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The Pianist
2002· 2h 30m· Drama, War· en
8.410.4K
Best War Movies of the 2000s
This collection ranks 932 war movies released in the 2000s. 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 The Pianist.
932 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Inglourious Basterds
2009· 2h 33m· Drama, Thriller, War· en
8.224.6K - 3
Pan's Labyrinth
2006· 1h 58m· Fantasy, Drama, War· es
7.811.7K - 4
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008· 1h 34m· Drama, War, History· en
7.87.8K - 5
Downfall
2004· 2h 35m· Drama, History, War· de
7.94.4K - 6
The Last Samurai
2003· 2h 34m· Drama, Action, War· en
7.67.7K - 7
Black Hawk Down
2001· 2h 25m· Action, War, History· en
7.46.5K - 8
Enemy at the Gates
2001· 2h 11m· War, History· en
7.44.1K - 9
300
2007· 1h 57m· Action, Adventure, War· en
7.215.0K - 10
Troy
2004· 2h 43m· War, Action, History· en
7.211.4K - 11
Kingdom of Heaven
2005· 2h 24m· Drama, Action, Adventure· en
7.15.2K - 12
The Hurt Locker
2008· 2h 11m· Drama, Thriller, War· en
7.26.3K - 13
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
2004· 2h 28m· Action, Adventure, Drama· ko
8.0786 - 14
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006· 2h 21m· Action, Drama, War· en
7.52.4K - 15
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003· 2h 18m· Adventure, Drama, War· en
7.23.6K - 16
The Patriot
2000· 2h 45m· Drama, History, War· en
7.24.4K - 17
Devils on the Doorstep
2001· 2h 19m· Drama, War· zh
8.2189 - 18
Hotel Rwanda
2004· 2h 2m· Drama, History, War· en
7.73.2K - 19
Brothers
2009· 1h 45m· Drama, Thriller, War· en
7.34.0K - 20
Innocent Voices
2005· 2h 0m· Drama, War· es
8.2528 - 21
Black Book
2006· 2h 25m· Drama, Thriller, War· nl
7.51.3K - 22
A Very Long Engagement
2004· 2h 13m· Drama, Romance, War· fr
7.31.3K - 23
We Were Soldiers
2002· 2h 18m· Action, History, War· en
7.12.3K - 24
Waltz with Bashir
2008· 1h 30m· Animation, Documentary, Drama· he
7.71.1K - 25
Valkyrie
2008· 2h 1m· Drama, Thriller, War· en
7.04.2K - 26
Tropic Thunder
2008· 1h 47m· Action, Comedy, War· en
6.77.1K - 27
Rambo
2008· 1h 32m· Action, Thriller, War· en
6.74.4K - 28
No Man's Land
2001· 1h 38m· Action, History, War· bs
7.5513 - 29
9th Company
2005· 2h 19m· War, Drama, History· ru
6.7317 - 30
The Counterfeiters
2007· 1h 38m· Drama, War· de
7.4706 - 31
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006· 2h 7m· Drama, War· en
7.3915 - 32
Pearl Harbor
2001· 3h 3m· War, History, Drama· en
6.97.1K - 33
Red Cliff
2008· 2h 25m· Adventure, Drama, History· zh
7.1884 - 34
Red Cliff II
2009· 2h 21m· Action, Adventure, Drama· zh
7.3502 - 35
Taking Chance
2009· 1h 17m· Drama, War, TV Movie· en
7.2248 - 36
Flags of Our Fathers
2006· 2h 15m· War, Drama, History· en
6.92.1K - 37
Conspiracy
2001· 1h 36m· History, Drama, War· en
7.3478 - 38
Rescue Dawn
2007· 2h 5m· Adventure, Drama, War· en
7.01.5K - 39
Cold Mountain
2003· 2h 34m· War, History, Adventure· en
6.92.0K - 40
City of Life and Death
2009· 2h 12m· Drama, History, War· zh
7.4237 - 41
Joyeux Noel
2005· 1h 56m· Drama, War, Romance· fr
7.4926 - 42
Jarhead
2005· 2h 3m· Drama, War· en
6.73.2K - 43
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002· 2h 18m· Drama, History, Thriller· en
6.61.2K - 44
Kannathil Muthamittal
2002· 2h 17m· Drama, War· ta
7.753 - 45
Che: Part One
2008· 2h 14m· Drama, History, War· en
6.8833 - 46
Paradise Now
2005· 1h 30m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· fr
6.9291 - 47
Tears of the Sun
2003· 2h 1m· War, Action, Drama· en
6.92.7K - 48
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
2001· 2h 38m· Drama, War· de
7.2155 - 49
Defiance
2008· 2h 17m· Drama, History, War· en
6.81.9K - 50
Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005· 2h 13m· Comedy, Drama, War· ko
7.4204
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Frequently asked questions
How many war movies came out in the 2000s?
932 war movies from the 2000s 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 2000s?
The Pianist holds the top position in this collection.