Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-george-s.-patton"

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 899,802 | Gross: $176.65M

2. The Postman (1997)

R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.

Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams

Votes: 78,689 | Gross: $17.63M

3. Kelly's Heroes (1970)

GP | 144 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor

Votes: 53,928 | Gross: $1.38M

4. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Lee Byung-hun

Votes: 187,624 | Gross: $122.52M

5. Crimson Tide (1995)

R | 116 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza

Votes: 123,829 | Gross: $91.40M

6. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)

PG | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Janey is new in town and soon meets Lynne, who shares her passion for dancing in general and "Dance TV" in particular.

Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Biff Yeager, Kristi Somers, Richard Blade, Ian Michael Giatti

Votes: 13,000 | Gross: $6.33M

7. The Kingdom (2007)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman

Votes: 132,495 | Gross: $47.54M

8. The Bloody Hundredth (2024)

TV-14 | 62 min | Documentary

It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.

Directors: Laurent Bouzereau, Mark Herzog | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robert Rosenthal, Steven Spielberg, James Stewart

Votes: 1,405

9. The Big Red One (1980)

R | 113 min | Drama, War

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco

Votes: 21,461

10. Welcome to Marwen (2018)

PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Steve Carell, Falk Hentschel, Matt O'Leary, Nikolai Witschl

Votes: 26,065 | Gross: $10.76M

11. Tank (1984)

PG | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier

Votes: 4,697 | Gross: $14.13M

12. Private Benjamin (1980)

R | 109 min | Comedy, War

A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.

Director: Howard Zieff | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber

Votes: 28,797 | Gross: $69.85M

13. Irresistible (I) (2020)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.

Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton

Votes: 23,564

14. Defending Your Life (1991)

PG | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.

Director: Albert Brooks | Stars: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant

Votes: 21,401 | Gross: $16.37M

15. xXx: State of the Union (2005)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman

Votes: 73,756 | Gross: $26.87M

16. The Americanization of Emily (1964)

Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn

Votes: 5,730

17. Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family

Junior Healy is back as a preteen, and he falls in love with a girl from school.

Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: William Katt, Justin Chapman, Sherman Howard, Carolyn Lowery

Votes: 4,005

18. 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: 2,560

19. The Hoax (2006)

R | 116 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, David Aaron Baker, John Carter

Votes: 17,205 | Gross: $7.16M

20. The Last Days of Patton (1986 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 146 min | Biography, Drama

July 1945. The war in Europe is over and General George S Patton is now military governor of Bavaria. True to form he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with his superiors and is prone to making comments that they don't approve of.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Ed Lauter

Votes: 1,124

21. Gorp (1980)

R | 90 min | Comedy

A slapstick comedy about the wacky antics of a group of waiters at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New York.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Michael Lembeck, Dennis Quaid, Philip Casnoff, Fran Drescher

Votes: 756

22. The Long Gray Line (1955)

Approved | 138 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Donald Crisp

Votes: 3,299

23. Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)

GP | 109 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of social misfits at a summer camp for boys run away to save penned-in buffaloes from a rifle club's slaughter.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Bill Mumy, Barry Robins, Miles Chapin, Darel Glaser

Votes: 1,584 | Gross: $0.21M

24. Counterpoint (1967)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Music, War

A famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, and is forced to perform at private concerts for the Nazi generals.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, Kathryn Hays, Leslie Nielsen

Votes: 1,058

25. Undercover Christmas (2003 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An FBI agent is assigned as the protective custodian of a straight-talking cocktail waitress after she agrees to testify against her tax cheat boyfriend.

Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Jami Gertz, Shawn Christian, Tyne Daly, Winston Rekert

Votes: 1,005

26. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies (2012)

Documentary, History, War

Revealing the heroic spies who helped contribute to the Allied Powers' victory in WWII.

Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ben Macintyre, Tuppence Middleton, Hugh Astor, Thomas Argyll Robertson

Votes: 44

27. The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell (2019 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary, History, War

An unprecedented look at the vicious three-month Battle of Normandy that took place after the D-Day invasion.

Director: Guilain Depardieu | Stars: John McManus, Anthony Beevor, Tim Cook, Geoffrey Bateman

Votes: 60

28. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley

Votes: 1,924

29. The Last Butterfly (1991)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, War

Stage mime Antoine Moreau (Sir Tom Courtenay) is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a "model" concentration camp, to convince the Red Cross ... See full summary »

Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Ingrid Held, Freddie Jones

Votes: 307

30. WWII from Space (2012 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, War

The events of World War II from 1941 onward are depicted from the perspective of space.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Corey Johnson, Kevin Farrell, Geoffrey Wawro, Conrad Crane

Votes: 497

31. The Great Darkened Days (2018)

95 min | Drama, History

While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his ... See full summary »

Director: Maxime Giroux | Stars: Martin Dubreuil, Romain Duris, Reda Kateb, Sarah Gadon

Votes: 518

32. Battle for the Bulge (1969)

48 min | Documentary, History, War

This WWII documentary uses current location filming and authentic historic film clips to document the Battle of the Bulge, the last big German offensive in World War II, which was launched ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Hasso von Manteuffel, Robert Hasbrouck, John Mace, David Belchem

Votes: 17

33. Patton 360 (2009– )

Documentary, History, War

Noteworthy World War II battles of US General George S. Patton are examined.

Stars: David Robb, E.J. Snyder, Bryan Stefancyk, Martin K.A. Morgan

Votes: 204

34. Cesar Millan: Love My Pit Bull (2014 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary

Add a Plot

Director: Marc McCrudden | Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Julie Conway, Leslie Corea, Tony Cárdenas

Votes: 44

35. The Bonus Army

Drama, History | Announced

The true story of a nonviolent protest march from Portland, OR on Washington by World War I veterans during the Great Depression. The machinations of several persons including J. Edgar ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Emmert

36. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney (1974)

75 min | Documentary

Actor James Cagney receives the Second Annual AFI Lifetime Achievement Award as co-workers pay tribute and clips from his films are shown.

Director: Bill Foster | Stars: James Cagney, Frank Sinatra, Mae Clarke, Doris Day

Votes: 250

37. Banacek (1972–1974)
Episode: A Million the Hard Way (1972)

TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Right in the middle of a busy casino, surrounded by guards, a million dollars on display sealed under a glass dome mysteriously disappears without a trace.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: George Peppard, Margot Kidder, Don Porter, Murray Matheson

Votes: 206

38. Biography (1987– )
Episode: General Omar Bradley (1994)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Files and footage from the archives of the U.S. Naval Institute highlight this profile of the military genius who prepared America's forces for World War II.

Director: Don Horan | Stars: Jack Perkins, Elizabeth Dorsey, Chet Hansen, Martin Blumenson

Votes: 109

39. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Tim Conway and Dame Maggie Smith (1974)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: Carol welcomes guest Maggie Smith in her American TV debut, and they duet on "You're So London"; a couple (Carol, Harvey) is visited by an old college chum (Maggie) who ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Maggie Smith

Votes: 59

40. The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974)
Episode: Celebrity Roast: Bette Davis (1973)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music

Today is the Celebrity Roast with Bette Davis.

Director: Greg Garrison | Stars: Dean Martin, Howard Cosell, Kay Medford, Vincent Price

Votes: 243

41. Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode: Mamed (1992)

Not Rated | Comedy

Anthony directs a Little Theater production of "Mame" and is forced to deal with a temperamental ex-Broadway star, Ivy McBride, who is producing. Mary Jo plays Gooch, Carlene is in the ... See full summary »

Director: David Steinberg | Stars: Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Julia Duffy, Jan Hooks

Votes: 73

42. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: The Candidate (1994)

TV-G | 23 min | Comedy

Frasier and Niles disapprove of Martin endorsing a right-wing political candidate.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 1,195

43. Hercules (1998–1999)
Episode: Hercules and the Grim Avenger (1999)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In this light-hearted spoof of Batman, one night, Herc runs into the Grim Avenger, a secretive self-narrating masked superhero-detective with a cape, who watches over the city at night. He's tracking down the Minotaur, so Herc joins him.

Director: Phil Weinstein | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Sandra Bernhard, Tate Donovan, Michael Dorn

Votes: 38

44. The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode: A Time for Rifles (1985)

TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Lew Bridgeman and Joe Caldwell are two longtime best friends who served together in the Vietnam War. Lew and Joe wind clashing with each other over Lew's fetching wife Rae, whom both men are in love with.

Director: David Wickes | Stars: Page Fletcher, Bo Hopkins, John Ireland, Kim Lankford

Votes: 72

45. Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode: 'Twas the Night Before Chaos (1994)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When Jill's parents come to visit for Christmas, her mother complains that Jill's father just wants to spend his retirement sitting around the house.

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Votes: 263

46. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Navy Blues (1997)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A female Navy pilot kills an officer over their affair. However, McCoy suspects that the Navy may be impeding the D.A. office's investigation because she is a valuable asset and a positive female role model.

Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 324

47. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: The Light Brigade (1996)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Former POW John Skokes, a chief weapons officer and a glory seeking cadet obsessed with the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" try to drop a doomsday weapon on the aliens' homeworld and win the war.

Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Robert Patrick, Graham Greene, Wil Wheaton, Adrian G. Griffiths

Votes: 512

48. Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode: Legion (1993)

TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

As the crew contend with Starbug's dwindling supplies, they find themselves being pulled towards a deserted space station where they meet the brilliant but mysterious Legion. Legion wishes only to fulfill their every need, but to what end?

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn

Votes: 968

49. Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode: The Last Day (1989)

TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

The crew receive a message from Kryten's manufacturer saying that he must be dismantled within 24 hours, at which time a more advanced mechanoid will arrive to replace him. Lister, Cat, ... See full summary »

Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge

Votes: 935

50. Tremors (2003)
Episode: Project 4-12 (2003)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Tyler tells Larry Norvel the story of Dr. Cletus Poffenberger when he first arrived in Perfection Valley with his dangerous pet, 4-12.

Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Victor Browne, Gladise Jiminez, Marcia Strassman, Lela Lee

Votes: 92