Top 22 War Movies Editor's Choice from 2005

Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. More about Downfall / IMDB / YouTube

Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa. Find out about Hotel Rwanda / IMDB / YouTube

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. Find out about Kingdom of Heaven / IMDB / YouTube

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home. Get info on Jarhead / IMDB / YouTube

A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism. Read about Green Street Hooligans / IMDB / YouTube

Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One. Check out A Very Long Engagement / IMDB / YouTube

In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life. Find out about Joyeux Noel / IMDB / YouTube

A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose. More about Sophie Scholl: The Final Days / IMDB / YouTube

At the height of World War II, a tiny wood pigeon enlists in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service to serve Britain, as the fearsome General Von Talon (Tim Curry) and his deadly squadron of falcons patrol the English Channel. Is he a war-hero in the making? Check out Valiant / IMDB / YouTube

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Details on Paradise Now / IMDB / YouTube

Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. Info on The Great Raid / IMDB / YouTube

Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of an American invasion, refugee children, like 13-year-old Kak (Ebrahim), gauge and await their fate. Learn about Turtles Can Fly / IMDB / YouTube

Four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre. Explore Saints and Soldiers / IMDB / YouTube

A group of Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late-1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand. Find out about 9th Company / IMDB / YouTube

Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected. Info on Before the Fall / IMDB / YouTube

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion. Look into The Tiger and the Snow / IMDB / YouTube

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule. More about Mangal Pandey / IMDB / YouTube

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions. Read about Why We Fight / IMDB / YouTube

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him. Find out about Innocent Voices / IMDB / YouTube

Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war. Look into Welcome to Dongmakgol / IMDB / YouTube

14-year-old György's life is torn apart in WWII Hungary, as he is deported first to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald, where he is forced to become a man in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish. See more about Fateless / IMDB / YouTube

When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people. See more about Sometimes in April / IMDB / YouTube