I'm not a great war film fan, My dad and brother used to watch war films and westerns all the time as a kid. Because of this i went towards horror and cult.
So i've seen loads but because i was small most of them seemed to blend together.
Consequently it is the gritty or unusual ones that stand out for me.
Apocalypse Now
Come And See (harrowing but brilliant)
Fury (watched this the other day, unusual to be set in a tank)
Cross Of Iron (love this)
Full Metal Jacket
Paths Of Glory
Downfall
Battlefront (seemed quite gritty for the time it was made)
Kelly's Heroes
Laurence Of Arabia
Others that i was thinking about including-
The Hill
Grave of the fireflies
Das Boot
Guns at Batasi
Zulu
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