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If you're looking for the best war movies on Amazon's Prime Video service, we're here to help you beat the recommendation algorithm and get right to the movies you want to see. Prime Video has the most widely varied catalog of movies and shows, and sometimes it's hard to find what you want to watch. Our list can help you cut through the chaff and get to the action you crave.
A Fistful of Dynamite
Also known as “Duck, You Sucker!” is this Sergio Leone (“A Fistful of Dollars”) western starring Rod Steiger (“Mars Attacks!”) and James Coburn (“The Great Escape”). The Mexican Revolution is in full swing during the first decade of the 1900s. Two Irish rebels on the run from British authorities happen to run into each other while making their way and hiding out in Mexico. As they both try to get rich, stay free and keep each other alive amid a revolution that’s not their own, they inadvertently become heroes of that revolution anyway.
American Sniper
Director Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Chris Kyle's memoir was an instant war movie classic when it was released in 2014. Bradley Cooper (“Silver Linings Playbook”) stars as Kyle, who joined the Navy after watching news reports of the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. After the Sept. 11 attacks, he deploys to Iraq, where he earns the nickname “Legend” for his overwatch and kill count.
The movie isn’t just about Kyle’s exploits in the Global War on Terror. It also deals with his relationship with his wife, Taya, and the birth of his child. As time goes on and deployments mount, he struggles with his wartime experiences and becomes increasingly estranged from his family. Once Kyle has had enough of war, he still has to come home and figure out a way to live with what he couldn’t do, which tragically leads to his untimely death.