Last updated March 2024
Looking for the cream of the Best War Movies 2021 crop? We assembled 30 marvelous, critic- and user-beloved Best War Movies 2021 available for your viewing enjoyment right now. With universal acclaim from IMDB and our knowledgeable user community, these world-class titles are as good as entertainment gets. Help fellow viewers uncover their next great find by voting for your personal favorites. We value your help spotlighting the finest titles out there!
The Mauritanian (2021)
Plot Summary:
A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: lawyer, courtroom, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, prisoner, brutality, american politics, interrogation, prison, torture, american imperialism, war on terror, imprisonment, falsely accused, terrorism, jail cell, defense attorney, injustice, trial, taliban, sex, freedom, terrorist, violence, faith
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
Plot Summary:
On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Belgium
Plot tags: world war two, nazi, nazism, war, air raid, bombing, gestapo, military, murder, nordic, killings, chaos, aerial bombardment, eye, children in wartime, foreigner, mental health, biopic, world war, royal air force, mosquito, torture, nun, boy, girl
Firebird (2021)
Plot Summary:
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Estonia
Plot tags: gay, gay love, gay lead character, gay slur, gay soldier, forbidden love, gay sex, aerial combats, military life, cold war, male male relationship, gay romance, air force, gay interest, lgbtq, bare chested male, couple relations, closeted gay, gay relationship, male female relationship, gay couple, homoeroticism, love triangle, romantic triangle, soldier
Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: world war two, spy, military, war, world war, british secret service, army, secret mission, reconnaissance, wartime, life is a bitch, mission, military officer, military life, wartime life, new year, winter, espionage, real life, manipulation, strategy, biopic, sea, american soldier, photograph
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
Plot Summary:
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: cia, one man army, terrorism, murder, soldier, navy, police, diver, revenge, mission, prison, swat team, rescue mission, prison fight, gunfight, warrior, police officer, assassin, commando, loss of loved one, anti hero, special forces, black ops, tough guy, espionage
Army of the Dead (2021)
Plot Summary:
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted
Duration: 148 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 183000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: zombie, zombie apocalypse, undead, apocalypse, walking dead, zombie outbreak, living dead, pandemic, heist, mercenary, battlefield, female warrior, monster, zombie attack, virus, danger, escape, violence, death, leader, moral dilemma, panic, safe, survival, post apocalypse