the training we get as infantryman is crap.. not enough reps to get truly good.
Doesn't matter if they were Nazi sympathisers or not. They participated in their war. While I wouldn't punish them directly, they are also to blame. Always punish the leaders and masterminds behind the wars, not the soldiers. Minus the soldiers who committed war crimes. They get punished as badly as the leaders. Execution and life in prison. Soldiers, 20 years in prison. Life-time probation. No right to lands, but permission to work and live.
@@Quantumwolf45 Allied soldiers committed their fair share of war crimes too... By the way, if you sentenced all German soldiers to 20 years in prison, you wouldn't have ended up with the modern democratic Germany. (how would you keep millions of men in prison, and what would the rest of the country do?) You would have ended up with something like Afghanistan today, where instead of being reintegrated into society, the ex-soldiers who escape would become rebels, terrorists, etc.
Very true. The SS were the true Nazi's. Many were rejected because of the lack of total mindset to become one along being of acceptable physical requirements. What's ironic based on Physical requirements that Hitler, Gobbles, Himmler and Goring did not meet the standards that matter for the true Aryan race requirements.. Only fanatical elite SS Nazis were allowed to be a crew of Hitler's prized Tiger Tanks. My dad served in the Pacific in WWII & I still have his captured Japanese rifle w the Emperor's seal. A friend of his was a gunner in Patton's 3 army told me they hated the SS and were to be killed like rats who had the plague..
it's not really funny BUT I saw "Full Metal Jacket" at a Navy base movie theater and when R Lee Ermey as Gunny Hartman got shot by "Private Pile", the Marines all CHEERED!!!
My grandfather once told me that war is a aspect of hell itself and when someone tries to describe the indescribable feeling of dread and death surrounding you they will never know the barest liberty’s must be said to shield the eyes from madness Wisest words I ever heard
Yeah I'm just going to let you know I doubt he said anything like that, and that this is most likely some kind of attempt of yours to fish for points by trying to pass off inane cliches you yourself authored as something supposedly profound stated by someone who has experienced war.
First and foremost the fact I even have to justify my position is idiotic to a bunch of assbags who don’t know me but whatever my grandfather survived the holocaust joined the military shortly before getting my grandmother to a boat has three Purple Hearts for getting shot in the arm back and both legs and two bravery medals from the late president rosavelt he’s a goddamn war hero so you lot can shut the fuck up
My history teacher hated saving private ryan because he said and I quote 'the idea of a small group going behind enemy lines like that is utterly absurd and not historically accurate in the slightest'
Walter White There is no way they were going to send a squad behind enemy lines to get one guy. General Marshall who makes that decision in the movie in reality would have read somebody the riot act if they had tried it. Liked the movie, but to suggest that they would do this is, as your history teacher said, extremely unrealistic.
@@corbinmcnabb Yes, I totally agree. The unintentionally funny scene early in the movie when the members of the squad are moaning about the risk to them all of saving one guy is all about Spielberg's script, not the on-screen commanders!
@@mogz1485 Special forces are trained to carry out specific feasible covert actions behind enemy lines, not roam around by day looking for a needle in a haystack.
Yes except that Hacksaw Ridge did not make it on here because of it's Hollywood battle scenes. Notice that no one in the entire film ever reloads their rifles.
I watched Saving Private Ryan at home with my dad, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. I remember him having to stand up and pace during the Omaha Beach scene and crying at the end. My mom and I cried with him. Daddy said the only inaccuracy he noticed was that it was too hot in France in the summer to wear two field jackets.
@@grahamlowe7388 Yet, numbnuts, it is not very accurate. It may have been "documentary style", but t wasn't realistic. I realise I have triggered you, fanboy, but it is not an accurate portrayal of what happened. I suggest relaxing when people dare to criticise your sacred cows.
@@shebbs1 How is it not very accurate? It is an adaptation from an historical work after all, rather than being made from whole cloth, and does rather rely on the source material. Plus, it is nearly 60 years old.
@@PsilocybinCocktail Like most such films it is based somewhat on real events, but neither the depictions of combat, nor the timeline of events are accurate, even if many of the events shown are believed factual. There are films that old that were better, and The Longest Day is a confused mishmash of fact and fiction. It is entertaining, more accurate than the likes of Braveheart, but not accurate enough to be in the top ten.
I like the list for the most part. Only one I question is Apocalypse Now. I love the movie, but it was based off a book that had nothing to do with Vietnam. I would rather see Hacksaw Ridge on the list instead. I watched it without knowing the story, and I thought no way this happened, but so much of that was true when I looked it up afterwords.
When Saving Private Ryan became available on VHS I hired it and watched it with my late father who had served with the RAMC in WW2. My dad had been on the first wave to hit the beach at Salerno and was very lucky to have survived. "Wind it on a bit, son." he said. "I know this part!".
Jason Roberts I agree. It holds up really well and the scene of the soldiers being gunned down one after the other above the trenches blew me away. The direction is ahead of its time
My list- 1)Dunkirk 2)1917 3)Black hawk down 4)Saving private ryan 5)Hacksaw ridge 6)The siege of Jatodville 7)Fury 8)Greyhound 9)Stalingrad 10)Schindler's list 11)Bands of brothers 12)American sniper 13)Downfall 14)The pianist 15)Come and see 16)Hotel rwanda 17)Enemy at the gates 18)Valkyrie 19)Tears of the sun
@@brandonfranco1097 would definitely put that at 4th or 5th, mainly because you don't see a lot of movies about Guadalcanal, even though it was a pretty bloody battle
I didn't see any of them...but being true and respectful to the history which took so many victims..few other movies should be put on the top of the list..it is easy to make a movie many years after war and have only one problem- how much profit it brings.. History shown there is a minor thing.. There are also movies which took part in the war and directors made it for the nations fighting for freedom... there are also war movies which demand from their directors to take whole history of a nation on his shoulders and then put it back in different place.. There are also movies doing a revision of history in a country..
Let's not forget the fact that they have to remain anti-war. I am not saying that war is a good thing, but they chose some of the most historically inaccurate movies as well. Talking with people that were in Vietnam at the times of both Full Metal Jacket and We Were Soldiers, FMJ was spot on about recruit training but way off concerning the battle scenes (Kubric wanted to push his antiwar agenda). We Were Soldiers accurately depicted the type of battle they endured in Ia Drang. Granted the final battle scene was incorrect, but the general was reported to have said something similar to his final lines in the movie.
I appreciate their choosing "Glory" as one of the 10 best. The selections are naturally concentrated towards the 20th century and American Wars. I thought "Paths of Glory"or "They Were Expendable" might have made the list too.
Glory is my favorite movie of all time. The cinematography and sound in the movie is so good. James Horner's soundtrack is perfect. It just resonates we me to this day. I have even went to visit the Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Massachusetts Memorial in Boston and read accounts of these men in the regiment. Amazing!
That is an impressive memorial. Found his house in Boston and was taking a picture of it. It isn't like in the film. The lady came out to ask why I was photographing her house and I told her. She knew who had lived there and invited us in to see inside, That was special of her to do that.
rlsuth oh my god! The last one I would’ve thought someone would’ve mentioned. It’s a fantastic and compelling piece! The talents of Richard Burton Michael Caine, perfect together on screen. It’s pretty accurate, there was only one exception being Harry Hook, the film made him kind of a scoundrel and only in it for brandy yet the accounts claim he was the first on the front. The Battle of Rourkes Drift is incredibly unique with the outcome it had.
"Torah Torah Torah!" is very accurate historically although the battle scenes may not be as graphic as those in later movies produced with bigger budgets and fewer limits on graphic content.
I went to see "Saving Private Ryan" in a theater. I don't know what Spielberg was doing with the sound, but I began to realize as the soldiers stormed the beach, that I was hearing bullets whistling past my ears. I felt like the Angel of Death was sitting on my shoulder. Seriously. No other war movie has ever done that for me, and although I've watched the opening sequence several times, I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW ANYONE GOT OFF THAT BEACH ALIVE.
Even though it's a miniseries a band of brothers" follows Ambrose's book pretty faithfully. "A bridge too far" gets the history right and has a stellar cast.
Gerry Buckets I wasn’t talking about running with the body, I was talking about the part where a soldier presses a body down on a grenade to absorb the force. Also, in the 2003 documentary which the actual man who the movie is about was in, he specifically said that one of the soldiers actually did run out with that body. Sure, THAT’S not a procedure, but nevertheless it still happened.
There are some older films you might have considered for both their authenticity as well as their contemplation of the psychological effects of warfare on soldiers: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930), THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945) and THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (1953) immediately come to mind.
This movie had US troops fighting Tiger tanks. They didn't in Normandy, they only fought Panzer 3's. During the invasion, the Canadians killed the Tigers. (It was the Canadian's only job to stop the Panzers, because their assigned area was pancake flat and 3 panzer divisions were in this area to roll up any attack in the area.) Warm regards, Rick.
The "feeling" of sea-sickness during the beaching on Omaha Beach was due to the Navy giving a HUGE last breakfast to the soldiers before going into battle. It was proven that the vomiting depleted soldiers of essential nutrients and fatigued them, which contributed to them not being able to move fast enough when disembarking--leading to many getting shot or drowning on the spot. In short, the last meal the soldiers had was what helped kill them.
"Talvisota" or "The Winter War 1939", Finnish movie from 1989. Were else can you hear a head roll inside a coffin during a funeral service in a church? "Unknown soldier" from 2017 is also realistic.
Well, there shouldv been 400k men on the beach but Dunkirk's design / styling called to show just around 1-2 thousand people. It shouldv looked worse than a music festival thats already very crowded just with 70k people.
"Come and see" in Russian is the greatest ever. English dubbed version is an insult to this "definition of art" that the film is. Must watch for everyone.
That scene in We Were Soldiers where at night, the US soldiers lied silent under the brush while the VC walked by them was so suspenseful the first time watching it! I rarely see my dad cry for a movie, but he was definitely tearing up by the end of We Were Soldiers as he’s a Vietnam Vet.
Das Boot was filmed inside a full replica on set. It had movement and could be flooded and set afire. It was the first movie to use a small camera by another person(in football pads and helmet). The cast was kept indoors on the set seeing no sunlight for like a month during the filming. This gave them their pale look and it made them on edge so you really get to see the human side from such close living.
Fun fact: in the opening scene of “Full Metal Jacket”, they had all the actors come back after the movie was done being filmed, to film them having their hair cut. That’s why they all look pissed in it, their hair was actually being cut.
A couple of very good, and very accurate, war movies you left off: Gettysburg (1993) A Bridge Too Far (1977) I think Nick Hodges at The History Buffs has done shows on both of them.
Band of Brothers, while deserving of a spot, MAY have been excluded as it was a mini-series and not a movie (only guessing). Gettysburg absolutely deserves to be on this list, Gods & Generals not so much though I did enjoy it personally.
I was not a fan of God's and Generals at all. Gettysburg, however, was wonderful. I am a descendant of a soldier from the 20th Maine. George Toothaker. He fought from the beginning to the end. He was discharged after the war. The Toothaker name stops with my grandmother. Our family was also involved in the Salem Witch Trials. George Toothaker was accused by Abigal of being a witch. He was a competing doctor which is why she did it. He died in prison.
A bunch of people that never fought in a war telling us what movies most accurately portray that level of violence. What was their frame of reference I wonder?
charlieme5150 I mean Blackhawk Down is probably the most realistic one they have on this list. I’m at least happy that they didn’t have the hurt locker on here (one of the most inaccurate military movies out there). I’m just hoping that my friend’s upcoming movie “House to House” maintains the authentic realism the book had.
Because it's just a top 10, and if they actually were honest, the masses would be outraged that their favorite basic Hollywood garbage didn't make the cut.
Yeah, I couldn't believe that neither Tora!Tora!Tora! nor Gettysburg made this list. Those two movies are astonishingly accurate, but since they're not the most well known I shouldn't be surprised that they got shafted.
American list, of course no mention of "All quiet on the Western Front", showing German soldiers fate in WW1. "Das Boot" only mentioned in the list because German director lives in the US.
it was actually based on a true story with the details switched when they worried Americans would be upset seeing themselves as the enemy. The wood the enemy ship uses was historically only available in the US South.
This was a list by an American RUclips channel.. I always bring up Breaker Morant, and no one has even heard of it here. It's too bad. I try to convince my friends to see more foreign war films, but they aren't interested. We Were Soldiers is such a terrible film, but somehow makes it on this list because it's an American film..
Joker getting thumped was good conditioning for bar fights. When I went to “Paradise Island” thumping was outlawed. A few Senior DI’s didn’t quite get that message in September 1978; you could spot them; they had Pfc. stripes where they used to have MSgt. Stripes. The one scene that made me laugh was with the Recruits being lead be Gunny Hartman: “This is my rifle, this is gun; this is for killing, this is for fun.” Been there, done that.
Every Vietnam vet I've talked to who actually spent time "in the bush", as they called it, have told me Apocalypse Now was a pile of BS and that Hamburger Hill was the most accurate movie of that war.
I agree, the book is still an amazing read, and if the 1930 doesn’t move you.....you’re made of stone. The very quick scene where the soldiers rush the barbed wire, and one guy who touches the wire suddenly turns into just two hands......talk about art. No cgi here.
@@michaelalbert2614 I cannot as I have not seen it. When I went to Google to make sure I had the correct year for the 1979 version, that was the first time I had ever heard of the 2018 version.
I feel like dunkirk should have been on this list somewhere, since a lot of people were saying it was the best/most realistic war movie since Saving Private Ryan
OH NO! Not Dunkirk surely! That was a horrible movie! The Spitfire, engine out, intercepting the Jerry dive bomber, and then gliding forever and a day, down the beach (in dirty configuration--that is gear and flaps down--WHICH YOU WOULD NEVER DO!!!), to land next to the Jerries instead of next to the Brits and French? LOL!!!!
Not at all, some combat escenes are portrayed as they happened in real life and no movie to date has been able to match it. But this movie has historical errors, such as bald German soldiers, error in the conception of some German armored vehicles, Americans fighting with SS soldiers shortly after landing, etc.
Most accurate should be movies like Gettysburg and Waterloo. The absolute historical accuracy those films deliver are unmatched and not even an honourable mention. Epic fail!
Gettysburg is based upon the great novel The Killer Angels. My main criticism of the movie is that it is overly theatrical, almost soap operatic at times.
The battle sequences were extremely unrealistic, not even showing the Japanese use the actual tactics they used during the war. Also the ridge was much smaller than shown in the film.
I think Eastwood’s Iwo Jima series is by far amongst the most compelling and powerful war films made to date. Each of the two films not only cover different perspectives, but also different lessons and aspects of the horrible truth of war. Flags of Our Fathers- focuses on how delusional the American public was to the reality of the war and how such behavior led to celebrating those who went through combat the wrong way. Instead of honoring and showing respect to the fallen from overseas campaigns, they’d rather celebrate that victory is assured and throw parades and parties for three servicemen who simply just raised a flag over a mountain and just happen to be involved in one of the most iconic photographs of WWII. Letters From Iwo Jima- focuses on the aspect of humanity through war. Showing us that in war, we are all just human beings and that war isn’t always about good vs evil. Truly a beautiful presentation in showing that in war, the real true enemy in war isn’t always your enemy, but the war itself. Even Japanese critics and audiences highly praised this film for not only getting the Japanese perspective right but also treating the men who fought to defend the island of Iwo Jima with the respect and recognition they deserve. In the end, both sides suffered and that is sadly the cost of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
'Pork Chop Hill' - Korean War, was a good movie, re-watched it recently. It did not feel dated at all, small scale action, the actors played it straight without hyperventilating. 'Cross of Iron' - WW2 / Russian front, authentic weapons, no re-painted Sherman tanks, loved watching the T34-85's on a rampage. Unlike most 70's movies, the Germans look competent; not robotic clowns.
cross of iron is my all time favourite,great to hear someone mention it,cheers.pork chop hill is another under rated film no question about it,no one mentioned THE ODD ANGRY SHOT,but i dont think many would appreciate it
Cross of Iron is an excellent film. The author of the book, Willi Heinrich if I recall correctly was a German veteren of the Eastern Front. I'm guessing he served in the Kuban Bridgehead.
@@InfernoPlayz951 just because it was based off a true story doesn't make the movie true to story, desmond was a true hero but all of the contents in the movie were dramatized.
@@InfernoPlayz951 So if they made a movie about idk Simo Häyhä and it showed him taking out soviet troops with his scoped semi-auto rifle and winning the Winter War for the Finnish single handed, then at the end it showed a real picture of him would it still be accurate?
Maureen Davidson I agree. I have nothing against women I Love ❤️ women .But a gal trying to “sell” war flicks ... I ain’t buyin’, and I’d bet a lot I’m not alone ! Suppose they had a guy doing this for a likewise intensely female line of films . I doubt many females would like it ; despite new viewpoints being espoused these days .
Dunkirk is semi-authentic, 1917 is filled with British nationalism but still very authentic for the British runners (mostly). Jarhead... yeah Jarhead is good on the list actually. Maybe #9.
“A Bridge Too Far”. Who comes up with these list?! What about “Hamburger Hill”? Platoon is trash and no Vietnam vet I know respects that movie as accurate in what it portrays.
It's all about views. Movies like hamburger hill get marginalized because they dont have stars. Movies like When Trumpets Fade won't even get considered, despite being a 10x better introspective into the desperate mind of a soldier than Platoon will ever be
@@DumpsterFire_DD214 Literally none of the movies on this list are realistic or accurate, not even Saving Private Ryan now let me explain to all you slow people out there in slow land. In the movie, the seawall is breached in a couple of hours of time passing, in reality the Omaha beach landing took almost the entire first day to breach the seawall AND THE TIDE CAME IN AND DROWNED MANY OF THE RANGERS! Also the "tank busters" that show up near the end are P-51D's which were NOT PURPOSED FOR THAT ROLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN P-47 THUNDERBOLTS! OH MY GOD THE HORROR, THE HORROR!
I served two tours with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. I can't speak to the accuracy of the other wars, but "Platoon" and "We were Soldiers"are both very accurate from the perspective of a soldier who served in a Rifle company/Battalion. Combat is a terrible thing to experience and it changes people. The Infantry, Armored, Field Artillery soldiers were thrust into a poorly conducted situation, where the top brass were pathetically incompetent. Nonetheless, the Grunts and leadership at the Company and Battalion levels performed extraordinarily in spite of the poor Leadership of people like Westmoreland. The realism of the two aforementioned movies was stark and moving. Anyone who denies this is apparently not a Conbat soldier.
@Josh O'Neill 2013 stalingrad is fng circus , 1993 stalingrad is ideological crap when brave nazis fighting red orks, only ungrateful bastards can say that red army who saved Europe from fashists are red orks
I know it's not hollywood, but there is Bosnian movie even nominated for oscar from late 90'/ early 20' also based on realism from Bosnian war from 90'. Movie is called "No mans land" (Ničija zemlja)
I think that ''The Thin Red Line'', ''The Big Red One'', ''Enemy at the Gates'', or even the forgotten german film of the early 90's ''Stalingrand'' deserved some honorable mentions!
Enemy at the Gate was so realistic in regards how the Russians treated their own soldiers. Stalin purposely wanted civilians in major cities under siege so the Red army would fight harder.. Stalin was also one of the most evil men in history..
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Three of these movies on this list I watched at school in history class. Glory, Saving Private Ryan, and We Were Soldiers, all of which are amazing movies. I'm surprised that Hacksaw Ridge was never mentioned as that was another I had watched.
What about Hacksaw Ridge
No honorable mentions... Missed der Untergang... And Schindler's list.
There's no tora tora tora so this list isn't valid.
Die Brücke (1959) from Bernhard Wicki
I’ve been a historian as along as I could read. My mother took me to see Saving Private Ryan when I was 12. I will never forget the older men walking out of the theater during the first 27 minutes.
He must have been a veteran from the war or something.
Most veterans still recall the horrors of D-Day. They remember it like it was yesterday.
You be walking me out to you probably be carrying me out
@Chris Black the VA hospital actually had to make a special program for D-Day vets who watched the movie. Only reason I know it is true is because my mother works for them and was able to confirm it
Saving private Ryan was and is a really solid flim and I remembered the impact I felt seeing the flim for the first time. Hollywood really got it right for this flim.
When veterans start having flash backs during a war film, you know it's done right.
My dad said that my grandpa used to talk to him about the war, and when my dad saw this film it was like my grandpa was describing what it was like exactly. Unfortunately my grandpa died before he watched it but otherwise I'm certain he would of said it was very accurate. Especially D day
@@Firefoxtony You Couldn't Have Existed Then
@@sam-sp5zk exactly. What do you mean?
@@Firefoxtony If Not For Your Grandfather You Couldn't Have Existed Then
@@sam-sp5zk oh yeah I know it's crazy isn't it? Imagine If one single bullet hit him I wouldn't be here. So many stories. Like the one where a sniper bullet almost hit him, he jumped in a ditch, saw the tree that it was coming from and emptied a magazine of sten into the tree. The sniper fell out the tree dead hanging by his leg attached to a rope tied to the tree. Apparently he was so angry he reloaded and emptied another magazine into him while his other men told him to calm down. From the tall scary but quiet older man, It's strange to think he did things like that.
9:51 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
8:32 Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
7:33 Platoon (1986)
6:36 Black Hawk Down (2002)
5:39 Glory (1989)
4:42 We Were Soldiers (2002)
3:38 Das Boot (1981)
2:33 Come and See (1985)
1:36 Apocalypse Now (1979)
0:35 Full metal jacket (1987)
Only One Non-American Movie
Thanks man. Saved me a lot of time. I just came on here to see if there's anything I haven't seen before. Naturally I've seen it all, except for Glory but I don't really care about the American civil war so I won't watch it.
@@bakersmileyface I wouldn't skip it man. Glory is a great movie.
Thanks. Im always look for this kind of comments
U forgot 2 very good almost 100% realistically correct movies which should hv been there in this list but unfortunately weren't selected by ur good self in this 10 MOST ACCURATE LY POTRAYED WAR MOVIES:-(i)TORA TORA TORA & (ii) GOOD MORNING VIETNAM !
“Cruel drill instructor?” Cruelty would have been sending those men off to war not as fully-trained as possible.
Yes Sir/Ma’am
Cruel drill instructor is redundant. Like heavy rock or small child.
Reminds me of what Winters said About Sobel in the book Band of Brother (also in the tv series) about that even though Sobel was a fcking jackass and terrible commanding officer without his training a lot of Easy company men would have not survived the war.
as if the training they got would really prepare them? it would make the familiar.. the training we get as infantryman is crap.. not enough reps to get truly good.
So very true
Veterans who saw Saving Private Ryan were said to leave the theater on first viewing on how realistic. Spielberg did a damn good job. Remarkable job.
WatchMojo - "Not all German soldiers were Nazi sympathisers"
Also WatchMojo - constantly refers to German soldiers as "Nazi soldiers"
Doesn't matter if they were Nazi sympathisers or not. They participated in their war.
While I wouldn't punish them directly, they are also to blame.
Always punish the leaders and masterminds behind the wars, not the soldiers. Minus the soldiers who committed war crimes. They get punished as badly as the leaders. Execution and life in prison. Soldiers, 20 years in prison. Life-time probation. No right to lands, but permission to work and live.
@@Quantumwolf45 Allied soldiers committed their fair share of war crimes too... By the way, if you sentenced all German soldiers to 20 years in prison, you wouldn't have ended up with the modern democratic Germany. (how would you keep millions of men in prison, and what would the rest of the country do?)
You would have ended up with something like Afghanistan today, where instead of being reintegrated into society, the ex-soldiers who escape would become rebels, terrorists, etc.
Very true. The SS were the true Nazi's. Many were rejected because of the lack of total mindset to become one along being of acceptable physical requirements. What's ironic based on Physical requirements that Hitler, Gobbles, Himmler and Goring did not meet the standards that matter for the true Aryan race requirements.. Only fanatical elite SS Nazis were allowed to be a crew of Hitler's prized Tiger Tanks. My dad served in the Pacific in WWII & I still have his captured Japanese rifle w the Emperor's seal. A friend of his was a gunner in Patton's 3 army told me they hated the SS and were to be killed like rats who had the plague..
They're sailors not soldiers
@@Quantumwolf45 The statement was'nt even related to what they did it was just to state how Ironic it was what she said
0:50. That’s not a ‘cruel’ drill instructor, it’s a drill instructor.
it's not really funny BUT I saw "Full Metal Jacket" at a Navy base movie theater and when R Lee Ermey as Gunny Hartman got shot by "Private Pile", the Marines all CHEERED!!!
My drill instructors were the same
gdsmchris
My Drill Sergeant destroyed us back in ‘08. However, there’s nothing like Marine DIs.
Willhelm von Nordbach that part was sad because it shows how much pressure ur put under and private pile snapped
These kind of Drills doesn't work outside of US. This incomprehent yelling doesn't work at all, just shows how stupid it is.
'Come And See' is the MOST accurate war movie ive ever seen.
What about Das Boot... it's the most accurate war movie made by Krauts. Hi from Sam India.
'Come and See' is easily the most devastating war movie ever made. And accurate as hell.
@@samnigam3451 well said, mate! Both films are accurate and harrowing depictions of the charnel house of combat.
Finally found it on You Tube, disturbing, distressing, bleak, but brilliant
That's not a war movie. That's a straight up horror movie.
Come and see is hands down the most realistic. No question. It's so realistic it's not even a movie it's practically a reenactment.
I haven’t seen it but I’d say the most accurate movie I’ve seen is a bridge too far which was a great movie I recommend watching it
Band of brothers is too. Tora tora is a pretty good accidents based into realistic scenes.
Oh for sure, apparently they showed it to nazi veterans and they admitted it was so realistic it could be a documentary
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Даже сравнивать не уместно с Голливудом...рядом не стоЯт
My grandfather once told me that war is a aspect of hell itself and when someone tries to describe the indescribable feeling of dread and death surrounding you they will never know the barest liberty’s must be said to shield the eyes from madness
Wisest words I ever heard
Yeah I'm just going to let you know I doubt he said anything like that, and that this is most likely some kind of attempt of yours to fish for points by trying to pass off inane cliches you yourself authored as something supposedly profound stated by someone who has experienced war.
@@Dimetropteryx Ah shit, here we go again.
@@mattmanjgigs1229 You gotta give more info about your grandfather because this is the RUclips comment section that you are talking on.
First and foremost the fact I even have to justify my position is idiotic to a bunch of assbags who don’t know me but whatever my grandfather survived the holocaust joined the military shortly before getting my grandmother to a boat has three Purple Hearts for getting shot in the arm back and both legs and two bravery medals from the late president rosavelt he’s a goddamn war hero so you lot can shut the fuck up
@@mattmanjgigs1229 What are your grandparents names, if you don't mind me asking?
My history teacher hated saving private ryan because he said and I quote 'the idea of a small group going behind enemy lines like that is utterly absurd and not historically accurate in the slightest'
Walter White There is no way they were going to send a squad behind enemy lines to get one guy.
General Marshall who makes that decision in the movie in reality would have read somebody the riot act if they had tried it.
Liked the movie, but to suggest that they would do this is, as your history teacher said, extremely unrealistic.
It wasn't fully realistic but for Gods sake, what about the sas in North Africa
@@corbinmcnabb Yes, I totally agree. The unintentionally funny scene early in the movie when the members of the squad are moaning about the risk to them all of saving one guy is all about Spielberg's script, not the on-screen commanders!
@@mogz1485 Special forces are trained to carry out specific feasible covert actions behind enemy lines, not roam around by day looking for a needle in a haystack.
Hacksaw ridge and unbroken are one of the best world war stories that are true to life movies
What about defiance?
Yes
Yes except that Hacksaw Ridge did not make it on here because of it's Hollywood battle scenes. Notice that no one in the entire film ever reloads their rifles.
@@goal_guruss more war drama not warfare
"Downfall" (Der Untergang)
I watched Saving Private Ryan at home with my dad, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient. I remember him having to stand up and pace during the Omaha Beach scene and crying at the end. My mom and I cried with him.
Daddy said the only inaccuracy he noticed was that it was too hot in France in the summer to wear two field jackets.
Where is Hacksaw Ridge (2016)?
How come "The Longest Day" never gets mentioned in these war film lists? It is amazing.
Not very accurate.
@@shebbs1 . oh boy !!!!! its a documentary style film. numbnuts
@@grahamlowe7388 Yet, numbnuts, it is not very accurate. It may have been "documentary style", but t wasn't realistic. I realise I have triggered you, fanboy, but it is not an accurate portrayal of what happened. I suggest relaxing when people dare to criticise your sacred cows.
@@shebbs1 How is it not very accurate? It is an adaptation from an historical work after all, rather than being made from whole cloth, and does rather rely on the source material. Plus, it is nearly 60 years old.
@@PsilocybinCocktail Like most such films it is based somewhat on real events, but neither the depictions of combat, nor the timeline of events are accurate, even if many of the events shown are believed factual. There are films that old that were better, and The Longest Day is a confused mishmash of fact and fiction. It is entertaining, more accurate than the likes of Braveheart, but not accurate enough to be in the top ten.
“Downfall” deserves mention
those parodies lmao
yank fegelein!!!
And Waterloo
That's what I was thinking too.
Agreed. It should have received a mention.
I got mad when they dident include hacksaw ridge.
same WatchMojo makes the worst decisions
I did not get mad, I was just disappointed
I like the list for the most part. Only one I question is Apocalypse Now. I love the movie, but it was based off a book that had nothing to do with Vietnam. I would rather see Hacksaw Ridge on the list instead. I watched it without knowing the story, and I thought no way this happened, but so much of that was true when I looked it up afterwords.
Hacksaw ridge is not very true to the real battle, they numbed it down because they thought people would think the truth was hollywood fiction
Aaron Brall it was about a person in war how not real can you get
When Saving Private Ryan became available on VHS I hired it and watched it with my late father who had served with the RAMC in WW2. My dad had been on the first wave to hit the beach at Salerno and was very lucky to have survived. "Wind it on a bit, son." he said. "I know this part!".
Letters from Iwo Jima is masterpiece
Yes 👍🏼👏🏼
ur
Clint Eastwood is the man.
@@richardcarden4161 I hope, that when I am Clint's age, that I am still working, and still doing things that I do enjoy.
Missing ‘All quiet on the Western front’. Imo also the greatest ever war film
Stannis The Mannis watched that in my history class last year, it was really good.
I watched it a few months ago n it's a cinematic masterpiece
Jason Roberts I agree. It holds up really well and the scene of the soldiers being gunned down one after the other above the trenches blew me away. The direction is ahead of its time
Twice, this is, have they elude this movie inclusion
The fact that they had world war 1 veterans as consultants really says something .
first 10 minutes in Saving Private Ryan
gets you real down to earth, and makes you not take things for granted
My list-
1)Dunkirk
2)1917
3)Black hawk down
4)Saving private ryan
5)Hacksaw ridge
6)The siege of Jatodville
7)Fury
8)Greyhound
9)Stalingrad
10)Schindler's list
11)Bands of brothers
12)American sniper
13)Downfall
14)The pianist
15)Come and see
16)Hotel rwanda
17)Enemy at the gates
18)Valkyrie
19)Tears of the sun
I am trying to conclude what means movie best to you..
Glad to see 3 of my personal favorite war movies in here:
Saving Private Ryan
We Were Soldiers
Black Hawk Down
My man. those are my three favorites as well.
Plus The Great Escape
What do you guys think about thin red line?
@@brandonfranco1097 would definitely put that at 4th or 5th, mainly because you don't see a lot of movies about Guadalcanal, even though it was a pretty bloody battle
The best
I didn't see any of them...but being true and respectful to the history which took so many victims..few other movies should be put on the top of the list..it is easy to make a movie many years after war and have only one problem- how much profit it brings.. History shown there is a minor thing.. There are also movies which took part in the war and directors made it for the nations fighting for freedom... there are also war movies which demand from their directors to take whole history of a nation on his shoulders and then put it back in different place.. There are also movies doing a revision of history in a country..
Letters From Iwo Jima is a masterpiece. So happy to see it ranked on this list.
same. most people think its foreign and probably didn't even know clint eastwood directed it
Left out:
War Horse
Dunkirk
1917
Midway
Hacksaw Ridge
Enemy at the Gates
Hamburger Hill
Thin Red Line
Etc etc...
how about U-571?
Gettysburg
1917 was good
Even Fury was quite realistic!
Jadotville?
All Quiet on the Western Front? The Lost Battalion?
Ikr
Let's not forget the fact that they have to remain anti-war. I am not saying that war is a good thing, but they chose some of the most historically inaccurate movies as well. Talking with people that were in Vietnam at the times of both Full Metal Jacket and We Were Soldiers, FMJ was spot on about recruit training but way off concerning the battle scenes (Kubric wanted to push his antiwar agenda). We Were Soldiers accurately depicted the type of battle they endured in Ia Drang. Granted the final battle scene was incorrect, but the general was reported to have said something similar to his final lines in the movie.
I appreciate their choosing "Glory" as one of the 10 best. The selections are naturally concentrated towards the 20th century and American Wars. I thought "Paths of Glory"or "They Were Expendable" might have made the list too.
The Lost Battalion was god tear, but it didn't behave super realistically in the battle scenes at least.
Another great anti-war film, Johnny Got His Gun. All Quiet on the Western Front is my favorite book of all time, and the film is a masterpiece.
Glory is my favorite movie of all time. The cinematography and sound in the movie is so good. James Horner's soundtrack is perfect. It just resonates we me to this day. I have even went to visit the Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Massachusetts Memorial in Boston and read accounts of these men in the regiment. Amazing!
That is an impressive memorial. Found his house in Boston and was taking a picture of it. It isn't like in the film. The lady came out to ask why I was photographing her house and I told her. She knew who had lived there and invited us in to see inside, That was special of her to do that.
Come and See is the best war movie I've ever seen. It blew Saving Private Ryan out of the water. No comparison.
Where is ZULU? That was such a great movie and an incredible battle.
rlsuth oh my god! The last one I would’ve thought someone would’ve mentioned. It’s a fantastic and compelling piece! The talents of Richard Burton Michael Caine, perfect together on screen. It’s pretty accurate, there was only one exception being Harry Hook, the film made him kind of a scoundrel and only in it for brandy yet the accounts claim he was the first on the front. The Battle of Rourkes Drift is incredibly unique with the outcome it had.
You are right
Yes! THE best!
Great film....NOT accurate....not even close. Just google it.
Ayla Zelana Grebiel the film is the dogs absolutely brilliant and iam not Welsh!
"Torah Torah Torah!" is very accurate historically although the battle scenes may not be as graphic as those in later movies produced with bigger budgets and fewer limits on graphic content.
I went to see "Saving Private Ryan" in a theater. I don't know what Spielberg was doing with the sound, but I began to realize as the soldiers stormed the beach, that I was hearing bullets whistling past my ears. I felt like the Angel of Death was sitting on my shoulder. Seriously. No other war movie has ever done that for me, and although I've watched the opening sequence several times, I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW ANYONE GOT OFF THAT BEACH ALIVE.
Where is Hacksaw Ridge (2016)?
Too bad Band of Brothers and The Pacific couldn't be counted.
Those are series not movies.
@@eoiggj I am aware.
Generation Kill aswell
For the true horror of war, Come and See lasts long in the memory. But watch the Russian language version, not the dubbed shown here.
Even though it's a miniseries a band of brothers" follows Ambrose's book pretty faithfully. "A bridge too far" gets the history right and has a stellar cast.
No Hacksaw ridge? That is based on a true story
Factsss
@Gerry Buckets Actually that really happened. My dad's in the military and it's an actual emergency procedure.
The top is about realistic not if it was true story or not
Gerry Buckets I wasn’t talking about running with the body, I was talking about the part where a soldier presses a body down on a grenade to absorb the force. Also, in the 2003 documentary which the actual man who the movie is about was in, he specifically said that one of the soldiers actually did run out with that body. Sure, THAT’S not a procedure, but nevertheless it still happened.
Yeah but there are plenty of great true story war movies that are also extremely accurate and realistic
There are some older films you might have considered for both their authenticity as well as their contemplation of the psychological effects of warfare on soldiers: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930), THEY WERE EXPENDABLE (1945) and THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (1953) immediately come to mind.
This movie had US troops fighting Tiger tanks. They didn't in Normandy, they only fought Panzer 3's. During the invasion, the Canadians killed the Tigers. (It was the Canadian's only job to stop the Panzers, because their assigned area was pancake flat and 3 panzer divisions were in this area to roll up any attack in the area.)
Warm regards, Rick.
"they only fought Panzer 3's" Yeah no. Going to assume you meant panzer IVs
@@Bochi42 more like panzer 3s actually panzer iv was more deployed in east tho they did counter panzer iv but not as common as panzer 3
Other than the fact he had no friends Jarhead is one of the best movies about the marine mindset ever made.
Cross of Iron, 1978 : My German uncle (who served 2 years on the Russian front) said it was so accurate, he felt it was like watching a home movie.
The "feeling" of sea-sickness during the beaching on Omaha Beach was due to the Navy giving a HUGE last breakfast to the soldiers before going into battle. It was proven that the vomiting depleted soldiers of essential nutrients and fatigued them, which contributed to them not being able to move fast enough when disembarking--leading to many getting shot or drowning on the spot. In short, the last meal the soldiers had was what helped kill them.
Good grief...and that's for your comment, unless you're pulling everyone's leg!
The writers of the movie Gettysburg spent two years of research to get the historical accuracy right and it wasnt even mentioned in this video
the same with Waterloo
Exactly just like a bridge too far.
They realy mad some mistakes
"Talvisota" or "The Winter War 1939", Finnish movie from 1989.
Were else can you hear a head roll inside a coffin during a funeral service in a church?
"Unknown soldier" from 2017 is also realistic.
i ll look out winter war,thankyou for that.
I'm glad to see "Come and See" was included. Incredible film.
RuleofFive Absolutely, greatest war movie ever made! Unfortunate they used the dub though.
@@thetoothbrushfromnisemonog8340 I think it's better in Russian with English subtitles
Jack Thomas yeah, the dubbing is not great
Thetoothbrushfromnisemonogatari I would even call it one of the greatest movies ever made
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The fact that star wars attack of the clones isn't on here is a sin
KNIGHT GAMER they lied about how many droids lost their lives in that movie and DROIDS LIFES MATTER had a meltdown I bet that’s why
I know this is a joke but I can’t help but feel it’s unnecessary for this video.
@@shanepleasants6280 roger roger
What about the droid attack on the wookies?
@Kaity McEwen they were real. A long time ago. In a galaxy Far. Far. Away
Dunkirk? They used real boats, uniforms and planes.
Well, there shouldv been 400k men on the beach but Dunkirk's design / styling called to show just around 1-2 thousand people. It shouldv looked worse than a music festival thats already very crowded just with 70k people.
Agreed but all of the characters were fictional
Not accurate at all. Not sure why so many people like that movie tbh.
Dr. killpatient how so?
Landon Labonte what’s not accurate?
"Come and see" in Russian is the greatest ever. English dubbed version is an insult to this "definition of art" that the film is. Must watch for everyone.
The film is poorly dubbed in a few scenes Anyways
That scene in We Were Soldiers where at night, the US soldiers lied silent under the brush while the VC walked by them was so suspenseful the first time watching it!
I rarely see my dad cry for a movie, but he was definitely tearing up by the end of We Were Soldiers as he’s a Vietnam Vet.
Das Boot was filmed inside a full replica on set. It had movement and could be flooded and set afire. It was the first movie to use a small camera by another person(in football pads and helmet). The cast was kept indoors on the set seeing no sunlight for like a month during the filming. This gave them their pale look and it made them on edge so you really get to see the human side from such close living.
My dad actually took a girl to see Saving Private Ryan for their first date. He never asked that girl out again...
Why
What is the reason?
"Bridge on the River Kwai " was an excellent movie.
A complete fantasy as to the prisoner -Japanese relationships and pow treatment. A Hollywood fluff piece.
Not the point
It wasn't accurate.
It may not be historically accurate, I thought it was a great movie!
@@parsifal40002 I thought it was overlong and boring,but the reason it's not on the list is it takes too many liberties with what actually happened.
Fun fact: in the opening scene of “Full Metal Jacket”, they had all the actors come back after the movie was done being filmed, to film them having their hair cut. That’s why they all look pissed in it, their hair was actually being cut.
No way
A couple of very good, and very accurate, war movies you left off:
Gettysburg (1993)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
I think Nick Hodges at The History Buffs has done shows on both of them.
I would add Memphis Bell, Greyhound, Tora Tora Tora
I loved Gettysburg as they used thousands of civil war reenactors.
All Quiet on the Western Front and Paths of Glory were great war movies and should have been on this list.
All Quiet on the Western Front is even used in documentarys sometimes.
"Das Boot" should have been rated higher...
I'd have even gone number 1.
I’d vote Das Boot as number one. It’s the most realistic view of what life on a submarine would be like. Truly brilliant.
@@dsmith8984 have you been on a submarine?
Agree. Das Boot should be 1st
I mean sure it’s realistic but it’s a rather boring film
I was a little surprised that "the thin red line" was not included on this list. Excellent movie.
agree.. one of my favorites
No “Gettysburg”, no “Zulu”,no “Waterloo”, no “Gods and Generals”
How about Band of Brothers...
Seriously...???
G&G is not accurate .. and btw is simply a bad movie. (the directors cut is about average, the original release is just horrible... )
Band of Brothers, while deserving of a spot, MAY have been excluded as it was a mini-series and not a movie (only guessing). Gettysburg absolutely deserves to be on this list, Gods & Generals not so much though I did enjoy it personally.
I was not a fan of God's and Generals at all. Gettysburg, however, was wonderful. I am a descendant of a soldier from the 20th Maine. George Toothaker. He fought from the beginning to the end. He was discharged after the war. The Toothaker name stops with my grandmother. Our family was also involved in the Salem Witch Trials. George Toothaker was accused by Abigal of being a witch. He was a competing doctor which is why she did it. He died in prison.
Was expecting Waterloo at least
"Downfall" , "generation war" and if the list was more recent "1917"
A bunch of people that never fought in a war telling us what movies most accurately portray that level of violence. What was their frame of reference I wonder?
Sarah Marie
Exactly
Lol great point
You guys are so stupid, the go by they box office profits, popularity and the biggest movie stars duh!
charlieme5150
I mean Blackhawk Down is probably the most realistic one they have on this list. I’m at least happy that they didn’t have the hurt locker on here (one of the most inaccurate military movies out there). I’m just hoping that my friend’s upcoming movie “House to House” maintains the authentic realism the book had.
@@MrWizeazz my cousin served in Iraq and he also said Hurt Locker is just the worst.
For what is supposed to be the most authentic war movie, I do not recall a single cigarette being smoked in the entirety of Saving Private Ryan.
There is smoking in that movie. During the preparation of the final battle.
Philip --- you need to watch this again, many are smoking any chance they can.
Lieutenant Spiers
Why no Tora Tora Tora the best most accurate war movie ever made
Because it's just a top 10, and if they actually were honest, the masses would be outraged that their favorite basic Hollywood garbage didn't make the cut.
Agreed, not having tora tora tora on here invalidates this list.
@@The_Greedy_Orphan agreed
Yeah, I couldn't believe that neither Tora!Tora!Tora! nor Gettysburg made this list. Those two movies are astonishingly accurate, but since they're not the most well known I shouldn't be surprised that they got shafted.
@@Dimetropteryx if they know and do more research, tora tora tora should be top 5
American list, of course no mention of "All quiet on the Western Front", showing German soldiers fate in WW1. "Das Boot" only mentioned in the list because German director lives in the US.
"We were Soldiers", a friend of mine fought in that battle.
God Bless your friend!
Master and commander is very true to life. Although based on fictional story the detail of being a naval sailor was very accurate
it was actually based on a true story with the details switched when they worried Americans would be upset seeing themselves as the enemy. The wood the enemy ship uses was historically only available in the US South.
All Quiet on the Western Front, Stalingrad, Hamburger Hill, Battle of Britain, Zulu, Breaker Morant.
This was a list by an American RUclips channel.. I always bring up Breaker Morant, and no one has even heard of it here. It's too bad. I try to convince my friends to see more foreign war films, but they aren't interested. We Were Soldiers is such a terrible film, but somehow makes it on this list because it's an American film..
@@1georgekitchen Breaker Morant is not really a war movie. And those two blokes were murderers plain and simple and "Breaker" wasn't even an Aussie.
@@LoftusRoadLad True mate he only spent half his life here.
Thomas Snyder Stalingrad is a masterpiece
Cross of Iron, All quiet on the Western Front, based on personal experiences. 1933 All Quiet is superb
Platoon is easily my favorite war movie. My father who was a Vietnam veteran said it was pretty damn accurate.
Agreed
Easily the best
From some aspects maybe. The Barracks scenes weren't real enough. Of course, I can speak from the USAF viewpoint.
@@wlbond008 it is much better than apocalypse now
But still the most accurate war film or series is HBO's Band of brothers
Agreed
And the Pacific?
Underrated series.
True
@@AlejandroRodriguez-le7pm Band of Brothers is better
we want the list in the description back
Furkan Bozdag triggered
@@archie_fatcat yeah pretty much
Joker getting thumped was good conditioning for bar fights.
When I went to “Paradise Island” thumping was outlawed. A few Senior DI’s didn’t quite get that message in September 1978; you could spot them; they had Pfc. stripes where they used to have MSgt. Stripes.
The one scene that made me laugh was with the Recruits being lead be Gunny Hartman: “This is my rifle, this is gun; this is for killing, this is for fun.”
Been there, done that.
Where is Hacksaw Ridge (2016)?
Every Vietnam vet I've talked to who actually spent time "in the bush", as they called it, have told me Apocalypse Now was a pile of BS and that Hamburger Hill was the most accurate movie of that war.
I'm a Vietnam era vet and would totally agree with you!
For those complaining “All Quiet on the Western Front” did not make the list. Which one? The 1930, 1979, or 2018 version? The book was amazing.
1930
I agree, the book is still an amazing read, and if the 1930 doesn’t move you.....you’re made of stone. The very quick scene where the soldiers rush the barbed wire, and one guy who touches the wire suddenly turns into just two hands......talk about art. No cgi here.
i wanna know about this 2018 version.....
@@michaelalbert2614 I cannot as I have not seen it. When I went to Google to make sure I had the correct year for the 1979 version, that was the first time I had ever heard of the 2018 version.
Apocalypse now is not an accurate war film at all. I mean it’s a good movie but accurate isn’t a word I would describe it
Well said.
I feel like dunkirk should have been on this list somewhere, since a lot of people were saying it was the best/most realistic war movie since Saving Private Ryan
1917 is next
More like the worst movie
not really since Nolan only use practical effects which didn't capture the realistic chaos at Dunkirk
well.... no. Battle for Britain was better
OH NO! Not Dunkirk surely! That was a horrible movie! The Spitfire, engine out, intercepting the Jerry dive bomber, and then gliding forever and a day, down the beach (in dirty configuration--that is gear and flaps down--WHICH YOU WOULD NEVER DO!!!), to land next to the Jerries instead of next to the Brits and French? LOL!!!!
I know a Vietnam vet who said saving private Ryan is almost unwatchable
@TheRapper10000 I knew one that told me he couldn't watch it because it was too close to the real thing.
When it first opened in theaters alot of vets had to walk out in the beach scene because of how accurate it was
I saw it in Germany in cinema. Had an old man crying in the film.
I read some time back that the VA set up a hotline for vets and the PTSD flashbacks the movie caused.
Bec. He doesn't understand English well
How didnt Hacksaw Ridge make it...
Saving Private Ryan’s accuracy is one of many reasons why it’s the best war movie of all time
Not at all, some combat escenes are portrayed as they happened in real life and no movie to date has been able to match it. But this movie has historical errors, such as bald German soldiers, error in the conception of some German armored vehicles, Americans fighting with SS soldiers shortly after landing, etc.
Actually Vand of Brothers has the best war movies ever
Band Of Brothers
The film was ridiculously lost to a Shakespeare themed film that didn't age well
@@dylanhill3133 Band of brothers is worst
Letters from Iwo Jima, is a truly amazing movie. If you haven’t seen it, do so. It truly is one of the greatest most accurate war movies ever
Finland knocking at the door "Tuntematon Sotlas" (2017) [Translatation: Unknown Soldier]
Would love to watch it in Finnish
Come and See is a very accurate ww2 film.
Most accurate should be movies like Gettysburg and Waterloo. The absolute historical accuracy those films deliver are unmatched and not even an honourable mention. Epic fail!
dont forget tora tora tora
Plenty of other people have comment on that.
Agree with you about Gettysburg. Jeff Daniels' performance in that movie is very underrated.
@@seanthomson5578 You're the left flank, now let see how professors fight. We can't runaway, if we stay we can't shoot, so lets fix bayonets!
Gettysburg is based upon the great novel The Killer Angels. My main criticism of the movie is that it is overly theatrical, almost soap operatic at times.
''American Sniper'' and ''A Bridge Too Far'' and ''Battle Of The Bulge'' deserve a mention too.
Dont forget waterloo, gettysburg and tora tora tora
Hacksaw Ridge is the best war film of modern era
Ya it was pretty intense. And unique.
The battle sequences were extremely unrealistic, not even showing the Japanese use the actual tactics they used during the war. Also the ridge was much smaller than shown in the film.
So, where's "Stalingrad" (Joseph Vilsmaier, 1993) in this little scheme of things?
Stalingrad from 1993 is missing from this list. One of the best war movies ever made..
I think Eastwood’s Iwo Jima series is by far amongst the most compelling and powerful war films made to date. Each of the two films not only cover different perspectives, but also different lessons and aspects of the horrible truth of war.
Flags of Our Fathers- focuses on how delusional the American public was to the reality of the war and how such behavior led to celebrating those who went through combat the wrong way. Instead of honoring and showing respect to the fallen from overseas campaigns, they’d rather celebrate that victory is assured and throw parades and parties for three servicemen who simply just raised a flag over a mountain and just happen to be involved in one of the most iconic photographs of WWII.
Letters From Iwo Jima- focuses on the aspect of humanity through war. Showing us that in war, we are all just human beings and that war isn’t always about good vs evil. Truly a beautiful presentation in showing that in war, the real true enemy in war isn’t always your enemy, but the war itself. Even Japanese critics and audiences highly praised this film for not only getting the Japanese perspective right but also treating the men who fought to defend the island of Iwo Jima with the respect and recognition they deserve. In the end, both sides suffered and that is sadly the cost of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
I agree! ☝🏼👍🏼
'Pork Chop Hill' - Korean War, was a good movie, re-watched it recently. It did not feel dated at all, small scale action, the actors played it straight without hyperventilating.
'Cross of Iron' - WW2 / Russian front, authentic weapons, no re-painted Sherman tanks, loved watching the T34-85's on a rampage. Unlike most 70's movies, the Germans look competent; not robotic clowns.
cross of iron is my all time favourite,great to hear someone mention it,cheers.pork chop hill is another under rated film no question about it,no one mentioned THE ODD ANGRY SHOT,but i dont think many would appreciate it
Cross of Iron is an excellent film. The author of the book, Willi Heinrich if I recall correctly was a German veteren of the Eastern Front. I'm guessing he served in the Kuban Bridgehead.
Why isn’t Hacksaw ridge their, Hacksaw ridge is a guy that saves tons of lives.
doesn’t mean it’s accurate
Cuomo .- if you seen the movie and the end ding it’s accurate because it actually shows a picture of the guy that saves tons of lives.
@@InfernoPlayz951 just because it was based off a true story doesn't make the movie true to story, desmond was a true hero but all of the contents in the movie were dramatized.
@@InfernoPlayz951 So if they made a movie about idk Simo Häyhä and it showed him taking out soviet troops with his scoped semi-auto rifle and winning the Winter War for the Finnish single handed, then at the end it showed a real picture of him would it still be accurate?
Nah
If movies were accurate they wouldn’t be fun.
There more serious
With tv shows however that's not the case
True
EXACTLY. Every movie soldier or cop has 3 weekly kills. The vast majority never fire a shot in their careers.
The Bridge on the River Kwai is unrealistic as hell but it's still my favorite war movie...
No mention of Gettysberg, Tora Tora Tora or Waterloo? Bad shout.
Rusty Shackleford
They’ve not watched half the films on this list. They didn’t even mention the two Czech soldiers in saving private Ryan
I cant watch this, I cant listen to that voice over. Too cheerful for the subject matter, she belongs on a shopping channel.
Maureen Davidson
I agree.
I have nothing against women I Love ❤️ women
.But a gal trying to “sell” war flicks ... I ain’t buyin’, and I’d bet a lot I’m not alone !
Suppose they had a guy doing this for a likewise intensely female line of films .
I doubt many females would like it ;
despite new viewpoints being espoused these days .
@@jnstonbely5215 homie what lol
@@jnstonbely5215 if a guy was narrating films with female leads I wouldn't give a shit.
Danger Close deserved an honorable mention. :)
#1 Tropic Thunder
AaronCF ha
Lol
AaronCF Ha ha. I don’t know about realistic but that was a great movie.
How about Hot Shots part Deux.
No #1.The Empire strikes back
No honourable mentions? I suggest Dunkirk, 1917 and Jarhead.
1917 didn't make it since it didn't come out before November 2019. I'm sure it would be on another list since Beneath Hill 60 isn't on here either
1917 is great
Wind talkers also
Dunkirk is semi-authentic, 1917 is filled with British nationalism but still very authentic for the British runners (mostly). Jarhead... yeah Jarhead is good on the list actually. Maybe #9.
Don't forget
Tora Tora
Zulu
Waterloo
And The last samurai
Stanley Kubrick's "Paths of Glory" is also a brilliant film.
one of the best
@@markduncan3806 very perfect film
“A Bridge Too Far”. Who comes up with these list?! What about “Hamburger Hill”? Platoon is trash and no Vietnam vet I know respects that movie as accurate in what it portrays.
Whoever thought platoon was an accurate movie at all (yes including watchmojo), clearly doesn't know the true intentions of that movie.
With a list as good as this one I'm genuinely surprised hot shots 1 and 2 aren't here
It's entertainment of course, it's not THAT accurate. But you're wrong about no vet respecting it. How about its director?
It's all about views. Movies like hamburger hill get marginalized because they dont have stars. Movies like When Trumpets Fade won't even get considered, despite being a 10x better introspective into the desperate mind of a soldier than Platoon will ever be
@@DumpsterFire_DD214 Literally none of the movies on this list are realistic or accurate, not even Saving Private Ryan now let me explain to all you slow people out there in slow land. In the movie, the seawall is breached in a couple of hours of time passing, in reality the Omaha beach landing took almost the entire first day to breach the seawall AND THE TIDE CAME IN AND DROWNED MANY OF THE RANGERS! Also the "tank busters" that show up near the end are P-51D's which were NOT PURPOSED FOR THAT ROLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN P-47 THUNDERBOLTS! OH MY GOD THE HORROR, THE HORROR!
I served two tours with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. I can't speak to the accuracy of the other wars, but "Platoon" and "We were Soldiers"are both very accurate from the perspective of a soldier who served in a Rifle company/Battalion. Combat is a terrible thing to experience and it changes people. The Infantry, Armored, Field Artillery soldiers were thrust into a poorly conducted situation, where the top brass were pathetically incompetent. Nonetheless, the Grunts and leadership at the Company and Battalion levels performed extraordinarily in spite of the poor Leadership of people like Westmoreland. The realism of the two aforementioned movies was stark and moving. Anyone who denies this is apparently not a Conbat soldier.
Der Untergang or The Downfall in English should be on the list
I would have included the 1993 movie Stalingrad.
It's not historically accurate
@@romanfedotov1152 Not 2013 Stalingrad
@@schdobbl1234 both
@Josh O'Neill 2013 stalingrad is fng circus , 1993 stalingrad is ideological crap when brave nazis fighting red orks, only ungrateful bastards can say that red army who saved Europe from fashists are red orks
Cross of Iron. Under 10 flags.
I know it's not hollywood, but there is Bosnian movie even nominated for oscar from late 90'/ early 20' also based on realism from Bosnian war from 90'. Movie is called "No mans land" (Ničija zemlja)
I think that ''The Thin Red Line'', ''The Big Red One'', ''Enemy at the Gates'', or even the forgotten german film of the early 90's ''Stalingrand'' deserved some honorable mentions!
Der Untergang not mentioned. That`s a masterpiece ! This top 10 is a crap
Enemy at the Gate was so realistic in regards how the Russians treated their own soldiers. Stalin purposely wanted civilians in major cities under siege so the Red army would fight harder.. Stalin was also one of the most evil men in history..
Uh, how about Patton (1970)? That movie was spot-on about Patton and how he waged war in WW2.
To me the most poignant part of Private Ryan was the soldiers crying out for their mothers.