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1. Dunkirk (2017)

PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Drama, History

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy

Votes: 739,502 | Gross: $188.37M

2. Darkest Hour (2017)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, War

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 220,584 | Gross: $56.47M

3. Battle of Britain (1969)

G | 132 min | Action, Drama, History

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens

Votes: 24,498 | Gross: $4.36M

4. Baron noir (2016– )

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Thriller

The story of a French president to be and one of his friends, the mayor of a small city in northern France.

Stars: Kad Merad, Anna Mouglalis, Astrid Whettnall, Lubna Gourion

Votes: 1,642

5. Dunkirk (1958)

Approved | 135 min | Action, Drama, History

A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.

Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Robert Urquhart

Votes: 3,524

6. Perfect Love (1996)

Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Romance

In Dunkirk, a man and a woman meet and fall in love, then hate each other.

Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Isabelle Renauld, Francis Renaud, Laura Saglio, Alain Soral

Votes: 546

7. Dunkirk (2004)

180 min | Documentary, Drama, History

A dramatized documentary about the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in May 1940.

Stars: Adrian Rawlins, Lee Ross, William Hope, Simon Russell Beale

Votes: 872

8. Operation Dunkirk (2017 Video)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, History, War

A band of soldiers must battle their way through Nazi territory to rescue a scientist that could help turn the tide of WWII.

Director: Nick Lyon | Stars: Ifan Meredith, Kimberley Hews, Darren Hill, Kyle Hotz

Votes: 3,420

9. Private Schulz (1981)

310 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The Time - WWII, the place - Germany. The Germans have a plan to destroy the British economy by flooding the country with forged £5 notes. Private Schultz is coerced into organizing a gang of unwilling volunteers.

Stars: Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Cyril Shaps, Billie Whitelaw

Votes: 445

10. Hatred (1938)

67 min | Drama

Justin Mollenard is a sailor and arms smuggler who does not support the hypocrisy of society. He has a wife in Dunkirk who reproaches him the fact of having neglected the family for many years.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Harry Baur, Albert Préjean, Gabrielle Dorziat, Gina Manès

Votes: 330

11. 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

12. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: France Falls: May-June 1940 (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

French politics, the Maginot Line, the Saar Offensive, Blitzkrieg warfare and the Nazi invasion of France and the Low Countries.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Edward Spears, Lawrence Durrell, Siegfried Westphal

Votes: 527

13. My Grandparents' War (2019– )
Episode: Kristen Scott Thomas (2019)

46 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Actress Kristin Scott Thomas explores the career of her grandfather Lt Cdr William Scott Thomas, a Royal Navy captain who played a big role in some of the key missions of WWII including the Dunkirk evacuation, the Arctic convoys and D-Day.

Director: Laura Nash | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Joshua Levine

Votes: 37

14. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode: Le piège (2021)

Documentary, History, War

Nine months after the onset of World War II, Hitler attacks the West - Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Great Britain - with intense violence.

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, Fernand Bignon

Votes: 38

15. 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

16. Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
Episode: Vernichtsungskrieg (2020)

Documentary, History, War

Adolf Hitler has his mind on making Germany into a great empire by expanding eastwards. but his invasion of Poland tips the world into a violent and bloody war.

Directors: Michael Cove, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Kate Reynolds, Tomasz Szarota, Karol Mazur, Ihar Melnikau

17. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode: World War II: Blitzkrieg - 1940 (2023)

Documentary, History

In May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and Germany launched its offensive. By mid-July, the Battle of Britain had begun.

Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Steven P. Remy, Jonathon Riley, Peter Lieb, Richard John Evans

Votes: 5

18. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: The Madness of Rudolf Hess (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

As Germany invades Poland and sparks World War II, loyal Deputy Fuhrer Rudolph Hess tries to reclaim his once lofty status among Hitler's senior staff.

Director: Guy Smith | Stars: Guy Walters, Frank McDonough, Michael Lynch, James Holland

Votes: 156

19. Battle of Britain (2005)
Episode: The Few (2005)

Documentary, History, War

Examining the technological advances that the RAF pioneered in the build-up to the Battle of Britain. At its heart were two world-class fighters, the Hurricane and the Spitfire, that were ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Saunders | Stars: Bob Doe, Cyril Bamberger, Thomas Neil, Aylmer Aldwinckle