The Vietnam War was generally an unpopular war that took place during an explosive socio-political time in America. The soldiers who fought in Vietnam soon became forgotten men in the public minds. This fact led to widespread disillusionment within the ranks -- a fact not lost on Hollywood film makers. Visit VietnamWar.net to view a list of films made about this controversial war.
 
We Were Soldiers (2002)
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it. Based on the book by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway.
Related site:
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

Casualties of War (1989)
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. Directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn.
Related site: The Vietnam War

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
Related site: Full Metal Jacket Site
Hamburger Hill (1987)
A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. Directed by John Irvin, and starring Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, and Don Cheadle.
Related site: The Battle of Hamburger Hill
Platoon (1986)
A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight, and die in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen.
Related site: Reviews of Platoon

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Presents the Vietnam War primarily from the perspective of ordinary American soldiers.

Hollywood Vietnam
Examines the history, mythmaking, and politics behind popular Vietnam War movies.

Battlefield: Vietnam
Computer graphics and archival footage illustrate many facets of the various battles of the Vietnam era.

Path to War (2002)
In the mid-1960s, President Johnson and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam. Directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Michael Gambon and Donald Sutherland.
Related Site: Lyndon B. Johnson

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success in Vietnam provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.
Related Site: The Vietnam War

To Heal A Nation (1988)
The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. However, with the help of his loving wife Becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise funds for a veteran's memorial.
Related site: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial