The Best War Movies Of The 1980s
War is hell. And it doesn’t matter if you love it or hate it. On this of the best '80s war movies you’ll find films that glorify war and films that show the horror it and films that do both. Did the 1980s produce the greatest war movies of all time? It's very well possible.
Born on the Fourth of July, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon all show the horrors of war, in this case each deals with the highly unpopular Vietnam War. On the other end of the spectrum, this list of top war movies from the 80s includes the rousing, gung-ho films Missing in Action, Red Dawn and Uncommon Valor. And don’t miss Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun which shows World War II from a unique angle.
Enjoy this list of great war movies from the '80s, vote up your favorites.
- 1Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio
- 2Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Oliver Stone
If you like this film, be sure to check out our list of the best Vietnam War movies.
- 3Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Uwe Ochsenknecht
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Das Boot is a 1982 German epic film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann. It has been ...more - 4Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, Everett McGill
- 5Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman
- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Edward Zwick
Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free TrialFollowing the Battle of Antietam, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is offered command of the United States' first all-African-American regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. ...more - 6Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran
