"War Drama" Movies

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Many war dramas are set during major conflicts, such as World War II, the American Civil War, etc., but they can also be set in fictional wars. War Dramas generally focus on the experiences of the soldiers, rather than the broader war itself.

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Date
TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Aug 22, 2025Dongji Island (东极岛) $70,151$151,957$50,155,648
Apr 11, 2025Warfare $20,000,000$8,317,989$25,782,474$33,218,065
Mar 11, 2025The Plastic Men
Dec 6, 2024Six Triple Eight
Oct 4, 2024White Bird $20,000,000$1,557,893$5,069,171$8,433,641
Jul 19, 2024Before Dawn $743$191,336
Apr 15, 2024Przysięga Ireny $1,193,687$1,448,420
Dec 31, 2023Volunteer Soldiers Attack (… $118,626,692
Dec 31, 2023Les Derniers Hommes
Feb 17, 2023Hidden Blade (无名) $296,337$803,189$125,981,150
Nov 18, 2022The Inspection $3,000,000$65,942$385,627$430,608
Nov 11, 2022Resistance: 1942
Oct 7, 2022All Quiet on the Western Front $2,878
Sep 30, 2022The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Jul 1, 2022Sniper: The White Raven $881$881$881
May 6, 2022Operation Mincemeat $6,300,000$15,607,881
Mar 9, 2022Skyggen i mit øje
Dec 31, 2021Zui Leng De Qiang (狙击手) $90,120,000
Aug 13, 2021De Oost $46$180$159,960
Dec 31, 2020Jin gang chuan $167,007,608
Jan 24, 2020The Last Full Measure $20,000,000$1,058,019$2,949,212$3,321,111
Dec 31, 2019Bongodong Jeontoo $34,518,596
Dec 31, 2019Warriors of Honor $36,090,000
Jun 11, 2019T-34 $10,000,000$39,526,616
Nov 2, 2018A Private War $60,491$1,633,209$3,944,165
Jan 19, 201812 Strong $35,000,000$15,815,025$45,819,713$71,118,378
Nov 22, 2017Darkest Hour $30,000,000$175,006$56,443,120$150,807,630
May 12, 2017The Wall $3,000,000$897,955$1,803,064$4,495,262
Apr 21, 2017The Promise $90,000,000$4,095,718$8,224,288$10,551,417
Mar 31, 2017The Zookeeper’s Wife $20,000,000$3,288,835$17,445,186$26,308,749
Nov 23, 2016Allied $106,000,000$12,701,743$40,098,064$119,266,661
Nov 11, 2016Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime … $40,000,000$114,129$1,738,477$30,230,402
Nov 4, 2016Hacksaw Ridge $40,000,000$15,190,758$67,209,615$168,423,249
Dec 31, 2015Bai tuan da zhan $64,220,000
Jul 17, 2015N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon $108,255$324,719$81,225,762
Dec 25, 2014Gukjesijang $2,305,912$99,684,837
Oct 17, 2014Fury $80,000,000$23,702,421$85,817,906$210,221,008
Aug 8, 2014Myeong-ryang $43,000$2,830,989$133,450,917
Apr 11, 2014The Railway Man $18,000,000$18,078$4,438,438$23,910,210
Feb 28, 2014Stalingrad $510,846$1,013,945$68,707,119
Feb 7, 2014The Monuments Men $70,000,000$22,003,433$78,031,620$158,702,748
UnknownEien No 0 $64,071,217
Nov 8, 2013The Book Thief $19,000,000$105,005$21,488,481$76,086,711
Feb 10, 2012In Darkness $27,413$6,994,218$16,692,775
Jan 20, 2012Red Tails $58,000,000$18,782,154$49,876,377$50,365,498
Jan 20, 2012Jin líng shí san chai $100,000,000$48,558$311,434$98,227,017
Dec 25, 2011War Horse $70,000,000$7,515,402$79,883,359$156,815,529
Mar 12, 2010Green Zone $100,000,000$14,309,295$35,497,337$97,523,020
Dec 4, 2009Brothers $26,000,000$9,527,848$28,544,157$45,043,870
Jun 26, 2009The Hurt Locker $15,000,000$145,352$17,017,811$49,876,984
Jan 16, 2009Defiance $50,000,000$8,911,827$28,644,813$52,987,754
Oct 24, 2008Passchendaele $20,000,000$653,000$4,452,423$4,453,327
Sep 26, 2008Miracle at St. Anna $45,000,000$3,477,996$7,916,887$9,676,497
Mar 28, 2008Stop-Loss $25,000,000$4,555,117$10,915,744$11,229,035
Feb 22, 2008Die Fälscher $6,250,000$87,514$5,488,570$20,199,663
Dec 7, 2007Atonement $30,000,000$796,836$50,980,159$129,779,728
Nov 9, 2007Lions for Lambs $35,000,000$6,702,434$14,998,070$63,211,088
Dec 20, 2006Letters from Iwo Jima $13,000,000$89,097$13,756,082$67,867,998
Oct 20, 2006Flags of Our Fathers $53,000,000$10,245,190$33,602,376$63,657,941
Sep 22, 2006Flyboys $60,000,000$6,004,219$13,090,630$14,816,379
Nov 4, 2005Jarhead $72,000,000$27,726,210$62,647,540$96,947,540
Feb 18, 2005Der Untergang $13,500,000$18,195$5,501,940$93,631,744
Sep 3, 2004Tae Guik Gi: The Brotherhoo… $12,500,000$260,135$1,110,186$69,720,496
Sep 20, 2002The Four Feathers $35,000,000$6,857,879$18,306,166$29,882,645
Mar 1, 2002We Were Soldiers $70,000,000$20,212,543$78,120,196$114,658,262
Feb 15, 2002Hart's War $70,000,000$7,771,753$19,076,815$33,076,815
Mar 16, 2001Enemy at the Gates $85,000,000$13,810,266$51,396,781$96,971,293
Apr 21, 2000U-571 $62,000,000$19,553,310$77,086,030$127,630,030
Dec 23, 1998The Thin Red Line $52,000,000$223,548$36,400,491$97,709,034
Jul 24, 1998Saving Private Ryan $65,000,000$30,576,104$216,335,085$485,035,085
Aug 22, 1997G.I. Jane $50,000,000$11,094,241$48,169,156$48,169,156
Jul 12, 1996Courage Under Fire $46,000,000$12,501,586$59,003,384$100,833,145
Feb 24, 1995The Walking Dead $2,324,767$6,014,340$6,014,340
Oct 8, 1993Gettysburg $25,000,000$10,731,997$10,731,997
Oct 12, 1990Memphis Belle $5,026,846$27,385,582$27,385,582
Aug 18, 1989Casualties of War $5,201,261$18,468,714$18,468,714
Oct 21, 1988Bat*21 $982,080$3,966,256$3,966,256
Aug 28, 1987Hamburger Hill $3,360,705$13,839,404$13,839,404
Jun 26, 1987Full Metal Jacket $30,000,000$2,217,307$45,015,999$49,521,692
May 8, 1987Gardens of Stone $1,645,588$5,262,047$5,262,047
Dec 19, 1986Platoon $6,000,000$241,080$137,963,328$137,979,020
Dec 5, 1986Heartbreak Ridge $8,100,840$42,724,017$42,724,017
Oct 21, 1983Under Fire $8,000,000$1,837,768$5,696,391$5,696,391
Sep 17, 1982Inchon $46,000,000$2,326,112$4,408,636$4,408,636
Feb 10, 1982Das Boot $12,000,000$26,994$11,487,676$84,970,337
Aug 28, 1981Gallipoli $3,000,000$59,757$5,732,587$5,732,587
Jul 18, 1980The Big Red One $7,206,220$7,206,220
Aug 15, 1979Apocalypse Now $31,500,000$118,558$83,628,547$86,041,844
1979Hanover Street $3,000,000$3,000,000
Dec 8, 1978The Deer Hunter $15,000,000$50,000,000$50,065,119
Jun 15, 1977A Bridge Too Far $26,000,000$50,800,000$50,800,071
Jun 18, 1976Midway $43,220,000$66,420,000
Sep 23, 1970Tora! Tora! Tora! $25,000,000$29,548,291$29,548,291
Jun 19, 1968The Green Berets $21,707,027$21,707,027
Dec 20, 1966The Sand Pebbles $30,017,647$30,017,647
Aug 8, 1963The Great Escape $4,000,000$11,744,471$11,973,397
May 29, 196355 Days at Peking $17,000,000$10,000,000$10,000,000
Dec 18, 1957The Bridge on the River Kwai $3,000,000$33,300,000$33,322,343
Aug 5, 1953From Here to Eternity $1,650,000$30,500,000$30,500,000
Nov 21, 1946The Best Years of Our Lives $2,100,000$23,600,000$23,600,000
Nov 19, 1925The Big Parade $245,000$11,000,000$22,000,000


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1910s8 - 1940s29 - 1950s6 - 1960s5 - 2000s6 - Anti-war9 - Autobiographical5 - Directing Yourself5 - Ensemble8 - Epilogue8 - Historical Battles14 - In a Plane8 - Infidelity4 - Inspired by a True Story5 - Iraq War6 - Jewish5 - Korean War6 - Military Life6 - Nazis9 - On a Boat6 - POW7 - Relationships Gone Wrong9 - Rescue7 - Returning Soldiers5 - Romance13 - Vietnam War13 - War55 - War Crimes10 - World War I9 - World War II44

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Action1 - Comedy1 - Drama98 - Horror1 - Thriller/Suspense1

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Contemporary Fiction9 - Dramatization39 - Historical Fiction52

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Based on Comic/Graphic Novel1 - Based on Factual Book/Article16 - Based on Fiction Book/Short Story25 - Based on Play1 - Based on Real Life Events25 - Original Screenplay33

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Live Action102

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G2 - Not Rated11 - PG4 - PG-1313 - R49