Best 2020s War Movies

Looking for the best 2020s War movies? These are the 48 highest-rated 2020s War titles in our catalogue, led by Fireflies at El Mozote, The Neutron Bomb and Land of Wolves. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Fireflies at El Mozote (2025)

★ 10.0/10

During the 1980s civil war in El Salvador, a rebel group of leftist guerrillas fight to expose its government's death squads via an underground radio network and hope to end their government's reign of terror with the…
2. The Neutron Bomb (2022)

★ 10.0/10

We've all heard of the atomic bomb, but in the late 1950s, an idea was conceived of a bomb which would maximize damage to people, but minimize damage to buildings and vital infrastructure: perfect for an occupying…
3. Land of Wolves (2026)

★ 9.8/10

When a covert rescue mission goes wrong, four former Navy SEALs are captured and thrown into an underground death match. Watched by depraved billionaires, they are forced to fight in a brutal tournament. With no…
4. Burning Stars (2024)

★ 9.8/10

In 1920s Shanghai, a group of brave young individuals band together to carry out a dangerous mission, and amid political turmoil, they grow through sacrifice and resilience.
5. Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)

★ 9.2/10

Xu Fu travels to the Middle East to work as a chef in a Chinese restaurant to pay off family debts, where he meets floor manager Ma Junsheng. Their Dragon Restaurant rises to fame, attracting crowds with…
6. Band of Brothers: Legacy (2026)

★ 9.0/10

This tribute to the groundbreaking series that helped preserve the story of Easy Company and deepened public appreciation for the sacrifices of the Greatest Generation features new interviews with cast members Damian…
7. Gauze (2025)

★ 8.8/10

14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim - not for…
8. National Theatre Live: Good (2023)

★ 8.5/10

As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
9. War and Music (2025)

★ 8.5/10

The war burst into the peaceful life of three friends suddenly, forever changing their destinies. Each of them went to the front, leaving the most valuable things at home in order to fight for this most valuable thing…
10. Young Washington (2026)

★ 8.2/10

Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war closing in, he must choose who to trust and confront the leader he's becoming.
11. Palestine 36 (2025)

★ 8.1/10

In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
12. Atatürk II 1881 – 1919 (2024)

★ 8.1/10

Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria…
13. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

★ 8.0/10

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
14. The Brink of War (2026)

★ 8.0/10

President Ronald Reagan races against time to salvage a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals—or ignite disaster. With pressure mounting on all sides, every word spoken brings…
15. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026)

★ 8.0/10

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 words, he continues preparing for Mafty's mission…
16. When Paris was German (2020)

★ 8.0/10

Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status…
17. Pressure (2026)

★ 7.9/10

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne…
18. Harbin (2024)

★ 7.8/10

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan's prime minister during their quest for independence.
19. Emancipation (2022)

★ 7.8/10

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of…
20. The Shadow in My Eye (2021)

★ 7.8/10

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than…
21. Gayong (2025)

★ 7.8/10

Biography about the late great Dato' Meor Abd Rahman, grandmaster and founder of Silat Gayong Malaysia.
22. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)

★ 7.7/10

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
23. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

★ 7.7/10

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, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they…
24. The Swedish Connection (2026)

★ 7.7/10

Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, overlooked during WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting…
25. Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (2025)

★ 7.7/10

In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged, a Vietnamese revolutionary guerrilla team became the U.S. military's top target—charged with safeguarding a secret group of intelligence agents at all costs.
26. The Six Triple Eight (2024)

★ 7.6/10

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 that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers…
27. The Burning Cold (2023)

★ 7.6/10

Winter of 1943. Andorra, a small country in the Pyrenees. In the tense calm of a borderland, where echoes of a nearby war reach the ears of the local inhabitants, Antonio and Sara, a young, married couple, are…
28. Sniper: The White Raven (2022)

★ 7.6/10

Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins in Donbas, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered…
29. Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)

★ 7.6/10

Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an…
30. Persian Lessons (2020)

★ 7.6/10

Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie…
31. The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)

★ 7.5/10

Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie’s life and perspective. Based on a…
32. Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025)

★ 7.5/10

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 rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red…
33. Greyhound (2020)

★ 7.4/10

A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and…
34. Sisu (2022)

★ 7.4/10

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
35. Firebird (2021)

★ 7.4/10

At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
36. Kalashnikov AK-47 (2020)

★ 7.4/10

A Russian military propaganda film about the tank commander Kalashnikov, severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front line. While recovering in the…
37. The Last Full Measure (2020)

★ 7.3/10

The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a…
38. Land of Bad (2024)

★ 7.3/10

When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone…
39. Warhorse One (2023)

★ 7.2/10

A gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.
40. The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

★ 7.2/10

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.
41. The World Will Tremble (2025)

★ 7.2/10

The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
42. Black Panthers of WWII (2025)

★ 7.2/10

As WWIl reaches its turning point, the 761st Tank Battalion, a majority-African American unit known as the Black Panthers, must fight to stop Germany's advance during the Battle of the Bulge. The fate of the free world…
43. The Forgotten Battle (2020)

★ 7.1/10

In WWII's final years, a soldier in the German army, a British glider pilot, and a Dutch resistance fighter's paths intertwine. Their choices shape destinies, impacting not only their freedom but also that of others.
44. Nuremberg (2025)

★ 7.1/10

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's…
45. Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

★ 7.1/10

Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
46. Lee (2024)

★ 7.1/10

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
47. Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)

★ 7.1/10

Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters…
48. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

★ 7.1/10

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 secret British WWII organization — the Special…