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1. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Horror
During a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi
Votes: 61,105
2. Valkyrie (2008)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A dramatization of the July 20, 1944 assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Adolf Hitler during World War II.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 259,156 | Gross: $83.08M
3. Paths of Glory (1957)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, War
After a failed attack on a German position, a general orders three soldiers, chosen at random, court-martialed for cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready
Votes: 212,145
4. The Promise (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris - a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 178,547
5. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin
Votes: 30,542 | Gross: $11.50M
6. The Damned (1969)
R | 157 min | Drama, War
The dramatic collapse of a wealthy, industrialist/Junker family during the reign of the Third Reich.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin, Helmut Griem, Helmut Berger
Votes: 9,920 | Gross: $0.63M
7. Breaker Morant (1980)
PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown
Votes: 14,419 | Gross: $7.14M
8. The Collini Case (2019)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Heiner Lauterbach, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 12,982
9. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken
Votes: 29,766
10. Mata Hari (1985)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Mata Hari is a beautiful dancer of Dutch origin working in Paris. It is August 1914 and war between France and Germany seems imminent. However, she accepts an invitation to travel to Berlin as part of a show.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Tobias, Gaye Brown
Votes: 1,097
11. Fairy in a Cage (1977)
70 min | Drama
During World War II, the tyrannical Judge Murayama uses his military power to imprison and torture innocent people. Suspected of helping an anti-government movement, the lovely Namiji ... See full summary »
Director: Kôyû Ohara | Stars: Naomi Tani, Tatsuya Hamaguchi, Minoru Ôkôchi, Ichirô Kijima
Votes: 378
12. The Tenth Man (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, War
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 1,904
13. The Street Fighter (1974)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Goichi Yamada, Yutaka Nakajima, Chiyoko Kazama
Votes: 5,663
14. Movie Madness (1982)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
Directors: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom | Stars: Peter Riegert, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Teresa Ganzel
Votes: 1,306
15. Sunset Song (2015)
R | 135 min | Drama
The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Ken Blackburn, Mark Bonnar, Stuart Bowman, Emily-Jane Boyle
Votes: 4,054 | Gross: $0.16M
16. Shuttlecock (2020)
TV-MA | 105 min | Drama
During a memorial for his father, WW II hero Major James Prentis confesses a dark family secret to his son, something he has harbored for more than 20 years.
Director: Andrew Piddington | Stars: Alan Bates, Lambert Wilson, David Oakes, Kenneth Haigh
Votes: 118
17. Long Live Death (1971)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War
At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Arrabal | Stars: Anouk Ferjac, Núria Espert, Mahdi Chaouch, Ivan Henriques
Votes: 1,496
18. This Land Is Mine (1943)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, War
A mild-mannered school teacher in a German-occupied town during World War II finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders, Walter Slezak
Votes: 3,730
19. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, War
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey
Votes: 1,857
20. Lines of Wellington (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, War
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, ... See full summary »
Director: Valeria Sarmiento | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich
Votes: 1,570
21. Juarez (1939)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains
Votes: 2,554
22. Knight Without Armor (1937)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, History
After two years as a Czarist British agent posing as a Russian Commissar, he rescues a Russian countess from her Bolshevik captors.
Director: Jacques Feyder | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Vanbrugh, Herbert Lomas
Votes: 1,461
23. Death in the Garden (1956)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Adventurer Shark comes to a small village near a diamond-miners' camp, and local police arrest him, accusing him of having committed a bank robbery in a neighboring town. The police also ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Simone Signoret, Georges Marchal, Charles Vanel, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 2,609
24. Betrayed (1954)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, Mystery
A Dutch intelligence officer recruits an Allied woman to act as liaison with dashing Resistance leader "The Scarf" for a British attack on Arnhem.
Director: Gottfried Reinhardt | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern
Votes: 1,332 | Gross: $1.97M
25. Hitler's Madman (1943)
Passed | 84 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi SS commander, by Czech partisans and the reprisals inflicted by the Nazis on the Czechs.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Patricia Morison, John Carradine, Alan Curtis, Howard Freeman
Votes: 918
26. Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Mystery
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, George Sanders, David Niven
Votes: 875
27. The Square Peg (1958)
85 min | Comedy, War
A British road repairman gets into a feud with the army, gets drafted, and is mistakenly parachuted into German-occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman, Campbell Singer
Votes: 1,594
28. Lorca, muerte de un poeta (1987–1988)
118 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of the Spanish poet and playwright Lorca, who was executed by followers of Franco in 1936.
Stars: Nickolas Grace, Antonio Iranzo, Francisco Jarque, Mario Pardo
Votes: 138
29. Joan of Paris (1942)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Romance, War
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers reach Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest is injured; his wounds need treating and he must stay hidden. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Paul Henreid, Thomas Mitchell, Laird Cregar
Votes: 930
30. The Angel Wore Red (1960)
Approved | 99 min | Action, Drama, War
Father Arturo Carrera (Sir Dirk Bogarde) leaves the priesthood over the church's indifferent position during the Spanish Civil War, but finds himself attracted to beautiful entertainer Soledad (Ava Gardner).
Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten, Vittorio De Sica
Votes: 860
31. Hero on the Front (2018)
85 min | Biography, History, War
A Portuguese soldier who got stranded from his team during the La Lys battle struggles alone through dozens of German offensives so he can guarantee his companions' safety.
Directors: Gonçalo Galvão Teles, Jorge Paixão da Costa | Stars: João Arrais, Miguel Borges, Raimundo Cosme, Isac Graça
Votes: 785
32. Mare Nostrum (1926)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, War
The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Apollon Uni, Álex Nova, Kada-Abd-el-Kader, Hughie Mack
Votes: 414 | Gross: $0.62M
33. The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, Gilbert Roland, Karen Morley
Votes: 306
34. Devil Returns (1982)
88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman is raped and impregnated by a psychopath, who comes back from beyond the grave to exact revenge when his demonic son undergoes an exorcism.
Director: Yao-Chi Chen | Stars: Feng-Jiao Lin, Alan Tam, Emily Y. Chang, Don Wong
Votes: 39
35. Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Drama
On the way to work, five defence workers contemplate their pasts and their own reasons for working.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Margo, John Carradine, Robert Ryan, Amelita Ward
Votes: 304
36. Joaquin Bordado (1988)
Action, Fantasy
IN THIS FANTASY-ACTION PICTURE, THE TATTOOS OF THE CONVICT-PROTAGONIST COME TO LIFE TO HELP HIM FIGHT HIS ENEMIES.
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Ramon Revilla, Tanya Gomez, Janice Jurado, Deborah Sun
Votes: 16
37. Tales from the Tower (2001)
45 min | Drama
England's infamous Tower of London is showcased, and a history of its uses, including a prison, torture chamber and repository for the royal jewels.
Directors: Robin Bextor, Paul Bryers | Stars: Dallas Campbell, Marc Bolton, Anthony Straeger, Joseph C. Sullivan
Votes: 14
38. Jericho (1946)
Passed | 139 min | Drama, War
Jericho is the code name of an operation set up by the British Royal Air Force and the French Resistance to free French hostages held by German soldiers in the jail of Amiens in Northern France.
Director: Henri Calef | Stars: Nadine Alari, Roland Armontel, Jean Brochard, André Carnège
Votes: 104
39. 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
40. Laurette ou Le cachet rouge (1968 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Marcel Cravenne | Stars: Georges Géret, Paloma Matta, Jean Blaise, Jacques Ardouin
41. Deadlock (1982)
4 min | Animation, Short
The last moments of a prisoner about to be shot by firing squad. Atmospheric, well-crafted piece of existential POV animation. Despite no context whatsoever, Rófusz's short proves affecting... See full summary »
Director: Ferenc Rofusz
Votes: 81
42.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Plan B
(1997)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recovered Said ostracizes Huseni Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying--and orders all the Muslims to cast him out. Impressed by Said's power, Groves decides to kill Glynn... See full summary »
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau, Eamonn Walker
Votes: 2,353
43.
Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War (2020–2021)
Episode:
Santiago
(2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Thriller
After leaving Moscow and returning to Madrid, Amelia has to look for some way to save her family; the victory of Francoism triggers a persecution against the republicans supporters.
Director: Eduard Cortés | Stars: Irene Escolar, Oriol Pla, Pierre Kiwitt, Maria Pia Calzone
Votes: 39
44.
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
Episode:
Part I
(1986)
TV-PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
Part one of two. Trapped in a Berlin asylum in 1920, enigmatic Anna Anderson (Amy Irving) turns heads with her claims to be the daughter of Russia's Nicholas II.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy
Votes: 20
45.
Das Boot (2018– )
Episode:
Auf der anderen Seite
(2020)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, War
Despite injury, Hoffmann made it to the agreed meeting point. In order to save the Goldblatts from being transported, Margot implements her risky plan. U-822 is approaching the US coast.
Director: Rick Ostermann | Stars: Tom Wlaschiha, Rochelle Neil, Clemens Schick, Rick Okon
Votes: 264
46.
Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode:
Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler
(2010)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
As the Nazis amped up their anti-Semitic and expansionist activities, Jewish groups, Soviet Communists, and Otto Strasser's rival Black Front all targeted Hitler.
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Haj Amin Al-Husseini, Yitzhak Ben-Ami, Kai-Shek Chiang, Sepp Dietrich
Votes: 41
47.
Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode:
Night of the Long Knives
(2010)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Sepp Dietrich, Hugh Greene, Hermann Göring, Hans Hausjell
Votes: 43
48.
Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode:
Poison Gas Plot in the Bunker
(2010)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
One member of Hitler's inner circle later claimed to have contemplated flooding the Fuhrer's Berlin bunker with nerve gas as the Allies closed in.
Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Sepp Dietrich, Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 30
49.
Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode:
The Home Front
(2022)
Documentary, History
Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler.
Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Pablo de Orellana, Afua Hirsch, Christian Goeschel
Votes: 64
50.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
WWI: Germany's Secret Gambles
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
As the armies of World War One struggled under an onslaught of terrifying weapons, the German government broke the stalemate and issued in a new era of warfare by turning to covert operations.
Stars: Charlton Heston, Jean-Jacques Becker, Jules Witcover, Mark Seaman