"Apocalypse Now"
Francis Ford Coppola wrote and directed the epic," which is based on the 1899 Joseph Conrad novella "Heart of Darkness." Martin Sheen starred as an Army captain sent to assassinate a rogue American colonel, played by Marlon Brando. The colonel goes off the grid in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The movie won two Oscars and scored six more Academy Award nominations, including best picture and best director.
"Full Metal Jacket"
Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War drama "Full Metal Jacket" might’ve scored just one Oscar nomination (best adapted screenplay), but it is still widely regarded as one of the greatest war films of all time.
"Saving Private Ryan"
Steven Spielberg’s "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) starred Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Edward Burns, Giovanni Ribisi, Ted Danson, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore and many more. The WWII drama won five Oscars, including best director.
"Dunkirk"
Christopher Nolan’s "Dunkirk" (2017) is based on the evacuation of Allied forces from the titular French city during WWII. The film bagged three Oscars and earned five other nominations, including best picture.
"The Thin Red Line"
Terrence Malick directed Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, George Clooney, John Travolta, Jared Leto, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, Miranda Otto and more stars in 1998's WWII drama "The Thin Red Line." The movie earned seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director.
"Inglourious Basterds"
Brad Pitt stars in the Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). The film is set in Nazi-occupied France during WWII and earned eight Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay.
