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god, i hated plattoon. patton was good, i have it on dvd. others i like was saving private ryan, windtalkers, and tora tora tora

i like all those and Full Metal Jacket, tears of the sun was good and i really liked Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers

i havent seen letters from iwo jima or flags of our fathers yet, but my little brother said theyre good. full metal jacket is one of my top favorite movies... in the history of movies. biggrin

Here is more of a complete list of some Marine movies. I haven't seen them all but Ill make recommendations from it as it lists many of the good ones I have actually seen. The ones I know I have seen and highly recommend are in bold blue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_the_United_States_Marine_Corps

A Few Good Men
Rob Reiner
Based on a play by Aaron Sorkin, this film follows the efforts of Navy lawyer Lt. Kaffee as he legally defends two Marines undergoing court-martial for the murder of a third Marine
9 December 1992
Awards: 4 Oscars, 5 Golden Globes
Stars: Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, & Kevin Bacon


Battle for Haditha
Nick Broomfield
Based on the Haditha Killings on November 19, 2004
4 February 2008


All the Young Men
Hall Bartlett
Sidney Poitier commands a fictional unit of Korean War Marines in 1951, also starring Alan Ladd. The film explores the recent racial integration of the Marine Corps.
26 August 1960


Battle Cry
Raoul Walsh
Based on a novel by Leon Uris, this film follows the adventures of a group of MCRD San Diego recruits through love lives and frustrations with being held in reserve so long before they are finally sent into battle from Australia in WW II. Stars include Van Hefflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Raymond Massey, Tab Hunter, Dorothy Malone, Anne Francis, Nancy Olson, and others.
2 February 1955


Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone
Film adaptation of the biography of Ron Kovic, dealing with his service in the Vietnam War, in particular his post-traumatic stress disorder and feelings of the betrayal of Vietnam veterans by the American government
20 December 1989
Awards: 2 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes, 4 other major awards


Death Before Dishonor
Terry Leonard
Gunnery Sergeant Burns is the head of the Marine security detachment of an American embassy in the Middle East, when it is captured by terrorists. He mounts a one-man operation to defeat the terrorists and free their hostages
1987


The D.I.
Jack Webb
Sergeant Jim Moore is one of the toughest Drill Instructors on Parris Island. But he's got a thorn in his side: Pvt. Owens, who always seems to foul up when the pressure's on. Convinced that "there's a man underneath that baby powder", Sgt. Moore drives Owens to the point of desertion. Making things worse, Capt. Anderson has given Moore three days to make the scared private into Marine material, "or I'll personally cut the lace off his panties and ship him out!" Adding to the pressure, Moore also juggles a budding romance with a shop girl.
1957


Flags of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood
Based on the book by James Bradley, the film follows James Bradley as he looks at the events of the Battle of Iwo Jima, and finds the surviving Marines depicted in the photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
20 October 2006
A complementary film, Letters from Iwo Jima depicted the battle from the Japanese point of view.


Flying Leathernecks
Nicholas Ray
Follows Major Kirby as he takes command of USMC fighter squadron VMF-247
September 1951
Starring John Wayne, Robert Ryan


Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick Based on the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. Portrayal of the Vietnam War from the point of view of Marine recruit James T. "Joker" Davis
26 June 1987


Heartbreak Ridge
Clint Eastwood
Follows near-retirement Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway as he is placed in charge of an unruly, undertrained recon platoon. He unifies his men despite the disapproval of his unit commander, and leads them during the 1983 Invasion of Grenada
5 December 1986
Stars Clint Eastwood


Here Come The Marines
William Beaudine
The Bowery Boys get drafted into the Marines. On their first day in basic training, their commanding officer discovers that Sach's dad is an old war buddy of his, so he makes Sach a sergeant and places him in charge of the boys. While on the drill field, they discover the body of a dead Marine, and find a playing card on him that they trace to a local gambling house, where they suspect that the Marine was murdered.
1952


Jarhead
Sam Mendes
Based on the memoir by Anthony Swofford. Depicts Swofford's experiences as a Marine scout-sniper during the 1990-1991 Gulf War
4 November 2005


Major Payne
Nick Castle
A comedy following the life of Major Payne, a recently-discharged Marine seeking reinstatement, and having to run a disorderly high school cadet corps in an attempt to regain active Marine status
24 March 1995
Stars Damon Wayans


The Outsider
Delbert Mann
Tony Curtis plays Pima Indian Ira Hayes (Nicknamed "Chief" by other soldiers) who fights in World War II and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
1961


Rules of Engagement
William Friedkin
Depicts the court-martial of Marine Colonel Childers following the deaths of 83 civilians during a military incident at an embassy in Yemen. The court-martial hinges on if Childers broke his "rules of engagement"
31 March 2000
Stars Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones


Sands of Iwo Jima
Allan Dwan
Follows a group of Marines during World War II, from training to the Battle of Tarawa and Battle of Iwo Jima
1949
Stars John Wayne


The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Brian Trenchard-Smith
The film's thin veneer of social propriety (the story of how the VietCong came under Hanoi's control) is merely a cover for a rolicking old-time battle tale, complete with a hard-tack sergeant, his rebellious sidekick, and a demoralized base (a Marine's view of the difference between the U.S. Army and Marines) that needs to be whipped into shape before the VietCong attack. Trenchard-Smith has stated that though uncredited, Ermey actually wrote the film.
1989
Stars R. Lee Ermey


Tell It To The Marines
George W. Hill
U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military were not bad enough, he also makes advances on nurse Nora Dale, whom Sergeant O'Hara secretly loves. Nora is oblivious to O'Hara's feelings and is attracted to the handsome 'Skeet.' But an indiscretion turns her against him, and it takes an expedition to China and a battle with a warlord's bandit brigade to sort things out among the nurse and her two Marines.
1926


The Great Santini
Lewis John Carlino
Based on the novel of the same name. Portrays a Marine fighter pilot whose success as an aviator contrasts with his failures as a family man, and how this affects his son
26 October 1979
Stars Robert Duvall


Windtalkers
John Woo
A pair of Marine Sergeants are tasked with the protection of two code talkers during the Battle of Saipan
14 June 2002
Stars Nicholas Cage & Kevin Bacon


Wake Island
John Farrow
Tells the story of the United States Marines who were stationed at Wake Island when it was attacked by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1942


Guadalcanal Diary
Lewis Seiler
The films recount the fight of the United States Marines in the Battle of Guadalcanal only a year before the movie's release.
1943


Gung Ho!
Ray Enright
The story is based on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion.
1943


Salute to the Marines
S. Sylvan Simon
Tells the story of a retired USMC NCO who leads a heroic defense when the Japanese attack the Philippines, first by strangling a Nazi agent and then dies in his dress uniform while blowing up a bridge
1943


6th Marine Division on Okinawa
U.S. Marines
Tells about the action of the 6th Marine Division during the Battle of Okinawa. The film was released shortly after the event.
1945


Pride of the Marines
Delmer Daves
Tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation. 1945


To the Shores of Iwo Jima
U.S.Marines
The film follows the servicemen through the battle in rough chronological order, from the bombardment of the island by warships and carrier-based airplanes to the final breakdown of resistance, though, after it shows the taking of Suribachi, it then switches to the footage of the second flag raising.
1945


Ears,Open. Eyeballs, Click
Canaan Brunley
This documentary shows the experiences of Marine recruits during bootcamp. Unlike many documentaries, this film offers no narration nor a focus on central characters, shooting from a fly-on-the-wall perspective..
2005


Halls of Montezuma
Lewis Milestone
The film follows a group of U.S. Marines from the beach to a Japanese rocket site through enemy infested jungles as their ex-school teacher leader is transformed into a battle veteran and his squad becomes a tight fighting unit
1951

I'm surprised no one listed Black Hawk Down. o.o


*cough*

Well, I liked it, anyway.

We Were Soldiers.

Glory.

Jarhead.

FMJ. (of course, thats a classic.)