From Turkey To The United States Directors Have Imagined Wwiii In Many Ways

War movies: 25 favorites that imagine a nightmarish new World War III

From turkey to the United States, directors have imagined wwiii in many ways

With tensions rising between Russia and Ukraine, many are thinking about the possibility of a new world war.

It's a sobering thought, but it's one that's been explored in countless works of fiction. From classic war films like "Dr. Strangelove" to more recent fare like "The Hunger Games," directors have used the threat of World War III to tell stories about the human cost of war, the dangers of nuclear proliferation, and the importance of peace.

Here are 25 of our favorite movies about World War III. Some are more realistic than others, but all of them are thought-provoking and worth watching.

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
2. Fail-Safe (1964)
3. The Bedford Incident (1965)
4. Seven Days in May (1964)
5. The War Game (1965)
6. The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
7. On the Beach (1959)
8. Five (1951)
9. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
10. Threads (1984)
11. The Day After (1983)
12. When the Wind Blows (1986)
13. The Road Warrior (1981)
14. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
15. The Terminator (1984)
16. Red Dawn (1984)
17. The Hunger Games (2012)
18. World War Z (2013)
19. Oblivion (2013)
20. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
21. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
22. The Martian (2015)
23. Arrival (2016)
24. Dunkirk (2017)
25. 1917 (2019)