From Pan's Labyrinth to Schindler's List, these are the greatest war movie masterpieces of all time.
Many exceptional war movies have attained cult classic status over the years despite initial tepid reactions, including King of Hearts and Jarhead.
There are numerous war movies that come close to achieving perfection, including Coming Home, Gallipoli, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
There are exceptions for sure, but most war movies should capture some kind of heaviness, or emotional intensity, since war itself is blatantly bad for reasons that hopefully don’t need to be ...