War Movies Directed by Filmmakers Who Actually Served

Oliver Stone drew on his own experiences as a soldier in Vietnam to write and direct this film. It tells the story of a new recruit who’s torn between two sergeants with very different ideas about war and what it means to be human. Stone used his memories to realistically and powerfully show the chaos and fear of fighting in the jungle. This film made history as the first Hollywood movie about Vietnam, written and directed by a veteran, to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.








