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Apocalypse Now (1979)
During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.
probably the best Vietnam war movie.
Casualties of War (1989)
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Viet Nam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
(one of the best.)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam war impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him.
i know it has a little war scenes but they were too great to not include it to the list.
Hamburger Hill (1987)
A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
Rescue Dawn (2006)
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Viet Nam War.
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.
Platoon (1986)
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
(also one of the best).
Tigerland (2000)
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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Some of the greatest World War 2 Moives: http://imgur.com/gallery/tM2sf?lr=1454321707
Some of the greatest World War 1 Moives: http://imgur.com/gallery/5B874
brianv1983
We Were Soldiers is a great film and almost makes you forget Mel Gibson is crazy.
mikoyan
No Boys in Company C.
AmericanWhorerStory
Great list. It would have been even better if you had added Moon (2009)
myuniqueuser32
I did not watch my buddies die face down in the muck so that this fucking post should go un-upvoted!
Throcklz
That small industrial town in Deer Hunter is Pittsburgh..
irritabletom
I was never a fan of Platoon. A little too heavy handed for me. And I have a pretty intense dislike of Oliver Stone.
eddvardo
So, err, all the Vietnam films then...? This is Google's list...
ADS53
The Deer Hunter is amazing, beautiful, sad, funny, heartbreaking and every other emotion you can feel rolled into one fantastic movie.
MitchBeaucannon
Robert de Niro is fantastic (not only) in that movie.
waiwode
The Boys in Company C (1978) needs to be on this list. Sort of scattered, one of the earlier movies dealing with the war. Worth watching.
prattleassassin
seconded
Dnkness
No Rambo First Blood? Smh
teamyolosweg
So pretty much all of them?
wastronaut
Fog of war
FrostyToasty
Vietnam has it's moments, but you want the brutal facts of war look up some Korean or World War 1 stories.
swagbornslayer
What about tropic thunder?
baronvonsushi
What a gem that was missed.
elizagvb
I disagree with you but I will not down vote you.
Muncstar
What about Siege of Firebase Gloria?
tibetansandfox
Apocalypse Now & The Deer Hunter are S class movies.
MoveAlongNothingtoSeeHere
What does that mean?
tibetansandfox
better than A class
cjpoet
I recommend "84 Charlie Mo Pic."
Thunderchief1
Me too!
cosmonaut10
Yes this!
TheBigGay
+1 for apocalypse now, because anything based on Heart Of Darkness is awesome in my book
jugRn0t
The horror...
clubfootjohnnyjohnson54
Yeah, but it's Joseph Conrad's book!
someotherusernameinterest
Mistah Kurtz he dead
mfizz1e
My grandpas cousin was a navy pilot shot down over north 'nam, his alone in the jungle for 2 months before being captured. POW for 4.5 years
someotherusernameinterest
we'd love to hear that story!!
Chiluzza
How can you kill innocent women and children like that? easy you don't lead them as much!
Turbz
If they run, they're VC. If they stand still, they're well trained VC!
dietderpsy
That was based off a real life encounter.
Turbz
TIL'D
delpharseven
Forrest Gump and Good Morning Vietnam? Really? Also We Were Soldiers lays it on a little thick.
prattleassassin
We Were Soldiers gives generous time to the VC strategists encountering the Americans for the first time. Not many movies have done that.
OhDearLordIDeletedMyLastAccount
The only thing I remember from 'we were soldiers' was the "here's a photo of my gal, she sure is pretty isn't she?" / guy dies cliche
SouthernFriedGeorgian
That guy was based of a real person though, he died two days after.
Sandman420
No "Operation Dumbo Drop"? I'm disappointed.
LearningOnImgur
In all seriousness that was actually a surprisingly good movie. Shouldn't have been made by Disney but otherwise solid flick
fitlex
Try 'The Odd Angry Shot' 1979 about Australian SAS in Vietnam
waiwode
Not that my recommendations carry any weight, but I highly recommend this movie.
hubble
Thanks, working on a graduate paper on Vietnam movies.
ImageLrr
No Tropic Thunder? It is only a movie within a movie about a movie about a book that is about this war.
gonzar09
Even they weren't sure where they were filming.
longoriaisaiah
I need to watch this movie again
helloistaken
This, totally this!
WhereTheWildGooseGoes
OP went full retard.
steamvault101
Op should have known that you never go full retard.
markmcn87
Unpopular opinion: Apocalypse Now is way overrated, as is Marlon Brando in it
kellyface
Have you read Heart of Darkness? It's much easier to appreciate after reading the book
FlyinDutchman88
I agree even on a Black Ops mission there would definitely be more order and planned out way better than that depicted in the film
electricbluevision
That's not the point. At all. If that's what bothered you about the movie, try watching it again and just not thinking about real logic.
FlyinDutchman88
I just thought it was pointless, call in an airstrike, end story or ignore the guy it wasn't taking away from the war effort or anything.
electricbluevision
Again, not the point. Nothing the military does in the film is supposed to make sense. That's the idea. It's about the what, not the why.
switters810
No Big Lebowski? I mean, there isn't a literal connection...but?
mroranges
This isn't 'Nam, Smokey, there are rules.
Agent
You're out of your element, switters810!
crabsomatic
I did not watch my buddies die face down in the muck so that this fucking post should go un-upvoted!
ProfChaos23
No no. As Walter specifically pointed out, that was NOT 'nam.
switters810
I dabbled in pacifism. Not in 'nam, of course.
OhThisLooksFantasticICantWaitToPoopThisOut
I would say Forrest Gump does not belong here....otherwise great list! +1
DankcientAlienz
What about Jacobs latter?
pentameter
Not a bad movie per se, but it is not a "Vietnam movie". Agreed.
MetaphoricalFox
Instead, I'd put "Tropic Thunder"
thecolonelmustard
Deer Hunter as well...the movie has very little to do with the war. Wake me up after the 45 minutes of wedding... (in deer hunter)
OkButWhyWereTheyFilming
Agreed, although it captures the era well. I thought We Were Soldiers was terrible and doesn't deserve to be on the list, personally.
Ardencroft
I feel like the list also missed Moon (2009)
revenfett
Starring Sam Rockwell and Sam Rockwell?
LaLechugaDelDiablo
I read something that said Vietnam vets claimed Forest Gump depicted the war more accurately than other movies.
OhThisLooksFantasticICantWaitToPoopThisOut
That's a fair point, but it's not really a Vietnam war film was all I meant.
LaLechugaDelDiablo
Definitely not a Vietnam movie so I get what you meant.
IrrelevantGILF
People will claim anything.
oohyoureintroublenow
I would consider Apocalypse Now to be one of the greatest War movies in general, not just limited to 'nam. (Though Patton is my personal #1)
wolfpreist
No you sons of bitches know how i feel.
hipsterhank
Agree. Uncle was killed there, so we never talked about it or watched any of the movies & I didn't see it until recently. A truly great film
goodguyC
I seriously have Apocalypse Now in my top 10 movies of all time!
ossius
I read the book Heart of Darkness which it is based off of. A.N tries too hard to be deep IMO. The book was a hard read but much better.
valkrez
My uncle was an extra in that film! One of his best stories
exe122
What's neat is that the story it's adapted from (Heart of Darkness by Josef Conrad) had very little to do with war.
StandardDeviant
Well, maybe not war, but brutality and people being stupid and fucked-up toward each other
OmnibusLatinName
I have a one scene spoof in my head for this one. Interior, gloomy. Rain seen out window. Man sits sharpening garden trowel. (1/?)
OmnibusLatinName
Man looks at the rain with thousand yard stare. "I sit here, growing weaker, while (creeping) Charlie's out there, growing stronger." (2/2)
brownsugarbk
I hate apocalypse now, sorry bro, but i respect your choices
ossius
There are dozens of us! Seriously overrated movie.
PrincessPoopiePants
I disagree with you but I will not down vote you.
ossius
I read Heart of Darkness before watching it. With all the narrative gone it seemed like it was trying to imply something I didn't see.
PrincessPoopiePants
i watched it first when i was twelve with my brother. what a trip man
GapingHeadwound
FYI: Platoon, Born on the 4th, & Heaven and Earth comprise a thematic trilogy of contrasting perspective, greater than the sum of its parts.
TonyGarbanzo
Interesting, +1
scabab
platoon kinda sucked imho
surfvvax
at depicting the overall human feel and inner turmoil from the perspective of a soldier. It nails the struggle of ideologies. (2/2)
surfvvax
As a veteran myself, to include the opinion of almost every veteran I've spoken with that has seen it, it is one of the most accurate (1/?)
scabab
as someone whos never been to war, i can certainly imagine its an accurate portrayal, but that doesnt make it a good film.
surfvvax
Oscar worthy performances, very realistic, characters you can empathize with.. I mean, I guess there's no accounting for taste.
scabab
thats true, the acting was fantastic. but the plot was weak. you cant explore the human condition fully with an honest story i dont 1/2
scabab
2/2 think. you need poetry and artistic license, vision. apocalypse now did that... perhaps overly so. theyre polar opposites in some ways.