Top Ten Military Movies

1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) - directed by Steven Spielberg, this World War II epic follows a group of American soldiers who embark on a dangerous mission to rescue a paratrooper behind enemy lines.

2. Apocalypse Now (1979) - directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this Vietnam War movie stars Martin Sheen as an Army captain on a mission to assassinate a renegade colonel played by Marlon Brando.

3. Platoon (1986) - directed by Oliver Stone, this Vietnam War movie portrays the harrowing experiences of a young soldier played by Charlie Sheen who is caught in the middle of a bitter conflict between his fellow troops.

4. Black Hawk Down (2001) - directed by Ridley Scott, this action-packed movie tells the story of an elite group of U.S. soldiers who are sent into Somalia to capture a warlord but become trapped in a deadly firefight.

5. Full Metal Jacket (1987) - directed by Stanley Kubrick, this Vietnam War movie follows a group of Marine recruits through boot camp and into the battlefield.

6. The Hurt Locker (2008) - directed by Kathryn Bigelow, this movie tells the story of an Army bomb squad unit in Iraq and the psychological toll it takes on its members.

7. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - directed by David Lean, this classic World War II movie stars Alec Guinness as a British colonel who becomes obsessed with building a bridge for his Japanese captors.

8. Glory (1989) - directed by Edward Zwick, this Civil War movie tells the story of the first all-black regiment to fight for the Union army.

9. The Thin Red Line (1998) - directed by Terrence Malick, this movie explores the nature of war and its effects on soldiers during the battle for Guadalcanal in World War II.

10. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - directed by Clint Eastwood, this movie tells the story of the battle for Iwo Jima from the perspective of Japanese soldiers, offering a unique and insightful look at the conflict.