War, what is it good for?

According to Hollywood, millions of dollars worth of entertainment value, and audiences tend to agree.

What qualifies as a war movie is subject to some debate.

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These are the ten of the most entertaining war movies ever made.

And remember,the only good bug is a dead bug.

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Casper Van Dien, as Johnny RIco, running from a giant alien bug in Starship Troopers

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Strangeloveis the ultimate satire, dropping a bomb on Cold War antics and providing mutually assured hilarity.

It’s laughs all the way down.

Nothing can beatone of the best war action-adventure films of all timeinThe Guns of Navarone.

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Long beforeThe Suicide Squad, Lee Marvin was leadingThe Dirty Dozen.

The influences of this action classic can be seen in everything fromThe Wild BunchtoRogue One.

It went mostly unnoticed during its original release, but home video and streaming have helped its reputation grow.

Dr. Strangelove or_ How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 1964

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The Golden Age of Hollywood produced the best of these genre combinations.

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The cast of Tropic Thunder (2008) pose for a photo in the jungle.

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Danny Donowitz and Lt. Aldo Raine looking down at the camera in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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A Daring Heist by Richard Burton and Clint Eastood in ‘Where Eagles Dare’

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Still frame of three men holding guns from the war adventure film ‘The Guns of Navarone’

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Lee Marvin as John Reisman poses with a pistol

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George Clooney as Archie, Mark Wahlberg as Troy, and Ice Cube as Elgin staring ahead in Three Kings

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Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in ‘Casablanca’

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Tropic Thunder

Casablanca