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1. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
PG | 175 min | Drama, History, War
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Sean Connery, Ryan O'Neal, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier
Votes: 61,461 | Gross: $50.80M
2. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews
Votes: 17,779 | Gross: $11.12M
3. Call of Duty: WWII (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
You play various American servicemen and their allies in World War II as the Western Allies fight their way through Europe during and after the invasion of Normandy.
Directors: Michael Condrey, Glen A. Schofield, Dennis Adams, István Kovács, Bret Robbins | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Jonathan Tucker, Jeffrey Pierce, Brett Zimmerman
Votes: 7,843
4. Battle of the Bulge: Winter War (2020)
Not Rated | 85 min | Fantasy, War
During World War II, the Germans decide to launch one last big offensive. Lieutenant Robert Cappa and his platoon are given the responsibility of defending a vital supply depot.
Director: Steven Luke | Stars: Steven Luke, Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, Aaron Courteau
Votes: 565
5. Jericho (1966–1967)
960 min | Drama, War
The Jericho team is a trio of Allied specialists who operate as intelligence agents and saboteurs behind German lines. Franklin Sheppard of American Army Intelligence is their commanding ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Francks, Marino Masé, John Leyton, Peter Mark Richman
Votes: 95
6. Berlin 1945 (2020)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.
Stars: Simon Brauer, Konstantin Achmed Bürger, Yvette Coetzee, Lucie David
Votes: 318
7. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
104 min | Documentary, History, War
May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Nathan Rippy, Stephen Rashbrook
Votes: 253
8. Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
157 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of Stalin, from his early beginning as a bankrobber to the cold-blooded leader of the Soviet Union.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand
Votes: 1,118
9. Apocalypse Hitler attaque à l'Est (2021)
Documentary, History, War
In June 1941, Hitler took his greatest gamble - launching an attack against the Soviet Union. Despite being the largest German operation of WWII, Operation Barbarossa was one of his biggest failures.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy
Votes: 205
10. Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Documentary, History, War
Meet the architects behind the Nazi war machine. The Führer's most prominent planners, designers, architects, and builders tried to downplay their role in the Holocaust, but the truth is now exposed.
Stars: Nigel Jones, Guy Walters, Shalina Patel, Tom Ward
11. Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Documentary, History, War
It showcases the twisted motivations and origins of the SS (the Schutzstaffel), which was Nazi Germany's paramilitary unit that was a key architect of the Holocaust.
Stars: Richard John Evans, Bastian Hein, James Newton, Alexandra Richie
Votes: 16
12. 100 Days to Victory (2018)
118 min | Documentary, History, War
The extraordinary story of how the Allies turned the tide in the final months of 1918 to win the First World War.
Stars: Tim Cook, Mat McLachlan, Elaine McFarland, Patrick Watt
Votes: 92
13. 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: 52
14. Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
A moving and dramatic perspective on the bloodiest and most influential conflict in history. Hitler's determination to extend Germany eastwards and eliminate or enslave the population that ... See full summary »
Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, David Stahel, Alexander Vershinin, Alex J. Kay
Votes: 34
15. The Battle of Britain: 3 Days That Saved the Nation (2020)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
The Battle of Britain - A three-part guide to the critical aerial battle that changed the course of the Second World War, featuring personal stories of pilots, ground crews and members of the public.
Stars: Dan Snow, Kate Humble, David Baker, Peter Sikora
Votes: 20
16. Battle of Britain (2005)
Documentary, History, War
A chronological history of the Battle of Britain between July 10th and September 30th 1940, featuring interviews with eyewitnesses including surviving British and German pilots.
Stars: Bob Doe, Cyril Bamberger, Thomas Neil, Ulrich Steinhilper
Votes: 10
17. Battle for Warsaw (1978)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
Using rare newly found footage and eye-witness accounts from survivors, 'Battle for Warsaw' tells the tragic story of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in which nearly a quarter of a million Poles lost their lives.
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski
Votes: 16
18. 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: 16
19. 1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
After two men escape from the death camp at Auschwitz to tell the world the details of the Nazi genocide there, the Allies face a moral dilemma: to stop further killings, should we bomb Auschwitz?
Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Nikolaus Wachsmann, Deborah Lipstadt, Michael Berenbaum, Rebecca Erbelding
Votes: 85
20. Ralph Rush (2015)
11 min | Documentary, Short
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Ralph Rush trains with the Army Air Corps before attending college. With reinforcements in demand, trained college students are sent to ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel L. Bernardi | Star: Ralph Rush
21. Field of Operations: The Battle of Arnhem (2020)
Documentary
The incredible story of one of the most radical ideas of the entire second world war. Operation Market Garden was the plan that caused over 10,000 paratroops to be whittled down to just ... See full summary »
Director: David Manson | Star: Jonathan Booth
22. The Most Courageous Raid of WWII (2011 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the Cockleshell Heroes, who raided Nazi-occupied Bordeaux in 1942.
Director: Francis Whately | Stars: Paddy Ashdown, M.R.D. Foot, Norman Colley, Jeanne Baudray
Votes: 28
23. Bertolt Brecht: Übungstücke für Schauspieler (1964)
28 min | Short
Two of Brecht's "practice pieces for actors" are performed: "Romeo and Juliet" translated by George Tabori and "Hamlet" translated by Michael Lebeck. (These pieces are virtually unknown to ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: Roscoe Lee Browne, Oliver Clark, Michael Lebeck, Lotte Lenya
24. The West Wall (2014 Video)
60 min | History, War
A documentary charting the construction and strategic development of the German Siegfried Line, which stretched from the Netherlands to Switzerland.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Jeremy Anthony, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler
25. Universal Newsreel (XXIV) (1945)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sol Bloom, Charles Eaton
26. Survivors of Stalingrad (2015– )
46 min | Documentary, History, War
Describes the Battle of Stalingrad, focusing on the reminiscences of former German soldiers, many of whom had been taken as prisoners of war by the Red Army
Star: Mike Leighton
28. Universal Newsreel (IX) (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Newsreel in five segments shows ongoing American combat activities in the Philippines, ongoing Allied combat in Europe, the latest in American teenage fashion for girls, the proliferation ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Albert Grobe, Vicky Vola, Walter Krueger
31. Universal Newsreel (VIII) (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Newsreel in five sections, covering U.S. Coast Guard action in liberating the Philippines from the Japanese; RAF aerial bombardment of Japanese outposts in Burma; Allied successes in ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Ben Grauer, Eleanor Roosevelt
32. Blitz on Hamburg (2014)
Documentary, History, War
A straightforward account of the experience of Hamburg and its inhabitants during World War II and its immediate aftermath under British occupation.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Jeremy Anthony, Lieslotte Bottger, Gunther Hossfeld, Ralf Ohlhagen
Votes: 8
33. Little Ships (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Director: Linda Sands | Stars: Dan Snow, Ian Gilbert, John Tough, Simon Palmer
Votes: 12
34. Blitz on Cologne (2014 Video)
54 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary which chronicles the destruction of the German city of Cologne during World War Two.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Gertrud Türk, Günter Kassman, Wolfgram Hagspiel, Joseph Goebbels
35. The Blitz on the Midlands (2001 Video)
56 min | Documentary, History, War
This is a powerful account of the German bombing raids on the central towns and airfields of England, including the terrible blitz on Coventry and the smaller raids on the airfields of Lincolnshire and East Anglia.
Director: Stanley Joseph | Stars: Don Burbridge, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, King George VI
Votes: 6
36. Universal Newsreel (XXI) (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Newsreel in five parts examines the Allied "Rohr Offensive" against Nazi Germany; the obliteration of Pforzheim, Germany, by RAF bombers; the return to San Diego of American POWs from the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Jack Costello, Dwight D. Eisenhower, William H. Simpson
37. Jane's WWII Fighters (1998 Video Game)
Action, History, War
Stars: Clarence E. Anderson, Francis Gabreski, Walter Krupinski, Gunther Rall
38.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle
(1994)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary chronicling the history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Lennon | Stars: David McCullough, Guy Franz Arend, Omar N. Bradley, Clyde Burkholder
Votes: 103
39.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Episode:
Liberation & Revenge
(2005)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1945, Red Army soldiers liberate Auschwitz-Birkenau. As other liberations occur in the following months, the world is appalled. Surviving Jews face horrors as they try to return to their lives, and few SS-men are found and put on trial.
Directors: Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel West, Vasily Gromadsky
Votes: 168
40.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Episode:
Frenzied Killing
(2005)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
More people are killed in 1944 than ever before at Auschwitz. The Nazis try to sow seeds of confusion amongst the Allies in the East and Western Allies make decisions about negotiating with the Nazis about the Jews and bombing the camp.
Directors: Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel West, Peretz Revesz
Votes: 166
41.
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Episode:
Surprising Beginnings
(2005)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
German commanders discover the efficiency of gassing prisoners, and Auschwitz transforms from a small backwater camp for those resisting the Nazi occupation of Poland to a large scale extermination camp for Jews.
Directors: Laurence Rees, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Linda Hunt, Samuel West, Dario Gabbai
Votes: 229
42.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Alone: May 1940-May 1941
(1973)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The Battle of Britain, defeats in Greece and Crete, Tobruk and life in Britain between the evacuation at Dunkirk and Operation Barbarossa.
Director: David Elstein | Stars: Laurence Olivier, John McBeath, Bertie Good, Max Aitken
Votes: 497
43.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Barbarossa: June-December 1941
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
After dominating southeastern Europe through force or intrigue, Germany begins Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Walter Warlimont, Albert Speer, Grigori Tokaty
Votes: 511
44.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Distant War: September 1939-May 1940
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the "phony war" and Norwegian Campaign, and the elevation of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister.
Director: David Elstein | Stars: Laurence Olivier, R.A. Butler, Bernard Kops, Robert Boothby
Votes: 562
45.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
France Falls: May-June 1940
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
French politics, the Maginot Line, the Saar Offensive, Blitzkrieg warfare and the Nazi invasion of France and the Low Countries.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Edward Spears, Lawrence Durrell, Siegfried Westphal
Votes: 526
46.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The war effort required total commitment from British citizens stretching their bodies and spirits to the breaking point and occasionally beyond it. As a result of grim news early in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Laurence Olivier, George Hodgkinson, Gwen Bunt, Lord Chandos
Votes: 362
47.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
Germany is jubilant after the surrender of France. Then the unsuccessful expansion of the war to include Russia and England gradually turns German morale from joy to fatalism. Even der ... See full summary »
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Marlene Tucking, Hans Kehrl, Christabel Bielenberg
Votes: 386
48.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Morning: June-August 1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
Four years after France fell the Allies invade Normandy. Caught by surprise the German defenses are quickly overcome. Heading inland the Allies win major victories against fierce resistance.
Director: John Pett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Goronwy Rees, Louis Mountbatten, Kay Summersby
Votes: 374
49.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Nemesis: Germany - February-May 1945
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The closing weeks of the European war bring retribution for Germany in the form of carpet bombing cities like Dresden, the collapse of the Whermacht, atrocities by Soviet forces, and finally the fall of Berlin and suicide of Hitler.
Director: Martin Smith | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Ursula Gray, Albert Speer, John Seney
Votes: 369
50.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Occupation: Holland - 1940-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The Dutch are shocked when the Germans bomb Rotterdam and invade their neutral country. But Germany follows with insidious conciliatory gestures that ease tensions. Germany gradually ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Darlow | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Sieuwert Bruins Slot, T. van Ralte, Piet Nak
Votes: 359