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51. War Comes to America (1945)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, War

Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.

Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Dean Acheson, General Bergeret, Adolf A. Berle, Arno Breker

Votes: 843

52. Secret Agent of Japan (1942)

Passed | 72 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Kay Murdock (Lynn Bari) strolls into the Dixie Bar in Shanghai on November 1, 1941 and asks the bartender for a letter addressed to Captain Larsen, and is referred to Roy Bonnell (Preston ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Noel Madison, Victor Sen Yung

Votes: 121

53. The Masked Marvel (1943)

Passed | 197 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A mysterious detective called The Masked Marvel battles Japanese saboteurs intent on blowing up America.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon

Votes: 208

54. International Squadron (1941)

Passed | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In 1941, an American flyer volunteers for the British RAF but must learn to be an obedient team player rather than a risky thrill-seeking individualist.

Directors: Lothar Mendes, Lewis Seiler | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna, James Stephenson, William Lundigan

Votes: 117

55. Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack (2001 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary

After one of the most notorious sneak attacks in military history, join National geographic for an exploration of the still unsolved mysteries and startling true stories behind the "day of ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Rosenfeld, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Tom Brokaw, Robert Ballard, Hirohito, Stephen Ambrose

Votes: 87

56. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Approved | 265 min | Action, Adventure, War

Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Edgar Barrier, Marjorie Lord

Votes: 369

57. First Yank Into Tokyo (1945)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Drama, Romance

An American agent undergoes plastic surgery to make him look Japanese so he can infiltrate Japan and help to free an American POW.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Tom Neal, Barbara Hale, Marc Cramer, Richard Loo

Votes: 271

58. The Secret Code (1942)

Approved | 275 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A police detective goes undercover and joins a gang of Nazi agents using explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort, whom he battles in disguise as The Black Commando.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Trevor Bardette, Rudolph Anders

Votes: 75

59. The Man from Down Under (1943)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sergeant emotionally ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Richard Carlson, Donna Reed

Votes: 251

60. Torpedo Zone (1954)

86 min | Action, Drama, Romance

During WWII, handsome young Italian sub commander and his crew torpedo Allied freighters and transport ships for the Axis then rescue the occasional survivor and treat them humanely while seeking a safe place to put them ashore.

Director: Duilio Coletti | Stars: Lois Maxwell, Renato Baldini, Carlo Bellini, Aldo Bufi Landi

Votes: 164

61. Sergeant Mike (1944)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A soldier made into a dog handler falls in love with the mother of the dog's owner and both achieve fame in the Pacific.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, Loren Tindall, Jim Bannon

Votes: 29

62. Styx: Master of Shadows (2014 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Dark fantasy stealth game about Styx, a goblin with amnesia who infiltrates the flying Tower of Akenash to rescue a friend he can't recall and locate the heart of the World Tree that's keeping the tower in the air and can create life.

Stars: Saul Jephcott, David Gasman, Tom Morton, Kester Lovelace

Votes: 164

63. Tora Tora Tora: The Real Story of Pearl Harbor (2000 TV Movie)

Documentary, History, War

An examination of the 1941 air raid on the US naval base.

Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Yoshio Shiga, John Finn, Donald Stratton, Richard Fiske

Votes: 55

64. Samurai (1945)

Passed | 78 min | Drama, War

A young Japanese-American orphan in California is taken in by a priest who is actually a Japanese secret agent and a samurai warrior. Due to the samurai's training, the boy murders his ... See full summary »

Director: Raymond Cannon | Stars: Paul Fung, Luke Chan, David Chow, Barbara Wooddell

Votes: 36

65. Two-Man Submarine (1944)

Passed | 62 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Medical researchers find mold on a remote South Pacific Island and develop penicillin in their secret laboratory.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, J. Carrol Naish, Robert B. Williams

Votes: 34

66. Submarine Raider (1942)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, War

An American yacht is sunk by a Japanese submarine on its way to Pearl Harbour, and when the single survivor is picked up by a US submarine, the commander tries desperately to warn the mainland of the imminent attack.

Directors: Lew Landers, Budd Boetticher | Stars: John Howard, Marguerite Chapman, Bruce Bennett, Warren Ashe

Votes: 207

67. Prison Ship (1945)

Approved | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

At the end of WW2, a Japanese freighter sails with Allied prisoners as cargo but, sensing doom, the prisoners plan to overpower their guards and capture the prison-ship.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Nina Foch, Robert Lowery, Richard Loo, Ludwig Donath

Votes: 171

68. Destination Unknown (1942)

Passed | 63 min | Drama, Romance, War

A beautiful Dutch girl finds herself in Peking being pursued by agents of the Japanese government.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Sam Levene, Turhan Bey

Votes: 53

69. Pacific Rendezvous (1942)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Anxious to see some naval action in the Pacific during WWII, Lt. Bill Gordon makes the mistake of telling his new girlfriend, ditzy Elaine Carter, that he was an expert in deciphering codes... See full summary »

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mona Maris, Carl Esmond

Votes: 193

70. Stand by All Networks (1942)

Passed | 65 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

An intrepid radio reporter sets out to track down and expose German agents.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Florence Rice, John Beal, Margaret Hayes, Alan Baxter

Votes: 86

71. Purple Heart Diary (1951)

Approved | 73 min | Drama

A trio of singers is entertaining wounded American soldiers during World War II. They encourage a mutilated soldier in his love for a nurse.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Frances Langford, Judd Holdren, Ben Lessy, Tony Romano

Votes: 31

72. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943)

Approved | 245 min | Action, Drama, War

A Coast Guard officer is assigned to protect the coastline from spies, saboteurs and enemy agents.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Don Terry, Walter Sande, Elyse Knox, Philip Ahn

Votes: 61

73. Sakima and the Masked Marvel (1966 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min

This is an edited version of the 1943 Republic serial "The Masked Marvel" that was released to television in 1966.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon

Votes: 10

74. Phoney Baloney (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A $5,000 reward is put out for the capture of a notorious wolf. Two of the wanted posters are put on the trees where the Fox and the Crow live. When they see the posters, each thinks the ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Wickersham | Stars: Frank Graham, Harry Lang

Votes: 27

75. A Nation Is Born (1947)

20 min | Documentary, Short, History

This RKO short, part of the "This is America" series, details (as much as possible in a 20-minute short) the transformation, following World War II, of the Philippine Islands, from a ... See full summary »

Director: David Griffin | Stars: Raoul De Leon, Douglas MacArthur, Thomas Briggs

Votes: 8

76. Black Dragon of Manzanar (1966 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The 1943 serial, G-Men vs. The Black Dragon (1943), which was original 15 episodes, re-edited into a feature film for television distribution.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Rod Cameron, Roland Got, Constance Worth, Nino Pipitone

Votes: 8

77. The Yukon Patrol (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Feature version of the serial King of the Royal Mounted (1940).

Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Allan Lane, Robert Strange, Robert Kellard, Lita Conway

Votes: 16

78. Suicide Attack (1951)

Approved | 64 min | Documentary, News, War

This film was cobbled together from Japanese newsreels and propaganda films, to boost home-front morale, filmed during World War Two. It shows the early conquests of Japan, beginning with ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Paul Dubov, Hideki Tôjô, Masaharu Homma, Jose P. Laurel

79. Magoo's Private War (1957)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The near-sighted Mr. McGoo takes his duties as an Air Raid Warden, in the civil-defense, cold-war/iron curtain days of the 1950s, seriously. When he stumbles across the premiere of a new ... See full summary »

Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler

Votes: 42

80. The Silent God (2018)

11 min | Short, Drama, History

A man is stalked by a killer in 11th century Sweden.

Director: Viking Almquist | Stars: Ralf Beck, Viking Almquist, Xander Turian, Sarah Giercksky

Votes: 10

81. Danger in the Pacific (1942)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

British Intelligence agent Leo Marzell (Leo Carrillo) persuades scientist-explorer David Lynd (Don Terry) to postpone his wedding to wealthy sportswoman Jane Claymore (Louise Allbritton) to... See full summary »

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Leo Carrillo, Andy Devine, Don Terry, Louise Allbritton

Votes: 49

82. Further Prophecies of Nostradamus (1942)

Approved | 11 min | Short, War

The prophecies of Nostradamus are applied to the events of World War II.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Carey Wilson, John Burton, Winston Churchill, Hirohito

Votes: 80

83. Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter (1943)

Passed | 19 min | Documentary, Short, History

Military training film on the characteristics, capabilities, weaknesses, and recognition of the World War II Japanese fighter aircraft known as the Zero.

Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Art Gilmore, Ronald Reagan, Harvey Stephens, Craig Stevens

Votes: 95

84. Battlefields of the Pacific (1941)

Approved | 22 min | Documentary, Short, History

Other than newsreels, this is the first film (feature or short), relating to the United States' entry into World War II, released after the Japanese sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor. It, in ... See full summary »

Director: Frank P. Donovan | Star: Jackson Beck

Votes: 9

85. One Plane, One Bomb (1953)

Approved | 22 min | Short, Drama, War

This short,produced by the United States Civil Defense Department, while shot in the style of Edward R. Murrow's CBS "See it Now" series and with Murrow as the commentator, was produced for... See full summary »

Director: Don Hewitt | Star: Edward R. Murrow

86. Les dossiers de l'écran (1967–1991)
Episode: Mers El-Kebir (1979)

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Director: Pierre Cardinal | Stars: Yves Brainville, Vernon Dobtcheff, Kavin Brennan, Howard Vernon

87. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: Midnight on the Firing Line (1994)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Narn attack a Centauri colony, while Raiders attack transport ships. Talia Winters arrives at the station.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan

Votes: 1,158

88. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955)

Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them to the Alamo, which they must defend.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey

Votes: 136

89. Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
Episode: The Curse of Anubis (1964)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A plot to frame Dr. Quest for the theft of a national Egyptian treasure awakens an ancient mummy to dog the steps of the true culprits.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, John Stephenson, Danny Bravo

Votes: 193

90. Jonny Quest (1964–1965)
Episode: The Quetong Missile Mystery (1965)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Someone goes to great lengths to keep activities in the Quetong swamp lake area private. Dr. Quest gets involved when asked to determine why local fish are suddenly starting to make area fishermen sick.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, Don Messick, Danny Bravo

Votes: 126

91. Shane (1966)
Episode: High Road to Viator (1966)

51 min | Western

Shane does everything he can to make sure Marion gets to a special dance. Nothing short of death will keep him from his duty. Using a deck of cards, he convinces Ryker to leave the family's... See full summary »

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea

Votes: 14

92. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Balance of Terror (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory.

Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi

Votes: 5,734

93. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: A Time to Stand (1997)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Borrowing a captured Jem'Hadar attack ship, Sisko and crew embark on a mission to destroy the hidden base where all of the ketracel-white is stored for the entire Alpha Quadrant.

Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,176

94. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: To the Death (1996)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A renegade group of Jem'Hadar plunders Deep Space Nine. Sisko agrees to a combat operation with loyal Jem'Hadar to prevent the renegades completing a planetary gateway.

Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,146

95. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode: Sneak Attack (1951)

TV-G | 23 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When unmanned Soviet planes land at 25 big city airports and threaten to detonate their payloads, America's only hope is a covert agent in an Iron Curtain hospital.

Director: Leslie Gorall | Stars: Zachary Scott, Barbara Joyce, Theo Goetz, Royal Beal

Votes: 102

96. Voyagers! (1982–1983)
Episode: Sneak Attack (1983)

TV-G | 49 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Phineas and Jeff save General MacArthur's life during the attack on Pearl Harbor and help Buffalo Bill Cody make his Pony Express run. They must also deal with an Army intelligence officer who travels in time with them.

Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce, Ike Eisenmann, Dana Elcar

Votes: 64

97. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Frontier in Space: Episode Two (1973)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth, where both humans and Draconians believe them to be a spy for the other side.

Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Vera Fusek, Michael Hawkins

Votes: 488

98. Barbarians II (2007– )
Episode: Saxons (2007)

Documentary, History

This program tells the story of the Saxons conquest of England only to loose to the Vikings during the internal conflicts between Saxon warlords and finally to drive out the Vikings to regain the south of Britain.

Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Bob Boving, Kelley Wickham-Crowley

Votes: 16

99. Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008)
Episode: Pizza Slice of Life (2008)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

With RJ out of town, Casey is left in charge of Jungle Karma Pizza. Instead of asserting himself as the boss, he adds the power of responsibility equally to Theo and Lily, which quickly ... See full summary »

Director: Vanessa Alexander | Stars: Jason Smith, Anna Hutchison, Aljin Abella, David de Lautour

Votes: 47

100. NWA Shockwave (2020– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2020)

59 min | Sport

Shockwave ends with three title matches. Elijah Burke challenges Zicky Dice for the NWA World Television Title, NWA World Women's Champion Thunder Rosa puts the gold on the line against ... See full summary »

Stars: Nick Aldis, Elijah Burke, Melissa Cervantes, Jordan Clearwater