Does anyone have any recommendations for movies to watch over the next three years? I’m familiar with Pork Chop Hill and M.A.S.H, but not too sure about any of the others. I tried to find a listing online with the movies in some sort of order as they occurred, but didn’t have any luck.
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MASH, despite being set in the Korean War, is really much more a commentary on the Vietnam War, with many 1960s/70s social issues being back-ported to the early 1950s for comedic or social commentary reasons. I wouldn’t want to depend on it for accuracy.
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The Steel Helmet, I highly recommend.
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I stronlgy recommend to watch korean war movies
From the Korean perspective and not just UN forces.
One such movie is called “The Frontline” which i personally thought was absolutely incredible
Its from the south Korean perspectives(although there are North Korean character’s youll see)
Its dramatic. Its cinematic. Its purely Korean. The only Americans you see are some F-51s that fly over
You only see the Chinese in one scene. But its an absolute awe scene.(when they first encounter the PLA and their absolutely insanely large numbers, a really great "o…o holy SHIT moment)
Another one thats famous is Tae Guk-Gi.
I haven’t seen it myself but its been widely recommended to me by many Koreans.
Its a sad story that im inclined to believe will bring you to tears. As its about two Korean brothers who are reluctantly drafted
But
Into opposing sides(one drafted into the ROK army and the other the KPA)
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Mash is also set kn Uijeongbu. A city ive been many times. A very nice city! If you still want a city but find Seoul too overwhelming. Uijeongbu is a great alternative
Also got my surgery there when i snapped my arm like a tree branch bench pressing(dont worry, fill recovery, still lift to this day too)
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My top 5 Korean War films:
The Steel Helmet 1951
The Marines Who Never Returned 1963
Devotion 2022
Operation Chromite 2016
Piagol 1955
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Korean War Movies
This is a list that I copied from the book Fire & Ice, The Korean War 1950-1953 by Michael J. Varhola. Unfortunately, the list cuts off at 2000 when the book was published.
These are the major award and critic nominated films covering the Korean War or stories during the era with the Korean War being the main background event.
Battle Hymn - 1957
The Bridges at Toko-Ri - 1954
Field of Honour (Dutch film, subtitled and dubbed in English) - 1986
The Manchurian Candidate – 1962
Men in War - 1957
Men of the Fighting Lady – 1954
Pork Chop Hill - 1959
Retreat, Hell! - 1952
Sayonara - 1957
Sergeant Ryker , (also known as) The Case Against Paul Ryker - 1968
The Steel Helmut – 1951 (the first Korean War film and considered by many to be the best; the film was produced in only 12 days)
Time Limit - 1957
1951
Air Cadet, Jet Men of the Air (Great Britain)
Fixed Bayonets, originally Old Soldiers Never Die
I Want You
Korea Patrol
Mask of Korea; (also known as) Gambling Hell
Starlift
The Steel Helmut
Submarine Command
Tokyo File 212
A Yank in Korea, Letter from Korea (Great Britain)
1952
Back at the Front, Willie and Joe Back at the Front (Great Britain)
Battle Zone
Big Jim MacLain
Japanese War Bride
Mr. Walkie Talkie
My Son John
One Minute to Zero
Retreat, Hell!
A Yank in Indo-China, Hidden Secret (Great Britain)
1953
Battle Circus
Cease Fire
Combat Squad
Flight Nurse
The Glory Brigade
Mission over Korea, Eyes in the Sky (Great Britain)
Sabre Jet
Sky Commando
Take the High Ground
Torpedo Alley
1954
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Dragonfly Squadron
Hell’s Outpost
Men of the Fighting Lady
Prisoner of War
Return from the Sea
1955
An Annapolis Story, The Blue and the Gold (Great Britain)
Bamboo Prison
Battle Taxi
The Eternal Sea
Hell’s Horizon
Love is a Many-Splendid Thing
The McConell Story
Piagol
Target Zero
1956
Hell in Korea, A Hill in Korea (Great Britain)
Hold Back the Night
The Rack
Strange Intruder
1957
Battle Hymn
Men in War
Sayonara
Time Limit
Top Secret Affair, Their Secret Affair (Great Britain)
1958
The Hunters
Jet Attack. Through Hell to Glory (Great Britain)
Tank Battalion, The Valley of Death (Great Britain)
1959
Battle Flame
Operation Dames; Girls in Action (Great Britain)
Pork Chop Hill
1960
All the Young Men
The Great Imposter
1961
Cry for Happy
Marines, Let’s Go!
Sniper’s Ridge
1962
The Hook
The Manchurian Candidate
The Nun and the Sergeant
War Hunt , (also known as) War Hero and War Madness
1963
The Marines Who Never Returned
The Young and the Brave
1964
Iron Angel
No Man’s Land
War is Hell
1966
Marine Battleground
1968
Sergeant Ryker , (also known as) The Case Against Paul Ryker
1970
MASH**
1971
Reluctant Heroes, (also known as) The Egghead on Hill 656
A Step Out of Line
1975
Collision Course
1977
MacArthur
1981
Inchon
1986
Field of Honour (Dutch film, subtitled and dubbed in English)
1988
The Rescue
1991
For the Boys
1992
Afterburn
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Oh, I remember this one. It is definitely one the Korean War movies of all time. 
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Terrible. Absolutely terrible. 
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Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
The best of the genre if you ask me.
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Thanks for all the replies. Now I have a bunch of movies to watch and some to avoid! 
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