World War I Movies
War Movies about World War I, 1914-1918
Company K (2004)
Company K is the story of a group of Marines during World War I, based on the novel of the same name by William March. Unfortunately, as is often the case, what might make for a good book (which I've not read) doesn't necessarily translate well to the screen. In the film, the fictional... »
Paths of Glory (1957)
What an odd movie Paths of Glory is! Only the fourth film from director Stanley Kubrick, this movie goes back and forth from tongue-in-cheek M*A*S*H-like anti-war movie, to out-and-out war movie, to legal drama at the blink of an eye. And it all falls together with Kirk Douglas as the star. Oh, and the... »
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
If there's one thing I've learned from watching movies for this site, it's the respect and admiration a lot of critics have for director Lewis Milestone. In 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, he explores the experience of a young German who eagerly signs up for duty in the army during the first... »
Flyboys (2006)
Before the US officially got involved in "The Big One," several volunteers headed off to France to learn the newly created art of military aviation. Flyboys follows the adventures of some of them, most notably Blaine Rawlings (James Franco.) Now, I'd made some comments previously about this film, when all I had to go... »
Sergeant York (1941)
Before the movie-generating events of World War II, there was "the big one" and the heroes that emerged from it. "Sergeant York" explores the events surrounding one of the most legendary heroes of the war, one Alvin C. York, masterfully played by Gary Cooper. Once you get past the first oh, hour or so,... »
