Best War Plot in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These war films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Plot, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Troy (2004) — Q 9
2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) — Q 9
3. Schindler's List (1993) — Q 9
4. Paths of Glory (1957) — Q 9
5. Inglourious Basterds (2009) — Q 8.5
6. Braveheart (1995) — Q 8.5
7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — Q 8.5
8. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) — Q 8.5
9. Incendies (2010) — Q 8.5
10. Das Boot (1981) — Q 8.5
11. Fail Safe (1964) — Q 8.5
12. Rome, Open City (1945) — Q 8.5
13. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) — Q 8.5
14. The Deer Hunter (1978) — Q 8.5
15. Land of Mine (2015) — Q 8.5
16. The Great Escape (1963) — Q 8.5
17. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) — Q 8.5
18. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — Q 8.5
19. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — Q 8.5
20. The Battle of Algiers (1966) — Q 8.5
21. Come and See (1985) — Q 8.5
22. The Pianist (2002) — Q 8.5
23. See You Up There (2017) — Q 8.5
24. Forbidden Games (1952) — Q 8.5
25. To Live (1994) — Q 8.5
26. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — Q 8.5
27. Grand Illusion (1937) — Q 8.5
28. Army of Shadows (1969) — Q 8.5
29. The Breadwinner (2017) — Q 8.5
30. Downfall (2004) — Q 8.5

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