Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "volunteering-for-a-dangerous-mission"

1. Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told (2015 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama

The POstables are on a mission to deliver a soldier's letter from Afghanistan to a teenager who's being relentlessly bullied, while Oliver's estranged father surprises him with news that shakes him to his core.

Director: Kevin Fair | Stars: Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Geoff Gustafson

Votes: 1,093

2. Second Chance (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Mobster Vic Spalato's girlfriend Claire is in hiding in Mexico and she's willing to testify for a US Senate investigation committee, if she can make it back to the US alive.

Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jack Palance, Linda Darnell, Sandro Giglio

Votes: 1,300

3. The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

Approved | 124 min | Drama, Romance

While the Nazi regime subjugates European nations during World War II, in the Belgian Congo nurse Rachel Cade tries to cure the local people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but an injured young American pilot upsets his plans.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore, Errol John

Votes: 603

4. Today We Live (1933)

Approved | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War

During WWI, two officers, one a pilot and the other in the navy, compete for the same beautiful young woman.

Directors: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson | Stars: Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Robert Young, Franchot Tone

Votes: 1,403

5. The Dark Angel (1935)

Passed | 106 min | Drama, Romance

The close relationship between a woman and her two male childhood friends is tested when she accepts a marriage proposal from one of them, while the burgeoning First World War threatens to change their lives forever.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Fredric March, Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall, Janet Beecher

Votes: 961

6. The Last Drop of Water (1911)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Western

A wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man -- their last hope -- is sent out to find water.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Joseph Graybill, Francis J. Grandon

Votes: 289

7. The House with Closed Shutters (1910)

Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, War

A Confederate soldier shames his mother and sister by going AWOL during battle. His sister takes his place, with tragic results, leaving him to live out his life in shame, hiding to protect his family name.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Dorothy West, Grace Henderson, Charles West

Votes: 581

8. Washington the Warrior (2006 TV Movie)

100 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Inadequately prepared for the responsibilities George Washington accepts first as a British officer and later as the commander of the Colonial Army, his mistakes lead to battlefield and ... See full summary »

Director: Robert M. Wise | Stars: Stacy Keach, Jackson Bolt, Alexander Emmert, Grigorij Strelec

Votes: 53

9. Sittin' Pretty (1924)

14 min | Short, Comedy

When Charlie borrows the policeman's uniform of his girl's father and captures a lunatic, his prospective father-in-law dons the uniform just in time to receive the reward of $1,000.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Beth Darlington, Leo Willis, Earl Mohan

Votes: 59

10. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985)
Episode: The Crooked Man (1984)

TV-PG | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Col. Barclay is found dead and his wife is arrested for the murder, but Holmes is convinced a missing door key will reveal the true killer.

Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Norman Jones, Lisa Daniely

Votes: 1,169

11. Chapelwaite (2021–2023)
Episode: The Gathering Dark (2021)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Charles and company try to enlist men in town to fight in Jerusalem's Lot and retake the book.

Director: Michael Nankin | Stars: Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Christopher Heyerdahl, Jennifer Ens

Votes: 416

12. Dark Docs (2020– )
Episode: White Feather - The Most Hardcore American Sniper (2022)

13 min | Documentary, History

Carlos Hathcock was the most prolific sniper of the Vietnam War dispatching at least 100 enemy soldiers and probably closer to 300. His exploits included sniper duels with two of North Vietnam's most notorious snipers.