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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: 199,546 | Gross: $36.40M

2. Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Approved | 102 min | Action, Drama, War

Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter

Votes: 5,519

3. The Gallant Hours (1960)

Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, War

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.

Director: Robert Montgomery | Stars: James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward Costello, Vaughn Taylor

Votes: 1,892

4. Battle Cry (1955)

Approved | 149 min | Drama, Romance, War

Young Marines have adventures in love and war.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson

Votes: 2,627 | Gross: $17.44M

5. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, War

The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte

Votes: 2,279

6. South Sea Woman (1953)

Passed | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields

Votes: 875

7. First to Fight (1967)

92 min | Drama, War

In WW2, highly decorated Marine Sgt. Jack Connell comes home to the USA from the Pacific War and trains recruits for the army until his fighting spirit prods him to request a return to active duty on the front lines.

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup

Votes: 356

8. Marine Raiders (1944)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, War

A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.

Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Frank McHugh

Votes: 390

9. Victory at Sea (1954)

Approved | 98 min | Documentary, War

A feature-length condensed version of the documentary TV series Victory at Sea (1952).

Director: Isaac Kleinerman | Stars: Alexander Scourby, Harold Alexander, Alan Brooke, Winston Churchill

Votes: 176

10. The Fight for Guadalcanal WWII (2021)

45 min | War

The Fight for Guadalcanal is the real story of America's first victorious attack on Japanese-held land and one of the fiercest battles in the Pacific in WWII. Contains dramatic filmed footage in Color and B&W and rare still photos.

Director: L. Douglas Keeney

11. 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines (2020)

60 min | Documentary, History, War

The Battle for Guadal Canal, as told by the men who were there. Narrated by Jon Seda, there are side-by-side images of the island today. A stirring documentary, told in real time.

Director: Tim Gray | Stars: Jon Seda, Bill Finnegan, Daniel Martinez, Lou Imfeld

Votes: 11

12. Moments of Truth with Stephen Ambrose (2001 TV Movie)

92 min | Documentary, History, War

World War II veterans, and others who were alive then, reminisce about their wartime "moments of truth".

Director: Chris Harty | Stars: Harry Smith, Stephen Ambrose, Paul Tibbets

Votes: 7

13. As It Happened: Guadalcanal (2020)

Documentary, Short

In August 1942 US Marines storm ashore on the Japanese-held island of Guadalcanal. The six-month campaign that follows is brutal and becomes etched in Marine legend.

Director: Steve Baker | Stars: William Barlow, Gordan Gayle, Larry Gilbert, Stephen Rashbrook

Votes: 40

14. Battle Group: Halsey (2001 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The World War II career of US Navy Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey.

Director: Wayne Weiss | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, William F. Halsey

Votes: 13

15. Dangerous Missions (1999–2002)
Episode: Marine Raiders (2001)

TV-PG | Documentary, War

The series that explores perilous and often life-threatening occupations and military operations chronicles the efforts of U.S. Marine Raiders in World War II and their missions in the Pacific theater, including Midway and Guadalcanal.

Director: Tom Jennings | Stars: Jason Richards, Steven Baffa, Connett Brewer, Robert Buerlein

16. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Starscream's Brigade (1986)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After being exiled from the Decepticons, Starscream frees five Cybertronian criminals from prison and re-purposes them into his own troops, the Combaticons. With these new warriors at his ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Arthur Burghardt, Corey Burton

Votes: 153

17. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Dogfight Over Guadalcanal (2006)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Barrett Tillman, an author and historian who appears in the film "Dogfight Over Guadalcanal," discusses the art of the dogfight and the Guadalcanal campaign.

Director: Michael Barnes | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Duncan Bulling, Bruno Nana, David Richardson

Votes: 28

18. The War (2007)
Episode: A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942 (2007)

TV-14 | 143 min | Documentary, History, War

This series profiles World War II as seen primarily through the eyes of people living in just four U.S. Cities. This episode details an antebellum period before the attack on Pearl Harbor, ... See full summary »

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Keith David, Glenn D. Frazier, Sam Hynes, Jim Sherman

Votes: 250

19. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Guadalcanal (2000)

Documentary, History, War

Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito

Votes: 6

20. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: Jaws of the Enemy (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

American forces go on the offensive and take Guadalcanal from the Japanese. But the Japanese want it back and fight fiercely to get it.

Stars: Sam Dolan, Alan Pietruszewski

Votes: 19

21. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: The Grey Ghost (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

United States forces go on the attack to drive the Japanese out of the South Pacfic. The Enterprise, with upgrades to almost all its combat systems, a new commander and a new fleet of ... See full summary »

Stars: James Barnhill, Roy E. Blood, Donald Gordon, Richard Harte

Votes: 19

22. War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode: Part VI (1988)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, War

Pug Henry returns to Washington where President Roosevelt asks him to take an assignment at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. There, the U.S. Ambassador is none too pleased with the lack of ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant

Votes: 94

23. Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009– )
Episode: Machine Guns (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

In this episode of "Lock N' Load with R Lee Ermey" the gunny examines one of the deadliest weapons on the modern battlefield; the machine gun. He shows us the rapid fire destruction the ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Wilkinson | Star: R. Lee Ermey

Votes: 26

24. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Basilone (2010)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Outmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 2,792

25. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Guadalcanal/Leckie (2010)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Veteran Sergeant John Basilone ships out soon after Pearl Harbor for Guadalcanal while other young enlistees are sent to boot camp.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 3,141

26. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Red Sun Rampant (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Japan attacks the USA on 7 Dec 1941. For the next 6 months, they continue to have successful attacks. However, by the end of the battle for Guadalcanal in Feb 1943, they are completely on the defensive.

Stars: Robert Powell, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hideki Tôjô, Isoroku Yamamoto

Votes: 271

27. How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode: The Right Tools (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.

Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Richard Hammond, Giuseppe Finaldi, Alexander Henry, Charles Schencking

28. Pacific: The Lost Evidence (2005– )
Episode: Guadalcanal (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

A detailed look at the land and naval battles for the island of Guadalcanal, the first American invasion of the Pacific war.

Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Michael Carroll, William Barlow, Gordon Gayle, Larry Gilbert

29. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: The Weak Are Meat (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Chester, off in search of a better life, is treated with hostility by his fellow Americans. Luz hopes to be accepted by Henry and Asako in their new home as the Japanese American community ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Cristina Rodlo, Shingo Usami

Votes: 823

30. The Terror (2018–2025)
Episode: Shatter Like a Pearl (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

The Japanese Americans are forced to undertake a humiliating exercise that divides the community. Chester comes face to face with a man who forces Chester to question his very nature. Luz, ... See full summary »

Director: Lily Mariye | Stars: Derek Mio, Kiki Sukezane, Cristina Rodlo, Shingo Usami

Votes: 799