Best War Movies of 2023
2023 gave us a lot of war movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 17 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. 20 Days in Mariupol sits at the top with 8.1, and the list averages 6.9 across the board.
17 titles · average score 6.9 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
★ 8.1 · 305 ratingsAs the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.
- 2
White Bird (2023)
★ 7.8 · 245 ratingsAfter being expelled from Beecher Prep for his treatment of a classmate with a facial deformity, Julian has struggled to fit in at his new school. To transform his life, Julian's grandmother finally reveals her own…
- 3
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
★ 7.7 · 3,287 ratingsAfter an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must…
- 4
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)
★ 7.2 · 871 ratingsIn the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.
- 5
Warhorse One (2023)
★ 7.2 · 342 ratingsA gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 17 titles averaging 6.9. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best war movie of 2023?
20 Days in Mariupol is the highest-rated war film of 2023 with a 8.1 audience score from 305 ratings. White Bird and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant follow closely behind.
How are these 2023 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 6.9.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.