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1. The Remains of the Day (1993)
PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance
A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve
Votes: 84,548 | Gross: $22.95M
2. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart
Votes: 43,092
3. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,702 | Gross: $21.21M
4. The Gathering Storm (2002 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Winston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache
Votes: 7,056
5. Glorious 39 (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, History, Mystery
The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple, Toby Regbo
Votes: 5,704
6. Man Hunt (1941)
Passed | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine
Votes: 6,441
7. The Black Room (1935)
Passed | 68 min | Horror
Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall
Votes: 2,255
8. Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Passed | 300 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Herbert Lee (John Paul Jones), an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son, Terry (William Tracy), and Terry's pal, Pat Ryan (Jeff York), and ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: William Tracy, Jeff York, Joyce Bryant, Allen Jung
Votes: 167
9. The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.
Director: Paul Elston | Stars: Helen McCrory, Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac, King George VI
Votes: 113
10. The Nazis Strike (1943)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short, History
The official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French declarations of war.
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Eduard Benes, Neville Chamberlain, Clementine Churchill, Winston Churchill
Votes: 966
11. The Fifth-Column Mouse (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The mice of a house prepare for war when their appeasement policy fails to end the menace of a cat.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 449
12. Spendthrift (1936)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Profligate Townsend "Towny" Middleton, once the possessor of $20,000,000, becomes a "millionaire with everything but money." In order to enter his filly "Black Mamba" in the Kentucky Derby,... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier
Votes: 91
13. Crisis (1939)
Approved | 95 min | Documentary, War
A documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2.
Directors: Herbert Kline, Hans Burger, Alexander Hammid | Stars: Eduard Benes, Leif Erickson, Konrad Henlein, George Voskovec
Votes: 53
14. Munich ou la paix pour cent ans (1967 TV Movie)
172 min | Documentary
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Édouard Daladier, André Francois-Poncet, Pierre Cot, Jacques Duclos
Votes: 19
15. Dny zrady (1973)
227 min | Drama, History, War
This feature film based on the events of 1938 is a chronicle of the futile efforts of the Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (Jirí Pleskot), politicians and ordinary citizens, to save the ... See full summary »
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Jirí Pleskot, Bohus Pastorek, Gunnar Möller, Jaroslav Radimecky
Votes: 69
16. The Price of Peace, a Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg (2018)
Documentary
Leading up to the onset of World War II, western democracies like Britain and France viewed a policy of appeasement toward Germany as the path of wisdom and restraint. It seemed prudent to ... See full summary »
Director: Kip Perry | Stars: Johan Norberg, Eugene Bickley, Peter Biella, Brian Bishop
17. United We Stand (1942)
66 min | Documentary, War
Using newsreel footage, this film reviews world events from the end of World War I to the American entry into World War II and, according to the narration, shows "how, through their ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lowell Thomas, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill
18. The Final Sacrifice (2007)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
On the outskirts of Southern India, two Vaghri boys struggle on their own, living as pariahs of society. Over a period of ten years, this story documents their gradual passage into maturity.
Director: Akhim Dev | Stars: Karthik, Ravi, Kanniappan, Meghla
19. Banned from the United Kingdom: Brittany Pettibone and Martin Sellner (2018 Video)
31 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
20. True Stories: Peace in Our Time? (1988 TV Movie)
115 min | Documentary
Documentary account of the events leading up to the Munich Agreement of 1938 using newsreel footage (mostly Movietone) and interviews with witnesses and historians. The "leading players" ... See full summary »
Directors: Jan Nemec, Otto Olejár | Star: Nicol Williamson
Votes: 14
21. NFL, Puerto Rico and the Cost of War (2017 Video)
25 min | Short, News, Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux discusses the national debt, waging war, the disaster in Puerto Rico, the National Football League losing business, the imminent collapse of social security, and more.
Star: Stefan Molyneux
22. Mnichov 1938 (1968)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Karol Wild | Stars: Eduard Benes, Neville Chamberlain, Prokop Drtina, Tomás Garrigue Masaryk
23.
Tim Pool Daily Show (2018– )
US and China WAR May Be Inevitable, as Economy Collapses and Democrats and GOP Fight, War Approaches
(2020 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Tim Pool
24.
War Room: Battleground (2019– )
Pandemic: Attack on Game Stop (w/Terry Schilling, Ben Gertz, Dan David, Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Huray)
(2021 Podcast Episode)
Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Stars: Steve Bannon, Raheem Kassam, Terry Schilling, Ben Gertz
25.
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode:
Le piège
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
Nine months after the onset of World War II, Hitler attacks the West - Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Great Britain - with intense violence.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Fernand Bignon
Votes: 38
26.
The Kennedys (2011)
Episode:
Joe's Revenge
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 293
27.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Episode:
The Long Tide of Surrender
(1981)
Biography, Drama, History
Churchill is completely marginalized following the election of Nevill Chamberlain as P.M. Chamberlain pursues a policy of appeasement and orders ministers to cut defense spending. He also ... See full summary »
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax | Stars: Robert Hardy, Siân Phillips, Nigel Havers, Katharine Levy
Votes: 16
28.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Churchill's Gambles
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War
An inside look at the man who, more than any of his contemporaries, embraced secret intelligence operations, deception and code-breaking as viable instruments of modern war.
Stars: Charlton Heston, David A.T. Stafford, Christopher Andrew, John Charmley
29.
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast (2016– )
Desus and Mero - Audio of Kevin McCarthy, Texts from Fox News Hosts about Jan. 6 Revealed: A Closer Look
(2022 Podcast Episode)
23 min | Talk-Show
Seth takes a closer look at Republicans changing their tune to appease Trump after phone call audio emerged of GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy calling for an investigation into what ... See full summary »
30.
Good Times Bad Times (2019– )
Episode:
Russian Nuclear Attack. How Would the West Respond?
(2022)
19 min | Documentary
In the event of a nuclear strike by Russian on Ukraine the general expectation is that low yield tactical warheads would be used. Here are four ways the West could respond and the risks involved in each response.
Star: Hubert Walas
31.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Suez Crisis - 1956
(2023)
Documentary, History
In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Louise Kettle, Bob Bowker, Spencer Mawby, Nigel Ashton
32.
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode:
Programme 5
(1998)
48 min | Documentary, History, War
1987-1991. The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged.
Director: Michael Simkin | Stars: Shimon Peres, King Hussein, Yitzhak Shamir, George Shultz
33.
The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
America Bombs the Houthis: F*** Around, Find Out
(2024 Podcast Episode)
54 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Ben Shapiro
35.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of France
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
A documentary look at Early World War Two, the invasion of Poland and France, the equipment, the leaders, and the strategy.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Maurice Gamelin
Votes: 15
36.
The Halcyon (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2017)
48 min | Drama, War
May 1940:- At the Halcyon hotel in London discreet manager Richard Garland turns a blind eye when the promiscuous owner Lord Hamilton smuggles in his flighty mistress Charity Lambert to sit... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Woolfenden | Stars: Annabelle Apsion, Mark Benton, Jamie Blackley, Edward Bluemel
Votes: 165
37.
The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode:
Jackie Likes Star Trek
(2017)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Adam and Jackie disagree on whether to dress up as Star Wars or Star Trek characters for Halloween. Murray tests if agreeing with your spouse on everything saves the relationship. Barry uses the Ouija board to make up with his girl.
Director: Lea Thompson | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia
Votes: 343
38.
The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
Democrats Don't Lose; Democrats Go Wild!
(2017 Podcast Episode)
47 min | Talk-Show
Drew broadcasts from a cold New York hotel room. Mailbag topics include: eating Michael Knowles, the importance of physical attraction, how to get out of the Ecclesiastes mindset, getting an Andrew Klavan tattoo, and more.
Stars: Andrew Klavan, Kellyanne Conway, Anderson Cooper, Ann Coulter
40.
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode:
The Power of Wealth
(2018)
42 min | Documentary, History
Joseph Kennedy's political ambition passes first to his son Joe Jr. and then to reluctant second son, Jack.
Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Tim Naftali, Alexis Coe, Barbara Perry
Votes: 73