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1. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 321,838 | Gross: $54.81M
2. The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
R | 128 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
Director: Scott Cooper | Stars: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall
Votes: 125,031
3. Battle Los Angeles (2011)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A squad of U.S. Marines becomes the last line of defense against a global invasion.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ramón Rodríguez
Votes: 185,266 | Gross: $83.55M
4. Man Behind the Sun (1988)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, Horror
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
Director: Tun-Fei Mou | Stars: Gang Wang, Dai Yao Wu, Runshen Wang, Zhe Quan
Votes: 7,296
5. Transfusion (I) (2023)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former Special Forces operative thrust into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.
Director: Matt Nable | Stars: Sam Worthington, Matt Nable, Phoebe Tonkin, Edward Carmody
Votes: 3,151
6. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, War
As the US Army approaches Nazi Germany, they recruit German prisoners of war to spy behind German lines.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegard Knef
Votes: 3,006
7. The Accidental Narco (2022– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A civilian businessman who has no choice but to cooperate with the secret operation of the National Intelligence Service to arrest the Korean drug lord who has taken control of Suriname in South America.
Stars: Shim Woo-Sung, Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min, Park Hae-soo
Votes: 5,131
8. The Warlords (2007)
R | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
China, 1860s: Having his army slaughtered, General Qingyun joins 2 bandit leaders in raids on rebels and in blood oath. They form a Qing loyal army with eyes on rebel held Suzhou and Nanjing.
Directors: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai-Man Yip | Stars: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu
Votes: 27,838 | Gross: $0.13M
9. Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance, War
Young Russian soldier Alyosha earns a medal, but asks to visit his mother instead. His journey recounts various kinds of love during wartime.
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray | Stars: Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova, Nikolay Kryuchkov
Votes: 11,309
10. The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War
During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley
Votes: 3,919
11. Rakka (2017)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Robert Hobbs, Carly Pope
Votes: 9,175
12. The Secret of the Sword (1985)
G | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.
Directors: Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, Gwen Wetzler | Stars: John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary
Votes: 3,294 | Gross: $7.66M
13. The Ghazi Attack (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Thriller, War
A Pakistani submarine, Ghazi plans to secretly attack Vizag port. For doing so, it has to get past Indian submarine S21.
Director: Sankalp Reddy | Stars: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni, Om Puri
Votes: 14,673
14. Warriors (1999)
175 min | Drama, War
After seeing devastating results of ethnic war in former Yugoslavia soldiers from UNPROFOR peace units find it impossible to return back to their civil lives in the UK.
Stars: Jodhi May, Damian Lewis, Matthew Macfadyen, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 2,572
15. Armadillo (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, War
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
Director: Janus Metz
Votes: 10,339 | Gross: $0.01M
16. Fires on the Plain (1959)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, War
In the closing days of WWII, remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain death by starvation.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Eiji Funakoshi, Mantarô Ushio, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Osamu Takizawa
Votes: 5,331
17. Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
Star: Andy Serkis
Votes: 1,334
18. Lines of Wellington (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, War
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, ... See full summary »
Director: Valeria Sarmiento | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich
Votes: 1,571
19. Homefront (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Thriller, War
A fictional future scenario in which America has been economically devastated and occupied by a foreign power. You must choose whether to submit to military forces, take the fight to the enemy or even throw your lot in with the invaders.
Director: David Votypka | Stars: Tom Pelphrey, Hannah Cabell, Joel de la Fuente, Jim R. Coleman
Votes: 1,267
20. Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (2021)
TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, Adventure
A trailblazing mission captured in near-real time as four crew members make history in the first all-civilian mission into orbit.
Stars: Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, Jared Isaacman, Colleen Arceneaux
Votes: 2,095
21. Babi Yar. Context (2021)
121 min | Documentary, History
Nazi troops massacre 30,000 Jews over a three-day period in September 1941.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa | Stars: Hans Frank, Dina Pronicheva, Anastasya Osmachko, Vladimir Artobolevsky
Votes: 435
22. A Bright Shining Lie (1998 TV Movie)
R | 118 min | Drama, War
True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Bill Paxton, Bo Eason, William L. Mansey, Karina Logue
Votes: 1,547
23. As If I Am Not There (2010)
109 min | Drama
A young female teacher from Sarajevo who travels to a remote village. Soon after arriving, the village is attacked by a group of soldiers. The men are killed, the women separated from the children, and placed in a makeshift brothel.
Director: Juanita Wilson | Stars: Natasha Petrovic, Fedja Stukan, Jelena Jovanova, Sanja Buric
Votes: 1,327
24. 8.13 (2010–2013)
81 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Three different groups of people, three different points of view, the beginning of the zombie apocalypse in Los Angeles - and little chance of survival. When the impossible happens, who can... See full summary »
Stars: Beau Ryan, Chris Dorman, Traycee King, Marisha Ray
Votes: 67
25. Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2022)
TV-MA | 116 min | Documentary
The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ... See full summary »
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: Dmytro 'Orest' Kozatskyi, Evgeniy Maloletka, Nataliia Nagorna, Ilia Novikov
Votes: 107
26. The Savage Peace (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
When the Second World War ended, the people of liberated Europe celebrated their freedom from Nazi tyranny. Their years of suffering had ended, but for millions of Germans, the end of the conflict opened a new and terrible chapter.
Director: Peter Molloy | Stars: Christa Ronke, Marianne Becker, Meda Mládek, Stanislava Zverinova
Votes: 313
27. Night Bus (2017)
139 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A group of civilians share a bus ride to Sampar, a town full of natural resources. It is heavily guarded by the state army who is fighting against the rebel militias, who want freedom over their homeland.
Director: Emil Heradi | Stars: T. Rifnu Wikana, Yayu A.W. Unru, Edward Akbar, Hana Prinantina
Votes: 225
28. Shy (2023– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A shy young girl joins a superhero organization and battles villains as well as her own fears and insecurities.
Stars: Shino Shimoji, Mamiko Noto, Nao Tôyama, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 199
29. Winter Soldier (1972)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, History, War
For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, ... See full summary »
Director: Winterfilm Collective | Stars: Rusty Sachs, Joe Bangert, Scott Shimabukuro, Kenneth Campbell
Votes: 1,081
30. Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A shallow society matron is urged by her senator father to join the Women's Army Corps.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching
Votes: 576
31. Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
Approved | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, John Russell
Votes: 126
32. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980)
65 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary about women working in factories during WWII and resultant loss of jobs after the war. Five women tell their stories. Fascinating clips of racist, sexist propaganda of the era.
Director: Connie Field | Stars: Lola Weixel, Margaret Wright, Lyn Childs, Gladys Belcher
Votes: 339
33. Cruis'n USA (1994 Video Game)
Unrated | Sport
The first game in the Cruis'n series. It features locations around the United States.
Director: Eugene Jarvis | Stars: John Colt, Sal DiVita, Shyla Foxxx, Michael Lynn Fuller
Votes: 170
34. Rosie the Riveter (1944)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In wartime 1944 in California, defense plant workers Rosalind "Rosie" Warren and her friend Vera Watson must share, on a rotating schedule, the town's last available rental room with ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Jane Frazee, Frank Albertson, Barbara Jo Allen, Frank Jenks
Votes: 88
35. Manila, Open City (1968)
86 min | Drama, War
As Allied Forces are closing the curtains on the Japanese Army in Manila, Japanese soldiers begin to attack innocent civilians.
Director: Eddie Romero | Stars: Charito Solis, James Shigeta, Alex Nicol, John Ashley
Votes: 53
36. The Ballad of Berlin (1948)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical
After he has luckily survived the war, Otto tries to build up his new life in the remains of Berlin.
Director: Robert A. Stemmle | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Tatjana Sais, Ute Sielisch, Aribert Wäscher
Votes: 228
37. Guerreros (2002)
Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The tragic story of a platoon of Spanish soldiers, in the hell of the Kosovo war in 2000
Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Eloy Azorín, Eduardo Noriega, Rubén Ochandiano, Carla Pérez
Votes: 1,203
38. The Algerian War, 1954-1962 (1984)
280 min | Documentary, History, War
The Algerian War was a momentous struggle for independence from France by Algerian nationalists between 1954 and 1962. This eight-year conflict caused the fall of six French Prime Ministers... See full summary »
Star: Jim Norton
Votes: 17
39. Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)
Documentary, History, War
From white-knuckle, high-speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa in vivid color.
Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Chester W. Nimitz, Mitsuru Ushijima
Votes: 20
40. This England (1941)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, History, Romance
A visiting American woman is shown how the people of an English village responded to invasions and threats through four historical vignettes.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Emlyn Williams, John Clements, Constance Cummings, Frank Pettingell
Votes: 91
41. The Navy Way (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, War
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Robert Lowery, Jean Parker, William Henry, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 161
42. Snipers Alley (2002)
14 min | Drama, Short, War
Director: Rudolf Schweiger | Stars: Sebastian Ströbel, Leopold Hornung, Catherine Flemming, Iadwim Terzija
Votes: 31
43. Two Forces (1979)
81 min | Drama, War
A small finnish village gets occupied by the soviets in the fall of 1939. The villagers end up working together with the occupants, especially since the soviets have among them finnish speaking propaganda people.
Directors: Pirjo Honkasalo, Pekka Lehto | Stars: Marja-Leena Kouki, Vesa Repo, Adolf Hitler, Pekka Lehto
Votes: 94
44. Brent jord (1969)
101 min | Drama, War
Et landområde like stort som Danmark svidd av, en befolkning på 60.000 sjeler tvangsevakuert, 11.000 beboelseshus, 116 skoler og 21 sykehus nedbrent, kaianlegg, broer og kraftverk ødelagt. ... See full summary »
Director: Knut Andersen | Stars: Rolf Søder, Anne-Lise Tangstad, Kåre Tannvik, Tove Andreassen
Votes: 137
45. Cops (1994 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Crime
An interactive driving/shooting game based upon the TV series of the same name. You play a cop who must either shoot armed criminals while protecting the innocent or chase after escaping criminals in your patrol car.
Star: Valentina Marie Lomborg
Votes: 10
46. Surgical Strike (1994 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The UN have approved a surgical strike on the stronghold of a Middle Eastern strongman, who's rocketing civilian targets. The player's team is sent in a heavily armed hovercraft to stop him. Avoid collateral damage or the game is over.
Director: James W. Riley | Stars: Andrea Elson, Joe Flanigan, Linda Hoffman, Rhino Michaels
Votes: 25
47. Space Pirates (1992 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The player is a star ranger who must save a starship from space pirates and collect the scattered parts of the mighty Star-Splitter Cannon to finally destroy the pirates' starship Black Dragon and stop their raygunslinging captain Talon.
Director: Barry Kirk | Stars: Mike Fleming, Jane E. Goold, Ben Zeller, Adrienne Bailey
Votes: 23
48. The 400 Million (1939)
Approved | 61 min | Documentary, History, War
The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest.
Directors: John Fernhout, Joris Ivens | Stars: Fredric March, Morris Carnovsky, Sidney Lumet, Robert Q. Lewis
Votes: 207
49. Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold (1992 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Western
The player continues to pursue the villainous outlaw, Mad Dog McCree, as well as look for McCree's legendary hidden loot. The game is not completely linear.
Director: David O. Roberts | Stars: Rusty Dillen, Kristen Greer, K.E. Bibeau, Clifford Voake
Votes: 36