War movies on Netflix in the US

Top 20: War movies on Netflix in the US

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ranked by TMDB popularity, which reflects what people are watching and searching for this week · Subscription titles only

1. 1917 (2019) · ★ 8.0/10 · War, Drama, History
   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.
2. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) · ★ 7.7/10 · War, Drama
   Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour,…
3. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) · ★ 7.0/10 · Action, Comedy, War
   During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a…
4. Pearl Harbor (2001) · ★ 6.9/10 · Drama, War
   The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with…
5. American Sniper (2014) · ★ 7.4/10 · War, Action
   U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not…
6. Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025) · ★ 7.3/10 · Action, War, Thriller
   Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to…
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · ★ 8.0/10 · Adventure, History, War
   During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
8. Tears of the Sun (2003) · ★ 6.9/10 · War, Action, Drama
   Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by…
9. The Deer Hunter (1978) · ★ 8.0/10 · Drama, War
   Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes…
10. Unbroken (2014) · ★ 7.4/10 · Drama, War
    A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
11. The King (2019) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, History, War
    England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry…
12. The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023) · ★ 7.2/10 · Action, Adventure, War
    In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
13. The Six Triple Eight (2024) · ★ 7.6/10 · Drama, War, History
    During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail…
14. Jarhead (2005) · ★ 6.7/10 · Drama, War
    Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the…
15. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026) · ★ 8.0/10 · Animation, Science Fiction, War
    Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway Noa is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic…
16. The Guns of Navarone (1961) · ★ 7.3/10 · Adventure, Drama, War
    A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent…
17. War Machine (2017) · ★ 5.6/10 · Comedy, Drama, War
    A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General…
18. Outlaw King (2018) · ★ 6.8/10 · Action, History, War
    Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
19. Midway (1976) · ★ 6.6/10 · Action, Drama, History
    This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
20. Operation Mincemeat (2022) · ★ 6.5/10 · War, History, Drama
    In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi…

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