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Best War Movies of the 1930s

This collection ranks 298 war movies released in the 1930s. 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 #1 film is Gone with the Wind.

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

  4. 4

    Duck Soup

    1933· 1h 8m· en

    7.3869
  7. 7

    Beau Geste

    1939· 1h 52m· en

    7.0110
  8. 8

    Gunga Din

    1939· 1h 57m· en

    6.5186
  10. 10

    Hell Below

    1933· 1h 41m· en

    6.312
  11. 11

    Dishonored

    1931· 1h 31m· en

    6.978
  17. 17

    Operator 13

    1934· 1h 22m· en

    5.816
  23. 23

    Sea Post

    1938· 1h 10m· ru

    5.01
  40. 40

    Lady Killer

    1937· 1h 34m· fr

    6.840
  43. 43

    Fedka

    1937· 59m· ru

    —0
  44. 44

    Captured!

    1933· 1h 9m· en

    5.310

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Frequently asked questions

How many war movies came out in the 1930s?

298 war movies from the 1930s carry real rating data.

How are these war 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 highest-rated war movie of the 1930s?

Gone with the Wind holds the top position in this collection.