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1. Candy (1968)

R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.

Director: Christian Marquand | Stars: Ewa Aulin, Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando

Votes: 3,598

2. Rosebud (1975)

PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Renowned producer-director Otto Preminger captures international terrorism in this film about five teenage girls who are kidnapped from a yacht by the P.L.O. Stars Peter O'Toole and Richard Attenborough.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Cliff Gorman, Claude Dauphin

Votes: 1,013 | Gross: $0.55M

3. No Better Place to Die

War | Announced

During the first 3 days of the Normandy invasion, the 82nd Airborne Division struggled to capture and hold crucial crossing points over the Merderet River. As the days passed, the water turned to blood in a battle without retreat.

Director: Dale Dye | Star: Gary Sinise

4. World War III (1982)

200 min | Drama, Thriller, War

In 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by ... See full summary »

Stars: David Soul, Brian Keith, Cathy Lee Crosby, Jeroen Krabbé

Votes: 796

5. I Am Soldier (2014)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Thriller, War

I Am Soldier follows Mickey Tomlinson (Tom Hughes), a military chef, who attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. ... See full summary »

Director: David Beton | Stars: Tom Hughes, Noel Clarke, Alex Reid, George Russo

Votes: 2,082

6. Betrayed (1954)

Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, Mystery

A Dutch intelligence officer recruits an Allied woman to act as liaison with dashing Resistance leader "The Scarf" for a British attack on Arnhem.

Director: Gottfried Reinhardt | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern

Votes: 1,332 | Gross: $1.97M

7. One Chance in a Thousand (1969)

81 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

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Directors: Leon Kocharyan, Bagrat Oganesyan | Stars: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Arkadiy Sviderskiy, Aleksandr Fadeyev, Khariy Shveyts

Votes: 128

8. Peter Taylor: My Journey Through the Troubles (2019)

Documentary

In a uniquely personal journey on the 50th anniversary of the deployment of British troops in August 1969, Peter Taylor reflects on almost a half century of covering the Northern Ireland conflict.

Director: Maurice May | Star: Peter Taylor

Votes: 25

9. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
Episode: The Slaughter Pen (1966)

60 min | Drama, War

With Allied bombing operations stymied by mysteriously improved German radar capabilities, Col. Gallagher becomes involved with a multi-national, multi-service commando mission aimed at ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Paul Burke, Frank Overton, Chris Robinson, Harry Guardino

Votes: 41

10. The Nevers (2021–2023)
Episode: True (2021)

TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

After Amalia's (Laura Donnelly) origin story is revealed, a long-awaited reunion crystallizes the Orphans' mission.

Directors: Andrew Bernstein, Zetna Fuentes | Stars: Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton

Votes: 1,343

11. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Necessary Roughness (2011)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

The Pawn Stars prepare for battle when a collection of secret plans from the WWII D-Day invasion marches into the shop. Will the guys storm the beach for these former top-secret wartime ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Johnny Jimenez

Votes: 46

12. Time Team (1994– )
Episode: Digging Band of Brothers: Time Team Special (2023)

Not Rated | Documentary, History

Time Team visits Aldbourne, England to search for evidence of the 101st Airborne's stay here prior to D-Day in 1944, as depicted in the beloved series Band of Brothers.

Directors: Emily Boulting, Karen Kirk | Stars: Tony Robinson, Stewart Ainsworth, Shenoah Allen, Ivan Clowsley