war what is it good for welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we'll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
most memorable movie battles don't
expect any sci-fi or fantasy those are
battles for another day at my signal
unleash hell number 10 the battle of
mogadishu Black Hawk Down kicking off
our list is one example of real-life
being more thrilling than fiction this
flick reenacts the terrifying 1993
American military operation where Delta
Force operators and Army Rangers broke
down into Somalia from Black Hawk
helicopters in order to secure a local
crime lords lieutenant can you tell me
when they are swarmed by militiamen the
mission becomes a pulse-pounding and
deadly entanglement that makes us chew
our nails every time we got a Blackhawk
down we got a Blackhawk down number nine
the Battle of metapontum Spartacus led
by Kirk Douglas as Spartacus slaves
launched a massive rebellion against the
corrupt Roman Republic in this
historical war drama the freed gladiator
turned leader marches them towards Italy
where they are welcomed by several
battalions of soldiers a painfully
one-sided battle ensues when most are
surrounded and butchered but in its wake
the survivors refused to betray
Spartacus causing him and viewers to
burst with emotion I'm Spartacus I'm
Spartacus I'm Spartacus I am Spartacus
I'm Spartacus I'm Spartacus I'm
Spartacus number 8 the Battle of
Germania gladiator borrowing elements
from Spartacus this flick features
Russell Crowe as a skilled general who
begins the movie leading the roman army
to a swift victory at a barbarian
stronghold not only did this Roman
versus barbarian battle revive
Hollywood's love of the sword and sandal
genre it also provided one hell of a
fiery archery and catapult filled
spectacle that's packed with carnage and
a kick-ass motivational speech what we
doing live
echoes an eternity number seven the
Battle of Rorke's drift Zulu what if the
Dora while stationed at a field hospital
150 British soldiers feel the wrath of
4,000 Zulus in this historical 1879
battle in reality this remains the
greatest example of a British army being
essentially defeated by an indigenous
and technologically inferior population
put to film its a harrowing tidal wave
of death for Michael Caine and his
troops
but incredibly the Zulu spare some and
honored the last men standing number six
parachute drop a bridge too far
brought to life by an all-star
international cast this iconic piece of
cinema shows audiences the Allied forces
unsuccessful attempt to end World War
two early with a knockout blow the plan
was to break through German lines to
seize control of bridges but blind
ambition and under estimating their
enemy proved fatal
even though 10,000 troops are
spectacularly dropped from the sky they
are ultimately overpowered and served
crippling losses
I took 10,000 men into Arnhem I've come
up with less than two I don't feel much
like sleeping
number five attack on high de Torres
castle Ron considered the greatest scene
ever produced by a Japanese filmmaker
Akira Kurosawa's battle is universally
recognized for its powerful images use
of colour and sweeping musical score
this fantastic onslaught is prompted by
the foolish decision of an old Lord to
empower his sons never did he even
consider that they'd want the whole
caboodle and would leave him with
nothing not even a blade to commit
seppuku number four attack on Pearl
Harbor tour tortora get that guy's
number nickel reporter for safety
violations
this depiction is focused on the
boldness of the Japanese army when
launching their infamous aerial raid on
the unsuspecting American naval base of
the film's three directors two were
Japanese and they spared no expense to
showcase this battle as the polar
opposite of a Titanic inspired love
story starring Ben Affleck
number three helicopter attack
Apocalypse Now I love the smell of
napalm in the morning
what makes this vietnam war movies
battle stand apart from the rest is the
Army's use of Wagner's ride of the
Valkyries over loudspeakers to
intimidate the locals and motivate their
men
this assault from the sky showcases the
horrors of war as a portrays murder as a
sport and innocence as targets number
two the Battle of Stirling Braveheart
long before we thought Mel was crazy he
played a fearsome 13th century Scottish
rebel and warrior who sought vengeance
against an English tyrant by leading the
Scots in a war for independence against
England unlike any other battle we've
mentioned this one is all about the face
paint kilts long swords axes brutality
and lack of compassion for the horses
number one the Omaha Beach invasion
Saving Private Ryan taking the top spot
on our list is this depiction of the
real-life d-day invasion of Normandy by
Allied forces On June 6 1944 a tragic
narrow and exceptionally flawed military
victory this illustration of the
offensive holds nothing back and does
anything but glorify war instead we are
given the most chilling depiction of war
ever put to film as Tom Hanks leads his
men into a bloodbath unlike any scene in
cinema before or since
do you agree with our list which movie
battle scenes captivated or astonished
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