Best War Movies on Prime Video

The best war movies by audience rating and number of votes, all streaming on Prime Video in the US. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. The Great Dictator (1940)
★ 8.3 · 3,839 votes · Comedy, War
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
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2. The Great Escape (1963)
★ 7.9 · 2,967 votes · Adventure, Drama, War
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
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3. The General (1926)
★ 7.9 · 1,476 votes · Comedy, War, Romance
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
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Best War Movies on Prime Video

The best war movies by audience rating and number of votes, all streaming on Prime Video in the US. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. The Great Dictator (1940)
★ 8.3 · 3,839 votes · Comedy, War
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Movies like The Great Dictator →
2. The Great Escape (1963)
★ 7.9 · 2,967 votes · Adventure, Drama, War
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Movies like The Great Escape →
3. The General (1926)
★ 7.9 · 1,476 votes · Comedy, War, Romance
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
Movies like The General →