War movies – 1980s

Genre: War. Period: 1980s. 12 movies, best first.

1. Das Boot (1981) · War · ⭐ 8.4
   A German U-boat crew faces the claustrophobic reality of war in the Atlantic.
2. Full Metal Jacket (1987) · War · ⭐ 8.3
   Marine recruits endure brutal training and then the Vietnam War.
3. Ran (1985) · War · ⭐ 8.2
   An aging warlord divides his realm among his sons and ruin follows.
4. Platoon (1986) · War · ⭐ 8.1
   A young soldier is caught between two opposing sergeants in the Vietnam War.
5. Come and See (1985) · War · ⭐ 7.9
   A Belarusian boy experiences the horrors of Nazi occupation in World War II.
6. Kagemusha (1980) · War · ⭐ 7.9
   A thief is trained to impersonate a dying warlord.
7. Glory (1989) · War · ⭐ 7.8
   The first all-black volunteer regiment fights in the American Civil War.
8. The Killing Fields (1984) · War · ⭐ 7.8
   A journalist and his Cambodian assistant survive the horrors of the Khmer Rouge.
9. Empire of the Sun (1987) · War · ⭐ 7.7
   A British boy is separated from his parents and survives Japanese-occupied Shanghai.
10. The Unknown Soldier (1985) (1985) · War · ⭐ 7.4
    A new film adaptation of the Finnish war novel about frontline infantry.
11. The Winter War (1989) · War · ⭐ 7.4
    Finnish soldiers defend their country against the Soviet invasion.
12. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) · War · ⭐ 7.2
    A paralyzed Vietnam veteran turns from war supporter to anti-war activist.