Best War Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

Looking for the best War movies and TV series of the 1950s? These 169 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Paths of Glory 1957 ★ 8.3

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 ★ 8.2

The Great War 1959 ★ 8.1

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 ★ 8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 ★ 7.8

The Cranes Are Flying 1957 ★ 7.9

Ballad of a Soldier 1959 ★ 8.0

Stalag 17 1953 ★ 7.7

Forbidden Games 1952 ★ 7.8

The Burmese Harp 1956 ★ 7.8

Kanal 1957 ★ 7.7

The Bridge 1959 ★ 7.6

Fires on the Plain 1959 ★ 7.6

Ashes and Diamonds 1958 ★ 7.4

From Here to Eternity 1953 ★ 7.3

General Della Rovere 1959 ★ 7.5

Operation Petticoat 1959 ★ 7.3

Fate of a Man 1959 ★ 7.5

The Caine Mutiny 1954 ★ 7.2

Senso 1954 ★ 7.2

The Enemy Below 1957 ★ 7.1

Ice Cold in Alex 1958 ★ 7.3

The Unknown Soldier 1955 ★ 7.3

The Good Soldier Švejk 1957 ★ 7.5