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1. Empire of the Sun (1987)

PG | 153 min | Drama, War

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

Votes: 134,269 | Gross: $22.24M

2. For a Lost Soldier (1992)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War

Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.

Director: Roeland Kerbosch | Stars: Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley, Jeroen Krabbé, Freark Smink

Votes: 4,827 | Gross: $0.39M

3. The Grand Illusion (1937)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, War

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim

Votes: 38,860 | Gross: $0.17M

4. 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History

9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack.

Director: Adam Wishart | Stars: Richard Keil, George W. Bush, Andrew Card, Condoleezza Rice

Votes: 3,602

5. Wings (1966)

85 min | Drama

A fascinating and human portrayal of a once-famous fighter pilot and loyal Stalinist named Nadezhda Petrovna. Now a 41-year-old provincial schoolmistress, she has so internalized the ... See full summary »

Director: Larisa Shepitko | Stars: Mayya Bulgakova, Sergey Nikonenko, Zhanna Bolotova, Panteleymon Krymov

Votes: 2,238

6. Soldier of Fortune (1990)

Action, Thriller, War

A mercenary is hired to take a professor out to a desolate area where a Russian MIG has crash-landed in order for the professor to check out the plane so they can take it away. However, the... See full summary »

Director: Pierluigi Ciriaci | Stars: Daniel Greene, George H. Thausanij, Savina Gersak, Danuta Lato

Votes: 91

7. 100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam (2020)

44 min | Documentary, History, War

During the Vietnam War, US Air Force pilots who flew 100 combat missions could go home. The tension built relentlessly as they survived each sortie. This is the story of the survivors and the fallen.

Stars: Robin Olds, Michael Hankins, Ed Rasimus, Karl Richter

Votes: 62

8. High Barbaree (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Van Johnson is a Navy pilot in WWII who has been shot down in the Pacific on a bombing mission. He and a wounded comrade are the only survivors and are lost at sea. As they await rescue, ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell

Votes: 488

9. The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (2006 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary examining the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the destruction of the World Trade Center that have been circulating online.

Stars: Jon Rand, Lester Holt, Charles B. Strozier, Chip Berlet

Votes: 32

10. A Captive in the Land (1990)

PG | 96 min | Drama

An American meteorologist spots an aircraft wreckage while flying over the Arctic. When he spots a badly injured Soviet airman, he parachutes down with first aid supplies, but an encroaching storm severely limits their chance of rescue.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Sam Waterston, Aleksandr Potapov, Keir Giles, Victor Ignatyev

Votes: 75

11. Battle of Britain (2005)

Documentary, History, War

A chronological history of the Battle of Britain between July 10th and September 30th 1940, featuring interviews with eyewitnesses including surviving British and German pilots.

Stars: Bob Doe, Cyril Bamberger, Thomas Neil, Ulrich Steinhilper

Votes: 10

12. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Operation Market Garden (2001)

Documentary, History, War

Operation Market Garden was an attempt by the allies to use airborne units to seize key bridges and short-cut the slog into northern Germany thereby shortening the war. This is a look at the plan, the leaders and the equipment involved.

Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, James Wignall | Stars: Jonathan Booth, Wilhelm Bittrich, Omar N. Bradley, Lewis H. Brereton

Votes: 6

13. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: The Mighty Eighth (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The 8th United States Army Air Force flew some of WW2's most daring raids and sorties over Germany and mainland Europe.

Director: Adam Luria | Stars: Robert Ricks, Bill Toombs, Flint Whitlock, Henry Hughey

14. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode: Ultimes Combats (2021)

Documentary, History, War

France is in chaos. The French people take to the roads, trying to escape. The government signs an armistice as Germans take over half the country.

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, William C. Bullitt

Votes: 40

15. MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (2023)
Episode: The Pilot (2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 heading for Beijing vanishes from radar shortly after takeoff. Early suspicion falls on the pilot as family members and the public frantically look for answers.

Director: Louise Malkinson | Stars: Jeff Wise, Intan Othman, Danica Weeks, Ghislain Wattrelos

Votes: 608

16. No Man Left Behind (2016)
Episode: Memories of Hell (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

In June 1964, US Navy pilot Lt Charles Klusmann is shot down by enemy ground troops over Laos. Badly injured with no hope of rescue, he endured almost three months of captivity and became ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Harding | Stars: Terry Burke, Abdi Delgo, Gary Green, Charles Klusmann

Votes: 15

17. Drug Lords (2018)
Episode: Pablo Escobar (2018)

TV-MA | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar leads a horrific war against his own country until a team of politicians and police end his reign of terror.

Stars: Jhon Jairo Velásquez, Javier Pena, Steve Murphy, Hugo Martínez Poveda

Votes: 197