25 Best War Movies on Prime Video to Stream in February
This February, Prime's got a seriously great lineup of classic and more recently released war movies that are both thrilling and moving.
If you're looking for some great war movies to watch on Prime Video this February, we've got a list of 25 films that are just a click away from bringing history, heroism, and heart-pounding action right into your living room; these movies are a mix of classic battles, heroic soldiers, and stories that show both the courage and the cost of war.
1. Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%
In the midst of World War I, Colonel Dax leads a failed assault on a German position and subsequently defends his soldiers against charges of cowardice in a court-martial, exposing the harsh realities and injustices within the military hierarchy.
2. The Courier (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%
Based on true events, this Cold War spy thriller follows British businessman Greville Wynne as he forms a covert partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky to gather intelligence crucial to defusing the Cuban Missile Crisis, risking their lives in the process.
3. Cold War (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
A passionate love story between a musical director and a young singer spans the 1950s Cold War in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia, and Paris, showcasing their struggles, separations, and reunions against the backdrop of political turmoil.
4. Shershaah (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 54%
The biographical war drama chronicles the life of Indian Army Captain Vikram Batra, from his college days to his actions in the Kargil War of 1999, where he led one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian history.
5. Imperium (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%
An FBI agent goes undercover to infiltrate a radical white supremacist group that's plotting an act of terror, facing moral dilemmas and risking his life to prevent the deadly attack.
6. Guy Ritchie 's The Covenant (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%
In this action-packed narrative, special forces operative John Colter teams with a CIA analyst to retrieve a stolen piece of technology critical to national security, navigating through high-stakes espionage and global conspiracies.
7. Jarhead (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 60%
A young Marine, Anthony Swofford, recounts his experiences and emotional challenges during the Gulf War, highlighting the monotony, heat, and psychological strains of life in the desert, awaiting combat that never comes.
8. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%
During the Rwandan genocide, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina uses his wit and courage to shelter over a thousand refugees from certain death, turning the hotel he manages into a haven amidst chaos and violence.
9. Shock and Awe (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 30%
Journalists from Knight Ridder investigate the allegations behind the Bush Administration's justification for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, facing opposition as they uncover a deep-seated governmental preference for war.
10. The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II, losing contact with his family but finding moments of humanity and shelter amidst the ruins.
11. Eye in the Sky (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%
A British colonel and a drone pilot face ethical and political dilemmas when a drone strike intended to hit terrorists in Kenya is complicated by the unexpected presence of a civilian girl in the kill zone.
12. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 59%
This World War II film depicts the ambitious but fatally flawed Operation Market Garden, detailing the Allied attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands and the operation's ultimate failure.
13. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%
An American ambulance driver in the Italian army during World War I falls in love with an English nurse, but war and tragedy tear at the fabric of their lives, testing their relationship and will.
14. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
The film follows three World War II veterans returning home to small-town America, struggling to readjust to civilian life and dealing with the physical and emotional scars left by the war.
15. The Captain (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%
In the final weeks of World War II, a German army deserter finds a Nazi captain's uniform and, adopting its identity, takes on the monstrous persona of the authority he tries to escape, leading to a path of destruction and moral ambiguity.
16. Dick Winters: Hang Tough (2012)
This documentary focuses on the leadership and legacy of Major Richard "Dick" Winters, using interviews and archival footage to trace his journey from training for D-Day through his critical role in World War II's European theater.
17. Hamburger Hill (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%
The gritty reality of the Vietnam War is depicted through the ten-day battle for Hill 937, showing the determination, sacrifice, and camaraderie of the American soldiers as they fight in one of the conflict's bloodiest battles.
18. The Lost Battalion (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 79%
During World War I, an American battalion is surrounded by German forces in the Argonne Forest, facing impossible odds with limited supplies and no reinforcements, yet refuses to surrender.
19. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 32%
A historical drama that chronicles the life of Joan of Arc, her visions, her role in lifting the siege of Orléans, leading the French army to victory over the English, and her eventual capture and trial for heresy.
20. No Greater Love (2017)
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This documentary provides a deeply personal look into the lives and struggles of soldiers and chaplains of the 101st Airborne Division deployed in Afghanistan, exploring the bonds formed in the crucible of war.
21. Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 96%
Akira Kurosawa's epic adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear" set in feudal Japan, where an aging warlord decides to divide his kingdom among his three sons, leading to treachery, madness, and ruin.
22. Red Dawn (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 52%
A group of American high school students turn guerrilla fighters when their town is invaded by Soviet and Cuban forces, showcasing their transformation from teenagers to patriots in a fight for freedom.
23. The Somme (2005)
This documentary-drama details the first day of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in World War I, through the eyes of the soldiers who experienced it, blending personal narratives with historical analysis.
24. To End All Wars (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 62%
Allied soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to build the Burma Railway, enduring brutal conditions; through suffering, they find dignity, humanity, and unity in their fight for survival.
25. The Tomorrow War (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 52%
In a future where humanity is losing a war against alien invaders, a scientist and a group of soldiers are sent back in time to recruit people from the present to fight in the future, leading to a desperate race against time to save the world from destruction.