The 9 Best War Romances of the 21st Century, Ranked

The war genre remains a favorite of Hollywood. Surprisingly versatile and usually revered by critics, the war genre can deliver box office hits like Dunkirk, heart-wrenching darlings like All Quiet on the Western Front, and subversive satires like Tropic Thunder. War movies can also include heavy romantic elements. Indeed, many of the most acclaimed war pictures — Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, The English Patient — are romances. The 21st century has produced several acclaimed war romances, many of which have quickly become modern classics worthy of standing alongside the all-time best pictures. 9 'Firebird' (2021) Written, directed, and co-produced by Peeter Rebane in his feature directorial debut, Firebird stars Tom Prior and Oleg Zagorodnii. Based on Sergei Fetisov's memoir The Story of Roman, the film tells of the forbidden love story between a pilot fighter and a private in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. RELATED: The 25 Best LGBTQ+ Movies Of All Time, Ranked Uneven b...