The best military dramas: review, list, plot, interesting facts and reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

War dramas are one of the most demanded genres of cinema. In world cinema, if not billions, then millions of such films have been shot. It is difficult to navigate in such a variety, so we bring to your attention the TOP 10 best films according to the authoritative site Kinopoisk.

War films, dramas: The Pianist

Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" is not full of battle scenes, but it is entirely about the war and how innocent people had to survive during World War II.

The main character of the picture is a Jewish pianist living in Warsaw. With the advent of the Nazis in the city, the poor fellow had to endure all the possible and impossible horrors of wartime: separation from relatives, loss of his beloved profession, persecution, serious illness and incessant fear. Ultimately, the Jewish musician was rescued by a German officer and still lived to see the liberation of Poland.

The picture won 3 Oscars and an incredible number of awards. Starring Adrien Brody.

Only old men go into battle

War dramas from the 70s filmed in the Soviet Union were especially good. The 25th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War had just been celebrated, and three years later Leonid Bykov’s cult film “Only Old Men Go to Battle” was released.

The film is devoid of any epicness - it is, first of all, about people who are sometimes afraid to go on the attack, fall in love, lose loved ones, and even in the most difficult moments are not averse to listening to good music. On the site Kinopoisk 98, 9% of the viewers were in favor of the fact that the picture of Leonid Bykov is wonderful in all respects. According to the voting results, the tape got to the second line of the rating.

The dawns here are quiet

The next “pearl” that wormed its way into the military dramas of the 70s is the touching story of Stanislav Rostotsky about how young girls resisted well-trained German saboteurs. “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” has been thrilling the hearts of viewers for more than forty years with a tense plot, good acting and a talented director.

The picture in 1973 was nominated for an Oscar by the USSR, but did not win. But she takes 3rd place in the ranking of national favorites.

Braveheart

Few war dramas can boast as many awards and titles as Mel Gibson's Braveheart. The film won 5 Oscars, a Golden Globe, an MTV award and many other awards.

The plot of "Braveheart"dedicated to the theme of the Scottish-English wars that raged in the 13th century. The main character - William Wallace - dared to oppose the powerful English king and set out to return the freedom of the Scots. Mel Gibson as a national hero looked very convincing, so the audience was delighted with his creation.

“The Cranes Are Flying”

The Russian military drama The Cranes Are Flying was released in 1957. Director Mikhail Kalatozov also decided to abandon pathos and showed the life of ordinary people during the Great Patriotic War with all the passions, mistakes, absurdities and accidents.

In the center of the plot are two lovers who were separated by military operations and who could never be together. The picture took the main prize at the Cannes Film Festival (this was the only case in the history of Soviet cinema) and was nominated for the British Academy Award. On the Kinopoisk website, the tape rating is 8.3 points.

The fate of man

Sergei Bondarchuk filmed the best historical military dramas in the Soviet Union. The director had served at the front since 1942, so he knew firsthand about the difficulties of wartime. The first film that Bondarchuk shot after the end of the war was the drama The Fate of a Man. The protagonist of the film is experiencing hostilities, concentration camp torture, loses all members of his family. But in the finale, driver Andrei Sokolov decides to adopt an orphan boy, thereby starting life from scratch.

In 1959, the picture took the main prize of the Moscow Film Festival. Viewer Choice Percentage on Kinopoiskis 87.5%.

Melodrama, military drama "Gone with the Wind"

Gone with the Wind is a cult melodrama not only for Americans, but for the rest of the world. Gorgeous costumes and scenery, beautiful actors, an incredibly charismatic main character - all this helped the film break into all possible ratings and TOP chats.

Gone with the Wind won 8 Oscars. While the film revolves primarily around the love triangle of Scarlett O'Hara, Ret Butler and Ashley Wilks, the Civil War theme runs throughout the action.

Rescue Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan was filmed in 1998 by Steven Spielberg. The script of the film takes us back to the times of World War II, but this time it highlights the historical events that took place on the Western Front.

After Mrs. Ryan's three sons were killed almost simultaneously in local battles, the command decided at all costs to save the life of her last child. To rescue James Ryan from the inferno, 8 soldiers were selected and they all died during the mission. The film won 5 Oscars and 2 Golden Globes.

Boy in striped pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a British contribution to the world treasure trove of World War II films. The film is about a little boy - the son of the commandant, who was in charge of the Jewish concentration camp. The child is still too young to follow any ideology, so against all oddshe becomes the best friend of a Jewish boy who is imprisoned in this camp. As fate would have it, this friendship ends with both children being burned in a gas chamber.

They fought for the Motherland

The film "They Fought for the Motherland" was filmed by Sergei Bondarchuk in 1975. The director in the frame managed to collect almost the entire acting color of those times: Vasily Shukshin, Yuri Nikulin, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Georgy Burkov and many other performers.

The action takes place in 1942 on the outskirts of Stalingrad. Before the viewer are images of those people who, at this turning point for the entire war, risked their lives every second.

The film received 98% positive reviews on the Kinopoisk website. Considering the rating of the picture, it took 10th place in the TOP 10 best films about the war.