Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-the-battle-of-the-somme"

1. 1917 (2019)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, History

April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays, Colin Firth

Votes: 677,616 | Gross: $159.23M

2. The Great Gatsby (1974)

PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black

Votes: 26,908 | Gross: $6.74M

3. Trench 11 (2017)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller, War

In the final days of WWI, an allied army unit led by a shell-shocked soldier is sent to investigate a mysterious abandoned German facility located deep underground. What they find is fate worse than death.

Director: Leo Scherman | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Robert Stadlober, Charlie Carrick, Shaun Benson

Votes: 2,814

4. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

G | 144 min | Comedy, Musical, War

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae

Votes: 3,260 | Gross: $0.80M

5. The Troubles (1981– )

Documentary

Six-part documentary series looking at Northern Ireland from the perspective of recent Irish history.

Votes: 10

6. Loyalists (1999– )

60 min | Documentary

Journalist Peter Taylor investigates loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.

Star: Peter Taylor

Votes: 19

7. July 1, 1916: With the Ulster Division (2016)

7 min | Short, Drama, War

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Director: George Belfield | Stars: Lloyd Hutchinson, Filippa Geslin, Alexandre Jacob, Alexy Piquet

8. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Killer Flu (2003)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Scientists investigate the Spanish Flu, an unusually severe and deadly strain of avian influenza that caused the 1918 flu pandemic which killed almost 100 million people around the world.

Director: Bill Lyons | Star: Liev Schreiber

Votes: 31

9. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: Caught Napping (2020)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

When AJ is kidnapped, it's up to Archer to get her back and keep Lana's rampage pointed in the right direction.

Director: Justin Wagner | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Nika Futterman, Judy Greer, Yardley Hickey

Votes: 968

10. Countdown (1982– )
Episode: Episode #74.10 (2016)

TV-14 | Game-Show

David Edgar vs. Steve Jacob.

Director: Bridget Caldwell | Stars: Nick Hewer, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Helen Fospero