Best War movies of 1980s

Actors : Nicholas Cascone, Jason Tomlins, Christopher Burgard, Jonathan Emerson,
Directors : Patrick Sheane Duncan,

The title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman.

Actors : Peter Phelps, John Heywood, Nick Waters, John Larking,
Directors : Simon Wincer,

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.

Actors : Michel Galabru, Christian Clavier, Roland Giraud, Gérard Jugnot,
Directors : Jean-Marie Poiré,

Bourdelle, a family of musicians, refuse to play for Germans during the war. They would like to liberate France using all possible means.

Actors : Kate Nelligan, Oliver Cotton, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt,
Directors : Peter Yates,

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a ...

Actors : Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Mika Mäkelä, Paavo Liski, Risto Tuorila,
Directors : Rauni Mollberg,

This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the ...

Actors : Robert Arevalo, Mark Neely, R. Lee Ermey, Wings Hauser,
Directors : Brian Trenchard-Smith,

A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase and proceed to rebuild morale and fortifications in advance of the climactic battle with the VietCong.

Actors : Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego, Carmen Maura, Maurizio De Razza,
Directors : Carlos Saura,

Paulino and Carmela are husband and wife, troubadours touring the countryside during the Spanish Civil War. They are Republicans, and with their mute assistant, Gustavete, they journey into...

Actors : Cristina Marsillach, Benedict Taylor, Anat Atzmon, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Moshé Mizrahi,

A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.

Actors : Zarko Lausevic, Milos Zutic, Vojislav 'Voja' Brajovic, Gorica Popovic,
Directors : Zdravko Sotra,

On June 28th 1389, at Kosovo Polje, an army of the Serbian Prince Lazar made a stand against the advancing Ottoman forces of Sultan Murad.

Actors : Jet Li, Keith Anthony, Kaiming Chen, Wing Cho,
Directors : Jet Li,

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Actors : Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Dragan Nikolic, Tanja Boskovic, Bora Todorovic,
Directors : Branko Baletic,

Group of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of musical band in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

Actors : Annie McEnroe, Stephen Lee, Ken Wahl, Cheryl Ladd,
Directors : Sidney J. Furie,

In middle of the Vietnam war a Navy surgeon and a nurse fall in love while serving in Vietnam during the war. Their affection for one another provides a striking contrast to the violence of warfare.

Actors : Haing S. Ngor, Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

An action film about a daring commando raid into Vietnam to destroy a munitions dump left behind by American marines.

Actors : Greta Scacchi, Vincent Spano, Joaquim de Almeida, Désirée Nosbusch,

After the bankruptcy of their father's stonemasonry firm, Nicola and Andrea emigrate to America to restore their fortunes. After many adventures and near-disasters, they end up in Hollywood...

Actors : Jean-Pierre Bacri, Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand,
Directors : Diane Kurys,

In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the...

Actors : Sabine Azéma, Philippe Noiret, Maurice Barrier, Pascale Vignal,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

Intense character study of men and women driven by an overpowering obsession with the past.

Actors : Robert F. Lyons, Tony Pierce, Michael Dudikoff, Michael DeLorenzo,
Directors : Aaron Norris,

A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander

Actors : Guillermo Montesinos, José Sacristán, Alfredo Landa, Santiago Ramos,
Directors : Luis García Berlanga,

A platoon of mismatched republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the saint patron date of the village. In addition to ruining the ...

Actors : Ismaila Cissé, Ababacar Sy Cissé, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara,

In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.

Actors : Edward Fox, Nick Tate, Timothy Bottoms, George Takei,
Directors : Andrew V. McLaglen,

A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.