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1. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community to get rid of a horde of bandits.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
Votes: 194,177 | Gross: $12.47M
2. Jarhead (2005)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, War
A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald
Votes: 206,875 | Gross: $62.66M
3. Burn! (1969)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia
Votes: 5,836 | Gross: $0.43M
4. War and Peace (1956)
PG | 208 min | Drama, Romance, War
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia, including his disastrous 1812 invasion, serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman
Votes: 10,877 | Gross: $12.50M
5. The Bunker (1981 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama, History, War
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Richard Jordan, Cliff Gorman, James Naughton
Votes: 2,546
6. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,039
7. Cabiria (1914)
Not Rated | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.
Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta, Bartolomeo Pagano, Carolina Catena
Votes: 3,958
8. The North Star (1943)
Passed | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the German invasion of June 1941.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan
Votes: 1,795
9. Lines of Wellington (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, War
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, ... See full summary »
Director: Valeria Sarmiento | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich
Votes: 1,570
10. Dragon Seed (1944)
Passed | 148 min | Drama, History, War
The lives of a small Chinese village are turned upside down when the Japanese invade it, and a heroic young woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against these invaders.
Directors: Harold S. Bucquet, Jack Conway | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 1,341
11. Babi Yar. Context (2021)
121 min | Documentary, History
Nazi troops massacre 30,000 Jews over a three-day period in September 1941.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa | Stars: Hans Frank, Dina Pronicheva, Vladimir Artobolevsky, Hans Isenmann
Votes: 434
12. The Overlanders (1946)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a... See full summary »
Director: Harry Watt | Stars: Chips Rafferty, John Nugent Hayward, Daphne Campbell, Jean Blue
Votes: 520
13. Battle of Kursk (2009 Video)
57 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary recounting the WW2 engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front in July 1943.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Roy Ward, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Ivan Konev
Votes: 10
14. Robinson Crusader (2005)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Keith Robinson is in the fight of his life. It is a fight on two fronts. The first is a battle to protect the privacy of his remote Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau, known to locals as the ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Gee
Votes: 11
15. Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler (1962)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The rise and fall of Nazi Germany in part through the use of classical allegory.
Director: Louis Clyde Stoumen | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 208
16. Battle for Warsaw (1978)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary, History, War
Using rare newly found footage and eye-witness accounts from survivors, 'Battle for Warsaw' tells the tragic story of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in which nearly a quarter of a million Poles lost their lives.
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski
Votes: 16
17. Forced March (2018)
Documentary
'Forced March' describes the prevalent drug use by the Nazi armed forces during World War Two. Emerging from the open society following World War One, German pharmaceutical companies grew ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Napier-Bell | Stars: Anthony Beevor, Lloyd Clark, Johann Hari, James Holland
Votes: 51
18. 42 Ways to Kill Hitler (2008 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
National Geographic looks in some detail at 6 of the many close brushes with death Adolph Hitler had at the hands of assassins. The potential for the plots to succeed are examined as is the unpleasant fate of the would be assassins.
Director: Jonathan B. Taylor | Stars: Erik Thompson, Arlo Hemphill, Jason Bice, Mark Bradbury
Votes: 230
19. Little Ships (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which took part in the Dunkirk evacuation.
Director: Linda Sands | Stars: Dan Snow, Ian Gilbert, John Tough, Simon Palmer
Votes: 12
20. Universal Newsreel (XVI) (1945)
Documentary, Short
The newsreel presents continuous coverage of the capture and liberation of Manila from the Imperial Japanese forces by the United States Army troops under the command of Gen. MacArthur.
21.
Days That Shook the World (2003–2005)
Episode:
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand/The Death of Hitler
(2003)
Documentary, History
WWI broke out as the result of the Assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire carried out by Serbian nationalists. The first half hour of this documentary tells the unbelievably unlikely story of what happened that day.
Director: Richard Bond | Stars: Stephen Beckett, Admir Aladjuz, John Anderson, Jack Daniels
Votes: 25
22.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Red Star: The Soviet Union - 1941-1943
(1974)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Red Army, mobilization of Soviet production, the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet partisans, and the Battle of Kursk.
Director: Martin Smith | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Olga Rybakova, Vsevolod Klokov, Nikolai Volkov
Votes: 426
23.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
After driving the Germans from North Africa the Allies turn their sites on Italy. But the Italian campaign turned out to be tougher the anyone expected. American reluctance to divert ... See full summary »
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Strong, Drew Middleton, Mark W. Clark
Votes: 375
24.
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
25.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Campaign in the Balkans
(2004)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
We examine the course of savage fighting in the Balkans in the latter half of the conflict in World War 2 where after the uprising by the Romanians, the Soviet Army moved swiftly to capture Bucharest.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Ion Antonescu, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Ernst Busch
Votes: 12
26.
The Story of Drug Trafficking (2020)
Episode:
Les territoires perdus
(2020)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Over time, as illicit drug production and use grew to enormous levels, so too did grisly drug violence. In recent years, narcotic traffickers realized that the old forms of production and ... See full summary »
Directors: Vincent Metzinger, Christophe Bouquet, Julie Lerat | Stars: Osama bin Laden, Robert C. Bonner, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, David T. Cartwright
Votes: 24
27.
Battles BC (2009– )
Episode:
Caesar: Super Siege
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Action, History
Julius Caesar's brutal conquest of Gaul is interrupted by a new leader, Vercingetorix, who believes the Tribes of Gaul are ready to unite and drive the Romans out. But in a ruse Caesar ... See full summary »
Director: David Padrusch | Stars: Brian Danner, Bryan McGowan, Jeff Odachowski
Votes: 28
28.
OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode:
The Napoleonic Wars: Part 2
(2021)
TV-14 | 31 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Oversimplified explains The Napoleonic Wars in two parts.
Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster
Votes: 51
29.
Apocalypse Hitler attaque à l'Est (2021)
Episode:
Conquérir l'Espace Vital
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
June 1941, Hitler invades the USSR: he wants to conquer this "Living space" of which he dreams for his Reich, and conquer the largest country in the world.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Martin Bormann
Votes: 35
30.
Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
Episode:
Le choc
(2009)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
As America joins the war and begins to re-arm, Hitler attacks the USSR to complete his domination of Europe before the U.S. can intervene.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 408
31.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
My Lai
(2010)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
American Experience investigates the My Lai massacre an atrocity during the Vietnam War that killed more than 300 unarmed civilians.
Director: Barak Goodman | Stars: Aubrey Daniel, Fred Widmer, Lawrence La Croix, Greg Olsen
Votes: 225
32.
Untold Arctic Wars (2022– )
Episode:
Pohjoinen palaa
(2022)
55 min | Documentary, History, War
The Germans launch a retreat of thousands of kilometers on the eve of the Arctic winter. The Soviets launch a major offensive in the north while the Finns press the Germans into the massive Sturmbock defensive line.
Directors: Anna-Reeta Eksymä, Teemu Hostikka | Stars: Peter Franzén, Torgeir Ekerholt Sæveraas, Simon Orchard, Mika Kulju
Votes: 13
33.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
Scorched Earth
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
In Kursk, a battlefield the size of Wales, the tide turns and the Soviets push back, but as Germany retreats, they destroy all evidence of their genocidal activities.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, Alexander Vershinin, Ivan Patrylyak, Ihar Melnikau
34.
Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode:
This Has Happened
(2020)
Documentary, History, War
Hitler's War moves to its endgame as the Soviets cross the German border - with a death toll of over 40 million, a new scarred, Europe will emerge.
Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Aliaksandr Kakhanouski, David Stahel, Sergei Kudryashov, Dzmitry Kryvashei
35.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Soviet Steamroller
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Their attack on the Soviet Union having failed, the German Army suffers a series of counter-offensives on the Eastern Front. Hitler's constant orders to stand ground backfire, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erich von Manstein, Walter Model
Votes: 243
36.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Russian War Crimes: Destroying Grozny - Aleppo - Rubizhne...
(2022)
Documentary, Drama, War
As in Grozny and Aleppo, Russian army destroys Rubizhne in east Ukraine to occupy it. Unnecessarily destruction of civilian property is a war crime.
Votes: 12
37.
Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode:
Time is Blood
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
After a terrible winter, 1942 starts badly for Stalin due to a ruthless Nazi campaign that leaves millions of Soviets captive and without food.
Directors: Lyndy Saville, Cal Seville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Klaus Schmider, Richard John Evans
38.
Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023)
Episode:
Le grand choc
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
In 1943, Hitler is desperately trying to change the course of the war, while the Allies prepare to rid the world of the lead Nazi once and for all.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Ion Antonescu, Blondi
Votes: 9
39.
Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023)
Episode:
Le dernier acte
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Its 1944, and as the Allied forces take over the West and Nazis retreat in the East, Hitler orders his country to its ruin from his underground bunker.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Ahmed Ben Bella, Blondi
Votes: 7
40.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Gulf War - 1990-91
(2023)
Documentary, History
In 1990, the UN passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq an ultimatum to leave Kuwait following their invasion.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Lloyd Cox, Amin Saikal, Lawrence Freedman, Louise Kettle
41.
Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode:
Fritz Todt
(2024)
Documentary, History, War
Fritz Todt was the man tasked with engineering projects including the autobahn, the West Wall defences and more. But in 1942, he died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Tom Williams | Stars: Jadwiga Korowaj, Nigel Jones, Guy Walters, Dieter Stockmann
42.
Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode:
Fortress Berlin
(2013)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History, War
April 1945. Safe in his heavily fortified Führerbunker in the centre of Berlin, Hitler prepares for the Allies' final attack.
Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Peter Stark, Adam Ganne, Maite von Melle, Robert Meller
Votes: 75
43.
The Great War (2010–2012)
Episode:
The Liberation of Ukraine
(2012)
45 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Soviet forces advancing on Kiev are briefly stalled at the Dnieper River until a tank unit crosses a shallow ford and promptly drives the Nazis from the city. The Soviet charge through ... See full summary »
Votes: 11
44.
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
Episode:
Le Maître du Monde
(2015)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
1944: the Soviets continue on the path to towards liberation. On the road to Berlin, they discover the horror of Hitler's extermination camps. Fifteen years earlier, Stalin transformed his country using every means at his disposal.
Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Olga Balykina
Votes: 77
45.
Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode:
Beginning of the End
(2018)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
As the war fails, the inner circle responds with strategies to save itself, from plotting the Führer's assassination to negotiating with the Allies.
Director: Vicky Matthews | Stars: Emma Craigie, Thomas Weber, Guy Walters, Robert Gerwarth
Votes: 149
46.
Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode:
Hitler's Artic Fortress
(2017)
43 min | Documentary, History, War
Initially repelled by the British Navy, Hitler's invasion of France serves as a diversion allowing German forces to conquer Norway. By holding Narvik in the far north Germany is assured of ... See full summary »
Directors: Joshua Whitehead, Sid Bennett | Stars: Winston Churchill, Bradley Clarkson, Daniel D'Alessandro, Daniel D'Allesandro
Votes: 41
47.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Berlin
(1995)
Documentary, History, War
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Winston Churchill, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring
Votes: 16
48.
October Faction (2020)
Episode:
The October Faction
(2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Gate Night goes sideways, unlikely alliances form, and the twins must join forces when Presidio cracks down -- and the entire town faces obliteration.
Director: David Frazee | Stars: Tamara Taylor, J.C. MacKenzie, Aurora Dawson-Hunte, Gabriel Darku
Votes: 339
49.
Grant (2020)
Episode:
Freedom's Champion
(2020)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ulysses S. Grant defeats Robert E. Lee and wins the Civil War, only to find that he will be called to duty again to serve as President during one of the most difficult times in American history.
Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Darron Araujo, Francis Chouler, Russell Crous, Nicholas Dallas
Votes: 135
50.
100 Days to Victory (2018)
Episode:
The Fightback
(2018)
59 min | Documentary, History, War
After defeating the Germans at Amiens, the Allies need to find a way to smash through the Hindenburg Line, the last line of defense of the German Army.
Directors: Don Featherstone, Tim Wolochatiuk | Stars: Tim Cook, Elaine McFarland, Patrick Watt, Mat McLachlan
Votes: 15