Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "barrage-balloon"

1. Sucker Punch (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone

Votes: 252,566 | Gross: $36.39M

2. Hope and Glory (1987)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.

Director: John Boorman | Stars: Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Geraldine Muir

Votes: 14,588 | Gross: $10.02M

3. The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrives, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Leanne Best

Votes: 29,556 | Gross: $26.50M

4. Vacation from Marriage (1945)

Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance

A dull married couple, separated by their enlistment during World War II, reunite after three years to find that they have become very different people.

Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns, Ann Todd

Votes: 1,507

5. The Battle of Britain (1943)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, History, War

The official World War II US government account of Great Britain's stand against the Nazi war machine after the Dunkirk evacuation.

Directors: Frank Capra, Anthony Veiller | Stars: Douglas Bader, Arno Breker, Winston Churchill, Hermann Göring

Votes: 1,015

6. A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day (2007 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, War

The role of African American soldiers during the World War II Allied invasion of Normandy.

Star: Josh Harraway

Votes: 24

7. London 1942 (1943)

14 min | Documentary, Short

Propaganda short about the capital's efforts to adapt to the third year of war.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Robert Speaight, Bill Owen

Votes: 9

8. Squadron 992 (1940)

26 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.

Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Lionel Gamlin, Tommy Evans, Jim Gilder, Jock Harrison

Votes: 59

9. The First Days (1939)

23 min | Documentary, Short, War

Londoners prepare for war.

Directors: Pat Jackson, Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt | Star: Robert Sinclair

Votes: 68

10. 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

11. Patton 360 (2009– )
Episode: Baptism of Blood (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

After landing in Sicily and defeating the Italians Patton's forces halt a German counter attack. Then, unwilling to stand by while the British move North to Messina, Patton leads an attack ... See full summary »

Stars: John Antal, Rick Atkinson, Walter Ehlers, Austin Fernald

Votes: 13

12. Walking Wartime Britain (2021– )
Episode: South Wales (2021)

45 min | Documentary, History

Arthur's journey ends in South Wales, the industrial heartland of wartime Britain, where he learns about barrage balloons that protected the docks and the story of the Bevin Boys.

Director: Steven Perring | Star: Arthur Williams

13. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: D-Day Deceptions

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

As the future of Europe and the world hung in the balance, an intricate web of lies tied up German army divisions across Europe concealing the greatest assembly of men and machines in ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Mark Seaman, Paul Beaver, M.R.D. Foot

14. Fleming (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2014)

TV-MA | 47 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A mischievous Ann invites Fleming to Esmond's birthday party, and although Fleming has brought Muriel as his date, sexual chemistry sizzles between them. Meanwhile, France is looking like ... See full summary »

Director: Mat Whitecross | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Lara Pulver, Samuel West, Anna Chancellor

Votes: 254

15. The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode: The Battle of Moscow (2011)

46 min | Documentary, Drama, History

October 1941, Germany's Army Group Center is only some 25 km west of Moscow. The Russian winter, however, is only a few weeks away. With not enough soldiers or military equipment, the ... See full summary »

Director: Anna Grazhdan | Stars: Anatoliy Bogush, Olga Radchuk, Evgeniy Sinchukov, Joseph Stalin

Votes: 11