Top 10 Military Movies

Posted by Anonyzious on Aug 24th, 2010 // No Comment

Picking the best military movies among the innumerable out there is one daunting task. But, we have somehow selected 10 titles for our readers, which by any standard are bound to be classified as among the best, if not the best. So, here is our pick of top 10 military titles out there.

No 10. Black hawk down

Year	2001
IMDB score	7.7/10
Director	Ridley Scott
Awards	Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 29 nominations

Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann, leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site, Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.

No 9. Braveheart

Year	1995
IMDB score	8.4/10
Director	Mel Gibson
Awards	Won 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations

In 14th Century Scotland, William Wallace leads his people in a rebellion against the tyranny of the English King, who has given English nobility the ‘Prima Nocta’.. a right to take all new brides for the first night. The Scots are none too pleased with the brutal English invaders, but they lack leadership to fight back. Wallace creates a legend of himself, with his courageous defence of his people and attacks on the English.