Best movies about World War I

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Best movies about World War I

Discover the best movies about World War I, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie All Quiet on the Western Front, starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres, came in first as the best movie featuring or about World War I of all time, followed by Black and White in Color and Gallipoli from 1981. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about World War I, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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All Quiet on the Western Front 1
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 - Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John WrayDrama, War
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A group of idealistic young men join the German army in World War I and are sent to the Western Front, where combat destroys their patriotism. Lewis Milestone directed this adaptation of •••
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Black and White in Color
1976 - Jean Carmet, Jacques Dufilho, Catherine RouvelDrama, Comedy, War
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A few French colonists at a remote outpost in Africa learn months late that war with Germany has broken out, and set off to attack their German neighbours with locals forced into their •••
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Gallipoli
1981 - Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill KerrWar, History, Drama
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Two Australian sprinters face the brutal reality of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Mel Gibson and Mark Lee play the two •••
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Im Westen nichts Neues
2022 - Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grünewald, Edin...
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Young Paul, aged 17, enters the Western Front in the First World War, but his initial euphoria quickly fades in the face of the harsh reality of the trenches.
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962 - Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony QuinnAdventure, History, War
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During World War I, English officer T. E. Lawrence sets out to unite the often feuding Arab tribes and lead them against the Turks. Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn star in •••
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Forest of the Hanged
1965 - Victor Rebengiuc, Anna Széles, Ștefan CiubotărașuDrama, History, War, Romance
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In 1916, Apostol Bologa, a Romanian officer in the Austro-Hungarian army, is sent to the Transylvanian front to fight the Romanian army and begins to doubt everything he believed. Victor •••
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The Promise
2016 - Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian BaleHistory, Romance, Drama
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In the final years of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle forms between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, Ana, a sophisticated artist, and Chris, an American journalist based in Paris. •••
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The Water Diviner
2014 - Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz ErdoğanWar, Drama
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In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to learn what happened to his three sons, reported missing in action at Gallipoli. His journey takes him across war-torn land in •••
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Last Night of Love
1980 - Vladimir Găitan, Joanna Pacula, Sergiu NicolaescuDrama, War
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In 1916, just before Romania enters World War I, an officer posted at the border recalls his marriage and the jealousy that consumed him. Vladimir Găitan and Joanna Pacula star in the film •••
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Wings
1927 - Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard ArlenDrama, Action, War, Romance
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Two young men in love with the same girl become fighter pilots in the US Air Corps during World War I, and their rivalry puts their friendship to the test. Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' •••
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This list includes, for example, Im Westen nichts Neues, Gallipoli, The Promise.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: Im Westen nichts Neues (2022), The Promise (2016), The Water Diviner (2014).

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Titles released in this period include The Promise (2016), The Water Diviner (2014).

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