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The Best PG-13 War Movies
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Vote up your favorite war movies that are rated PG-13.
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- 1Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson
- Released: 1984
- Directed by: John Milius
In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger. When Soviet soldiers invade a small Colorado town, brothers Jed (Patrick Swayze) and Matt Eckert (Charlie Sheen) ...more - 2Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Jeremy Irvine
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his beloved horse, Joey, live on a farm in the British countryside. At the outbreak of World War I, Albert and Joey are forcibly parted when Albert's father sells the horse ...more - 3Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln brings the full measure of his passion, humanity and political skill to what would ...more - 4Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anything but a restricted life. Whether dominating on ...more - 5Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: John Moore
A Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over enemy territory, and struggles to survive the relentless pursuit of a ruthless secret police enforcer, a deadly tracker, and countless hostile troops. ...more - 6Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Angelina Jolie
As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. ...more - 7Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Kevin Costner
A Civil War soldier develops a relationship with a band of Lakota Indians. Attracted by the simplicity of their lifestyle, he chooses to leave his former life behind to be with them. Having observed ...more - 8Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan
- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
At a U.S. Army Air Force base in England, the crew members of B-17 bomber Memphis Belle prepare for their 25th and final sortie into enemy German territory. Bomber Capt. Dennis Dearborn (Matthew ...more - 9Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Roberto Benigni
A gentle Jewish-Italian waiter, Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a pretty schoolteacher, and wins her over with his charm and humor. Eventually they marry and have a ...more - 10Nicolas Cage, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Oliver Stone
Two Port Authority officers, Sgt. John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) and Officer Will Jimeno (Michael Peña), become trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center after going in to help people escape ...more - 11Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: John Lee Hancock
In 1836 Gen. Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) organizes a rebel army to liberate Texas from the brutal rule of Mexican dictator General Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarría). Though vastly outnumbered, Gen. ...more - 12David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Mark Herman
During World War II, 8-year-old Bruno (Asa Butterfield) and his family leave Berlin to take up residence near the concentration camp where his father (David Thewlis) has just become commandant. ...more - 13Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Jonathan Mostow
When a German U-571 submarine with a sophisticated encryption machine onboard is sunk during a World War II battle at sea, the Allies send an American Navy force led by Lieutenant Andrew Tyler ...more - 14Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin
- Released: 1965
- Directed by: David Lean
During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar ...more - 15Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Follows Captain Alexi Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) who, at the height of the Cold War, is ordered to take over command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19, pride of the Soviet Navy. His assignment: ...more - 16Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Peter Weir
In 1805, aboard the H.M.S. Surprise, the brash Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his trusted friend, the ship's scholarly surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), are ordered to hunt down and ...more - 17Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) becomes acting deputy director of the CIA when Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones) is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is ...more - 18Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: Aaron Schneider
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ernest Krause is assigned to lead an Allied convoy across the Atlantic during World War II. His convoy, however, is pursued by German U-boats. Although this is Krause's first wartime ...more - 19Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Michael Bay
This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. Rafe is so ...more - 20Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Bryan Singer
Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) serves Germany with loyalty and pride but fears that Hitler will destroy his country if allowed to run unchecked. With time running out for Germany and the ...more - 21James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Tony Bill
Before the United States enters World War I, some American youths volunteer for the French military. Subsequently, they become the first U.S. fighter pilots and form a squadron known as the Lafayette ...more - 22Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Terry George
Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), a Hutu, manages the Hôtel des Mille Collines and lives a happy life with his Tutsi wife (Sophie Okonedo) and their three children. But when Hutu military forces ...more - 23Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Robert Markowitz
A semi-fictionalized account of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African-American Air Force squadron during World War II, the film centers on ambitious young pilot Hannibal Lee (Laurence ...more - 24Corbin Allred, Larry Bagby, Kirby Heyborne
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Ryan Little
After Nazis ambush a brigade of Allied soldiers in Belgium, the few remaining survivors, including the sniper, Deacon (Corbin Allred), and Pvt. Kendrick (Lawrence Bagby), take cover in a nearby ...more - 25Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Tim Burton
When Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) becomes ill, his son, William (Billy Crudup), travels to be with him. William has a strained relationship with Edward because his father has always told exaggerated ...more
