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Best War Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 806 war movies released in the 1970s. 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 Apocalypse Now.

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

  5. 5

    Patton

    1970· 2h 52m· en

    7.51.2K
  14. 14

    M*A*S*H

    1970· 1h 56m· en

    6.91.2K
  15. 15

    Catch-22

    1970· 2h 1m· en

    6.7362
  17. 17

    Macbeth

    1971· 2h 21m· en

    7.1302
  18. 18

    Sunflower

    1970· 1h 49m· it

    7.5179
  20. 20

    The Beguiled

    1971· 1h 45m· en

    7.0510
  24. 24

    Midway

    1976· 2h 12m· en

    6.6335
  27. 27

    Waterloo

    1970· 2h 14m· en

    7.1225
  30. 30

    Coming Home

    1978· 2h 7m· en

    7.0200
  31. 31

    The Deluge

    1974· 4h 47m· pl

    7.290
  35. 35

    Overlord

    1975· 1h 23m· en

    6.786
  41. 41

    Siberiade

    1979· 4h 35m· ru

    7.146

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Frequently asked questions

How many war movies came out in the 1970s?

806 war movies from the 1970s 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 1970s?

Apocalypse Now holds the top position in this collection.