War has been depicted numerous times on the big screen, with violent battles, moral conundrums, and harrowing deaths explored in different ways. Narratives about the First World War are not easy to portray in films — it takes talented directors to bring these stories to life in a meaningful way.
Simply known back then as the Great War, movies about WWI started coming out as early as 1917, even while the war was still being waged. Most films that received high IMDb scores didn’t come out until a bit later, from the '40s to the '60s. These movies delve into the difficult themes and hard questions about war and humanity, often giving viewers a raw look at the frontlines of WWI or its effects on soldiers and their families.
10. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) – 8.1
All Quiet on the Western Front is an American anti-war film based on a book of the same name. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it tells the story of a group of German boys who are encouraged to enlist by their teacher. The group of friends finds that the frontlines are not what they expected. They would eventually understand the corporal's memorable first line: "You're going to be soldiers — and that's all."
