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Best War Movies Directed By D.W. Griffith

This collection ranks 17 war movies directed by D.W. Griffith. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The Massacre tops the list with a 5.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1908–1919. The most widely seen film here is The Birth of a Nation (605 votes).

17 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 6

    The Battle

    1911· 17m· en

    4.811
  2. 7

    His Trust

    1911· 14m· en

    4.123

Frequently asked questions

How many war movies has D.W. Griffith made?

17 war movies directed by D.W. Griffith carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these D.W. Griffith films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best D.W. Griffith war movie?

The Massacre currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which D.W. Griffith war movie is the most popular?

The Birth of a Nation has the largest audience (605 votes) among these titles.