To get things out of the way, not all war movies should be exciting, and some may even argue that no war movie should be exciting. It’s a tricky thing to make entertaining, and since just about every war movie recreates a conflict that actually happened, filmmakers have to approach the genre with care. But it’s not impossible to have a war movie feel exciting, action-packed, or thrilling while also taking certain aspects of war seriously. The following movies all achieve this, and work as thrillers or action movies while also being war films. 2 'Inglourious Basterds' (2009)Easily feeling like one of the best war movies of the 21st century so far, Inglourious Basterds strikes a fine balance between feeling like cathartic escapism and something that highlights the terror of war.