Best 18 War Movies Editor's Choice from 2003

During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive. See more about The Pianist / IMDB / YouTube

In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds. Details on The Last Samurai / IMDB / YouTube

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. Get info on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World / IMDB / YouTube

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart. Explore Cold Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too. Details on Tears of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

A group of archaeologists get embroiled in an adventure where they must travel back in time to 14th Century France, to save their professor before the French battle the English at Castlegard. If they fail, they won't be able to return. See more about Timeline / IMDB / YouTube

An old British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman. Explore The Quiet American / IMDB / YouTube

The world's cruelty is confronted with the love of two different people who try to save humanity from poverty and war. Check out Beyond Borders / IMDB / YouTube

The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas Stonewall Jackson, as he meets with military success against the Union from 1861 to 1863, when he is accidentally killed by his own soldiers. Check out Gods and Generals / IMDB / YouTube

A film studying the depiction of a friendship between an art dealer named Rothman and his student, Adolf Hitler. Explore Max / IMDB / YouTube

An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies, is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s. Details on Bright Young Things / IMDB / YouTube

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous. Find out about The Weather Underground / IMDB / YouTube

A nurse is part of the resistance in 1940s Czech Republic. She is discovered and must find a place to hide. A patient whose life she saved, from a remote mountain village where time stopped 150 years ago, agrees to hide her as his wife. Look into Zelary / IMDB / YouTube

Hollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life. Learn about And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself / IMDB / YouTube

Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks. See more about Hornblower: Loyalty / IMDB / YouTube

A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I. Learn about To Kill a King / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the real story during Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999. Explore LOC: Kargil / IMDB / YouTube

Emmanuelle Béart stars as a widowed schoolteacher who flees German-occupied Paris with her children. A teenage boy comes to their rescue by leading them into the forest -- their best shot at survival. Info on Strayed / IMDB / YouTube