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1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer
Votes: 700,023 | Gross: $718.73M
2. Expend4bles (2023)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.
Director: Scott Waugh | Stars: Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 39,768
3. Transformers (2007)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson
Votes: 675,609 | Gross: $319.25M
4. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A spy organisation recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine
Votes: 716,966 | Gross: $128.26M
5. Bridge of Spies (2015)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan
Votes: 328,034 | Gross: $72.31M
6. White House Down (2013)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke
Votes: 236,454 | Gross: $73.10M
7. Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him.
Director: John Moore | Stars: Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gabriel Macht, Charles Malik Whitfield
Votes: 112,998 | Gross: $59.07M
8. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jack Ryan, as a young covert C.I.A. analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 138,323 | Gross: $50.58M
9. London Has Fallen (2016)
R | 99 min | Action, Thriller
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett
Votes: 169,820 | Gross: $62.68M
10. Four Lions (2010)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Four incompetent British terrorists set out to train for and commit an act of terror.
Director: Christopher Morris | Stars: Will Adamsdale, Riz Ahmed, Adeel Akhtar, Kayvan Novak
Votes: 85,396 | Gross: $0.30M
11. Iron Eagle (1986)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Thriller, War
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet, Tim Thomerson
Votes: 16,013 | Gross: $24.16M
12. Black Dynamite (2009)
R | 84 min | Action, Comedy
Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.
Director: Scott Sanders | Stars: Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Phyllis Applegate
Votes: 51,858 | Gross: $0.23M
13. Stealth (2005)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard
Votes: 56,294 | Gross: $32.12M
14. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Roger Barclay
Votes: 141,005 | Gross: $8.31M
15. Big Game (2014)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite.
Director: Jalmari Helander | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber
Votes: 35,537 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Flight of the Intruder (1991)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the air war over Vietnam, a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder bomber pilot schemes with a hardened veteran to make an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson, Rosanna Arquette
Votes: 7,729 | Gross: $14.59M
17. Guns (1990)
R | 96 min | Action
After a failed assassination attempt on her partner, DEA agent Donna Hamilton discovers that the crime lord responsible for her father's death is coming after her and her associates.
Director: Andy Sidaris | Stars: Erik Estrada, Dona Speir, Roberta Vasquez, Bruce Penhall
Votes: 1,514
18. The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Not Rated | 72 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Tom Conway
Votes: 1,843
19. Soar Into the Sun (2012)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Drama, Romance
After he performs a dangerous daredevil stunt at an air show, South Korean Air Force pilot Tae-hun is kicked out of the elite Black Eagles flying team and transferred to a combat unit where... See full summary »
Director: Dong-won Kim | Stars: Rain, Yoo Joon-sang, Kim Seong-su, Lee Hana
Votes: 1,778
20. War Thunder (2013 Video Game)
T | Action, History, War
A highly realistic mid- 20th century military vehicle simulation multiplayer game where the player and his team must complete objectives and battle an enemy team with tanks, planes, and other vehicles from the major countries in WWII.
Stars: Jozef Aoki, Noa Bodner, Samuel Brewer, Jay Britton
Votes: 380
21. Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Francis Gary Powers, a U-2 pilot for the C.I.A., who was shot down in his spy plane over Russia, captured, and imprisoned.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Lee Majors, Noah Beery Jr., Nehemiah Persoff, Brooke Bundy
Votes: 135
22. Thud Pilots (2018)
90 min | Documentary
An edge-of-your-seat documentary that exposes the Vietnam Air War where an elite band of brothers known as Thud Pilots fought and died receiving neither the country's support nor glory.
Director: Mark Vizcarra | Stars: Larry Poole, Jeffrey L. Puras, Robert L. Cooper, Curtis Venable
Votes: 246
23. Israel und die Bombe - Ein radioaktives Tabu (2012 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
The documentary examines the question of Israel's possession of nuclear weapons. Answering in the affermative the movie also examines how Israel did so in secrecy but with the assistance of other countries.
Director: Dirk Pohlmann | Stars: Till Hagen, Dino A. Brugioni, Avner Cohen, Isabella Ginor
Votes: 35
24. Chinook Down (2013)
10 min | Documentary, Short
It was a close call with death that inspired War Reporter Alex Quade's film, Chinook Down. In May 2007 - an American Chinook helicopter was shot down by insurgents in southern Afghanistan. ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Quade | Stars: Brian Mennes, Stew Pitou, Alex Quade, Rhino
25. Close Combat Attack (2015)
16 min | Documentary, Short
War Reporter Alex Quade embedded with Task Force Fury in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, as they called in airstrikes with B1-Bs and close combat attack with Apache helicopters in 2007. She ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Quade | Stars: Cajun, Diet, Brian Mennes, Stew Pitou
26. Takoy soldat nepobedim (Ucheniya 'Zapad-81') (1981)
46 min | Documentary
In the exercises of troops and forces of the fleet "West-81", held from 04 to 12 September 1981 in the Belarusian, Kiev and Baltic military districts, in the Baltic Sea, on the territory of... See full summary »
Directors: Ilya Gutman, Alexander Voronstov | Stars: Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Adolf Hitler, Evgeniy Ivanovskiy
28.
Airwolf (1984–1986)
Episode:
Short Walk to Freedom
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Caitlyn and a group of kids are captured by a guerrilla leader while they're on a trip to South America to visit ancient ruins.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Jean Bruce Scott, Ernest Borgnine
Votes: 107
29.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
The Grell
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An alien slave belonging to the species Grell rescues his owner's family after their plane is shot down in an attack by the Grell rebellion.
Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Ted Shackelford, Maurice Dean Wint, Britt McKillip, Blair Slater
Votes: 246
30.
Soldier Soldier (1991–1997)
Episode:
Twist of Fate
(1995)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
The remaining men fight to escape from Mokindi with one soldier sacrificing his life for the others. Dave and Donna have to decide if it is the end of the line for their marriage.
Director: Alan Grint | Stars: Robson Green, Rosie Rowell, David Groves, Angela Clarke
Votes: 10
31.
Lupin the Third (1971–1977)
Episode:
Farewell My Beloved Witch
(1971)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While at sea, Lupin encounters a mysterious woman and discovers she is connected with pirates.
Director: Masaaki Ôsumi | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Yukiko Nikaidô, Kôichi Chiba
Votes: 119
32.
Dogfights (2005– )
Episode:
The Last Gunfighter
(2006)
TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War
This program is practically a promotional video for the pilot pleasing F-8 Crusader. The effectiveness of this aircraft in early engagements against the MiG-17 including Dick Sahaffert's 10... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley
Votes: 27
33.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
The Wizard War
(2001)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War
Secrets from the electronic battlefield. From the "Battle of the Beams" in WWII, to the evolution of weapons guidance and the blinding effects of electronic jamming, a look at the quest to dominate the "electromagnetic spectrum."
Director: Tom Jennings | Stars: Charlton Heston, Alfred Price, David Eisenstein, Chris McClung
Votes: 12
34.
9-1-1 (2018– )
Episode:
Eddie Begins
(2020)
TV-14 | Action, Drama, Thriller
Eddie's journey to rescue a boy from a well turns into a mission to save himself from his past.
Director: Robert M. Williams Jr. | Stars: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark
Votes: 989
35.
Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode:
Running with Wolves
(2022)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Jack travels to Vienna to track down the source of his original intelligence on Sokol. Greer advises Alena on a key NATO deal. Petr Kovac, Alena's father, hosts a hunt in the Czech woods.
Director: Jann Turner | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Nina Hoss, Peter Guinness
Votes: 2,204
36.
Kennedy (2023)
Episode:
Crisis (January 1962 - October 1962)
(2023)
Documentary, Biography, History
After Nuclear weapons are placed 90 miles from the Florida coast in Cuba, Kennedy faces his ultimate trial, the most dangerous moment in human history.
Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Andrew Cohen, Richard Lipsey, J. Randy Taraborrelli
Votes: 28
37.
Binkov's Battlegrounds (2016– )
Episode:
1980: could NATO stop a Soviet tank rush in Europe?
(2021)
21 min | Documentary
In 1980 the Warsaw Pact had a bit of a numerical edge relative to NATO among roughly comparable mechanized armies. So the Soviets were certainly prepared to defend themselves. But an ... See full summary »
Star: Commissar Binkov
38.
Sandboxx (2018– )
Episode:
Could the F-117 dogfight?
(2021)
12 min | Documentary
Lockheed's F-117 Nighthawk was really an attack aircraft. It had the 'F' rather than 'A' designation to attract hot shot pilots. The only air to air weapon it was capable of deploying was ... See full summary »
Star: Alex Hollings
39.
Sandboxx (2018– )
Episode:
The secret missile that can wipe out air defenses
(2021)
16 min | Documentary
AGM-136 Tacit Rainbow was a canceled 1980s loitering anitradiation missile concept. It was intended to support or replace Wild Weasel aircraft that endured heavy loses destroying ... See full summary »
Star: Alex Hollings
40.
Great Military Blunders (1999– )
Episode:
Tin Soldiers
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
20th Century beliefs that a new military technology would bring about cleaner wars and reduce casualties are confounded in this look at modern warfare from the Battle of the Somme to the Gulf War.
Directors: Heenan Bhatti, Katharine English
41.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Counterstrike
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
Counterstrike can take many forms and history is full of examples where a numerically inferior army has turned the tide of battle by a brilliant execution of a Counterstrike.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Bruce Gudmundsson, Lloyd Clark, Eric Meyers, Leonid Brezhnev
42.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
The Gulf War: Steel Rain
(1998)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
Uncover the best kept secrets of the air campaign in the Gulf War. From the classified spy plane missions to the clever use of deception, learn more about the controversial yet strategic plans to destroy Iraqi targets.
Stars: Charlton Heston, David A. Fulghum, Kenneth Pollack, Paul Beaver
43.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Vietnam: Alpha Strike
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
During the Vietnam War, American pilots fought the enemy in the skies. But were these enemy pilots North Vietnamese? Or from another communist country?
Stars: Charlton Heston, David H. Hackworth, Nguyen Hung, Bui Tin
44.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Cold War: Brezhnev's Kremlin
(2001)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, History, War
Before Leonid Brezhnev signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the West, he led the Soviets into one conflict after another - from Soviet involvement in Vietnam and its role in ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Vladimir Semichastny, Andrei Gratchev, James Schlesinger
Votes: 19
45.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
Prisoners of War, Part Three - Code of Conduct
(1998)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
From brainwashing in Korea to courageous acts of heroism in Vietnam and the Gulf War, a unique examination of POWs, their families, and their secrets.
Stars: John McCain, Robert C. Doyle, Carol North, Walter H. Constance
46.
The Cold War (2019– )
Episode:
How Britain Planned to Defend Against the Soviets - 1957 White Paper
(2022)
19 min | Documentary, History, War
In 1957 as nuclear weapons and missiles were becoming part of the future battlefield Duncan Sandys needed a strategy to defend the United Kingdom's far flung possessions and address the growing Soviet threat with a declining budget.
Star: David S.
47.
Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode:
The Starboy
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an intergalactic armada of alien ships bent on destroying him and the world.
Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones
Votes: 13
48.
Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode:
This Took Too Long!
(2023)
TV-PG | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Ben, while he does have his memories back, does not return home. His next leap takes him somewhere on a plane over Russia in 1978.
Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee
Votes: 434
49.
Found and Explained (2020– )
Episode:
Top-Secret Soviet Black Projects You Have Never Heard of!
(2022)
11 min | Documentary
Soviet aviation engineers developed several innovative design concepts that never made it to production but a few yielded flying prototypes.
Star: Nicholas Cummins
50.
Dark Tech (2021– )
Episode:
The Most Special F-35 on Earth - I Adir
(2023)
9 min | Documentary
Despite United States resistance Israel managed to become part of the inside track on the development of the F-35 Linghtning II, a position they capitalized on to further enhance the aircraft to produce the F-35i Adir.