The British Voted for their Favourite War Films

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk tops poll of UK’s favourite second world war films

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— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) May 10, 2025 at 6:51 a.m.

The poll, conducted by Deltapoll for the War Movie Theatre podcast, reflects pretty basic taste. The list:

Dunkirk (2017)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Longest Day (1962)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Schindler’s List (1993)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)


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What's your favourite war movie, ONTD?