Best Fictional War Movies & TV Shows

Battleship

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

Run time: 131m Tagline: The battle for Earth begins at sea. Release: 2012-04-11

Stars: Alexander Skarsgård Brooklyn Decker Hamish Linklater Jesse Plemons John Tui Liam Neeson Peter MacNicol Rihanna Tadanobu Asano Taylor Kitsch

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

Run time: 137m Tagline: It's nothing personal. Release: 1991-07-03

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Castulo Guerra Danny Cooksey Earl Boen Edward Furlong Jenette Goldstein Joe Morton Linda Hamilton Robert Patrick S. Epatha Merkerson

Sentenced to Be a Hero

In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.

Stars: Jun Fukushima Mayu Iizuka Shizuka Ishigami Shoya Chiba Shun Horie Shunichi Toki Yohei Azakami Yoji Ueda Yoko Hikasa Yoshitsugu Matsuoka