Paul Verhoeven co-wrote and directed Black Book, a 2006 military drama thriller starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, and Halina Reijn. The film had its global debut at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2006, and was released in the Netherlands on September 14, 2006. It is Verhoeven's first picture in the Netherlands since The Fourth Man, which he made in 1983 before moving to the United States.

With the release of "Black Book," director Paul Verhoeven ended a six-year filmmaking hiatus. It's a compelling voyage, as are all of Verhoeven's films. "Black Book," the narrative of a Dutch-Jewish lady who becomes a spy during World War II, received critical praise. Carice van Houten's fascinating performance, which balances human vulnerability with unbreakable resolve, is largely responsible for this.

Detailed information:
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Gerard Soeteman
Year: 2006
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Book-Carice-van-Houten/dp/B08779VC1B

The Grand Tour (also known as By Dawn's Early Light) is an HBO original film that premiered in 1990. It is based on William Prochnau's novel Trinity's Child, published in 1983. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the film was one of the last to depict the events of a fictitious World War III.

During the Cold War, it was pretty typical for Hollywood to speculate on how World War III might play out. This conjecture resulted in comedy like "Doctor Strangelove," as well as a series of dramas depicting the mutually assured devastation of an American-Soviet confrontation. One of the last of these, "By Dawn's Early Light," with an all-star ensemble providing powerful performances, plays like a fascinating artifact of the USSR's last days.

Detailed information:
Starring: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones
Director: Jack Sholder

Year: 1990

Runtime: 100 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Dawns-Early-Light-Powers-Boothe/dp/B09JFFMWV9

Jean-Jacques Annaud directed, co-wrote, and produced Enemy at the Gates, a 2001 war film based on William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which covers the events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad in the winter of 1942–43. Annaud and Alain Godard collaborated on the script. The main character in the film is a fictionalized version of sharpshooter Vasily Zaitsev, a Soviet Union Hero during WWII. It features a sniper duel between Zaitsev and Major Erwin König, the director of the Wehrmacht's sniper school.

It's not often that American viewers have a chance to observe World War II outside of the perspective of American or British soldiers and the battles they fought, but "Enemy at the Gates" gives them that opportunity. The film stars a strong main cast and concentrates primarily on a sniper's duel that many larger-scale World War II films would not be able to find time for. It tells the story of major Soviet snipers fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad against the Nazis.

Detailed information:
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Year: 2001
Runtime: 131 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-At-Gates-Jude-Law/dp/B000JISNO8

A Farewell to Arms is a novel written by Ernest Hemingway and set during World War I's Italian campaign. It is a first-person narrative of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant in the Italian Army's medical corps. It was originally published in 1929. The title is based on a poem by George Peele, a 16th-century English playwright.

This wonderful rendition of Ernest Hemingway's famous story of love amid the horror of World War I is presented to the screen. This film, which tells the story of an American ambulance driver (Cooper) who falls in love with an English nurse (Hayes), avoids much of Hemingway's cynicism in its epic romance. Despite the fact that fanatical fans may not like it, "A Farewell to Arms" is one of the greatest adaptations of the author's writings.

Detailed information:
Starring: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou
Director: Frank Borzage
Year: 1932
Runtime: 88 movies
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Arms-Helen-Hayes/dp/B000HAB4U8

Journey's End is a 2017 British war film based on R. C. Sherriff's 1928 drama. It was featured in the "Special Presentations" section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, written by Simon Reade and directed by Saul Dibb. The plot revolves around a young James (Jimmy) Raleigh, who joins the army under the command of his former schoolmate, Stanhope. Stanhope has been compelled to use the bottle due to the circumstances in the trenches, but Raleigh remains unfazed. The Germans are expected to strike the line in Northern France at any time, according to intelligence.

"Journey's End," based on a famous play of the same name, draws together an enthralling cast to tell its timeless narrative. We follow a squad of British soldiers who are forced to play an agonizing waiting game against German forces as they fight their way through World War I. As the strain grows, their multifaceted personalities emerge: these men are despondent, hopeful, gentlemanly, and completely lost. We're totally involved — and all the more ready to have our hearts torn — when the shelling eventually begins.

Detailed information:
Starring: Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany
Director: Saul Dibb
Year: 2017
Runtime: 103 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-End-Sam-Claflin/dp/B07CZS8NF3

The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical drama film that depicts the general's final months. It is a sequel to the 1970 film Patton. General George S. Patton is played by George C. Scott again, while Beatrice Patton, the general's wife, is played by Eva Marie Saint. Delbert Mann directed the film.

The famous George C. Scott returned to the renowned general for this made-for-TV sequel, more than a decade after portraying the title character in the Oscar-winning drama "Patton." Set in the final weeks of Patton's life, the film follows the general as he recovers from a vehicle accident that left him crippled and ultimately killed him while flashing back to crucial periods in his life and his final days of military duty. Check it out if you can't get enough of George C. Scott in his hallmark role.

Detailed information:
Starring: George C. Scott, Eva Marie Saint, Richard Dysart
Director: Delbert Mann
Year: 1986
Runtime: 147 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Days-Patton-George-Scott/dp/B000HAB4N0

Steven Spielberg directed and produced Lincoln, a 2012 American biographical historical drama film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as US President Abraham Lincoln. Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, and Tommy Lee Jones all appear in supporting parts in the film.

Steven Spielberg, the renowned American filmmaker, took on the huge job of directing a biopic about the great American president Abraham Lincoln and rose to the occasion with one of his most exquisite directing performances to date. The film's main focus is on Lincoln's effort to affirm the abolition of slavery, but since that work is so tightly linked to the conclusion of the American Civil War, it fits neatly within the war movie genre. It's a demonstration of Lincoln's abilities as a legislator as well as a statesman attempting to bring two half of a warring country together.

Detailed information:
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: 2012
Runtime: 149 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Daniel-Day-Lewis/dp/B00BOLE7X0

Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp star in the 1986 American war film Platoon, which was written and directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. It is the first trilogy of Stone's Vietnam War films, which includes Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1990). The film portrays a U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Squad Sergeant and Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) dispute over the morality of the platoon and the conduct of the war, based on Stone's own experience.

"Platoon" opens as the narrative of a solitary soldier traveling into the thick of the combat, based on writer-director Oliver Stone's actual experiences in the Vietnam War. Then Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger appear, confirming that "Platoon" is a profound analysis of the psychological and spiritual consequences of war. "Platoon" earned the Academy Award for Best Picture for its strength and elegance.

Detailed information:
Starring: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen
Director: Oliver Stone
Year: 1986
Runtime: 120 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Platoon-Tom-Berenger/dp/B000ZLPRJ8

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action horror film authored by brothers Jim and John Thomas and directed by John McTiernan. It's the first movie in the Predator franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the captain of an elite paramilitary rescue squad on a mission to retrieve captives in the guerrilla-held territory in the Central American rainforest, who are stalked and hunted down by the deadly Predator (Kevin Peter Hall), a technologically superior extraterrestrial.

"Predator" may not be the first picture that comes to mind when you think of "war movies," but director John McTiernan's sci-fi/horror/jungle warfare mash-up bears many of the subgenre's characteristics. For starters, it features a guerilla conflict between an unseen adversary and a force of seasoned American mercenaries. For another, it's jam-packed with machismo from the 1980s and plenty of flaming firearms. As a result, it might very well satisfy your need for a war film.

Detailed information:
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura
Director: John McTiernan
Year: 1987
Runtime: 106 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Arnold-Schwarzenegger/dp/B003GX5CWY

Red Tails is a 2012 American military film starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr., directed by Anthony Hemingway in his feature film directorial debut. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African-American United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) airmen.

"Red Tails" depicts the struggles of the Tuskegee Airmen, a squad of Black pilots in World War II. It was a personal project for producer George Lucas and had been in the works for more than two decades when it eventually reached theaters. It's a picture featuring action sequences directed by Lucas himself and an all-star ensemble of young and seasoned talent that didn't exactly strike with reviewers upon its initial release, but it's surely deserving of a second look.

Detailed information:
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Year: 2012
Runtime: 124 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Tails-Nate-Parker/dp/B007YJS7G4

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film written by Robert Rodat and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film, set during World Battle II's Invasion of Normandy, is noted for its violent depiction of war, particularly its depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings.

"Saving Private Ryan" remains one of the finest war pictures of all time, more than two decades after its premiere. The modern-day classic depicts the narrative of a troop of United States Army Rangers who battle through the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach and then proceed on a mission to retrieve the title soldier so he may return home to his family after all of his brothers were killed in the war. The film's violent sights of war and terrible opening sequence drew notice upon its first release, but Steven Spielberg's Best Director Oscar for the picture had as much to do with the human moments as it did with the cruel ones.

Detailed information:
Starring: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore
Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: 1998
Runtime: 169 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Private-Ryan-Tom-Hanks/dp/B008CBZX7E

Chris McKay directed The Tomorrow War, a 2021 American military science fiction action film. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, David S. Goyer, Jules Daly, and Adam Kolbrenner produced the film, which was written by Zach Dean. Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, and Keith Powers are among the ensemble cast members. It follows a group of soldiers and people from the current day who are transported into the future to confront an extraterrestrial force.

When an alien civilization invades and decimates Earth in the future, humanity's last hope is to travel back in time and recruit volunteers to fight the battle in the years ahead. Dan, a history teacher and veteran, is one of them, and he may be humanity's greatest hope. "The Tomorrow War" has lots of entertainment value, and its combination of sci-fi spectacle and human action makes for a captivating war, even if it owes a lot to great action pictures that came before it.

Detailed information:
Starring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons
Director: Chris McKay
Year: 2021
Runtime: 138 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-War-Chris-Pratt/dp/B093CNZ7ST

The Wall is a war thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Dwain Worrell that was released in 2017. Two American troops (Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena) are cornered by an Iraqi sniper in this film. It was released on May 12, 2017, by Roadside Attractions and was produced by Amazon Studios. The film earned mixed reviews from viewers but received favorable reviews from critics, grossing $4.5 million against a budget of $3 million.

Doug Liman has established himself as a strong thriller architect thanks to films like "The Bourne Identity" and "Edge of Tomorrow." It's only natural that he'd put his talents to use in this specific story. Only two of the three protagonists in "The Wall," an Iraq War thriller, appear onscreen. Our two protagonists are American troops who are trapped down by an Iraqi sniper and must strive to flee. You'll be astonished at how much tension Liman manages to crank up with that little hook.

Detailed information:
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Director: Doug Liman
Year: 2017
Runtime: 88 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Wall-Aaron-Taylor-Johnson/dp/B0713MM9DT

Eugene Jarecki's documentary film 'Why We Fight' about the military-industrial complex was released in 2005. The title is a reference to the eponymous propaganda films produced by the US government during World Fight II to support their decision to enter the war against the Axis Powers.

The title of this documentary comes from World War II propaganda, but "Why We Fight" is more of an analysis of how combat has changed American society than a conventional war film. This courageous film analyzes how far the military-industrial complex has pushed the United States into a global war, with frequently unexpected effects. It features interviews with many specialists and an in-depth analysis of the twentieth century.

Detailed information:
Starring: Joseph Cirincione, William Kristol, Gore Vidal
Director: Eugene Jarecki
Year: 2005
Runtime: 98 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Fight-Gore-Vidal/dp/B000GT6NSI

Without Remorse is an American action thriller film released in 2021, based on Tom Clancy's 1993 novel of the same name. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lauren London, Brett Gelman, Jacob Scipio, Jack Kesy, Colman Domingo, and Guy Pearce feature in the film, which is directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples. The plot follows John Kelly, a U.S. Navy SEAL who sets out on a path of revenge after his pregnant wife and unit members are killed by Russian hitmen.

Following the success of "Jack Ryan," Amazon attempted to launch another Tom Clancy-inspired series with "Without Remorse," which sees Michael B. Jordan's Navy Seal caught up in a war-driven plot that might cost him his life. "Without Remorse" stays together due to Jordan's enormous star power, even if it doesn't necessarily achieve anything better than previous Clancy-inspired films that have come before it.

Detailed information:
Starring: Michal B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce
Director: Stefano Sollima
Year: 2021
Runtime: 110 minutes
Link to watch: https://www.amazon.com/Clancys-Without-Remorse-Michael-Jordan/dp/B08VF6XYVP