Best Indian War Movies

23 films · 9 with 3+ critic reviews

Combat films and stories set against Partition, the World Wars and the conflicts since.

The best Indian war movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01IkkisHindi · 2026“Sriram Raghavan turns to the Battle of Basantar to honour a real-life martyr and take a…” — Anuj Kumar

6.6

11 criticsRecommended02Border 2Hindi · 2026“Border 2 is not content with being just another sequel. It wants to make you sit up and…” — Abhimanyu Mathur

6.4

14 criticsMixed03Captain MillerTamil · 2024“Captain Miller is a highly-engaging - but different - must-watch film this Sankranti. The…” — Latha Srinivasan

6.2

9 criticsMixed04120 BahadurHindi · 2025“What 120 Bahadur needed was a stronger emotional spine throughout to bind its technical…” — Rishabh Suri

6.0

11 criticsMixed05Batwara 1947Hindi · 2026“Batwara 1947 reminds you that history is often best understood through the people who…” — Rishabh Suri

5.8

18 criticsMixed06Sam BahadurHindi · 2023“Vicky Kaushal has delivered a commendable effort, but 'Sam Bahadur' falls short of being…” — Abhishek Srivastava

5.7

4 criticsMixed07KesariHindi · 2019“...in the one-man show, none of the other characters or actors turn out memorable. All…” — Namrata Joshi

5.6

12 criticsMixed08Sky ForceHindi · 2025“SKY FORCE is the ideal Republic Day entertainer, with action, grandeur and an emotional…” — Bollywood Hungama News Network

5.6

3 criticsMixed09TubelightHindi · 2017“Tubelight, as Salman Khan is fondly called in the film, completely plays to Khan's…” — Rohit Vats

4.8

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Recent Indian War releases

5.8

Batwara 1947

18 critics

6.4

Border 2

14 critics

6.6

Ikkis

11 critics

6.0

120 Bahadur

11 critics

5.6

Sky Force

3 critics

6.2

Captain Miller

9 critics

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