Best War Movies of the 2020s
The 2020s reshaped war cinema, and this is what survived the decade's own hype cycle — 20 films ranked purely by audience score, from 2020 to 2025. 20 Days in Mariupol leads at 8.1. If you only work through the top ten, you will have covered the decade properly.
20 titles · average score 7.5 ·
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
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
★ 7.8 · 560 ratingsOn March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120…
- 3
Emancipation (2022)
★ 7.8 · 1,295 ratingsInspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love…
- 4
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
★ 7.7 · 4,844 ratingsPaul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they…
- 5
Sniper: The White Raven (2022)
★ 7.7 · 940 ratingsMykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins in Donbas, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered,…
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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 — 20 titles averaging 7.5. 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 the 2020s?
20 Days in Mariupol (2023) leads the decade with 8.1. The full list covers 2020–2025 and averages 7.5.
How many war movies from the 2020s are on this list?
20, each with at least 300 audience ratings behind its score. Anything with a thin vote count is excluded so the ranking reflects a real consensus.
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.