Top 10 War Movies That Left Out the Real Horrific Ending

There's a lot of sugar-coating in war movies... For this list, we’ll be looking at movies spanning the entire breadth of cinema history that fictionalize real life armed conflicts. Our countdown includes movies "The Patriot", "The Green Berets", "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and more! Are there any other egregious omissions left off our list? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@SalteySal]

Idk

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

STILL WAITING FOR top 20 shows/films that were affected by the 2007-08 WGA strike

[@stevenbirdhouse]

WatchMojo is left-wing garbage.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I can see a part 2 of this video airing one day.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

Spartans treated their slaves so badly that even the other greeks felt they were too cruel.

[@tvbnine793]

Oh yeah, 300 glorifies Sparta even though they were basically the fascist dictatorship of ancient Greece

[@bdach88]

Because they enslaved other Greeks lmao

[@uwerichsen4793]

"The Woman King". The movie depicts the Dahomey as fighters against slavery while in reality they were a slaver tribe who fought numerous wars just to capture pow's to enslave or sacrifice them. They had to be forced by the British to give up slavery. And yes, they had women in their military. But that was because the Dahomey were at war so often they lost so many men and had to fill the ranks.

[@martinwakefield8138]

*Gasp*...white people tried to end slavery?....

[@davidaltman8831]

@@martinwakefield8138 yeah the british ended it (at least within their empire) around 1834

[@martinwakefield8138]

@@davidaltman8831 that was sarcasm, which doest always come across. but thank you

[@whyDIDNTyouWINN]

I ran to the comments because I knew I'd see this one! 😂

[@motor4X4kombat]

Heres an idea Top ten horror movie performance that deserved an oscar nomination 10-Essie Davis (The Babadook) 9-Anya Taylor Joy (The witch) 8-Tony Todd (Candyman) 7-Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby) 6-Anthony Perkins (Psycho) 5-Willem Dafoe (The lighthouse) 4-Lupita Nyong'o (Us) 3- Shelley Duvall (The shinning) (regarless what you think about her character she deserve better) 2-Mia Goth (Pearl) 1-Toni Collete (Hereditary)

[@olliesmith2890]

Jack Nicholson in The Shining, Jane Levy in Evil Dead, Sigourney Weaver in Alien(nominated for Aliens), most of them in The Exorcist and especially Jennifer Carpenter in The Exorcism Of Emily Rose.

[@pathendlem]

Florence Pugh in Midsommar

[@aleksyblack]

The fact that Robert the Bruce was really the one nicknamed Braveheart, meanwhile Mel Gibson made Robert seem like a traitor in the movie, blew me away. Nothing is real.

[@brendanwishart-mundell2092]

Not to mention they are missing one of the biggest characters involved Robert wishart

[@theawesomest2850]

That’s Mel gebson for ya. Did you see him at the met gala? Bro came dressed as a roach.

[@HellfireHellesto]

Robert the Bruce was NOT called Braveheart. And while the traitorous sitch was exagerated and he never turned at all against Wallace Robert DID in fact switch in the earlier stages of the conflict. Time to go read up on history dude. Oh, and in the movie he did end up more of a protagonist.. even ending up w a sequel focused on Robert. So... even fictitiously yer mistaken to a large degree.

[@HellfireHellesto]

​@@theawesomest2850 its a movie ya nob smfh... jeezus yall act like were supposed to take these movies as factual facsimiles

[@theawesomest2850]

@@HellfireHellesto who’s talking about the movie? I’m talking about how he came to the met gala. I mean bro was crawling. Also that’s what we expect when we hear “based on a true story”

[@markross2124]

I have said over and over there were only two things accurate about Braveheart, there really is a Scotland and there really was a William Wallace.

[@jsmith3946]

No mel wasn't wearing anything under his kilt so that was accurate to

[@jessicacarlisle9160]

@@jsmith3946 yes it’s correct nothing was worn under his kilt. Although it’s incorrect in that William Wallace never wore a kilt, no Scots did. It wouldn’t be until the 16th century, some 200ish years after his death that Scots started wearing great kilts.

[@Z-Mikes00]

the birth of a nation shouldve been "everything" lol

[@GageisME333]

Yes, the famous saying “history is written by the victors”, unfortunately that doesnt mean they were right

[@WesleyB-Rook]

This isn’t history-It’s just Hollywood making fictional entertainment 😅

[@paultapner2769]

One little detail not in Zulu: the British Uniforms are still intact by the end of the film. In real life, the soldiers had to tear strips off them to act as makeshift bandages. So most were in tatters by the end. Most of the survivors remained on duty there after the battle. When A london based journalist visited three months later to report on things, he found new uniforms still hadn't come through and they were walking round in tatters. When that story broke, it was soon sorted. Plus sa change....

[@fruitpunchman3812]

Braveheart still had a HORRIFIC ending

[@cuachogaidh]

Yeah, if I had a week I couldn't cover everything Braveheart got wrong, but the ending was pretty spot on.

[@WesleyB-Rook]

Yeah it’s not super accurate with the specific details, but it is a wonderful film. Good thing movies are works of fiction!

[@jessicacarlisle9160]

@@WesleyB-Rook that’s fine. But don’t take a country’s major historical figure and Scotland’s fight against the English, and make a movie passed off as historical fiction and basically make an almost complete fictitious movie

[@WesleyB-Rook]

@@jessicacarlisle9160 why not?

[@dude3000]

What about The Woman King. They didn’t show how the tribe, presented as the heroes, were one of the most malicious and savage tribes in Africa and profited most off of the slave trade.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

My Dad was serving during the Battle of the Bulge. One time he was on patrol with 3 others when they were ambushed by some Germans. The other 3 were dead and Dad was left for dead because he had taken a bullet to his head (it actually glanced off the top of his forehead and knocked his helmet off but it looked like he was shot in the forehead). He lay there unconscious in the snow for hours before being found. He kept his toes, but the frostbite was so severe he was put on limited duty until VE Day and his feet were sensitive to cold the rest of his life.

[@williamturner875]

They should remake Battle of the Bulge actually set in the winter. With a competent film crew it could be one of those war films that makes you feel like you're there.

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

It's gonna be hard finding a lot of tanks and armored vehicles of that time period in working condition for a movie like that.

[@ebecenti]

Just watch Band of Brothers

[@mikebrase5161]

@@ebecenti what this guy said ^^

[@davidaltman8831]

battleground (1949) came close

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

Mentioning Okinawa reminds me of the Okinawa episode of The Pacific. That entire episode was so difficult to watch, with atrocities committed by both sides throughout.

[@davidaltman8831]

and dont forget alot of the civilians also killed themselves by jumping of the cliffs,

[@lynnmartz8739]

The channel History Buffs is excellent for reviewing movies for historical accuracy.

[@sierranexi]

I loved Midway but was disappointed they left out the Yorktown carrier sinking. Not sure why they did that, it was a dramatic sacrifice IRL.

[@kdr121279]

Simple: It makes the battle more glorious for the US if you leave out the Yorktown.

[@davidaltman8831]

must be talking about the recent movie. the 76 one had it. also had the sinking of the lexington at the coral sea

[@chasehedges6775]

Braveheart is a classic, what inaccuracies it may have

[@chaser8811]

It’s just WatchMojo, they critique every little detail in movies. Plus Hollywood ruins movies with its “good endings”

[@chasehedges6775]

@@chaser8811 90s movies are good tho

[@spdutahraptor777]

@@chaser8811 that's true... but braveheart turned robert the bruce into a traitor.... that ain't something that can be justified with a simply "it's just a detail"

[@jessicacarlisle9160]

@@chaser8811 when a movie is massively inaccurate, it’s not about critiquing every little detail. It’s the big, huge, massive details that are excessively wrong that causes issues. It’s been covered extensively how horrible Braveheart is with actual history. Gibson just made whatever movie he wanted and couldn’t even get wardrobe correct

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

top 20 shows/films that were affected by past WGA strike

[@mojo3318]

These are scary facts about what happened in reality during the wars! God bless the innocent victims!🙏 I wish all the endings were happy ones. I'd do what I could do protect the victims. By the way, I've never heard of any of these war movies.

[@devinellenwood836]

Mel Gibson = crap historical accuracy

[@MrDarthryan]

Route 77 said it already, if you don't get it. Go watch documentaries already 🙄-🤣😅

[@devinellenwood836]

@@MrDarthryan So what?

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Gibson never said Patriot was based on fact. In fact, Gibson wasn't even the first choice for Benjamin Martin

[@mariamakhdoom7947]

Fablous list looking to watch most of the movies

[@robvegas9354]

The woman King did not show the dominant african tribes rounding up their captured enemies and anyone they conquered to sell as slaves.

[@cuachogaidh]

Title of the video is misleading. None of these were about the end of the stories, just the inaccuracies present in general. In the case of The Patriot, it is perceived inaccuracies at that, because you think a fictional character should have owned slaves. If I had a week I couldn't cover everything Braveheart got wrong, but the ending was right. Same could be said about American Sniper.

[@ARIXANDRE]

What a great video. Some great choices that people should research more. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dreamguardian8320]

Should've added The Last Samurai to this list.

[@Aeneiden]

What was the real ending?

[@dreamguardian8320]

@@Aeneiden Well, the true story was based on Saigo Takamori, not Katsumoto, nor Nathan Algren. The story was a bit the same, the people of Japan wanted to be part of the world and evolve with new and advance technology, but others like the samurai refused to evolve and started a rebellion, led by Saigo Takamori. Of course, the rebels lost, but Saigo Takamori became a legend after that.

[@williamrobinson8859]

The battle of Okinawa was told to me from my ex wife's grandmother who became orphaned with her Twin brother. I served in Oki for 3.5 years and been to where the U.S landed on okinawa. It's now an resort.

[@LA-kg6zd]

A psychopath who kills with great accuracy is an American hero. What a high moral standard!!!

[@marchodota9745]

Wow, new videos

[@KentAndrewLang1967]

I was wondering why these are called “movies” rather than documentaries. 🤔🤷‍♂️🤣🇺🇸

[@TheBritishBarman]

The Patriot should have been higher. As a British historian, I can't bloody stand that film.

[@jasongcrow5313]

Criticize the US for abandoning the South Vietnamese and then criticize the guy who made a movie to keep America in the war so as not to abandon the South Vietnamese. Both sides of the mouth being used here.

[@i3loody-rainbow736]

was that dr. cox in platoon wtf :D

[@Aeneiden]

Sure was

[@trexadvent4726]

Which one of these movies is exciting and worth watching?

[@crystalshaw8744]

Lmbo.

[@toshland5687]

Braveheart

[@kevinclapson]

While American Sniper didn't portray Kyle as bloodthirsty, it also didnt portray him as apologetic. He's entirely ambivalent about the people he's killed, feeling it was all perfectly justified and being willing to "answer for every shot" when he meets God.

[@VanceWorldTravel]

"egregious omissions"... come on... it's art, not a documentary... just because they bear some similarities to the real events, doesn't mean they have to be 100% accurate. Where do we stop... no movie is accurate, because they are movies.

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Man, that many of us American millennials in our teens grew up watching Mel Gibson's "historical" epics and thinking they were for real... boy, were we hoodwinked! And to think I had to dare a second viewing of THE BIRTH OF A NATION before deciding to permanently avoid it like the plague... just one viewing would have been sufficient, there's NO WAY that will EVER be in my film collection!

[@WesleyB-Rook]

Hmm sounds like you’re a little racist 🤔

[@FungiRy91]

Yeah, I definitely didn't think Bravehart was real. 😂

[@deemariedubois4916]

Not THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI…I love that movie…sigh.

[@courtneyburch6848]

Wow🤯

[@mayetchells8884]

Just one more thing... we can only change when movies depict reality, warts and all, from all sides of conflict

[@Monkey_lives_in_Krajina]

The fact that there is no pretty village pretty flame is a crime

[@kevinmurry8803]

Mel Gibson was involved in inaccurate war movies??? Say it ain't so.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do comic book origin of Marvel's Pepper Potts AKA Rescue and Arno_Stark Ironman?

[@joelvaldez8688]

Please tell me "Woman King" made the list.

[@mayetchells8884]

All war is by people, humans, nothing is ever as depicted in movies, some come close, but, ultimately it is human perspective on historical matters. Every human ever born, will die, the sorrow is, that war is a hungry beast

[@mariamakhdoom7947]

Specially on we 2

[@101shadeira]

Wow did not know all that about Chris Kyle smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 things we could see in the Armor_Wars movie in the MCU? Can you do a video explaining about the Armor_Wars event from Marvel comics?

[@Z-Mikes00]

can we talk about the gross anti brit sentiment in the patriot too. like good god. i also think its worth noting that the film portrays the brits using freeing the slaves in a superficial, fake way but the americans use it in a fair and just way which is bull shit. when the brits promised slaves freedom for fighting for them the americans shit their pants and used the same tactic. but when the americans won they didnt keep that promise

[@avet4521]

Your point regarding slavery during the Revolutionary War is accurate. However, "the gross anti brit sentiment" is historically accurate and appropriate. During the Southern campaign, the war was especially brutal (on both sides). The Colonial Army and militias had a saying, "Tarleton's quarter." Which meant no quarter. This was inspired by Banastre Tarleton and his tendency to murder surrendering colonial troops. I'm not pretending that the Colonists were innocent, but they hated the British and had good reason. (Yes, this is an oversimplification, but if I got into the minutia of all that occurred, I'd be typing for hours)

[@1rwjwith]

This historical distortion or outright lies still is normal in films and TV. Now it’s on the opposite end of the spectrum politically however than it was in the 50’s and 60’s but it’s over the whole spectrum of political views ,there are however good historical movies but even they can bend or omit the details.

[@arturomolina3046]

Umm sir I believe its sir alec Guinness

[@shanehutchison6791]

Facts are facts, fiction is fiction and for the most part, the movies are entertainment. To entirely believe a movie, almost any movie, is to deny yourself the truth. If you watch one and accept it as the entire truth, it is you choosing to accept the lie. To find the real truth you have to find an appropriate, unbiased source, like a book(s) perhaps and explore it. Otherwise understand that a movie is just entertainment, and only that...entertainment. Cheers. 🇨🇦

[@bigjoeofthe707]

Careful. You had American Sniper on this so there may be some who’ll get all mad at you if you try to disparage the movie. Seriously after that movie came out you had some many gung ho Americans calling it the greatest movie of all time and they got mad when it didn’t win Best Picture at the Oscars losing to Birdman

[@gbear2253]

Yep! America loves to portray white military men as heroes when in reality, they are killers and rapists. They hide their sick tendencies by having a wife and kids. A wife they cheat on and kids they neglect!

[@reyruiz8484]

I don't think WatchMojo knows what "white washing" is

[@NoScOpzZNeEdeD]

5 ad breaks in a 12min video…. You gotta be kidding me watchmojo

[@snoozy04]

Hollywood should make a movie about the Philippine American war.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

John Sayles did. Called Amigo

[@santinodewreede3955]

The patriots never claimed to be based on a real character.

[@jeffruebens8355]

Some changes to history are because the writers are lazy, not looking up what really happened. Some are propaganda, making bad choices look good or good choices look bad. Sometimes it is trying to make the movie more popular, for more profits. Or the real history is unknown, so they fill in the blanks with clever crap.

[@kevinmurry8803]

There is a war movie that I would love see adapted. I just need the author to sell me the rights.

[@TheStapleGunKid]

Battle of the Bulge wasn't a bad movie at all. It wasn't historically accurate, that's for sure. But just standing alone as a movie it was very entertaining.

[@drake3761]

when will best performances in movies heath ledger roll out

[@__Edward__]

The comments here are entertaining

[@Mike-im5bo]

Benjamin Martin owned slaves? Maybe, maybe not. Benjamin Martin was a fictional character, and surprise, surprise NOT everyone in the south owned slaves. There was such a thing as "Free People of Color". And in that time in history there were also slaves in the north. The death toll building the Bridge of the River Kawi was surprising low, at least compare to when the railroad got deeper into the jungles. Then the death toll climbed very high from the tropical diseases. Me? I am surprised that this list did NOT include any movies about the Battle of the Little Big Horn, not depicting the Indians sweeping the battlefield finishing off the wounded soldiers in assorted gruesome ways..

[@caleb839]

The simple fact that y’all don’t do any research at all and understand ptsd in soldiers and want to say he is a remorseful killer is absolutely terrible… Chris Kyle fabricated all of them stories and that is ptsd being there and not there at the same time. Just embarrassing on y’all.

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

Apparently Mel Gibson loves to rewrite history

[@ivansol92]

The fact that you left out The Woman King from this list is very telling

[@WesleyB-Rook]

But they will go out of the way to complain about The Patriot not making its fictional protagonists racist slave owners 💁🏻‍♂️

[@IronyOfNadir]

Imagine your profile picture being blck

[@EDsavant]

I go to the movies for entertainment not a history lesson. Why did you bring anything up be Spike Lee?

[@Crimzon_Nova]

Pointing out movies for fictionalizating the main characters to cover their real wrong doings. Fair enough. So where’s The Woman King?

[@dantedarkies192]

If you take movies as the absolute truth, you may need to get your head checked. Movies are for entertainment value

[@Reaperguy67]

Exactly. You could not have said that any better .

[@route77productions]

Yep, you're looking for 100% historical accuracy? Go watch a documentary.

[@showtime2629]

The Patriot... As Spike Lee put it... You can stop right there. Nothing that man has to say about history is relevant.

[@QoQabai658]

I heard that 'Kyle' was a sociopath in real life.

[@goober5713]

He was.

[@Monada79]

I use to have nightmares about the Vietnam war as a child. When I was older I realised that I was having nightmares of a passed life.

[@LA-kg6zd]

Movies serve as War and State Propaganda. You cannot learn History by movies, only by reading different books with different visions.

[@billparris210]

10. You left us hanging with the Vietnamese story who imprisoned and tortured prisoners? Also why is it insinuated that America always has ulterior motivations? I can recall when communism was considered a threat today people seem brainwashed into believing it is a good idea. 9.First, During this time period even slaves had people working for them and the so called free workers would have been severely punished for not doing as they were told. Second, a picture has been painted that only white people owned slaves. What we aren’t told about are the numbers of Irish and Scots who were sold into slavery on servitude. 5. Where is the proof that Chris Kyle committed these crimes?

[@oobrocks]

I want to point out 1 thing (the Patriot) there’s no obligation to always talk about slavery in all American dramas. That obviously wasn’t the point. We have plenty of docs and dramas about that now

[@olliesmith2890]

Its them being woke Robert as usual. Slavery was real no doubt, awful for anyone, of any color(yes there were slaves of all colors, modern generation are ignorant to that)that were involved in it. But like you said, its not a obligation to be in all historical movies. What they fail to grasp today is that slavery still goes on in countries they never mention, China included, but all they do is whinge about it in places like the US or here in the UK, not where it really should be discussed. Same with not going to countries with proper pollution like again China plus India, no again they whinge in US or UK.

[@davidparkes7741]

When they're set in a time period where slavery was a part of American culture, yeah they should be obligated to include it.

[@lolacabana123]

If the "heroes" of the time should be mentioned, then ABSOLUTELY the slaves should be mentioned! Their intire livelihood was kept up by those slaves, and black Americans still suffer from the fallout of those injustices today! Don't let the ignorance of your experience, blind you to another person's reality

[@oobrocks]

Obligated 😝

[@mrhumble2937]

Plus it's a fictional character. John Adams didn't own slaves. Some didn't back then. Few but some.

[@lisbetsoda4874]

Well, the message we are to take from these criticisms is really hard to see. NOT

[@kleine.5438]

yikes

[@0Tyson0]

sounds like watchmojo doesnt like the price of freedom

[@BlackHatCinephile]

When our country is invaded, that's when we're fighting for our country. When we invade someone else's country, they are the ones fighting for their country.

[@0Tyson0]

@@BlackHatCinephile wrong.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@0Tyson0 So, Vietnam and Iraq kidnapped our Freedumb, and we had to go swipe it back from them?

[@0Tyson0]

@@BlackHatCinephile we had to do what had to be done.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@0Tyson0 They played us like pawns in a chess game. Radar ships were told to ignore the Japanese planes. Gulf Of Tonkin was fiction. No WMDs in Iraq.

[@HellfireHellesto]

These movies arent represented as being documentaries nor realistic depictions.

[@dreadwolf2684]

And all garbage

[@George-sf4fk]

They're movies not documentaries who cares

[@EasygoingChip]

BUT WHERE IS THE WOMAN KING🤣💀 oh ok

[@kaijulover999]

Damn I’M THE 2ND COMMENT

[@Reaperguy67]

Did you know nobody cares and you won't be getting any thing for a pointless comment number.

[@tiger31623]

​@@Reaperguy67 i care that you are the second comment

[@tiger31623]

​@@Reaperguy67 why are you so proud of being wrong about me and other people

[@Reaperguy67]

@@tiger31623 I was never wrong. I been right the whole time. Also you can stay mad over the truth about those comments 🤡

[@tiger31623]

​@@Reaperguy67 you make untrue comments about everyone. Your comment was nobody cares about being second. Is that correct

[@tpgorman15]

Not everyone who lived in the south was a slave owner. Just because Mel Gibson tends to muddy the waters with his historic portrayals, it’s not that far fetched to think a man in the Carolina’s owned a plantation with zero slaves. And anyone trying to defend the British empire, well known contributors to slavery all around the world, just ask Ireland, Scotland, India etc about how “benevolent” they were.

[@poopsock7493]

Woman king

[@staz8999]

Are used to like this channel then you go and you throw somebody a Navy seal named Kyle under the bus. Sorry I have to tell you, but I knew a lot of Kyles buddies. I guess this channel went woke too.

[@olliesmith2890]

If we are being accurate WatchMojo, then huge 'cough cough' to The Woman King, a whole movie of historical lies. Also if these things were included, you would still moan about them being included. Cannot win with lefties.

[@banditligroin]

If you expect historical accuracy from blockbuster movies, got a beach in Oklahoma to sell you

[@tvilla76]

As soon as I see Ryan is involved I just stop the video. Can't stand his views

[@andreasmeelie1889]

What’s wrong with him?

[@deezTX]

cancel culture. LOL

[@WesleyB-Rook]

Watchmojo literally complaining about The Patriot wanting to have sympathetic protagonists and not needlessly making their fictional characters be slave owners 🙃🫠

[@jsmith3946]

Really going with the Patriot over historical accuracy mel played a civil war Rambo in that film for crying out loud

[@awakepatriot2752]

I challenge you to make a film about history and not leave out one fact. I'll wait....