Martin Sheen has named his 1996 film "The War at Home", directed by and starring his son Emilio Estevez, as one of his most underrated works, insisting it remains "revered in the industry" despite its poor box office performance. The actor, who has notched up almost 300 credits since his 1967 debut, has admitted that he considers about 90% of his own filmography to be "basically trash", making his praise for this lesser-known drama notable given his otherwise sparing list of favourites.

"The War at Home" follows a Vietnam veteran, played by Estevez, struggling with PTSD as he returns to a family unable to understand his trauma, culminating in a fraught Thanksgiving confrontation. It was Estevez's third directorial effort but the first to earn critical respect, though it made less than $45,000 at the box office. Sheen also praised his son's directing instincts, saying he learned "to be ruled by him completely" on set, alongside naming "Apocalypse Now", "Badlands", "Gandhi", "Wall Street" and "The American President" among the small handful of films he considers worthwhile.