7 Military Movies To Stream on Netflix

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

David Lean helmed this biopic on the British explorer-turned-army officer T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), focusing on his exploits in Western Asia during World War I.

Lakshya (2004)

Directed by Farhan Akhtar, the film follows a young, aimless man (Hrithik Roshan) in his mid-twenties who finds his purpose in the field of battle.

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)

Directed by Sharan Sharma and starring Janhvi Kapoor in the lead role, the film details the life of one of the Indian Air Force's first helicopter pilots to serve in a combat zone.

The Forgotten Battle (2020)

Netflix's first Dutch original film ventured into World War II, following a Dutch resistance member, a British pilot, and a Dutch ally of the German Reich as they went about their business during the Allied push towards the Rhine.

Major (2022)

Adivi Sesh fronted this biopic of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC, a hero of the operations mounted to secure Mumbai during the 26/11 terror attacks.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

A sequel to the 1986 Tony Scott film, Maverick's (Tom Cruise) life in the US Navy came a full circle, with an assignment to serve as an instructor at the same establishment where he trained: TOPGUN.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

The third screen telling of Erich Maria Remarque's novel, and the first in his native German, Edward Berger's film made the war more visceral, the violence more palpable, and the devastation more heart-wrenching.

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