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1. Zulu (1964)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, History, War

7.7

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77 Metascore

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth

Votes: 42,844

2. Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

PG | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.5

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At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach

Votes: 967

3. They Met in Bombay (1941)

Passed | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

6.6

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A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre, Jessie Ralph

Votes: 1,334

4. Shuttlecock (2020)

TV-MA | 105 min | Drama

6.1

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During a memorial for his father, WW II hero Major James Prentis confesses a dark family secret to his son, something he has harbored for more than 20 years.

Director: Andrew Piddington | Stars: Alan Bates, Lambert Wilson, David Oakes, Kenneth Haigh

Votes: 122

5. Court Martial (1954)

Approved | 105 min | Drama

6.9

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A court-martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.

Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Noelle Middleton, Allan Cuthbertson

Votes: 759

6. Shuttlecock (1991)

85 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

4.7

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Major James Prentis VC (Sir Alan Bates) is a British spy of World War II and war hero who goes under the code name of "Shuttlecock." Alienated from his family and children, he ends up in a mental institution in Lisbon, Portugal.

Director: Andrew Piddington | Stars: Alan Bates, Lambert Wilson, Kenneth Haigh, Jill Meager

Votes: 152

7. My Son, My Son! (1940)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance

6.4

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A self-made successful man is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis Hayward, Laraine Day

Votes: 268

8. The Reluctant Hero (2008 TV Movie)

80 min | Documentary

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Some three years after an "incident" in Afganistan, Corporal Apiata is informed by his commanding Officer that he is to be awarded the most prestigious military honor of them all - the ... See full summary »

Director: Steven O'Meagher | Stars: Willie Apiata, Temuera Morrison

9. Billy Bishop Goes to War (1982 TV Movie)

88 min | Musical

8.4

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Musical depicting the adventures of Canadian World War I fighter pilot and Victoria Cross winner Billy Bishop.

Stars: Eric Peterson, John Gray

Votes: 40

10. Fields of Endless Day (1978)

58 min | Documentary, History

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The ethnic history of the Black population in Canada.

Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate | Stars: Lili Francks, Winston Sutton, Ricardo Keens-Douglas, Mireille Metellus

11. The First Anzac Day (2015 Video)

66 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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This documentary follows the formation of the 10th Battalion and what became of the No.1 section scouts who were amongst the first men ashore at Gallipoli. Meanwhile Australians were ... See full summary »

Director: Ashley Starkey | Stars: Robin Ashwin, Margie Forbes, Bill Gammage, Peter Goers

12. The Unknown (1915)

50 min | Adventure, Drama

2.8

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A young man joins the French Foreign Legion and is sent to Algieria, where he becomes a target for hatred by his commander. However, the commander has a change of heart when he realizes who the young man is.

Director: George Melford | Stars: Lou Tellegen, Theodore Roberts, Dorothy Davenport, Hal Clements

Votes: 28

13. The Clouded Dawn (1962)

28 min | Documentary, War

7.0

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August 1945 - 1946. Japan surrenders. World War II is over, but the scars are deep. Canadian prisoners are released from Japanese war camps. In Canada, as elsewhere, the monumental task of rehabilitation begins.

Stars: Budd Knapp, Clement Attlee, Ernest Bevin, Thomas Blamey

Votes: 14

14. As Close as Brothers (2010 TV Movie)

45 min | History

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As Close as Brothers is the story of Andrew Mynarski and his heroic attempt to help fellow airman Pat Brophy; trapped in his turret, from their burning Lancaster Bomber in World War 2.

Director: J. Jeffrey Riddell | Stars: Larry Giesbrecht, Steven McClelland, Matthew Rhodes, Joel Schwab

15. Flashback: The First World War (2014)

80 min | Documentary, History, War

6.2

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A collection of 2 minute documentaries that tell not only the historical facts of WW1, but also the stories of those most involved and others greatly affected by the day to day events. The ... See full summary »

Stars: Edmund Allenby, D.W. Griffith, Michael Heaviside, T.E. Lawrence

Votes: 6

16. The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998–2000)
Episode: Laurels Are Poison (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller

7.2

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While visiting an old friend, Mrs. Bradley investigates the poisoning of the cook. And the strange behaviour of her friends.

Director: Martin Hutchings | Stars: Stuart Bunce, Michele Dotrice, Neil Dudgeon, Michael Fox

Votes: 139

17. Pacific War Stories (2019– )
Episode: British Mini-Subs Sink Japanese Cruisers - Royal Navy in the Pacific (2021)

8 min | Documentary

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British midget submarines units struggle to find suitable operation in the US dominated Pacific Theater of World War Two. But three operations, all successful, were carried out in 1945. Two... See full summary »

Star: Gerald Anderson

18. Mobile (2007– )
Episode: The Soldier (2007)

70 min | Drama, Thriller

7.6

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Maurice Stoan was in Iraq 3 years ago when his wife and infant son were killed by a hit and run driver. While he was home on leave his unit was deployed without him and he was mustered out.... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Julie Graham, Neil Fitzmaurice, John Thomson, Sunetra Sarker

Votes: 13

19. Archer (2009–2023)
Episode: The Double Deuce (2011)

TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

8.0

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When members of Woodhouse's famed WWI Royal Flying Corps squadron start dying mysteriously, he naturally suspects foul play. As does Archer, who tries to help his loyal manservant track down the killer.

Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, George Coe, Judy Greer, Roy McCrerey

Votes: 1,865

20. Dark Seas (2021– )
Episode: Crippling Hitler's Navy - The Battle that Knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's Destroyers (2022)

12 min | Documentary

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In 1940, to safeguard its iron supply, Nazi Germany invaded Norway. The British took this opportunity to engage the Kriegsmarine and in an intense naval battle near near the coast of Narvik.

21. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Victoria Cross (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.6

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An uncooperative witness impedes Murdoch's investigation into a pawnbroker's murder, and Brackenreid faces resistance while looking into the prison death of an old army buddy.

Director: Peter Mitchell | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 304

22. Our World War (2014)
Episode: The First Day (2014)

Not Rated | 58 min | Action, Drama, War

8.5

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Following a single company of riflemen and machine gunners as they fight the first battle of the war against a vast German army, a battle which delivers the first four Victoria Crosses of the war.

Director: Bruce Goodison | Stars: Jefferson Hall, Sion Daniel Young, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Frankie Wilson

Votes: 167

23. BBC News 8pm Summary (2007– )
Episode: Episode dated 26 February 2015 (2015)

2 min | Short, News

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Stars: Sophie Long, Joshua Leakey, Madonna, Waseem Mirza

24. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 14 October 2016: Evening Bulletin (2016)

26 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Elaine Willcox, Paul Goodwin, Ged Flynn

25. SAS: Rogue Warriors (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2017)

58 min | Documentary

7.8

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Ben Macintyre concludes his history of the formation of the SAS. In 1943, the Service left the deserts of North Africa for mainland Europe and entered a darker and more complex theatre of war.

Director: Matthew Whiteman | Stars: Ben Macintyre, David Stirling, Jim Almonds, Bob Bennett

Votes: 10