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1. The World at War (1973–1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
A groundbreaking 26-part documentary series narrated by the actor Laurence Olivier about the deadliest conflict in history, World War II.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Averell Harriman, Anthony Eden, Albert Speer
Votes: 29,239
2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,214 | Gross: $29.55M
3. Red Cliff (2008)
R | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 48,495 | Gross: $0.63M
4. Lions for Lambs (2007)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Peña
Votes: 52,707 | Gross: $15.00M
5. World War II in Colour (2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Recounts the events of world War II in color.
Stars: Robert Powell, Swaylee Loughnane
Votes: 7,484
6. The Bunker (1981 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, History, War
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman, James Naughton
Votes: 2,539
7. Path to War (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 165 min | Biography, Drama, War
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill
Votes: 4,114
8. Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009)
Not Rated | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.
Directors: Jingle Ma, Wei Dong | Stars: Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Rongguang Yu, Jiao Xu
Votes: 6,873
9. 5 Fingers (1952)
Approved | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden
Votes: 5,468
10. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy, Luther Adler
Votes: 6,708
11. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Approved | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger
Votes: 2,300
12. The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
122 min | Drama, History, War
Another of Napoleon's adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz, where he had the greatest victory of his career, over the Russians.
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale, Leslie Caron
Votes: 979
13. The Glory Guys (1965)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance, Western
What could be worse for two cavalry officers than to battle with native tribes? To battle each other for the same woman.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, James Caan
Votes: 1,014
14. Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.
Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô
Votes: 1,256
15. Confucius (2010)
TV-MA | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.
Director: Mei Hu | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Xun Zhou, Jianbin Chen, Quan Ren
Votes: 3,989
16. Midas Run (1969)
M | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A veteran Secret Service Agent from Britain hijacks a government shipment of fifteen million dollars of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 182
17. I Declare War (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Summer war games between neighborhood kids turn deadly serious when jealousy and betrayal enter the mix.
Directors: Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson | Stars: Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend
Votes: 2,866 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Scipione l'africano (1937)
83 min | Drama, History, War
A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Annibale Ninchi, Camillo Pilotto, Fosco Giachetti, Francesca Braggiotti
Votes: 317
19. Art of War (2009 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary on the main principles of Sun Tzu's "Art of War" illustrated with examples from the Vietnam War (Demoralization), the Second World War (Invasion of Normandy), the American Civil War (Gettysburg) and Tzu's own battles.
Director: David Padrusch | Stars: James Lurie, James Wong, Toshishiro Obata, Andrew Amani
Votes: 150
20. Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest (2007)
TV-PG | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Doctor and Martha Jones trek through space and time in a race against the galaxy's greatest despot, Baltazar, to follow a complex trail of clues to discover the location of the ... See full summary »
Stars: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Anthony Head, Toby Longworth
Votes: 1,037
21. Target for Today (1944)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary about one bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force, from the initial planning of the mission thru its final completion, with all of its intricacies from beginning to end.
Director: William Keighley
Votes: 84
22. First Strike (1979 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary
An interesting Cold War film that starts with showing a hypothetical Soviet nuclear first strike scenario leading to a U.S. surrender, followed by a United States Air Force "sales pitch" for more defense spending.
Director: Fleming E. Fuller | Stars: Richard H. Ellis, William R. Graham, Francis P. Hoeber, Edward N. Luttwak
Votes: 44
23. Napoleon: The Russian Campaign (2015)
Not Rated | History
In 1812 Napoleon gathers the largest army of all times, of about 600.000 men from 24 controlled countries to invade Russia. 172 day later they will have to withdraw, 400.000 soldiers either killed or captured. Why dis this happen?
Stars: Alix Bénézech, Pavel Delong, Marc Duret, Miglen Mirtchev
Votes: 84
24. Bible Battles (2005 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
In one of the most hostile lands on the planet, an ancient people called the Israelites forged an army and carved out an empire. Their ancient military exploits are described in one of ... See full summary »
Director: David Padrusch | Stars: Aaron Angello, Scott Ashby, Orion Barnes, Eric Jay Beck
Votes: 69
25. Battle on Shangganling Mountain (1956)
Not Rated | 124 min | War, Drama
The story takes place during the Korean War (1951-1953). In the fall of 1952, the American troops launched a large-scale attack by the border between South Korea and North Korea during the ... See full summary »
Directors: Shan Lin, Meng Sha | Stars: Baocheng Gao, Linge Xu, Liang Zhang, Yuru Li
Votes: 167
26. Nazi Killer Magic (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
It is the great untold story of World War Two. The role the Occult played in shaping and determining the outcome of the fight. "Nazi Killer Magic" reveals how esotericism and mysticism influenced Hitler's wartime commanders.
Director: Serge Ou | Stars: Trudy Allen, Steven Brown, Dan Eady, Graham K. Furness
Votes: 14
27. Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977 TV Movie)
89 min | War
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: Otto Kurth, Friedrich Gröndahl, Alexander Hegarth, Hans Daniel
Votes: 26
28. Cannon Fodder (1993 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
Cannon Fodder is an action shoot 'em up game.
Votes: 153
29. Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon (2010)
Not Rated | 109 min | History
True story of Anna Ella Carroll, unrecognized heroine of the American Civil War who assisted Lincoln as an unofficial cabinet member; she later devised the Tennessee River Plan that brought an early end to the war.
Directors: Rachel Gordon, Jason Urban | Stars: Tami Sutton, Fritz Klein, James Reeves, Joe Jones
Votes: 50
30. The Biography of Sun Tzu (2011)
45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Waise Lee, Fan Liao, Renjun Wang, Wu Ma
Votes: 5
31. Power of Decision (1958)
55 min | Documentary
This documentary shows the early ideas about how nuclear war between the USA and the USSR could look like. It is made purely from the US side and takes place mostly in the US military ... See full summary »
Votes: 13
32. Caliche Sangriento (1969)
128 min | Drama, History, War
The plot takes place in 1879 through 1880 during the War of the Pacific. The film decries the cruelty and absurdity of war and the disunity among the peoples of Latin America.
Director: Helvio Soto | Stars: Hector Duvauchelle, Patricia Guzmán, Jorge Guerra, Jaime Vadell
Votes: 108
33. Yemen: A Dubious Battle (2018)
48 min | Documentary, Action, News
The events taking place on Yemen's soil resembles a war, but in reality it is a long continuous battle being carried on for three years. It is as though the battlefield of this bloody ... See full summary »
Director: Mahdi Khorramdel | Star: Nasser Tahmasb
34. Fighter Mafia
Action, Adventure, Biography | Announced
The true story of Colonel John Boyd, a maverick fighter pilot who forms an obscure and subversive team of brilliant acolytes that takes on the powerful military-industrial complex to form a movement that reshapes the art of war.
35. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 146 (1918)
Documentary, Short
Subjects include: "How Museum Groups Are Made", "New York in War-Time", and a F. Lyle Goldman animated illustration of artillery barrage strategy.
Director: P.D. Hugon
36. Submarine: Hidden Hunter (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary
The U.S.S. Virginia is the first of thirty planned attack submarines designed after the Cold War. This program reviews the designs of the United States' previous attack submarines and the ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Howe
Votes: 28
37. Clausewitz - Lebensbild eines preußischen Generals (1980 TV Movie)
90 min | History
Director: Wolf-Dieter Panse | Stars: Thomas Blume, Erich Gerberding, Rüdiger Joswig, Andreas Knaup
38. Battle for Korea (2001 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
A detailed military history of the Korean War and preceding events, from 1945 to 1953.
Star: Gavin MacFadyen
Votes: 24
39. Notes on Nuclear War (1983)
60 min | Documentary
The development of nuclear weapons, their effects and how they have affected contemporary politics and military strategy.
Director: Tina Viljoen | Star: Gwynne Dyer
Votes: 8
40. Understanding Postmodernism with Professor Stephen Hicks (2018 Video)
61 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Carl Benjamin, Stephen R.C. Hicks
41. At vinde krigen (1970 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
About the fall of Germany's military forces during WWII, and Denmark's complicated position in the strategy of the Allies.
Director: Bent Børge Larsen | Stars: Helmuth Reinhard, Ole Lippmann, R.H. Dewing, Georg F. Duckwitz
42. The Ultimate Master of War (2009)
45 min | Drama, History, War
Stars: Zhuoyan He, Jing Hu, Tu Men, Li Tai
43. Meyer's Hill (2009)
15 min | Short, War
An interactive movie that puts you in-charge of a small group of US paratroopers in occupied France, 1944. Your mission is take out a German observation post that controls a strategic ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Percy | Stars: Keith Almond, Mark Almond, Will Carson, David Foster
44. Travian (2004 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, History
Travian is an online browser game where you can compete with thousands of other players in taking control of a small village and leading your people to glory and victory.
Director: Gerhard Müller
46.
Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Ultimate Weapon
(1968)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War
Hogan makes the Germans think that Schultz has ESP to get them to move their anti-aircraft defenses.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary
Votes: 174
47.
Days That Shook the World (2003–2005)
Episode:
The War to End All Wars
(2005)
59 min | Documentary, History
The story of the last days of the first world war and the events that brought the conflict to a conclusion.
Director: Angus Cameron | Stars: Peter Guinness, Claudiu Trandafir
Votes: 9
48.
Robotech (1985)
Episode:
Prelude to Battle
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After successfully disabling the Robotech Masters' flagship, a recon mission is called for. Dana's 15th Squadron is given this dangerous assignment. On the eve of this mission, the soldiers of the courageous squad prepare for battle.
Stars: Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi, Frank Catalano, Richard Epcar
Votes: 95
49.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
Defiance
(1983)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Romance, War
At President Roosevelt's request, Pug Henry goes to London to meet with the British and provide him with his own personal view on how they are doing. Pug is amazed to find how efficient ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 137
50.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 3 October 1951
(1951)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Hunt interview Brigadier General Bonner F. Fellers, an expert on psychological warfare, concerning the state of American defenses, maintaining air supremacy and the current military budget.
Director: Alan Cartoun | Stars: Bonner F. Fellers, William Bradford Huie, Frazier Hunt, George C. Kenney