10 Best 'Saving Private Ryan' Quotes, Ranked

Over two decades after its release, Saving Private Ryan remains among the best war movies ever made, with its story of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), sent behind enemy lines in France during World War II to retrieve Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), the last member of his family left, as his brothers had all been killed in combat. It's also one of the most successful war movies ever made and was the highest-grossing film in America in 1998. It was inspired by a true story and was directed by Steven Spielberg.