1. The Great Escape (1963)

Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts (Steve McQueen), and several hundred Allied POWs plan a mass escape from a German POW camp. Based on a true story.

2. Glory (1989)

Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union Army and the Confederates. Based on Col. Shaw's letters home during his command.

3. Cat Ballou (1965)

A woman (Jane Fonda) seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman (Lee Marvin) , but he's very different from what she expects.

4. M*A*S*H (1970)

The doctors (Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould) of a Korean Conflict field hospital [4077th] use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity amidst the horror of war. This is the film that started it all.

5. The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

A group of African American pilots (Laurence Fishburn, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Andre Braugher and Cuba Gooding Jr.) overcome racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II. This made for TV movie is based on a true story.

6. Maverick (1994)

Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson), needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief (Jodie Foster) and an aging lawman (James Garner).

7. Men of Honor (2000)

The story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the first African American US Navy Diver [ then later in his career, the first amputee] and the man who trained him, Master Chief Leslie W. 'Billy' Sunday (Robert De Niro). Based on a true story.

8. Wild Wild West (1999)

The two best hired guns, Capt. James West (Will Smith) and US Marshal Artemus Gordon (Kevin Klein), in the west, must save President Ulysses S. Grant and the beautiful Rita Escobar (Salma Hayek) from the clutches of a 19th century inventor-villain, Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh).

9. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Based on a World War II drama. United States soldiers (Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore and Edward Burns) try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan (Matt Damon), who's lost behind enemy lines.

10. Three Kings (1999)

In the aftermath of the Gulf War, 4 soldiers (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube and Spike Jonez) set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who need their help.