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1. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, War

In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey

Votes: 52,078

2. A Dog's Life (1962)

Approved | 108 min | Documentary, Horror

A "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence.

Directors: Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Rossano Brazzi, Yves Klein, Henning Skaarup

Votes: 4,413

3. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 5,486

4. Objective, Burma! (1945)

Approved | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince, George Tobias

Votes: 5,553

5. Butley (1974)

R | 129 min | Drama, Romance

An English professor finds his life crumbling around him.

Director: Harold Pinter | Stars: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan, Georgina Hale

Votes: 881

6. Battle for Cassino (1969 Video)

51 min | Documentary, History, War

In this World War II documentary, we examine several of the controversial bombings of the war. Included is Allies bombing of the Benedictine Monastery on Monte Cassino.

Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Allan Francis Harding, Dan Davin, Achim Oster

Votes: 13

7. 1996 Adelaide International Tattoo (1996 TV Special)

58 min | Music

This video from ABC TV in South Australia captures the unforgettable spectacle of the Adelaide International Tattoo. Inspired by the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, it is a unique blend of music, ceremony and dazzling entertainment.

Director: Ken Ekin | Star: Michael Habib

8. Himalayas - Rooftop of the World (1951)

80 min | Documentary

Danish ethnologist and filmmaker Jens Bjerre travels to the Himalayas.

Director: Jens Bjerre

9. Adelaide International Tattoo (1995 TV Special)

58 min | Music

This video from ABC TV in South Australia captures the unforgettable spectacle of the Adelaide International Tattoo. Inspired by the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, it is a unique blend of music, ceremony and dazzling entertainment.

Director: Dennis Hurley

10. New Directions (1962)

28 min | Documentary, War

December 1943 - June 1944. Canada, war-seasoned, girds for the final assault. In the Arctic, Canadian ships sail the Murmansk run with supplies for beleaguered Russia. The Italian campaign intensifies.

Stars: Budd Knapp, Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill, H.D.G. Crerar

11. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow: Burma - 1942-1944 (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Allied forces were totally unprepared for the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942. The Japanese quickly overran the country. The Allies counter-attacked using troops unfamiliar with jungle ... See full summary »

Director: John Pett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Freddie Tomkins, Teruo Okada, J.G. Smyth

Votes: 371

12. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Thai Another Day (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hondo, Deacon and Tan team up with Thailand's elite S.W.A.T. team to stop a ruthless drug lord whose heroin operation has far-reaching ties to Los Angeles.

Director: Billy Gierhart | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 375

13. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Checkmate (2022)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

When a cop on the verge of shutting down a major drug operation is abducted, Hondo and the squad race to save one of their own before it's too late. Also, Luca grows concerned about sudden changes in Hicks' behavior.

Director: Stephanie A. Marquardt | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 341

14. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Lion's Share (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

The team races to stop a violent rampage with ties to a painful chapter from Hicks' past.

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 309

15. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode: Expiration Date (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

On what is supposed to be a routine op, Sam takes a bullet and the team sets out to find who the shooter was; Kensi and Deeks have their first argument and Kensi starts to think they may be moving too fast.

Director: Terence Nightingall | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa

Votes: 396

16. Mystères d'archives (2009– )
Episode: 1948: Les funérailles de Gandhi (2015)

26 min | Documentary, Short, History

Films about the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi in the newly independent India.

Directors: Julien Gaurichon, Serge Viallet | Stars: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Abha Gandhi, Manu Gandhi, Mohandas K. Gandhi

Votes: 9