The 45 best war movies of all time, according to critics by John Lynch on Sep 4, 2018, 9:41 AM Advertisement
 Many of cinema's greatest directors have pursued war and its inherently cinematic drama as a subject. The Metacritic data we compiled here to track the most critically acclaimed war movies of all time finds contemporary films like Christopher Nolan's WWII thriller "Dunkirk" alongside classics like Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic "Apocalypse Now," and Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan." The list consists of the highest-rated movies on Metacritic's site labeled with a "war" tag, and includes both feature films and documentaries. Here are the 45 best war movies of all time, according to critics: SEE ALSO: The 69 worst science fiction movies of all time, according to critics 45. "City of Life and Death" (2011)  Critic score: 85/100 User score: 7.7/10 What critics said: "'City of Life and Death,' a stunning re-creation of the Japanese army's annihilation of Nanking in 1937, will make you flinch, even as you admire its brilliant black-and-white cinematography, breathtaking art design and unerring direction." — San Francisco Chronicle
44. "The Pianist" (2002)  Critic score: 86/100 User score: 7.7/10 What critics said: "A great movie on a powerful, essential subject -- the Holocaust years in Poland -- directed with such artistry and skill that, as we watch, the barriers of the screen seem to melt away." — Chicago Tribune
43. "City of Ghosts" (2017)  Critic score: 86/100 User score: 6.3/10 What critics said: "What 'City of Ghosts' does best is to humanize those who’ve suffered most from the conflict in Syria, educating us through both outrage and compassion." — Variety
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