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1. The Thin Red Line (1998)
R | 170 min | Drama, History, War
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Kirk Acevedo
Votes: 199,802 | Gross: $36.40M
2. The Young Victoria (2009)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 66,481 | Gross: $11.00M
3. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Soren, a young owl, is kidnapped by the evil owls of St Aegolious and want to turn him into a soldier. He escapes with some of his friends and warns the mythical guardians about the evil plan.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Emily Barclay
Votes: 87,700 | Gross: $55.68M
4. Fear and Desire (1952)
Not Rated | 62 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Stephen Coit
Votes: 13,750
5. George Washington (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A group of children, in a depressed small town, band together to cover up a tragic mistake one summer.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee, Curtis Cotton III
Votes: 8,672 | Gross: $0.24M
6. Hero at Large (1980)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
A struggling actor buying milk stops a robbery while wearing a superhero uniform, promoting a movie. The unknown hero decides to try again. Can he impress his cute neighbor?
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 1,830 | Gross: $15.93M
7. Down River (2018)
70 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Zachary Greene, Cody Poirot, Nicholas Winand
Votes: 591
8. The Heroes (1989)
208 min | Drama, War
In 1943 a group of Australian and British Commandos used a captured Japanese fishing boat to sail from Australia to Singapore to attack Japanese shipping in Singapore harbour. Using canoes ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Rhys, John Bach, John Hargreaves, Bill Kerr
Votes: 191
9. Sombrero (1953)
Approved | 103 min | Musical, Romance
Adapted from the book, "Mexican Village," by Josefina Niggli, the film tells three interwoven love stories against the background of a feud between two villages. Cyd Charisse and Rick Jason... See full summary »
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 356
10. Kept Husbands (1931)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
Daughter of a wealthy family decides to marry a poor working man.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Mackaill, Ned Sparks
Votes: 620
11. Skazka o Malchishe-Kibalchishe (1965)
80 min | Drama, Family, War
While the boys are playing the magic wand, a spy-saboteur 518, sent by the bourgeoisie, appears on their land. He immediately finds an assistant among the boys - a greedy, gluttonous, ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeniy Sherstobitov | Stars: Sergei Ostapenko, Sergey Tikhonov, Anatoli Yurchenko, Sergey Martinson
Votes: 83
12. Jeszcze tylko ten las (1991)
86 min | Drama, War
Set in 1942, film opens with an Aryan washerwoman arrival to the Warsaw's ghetto. The Jewish wife she worked for before the war hires her to take her young daughter to the countryside until... See full summary »
Director: Jan Lomnicki | Stars: Ryszarda Hanin, Joanna Friedman, Marta Klubowicz, Marzena Trybala
Votes: 106
13. The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea (2004 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Four new Army Chaplains aboard the USAT Dorchester is torpedoed by a German sub on Feb. 3, 1943. A Priest, a Rabbi, and two protestant Ministers join together to save a few more souls in exchange for their lives.
Director: James Moll
Votes: 29
14. The Fighting Devil Dogs (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Feature version of the 1938 serial of the same name.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Lee Powell, Bruce Bennett, Eleanor Stewart, Montagu Love
Votes: 45
15.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Repo Man
(1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jon's heroism makes him a reluctant local celebrity. A disreputable repo man makes life difficult for Ponch and Jon. The CHPs pull a practical joke on their published writer colleague Grossman.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Mills Watson
Votes: 80
16.
Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Episode:
Would You Save a Stranger?
(2009)
49 min | Documentary
Showing the heroic acts of courage members of public have performed to save a person's life.
Director: Ashley Gething
Votes: 10
17.
Loki (2021–2023)
Episode:
Glorious Purpose
(2023)
TV-14 | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Loki learns the true nature of 'glorious purpose' as he rectifies the past.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Votes: 25,053
18.
The Power of Film (2024)
Episode:
Part 2 - Trapped Between Fate & Destiny
(2024)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary
Nearly all memorable stories, whether told in movies or in real life, are about traps. The most memorable are generally about the loss, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph the central character must engage in to escape their trap.
Director: Laura Gabbert | Star: Howard Suber
Votes: 62