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1. The King's Man (2021)
R | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson
Votes: 174,286 | Gross: $37.18M
2. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
R | 148 min | Action, Drama, War
A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.
Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus
Votes: 246,565
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Passed | 152 min | Drama, War
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy
Votes: 68,024 | Gross: $3.27M
4. Zeppelin (1971)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1915, frustrated with the German air-raids on London, British Intelligence sends Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas, who has German ancestry, to Germany, to find information about the latest German Zeppelin.
Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Michael York, Elke Sommer, Peter Carsten, Marius Goring
Votes: 1,627
5. A Promise (2013)
R | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's protégé. Separated first by duties and then by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman, Richard Madden, Toby Murray
Votes: 4,547
6. The Red Baron (2008)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike.
Director: Nikolai Müllerschön | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Lena Headey, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes
Votes: 13,218 | Gross: $0.04M
7. The Blue Max (1966)
Approved | 156 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress, Jeremy Kemp
Votes: 7,677
8. Heidi: A Girl of the Alps (1974)
24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
This animation series follows the childhood "adventures" of a girl named Heidi, who lives with her grandfather somewhere on the Alps.
Stars: Vic Perrin, Randi Kiger, Kazuko Sugiyama, Kôhei Miyauchi
Votes: 6,032
9. Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood (2020)
TV-MA | 288 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1900, A rich newcomer with a shady past arrives in Munich determined to crash the local Oktoberfest with his own brewery. But when his daughter falls in love with the heir to a rival ... See full summary »
Stars: Misel Maticevic, Martina Gedeck, Klaus Steinbacher, Mercedes Müller
Votes: 2,717
10. Battlefield 1 (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, War
Fight your way through battles going from urban combat in a besieged French city to open spaces in the Italian Alps or frantic combats in the Arabic sand dunes. Experience large-scale battles as infantry or piloting vehicles on land, air and sea, from the tanks and bikes on the ground, to bi-planes and gigantic battleships.
Directors: Lars Gustavsson, Eric Holmes, Marcus Kryler, Stefan Strandberg, Fredrik Åkerström, Tom Keegan | Stars: Lucas Adams, Deniz Akdeniz, Jeff Berg, Mark Bonnar
Votes: 7,928
11. Fall of Eagles (1974)
50 min | Drama, History, War
The collapse of three great European dynasties: the Romanovs, the Habsburgs, and the Hohenzollerns.
Stars: Michael Hordern, Charles Kay, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Votes: 673
12. Ludwig II (2012)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of... See full summary »
Directors: Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr | Stars: Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Edgar Selge
Votes: 886
13. World War I in Colour (2003)
372 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary using computer colorized footage from World War I to give the audience the feel of how it really looked back during the war.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Harry Patch, Hubert Williams, Arthur Barraclough
Votes: 918
14. Admiral (2008)
Not Rated | 124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution.
Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov, Vladislav Vetrov
Votes: 8,673
15. Royal Cousins at War (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the closely related rulers of three different European empires: Georg V of Britain, Wilhelm II of Germany and Nicholas II of Russia, all of them grandchildren of Queen ... See full summary »
Stars: Tamsin Greig, Queen Alexandra, Queen Victoria, Franz Schubert
Votes: 149
16. Africa, I Will Fleece You (1992)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
A documentary examining political repression in Cameroon, Central Africa.
Director: Jean-Marie Téno | Stars: Jean-Marie Téno, Narcisse Kouokam, Marie Claire Dati, Essindi Mindja
Votes: 110
17. Les Alsaciens: ou les deux Mathilde (1996)
90 min | Drama, History
The history of four generations of a family in Alsace between 1870 and 1953. Over this time, the family and the villagers live through three wars between France and Germany and their ... See full summary »
Stars: Caroline Tresca, Catherine Aymerie, Hélène Schwaller, Aurore Clément
Votes: 84
18. Your Job in Germany (1945)
13 min | Documentary, Short, War
A propaganda piece about the occupation of post-Nazi Germany and what led to WWII.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Adolf Hitler, John Lund
Votes: 190
19. The First World War (1934)
Approved | 78 min | Documentary, War
Produced by the Fox Movietone News arm of Fox Film Corporation and based on the book by Lawrence Stallings, this expanded newsreel, using stock-and-archive footage, tells the story of World... See full summary »
Star: Pedro de Cordoba
Votes: 13
20. Kaiserspiel - Bismarcks Reichsgründung in Versailles (2021 TV Movie)
90 min | History
150 years ago, the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles: a revenge on the defeat of Jena in 1806. From the battle of Sedan in September 1870, ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Twente | Stars: Thomas Thieme, Peter Meinhardt, Hubertus Hartmann, Anna Tenta
Votes: 24
21. Pugowitza (1981)
101 min | Drama, War
World War II is over and Heinrich, a German young boy, influenced by the Russians, starts to act according to the Communism in a small German village.
Director: Jürgen Brauer | Stars: Axel Griesau, Szymon Szurmiej, Käthe Reichel, Karla Runkehl
Votes: 35
22. Tannenberg (2017 Video Game)
War
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front.
Votes: 28
23. Nusrat Iron and Blood
Drama, History | Pre-production
A Black Swan Story That Changed History
Director: Can Ulkay
24. Sin dejar rastros (1918)
Animation
The true incident of the German U-Boat which torpedoed an Argentine ship to make Argentina declare war on the Allies.
Director: Quirino Cristiani
Votes: 22
25. Les damnés de la Commune (2021 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Animated movie, exclusively created with period engravings, about the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution in 1871.
Director: Raphaël Meyssan | Stars: Yolande Moreau, Simon Abkarian, Mathieu Amalric, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 100
26. Bismarck (1990– )
180 min | History
Stars: Uwe Ochsenknecht, Gottfried Lackmann, Rudolf Donath, Ulli Philipp
Votes: 28
27. Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 (2015 Video Game)
T | Adventure, History, War
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a series of tactical games, which tells the story of one of the bloodiest wars in mankind's history - The First World War. The first game of the series is ... See full summary »
Votes: 12
28. Verdun (2015 Video Game)
Action, History, War
Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in a realistic World War One setting. The merciless trench warfare offers a unique battlefield experience, immersing you and your squad into intense battles of attack and defense.
Directors: Matt Hergaarden, Mike Hergaarden
Votes: 63
29. Seven Days That Made the Fuhrer (2013 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History
We identify the seven key events that shaped Hitler's mind and ultimately culminated in his plans for world domination as he became one of the most powerful and deranged leaders the world has ever known.
Director: Alex Parkinson | Stars: Kerry Daynes, Frank McDonough, Estelle Lovatt, Richard John Evans
Votes: 11
30. Wir Deutschen - Eine Reise zu den Schauplätzen der Vergangenheit (1991– )
43 min | Documentary
Star: Gert Westphal
Votes: 10
31. The Peril of Prussianism (1918)
Animation, Short
Centuries of German history are illustrated through animated maps and diagrams, which tell the story of Prussian expansion in Europe and make the argument that Germany must be crushed in the Great War to make the world safe for democracy.
Director: Leighton Budd
32. Paramount-Bray Pictographs, No. 105 (1918)
Documentary, Short
Subjects include: "Young America in Winter Time", "Magic for Home Use, No. 1", and the cartoon The Peril of Prussianism (1918).
Director: P.D. Hugon
33. First Eagles: The Great War 1918 (2006 Video Game)
Action, History, War
Director: Tsuyoshi Kawahito
35.
Real Time History (2021– )
Episode:
Why Wilhelm I Didn't Want to Be German Emperor
(2022)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
The proclamation of the German Empire on 18 January 1871 is usually portrayed as a glorious ceremony. Most people associated it with the famous paintings from Anton von Werner. But the ... See full summary »
Director: Toni Steller | Star: Jesse Alexander
36.
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
Episode:
La menace
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
Hitler's charismatic speeches may have won the impoverished but would the National Socialist Party risen to power without the Great Depression?
Director: Isabelle Clarke | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Richard Lintern, Doug Rand, Hans Baur
Votes: 145
37.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Evolution of German Army Uniforms
(2020)
11 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian tracks and illustrates the changes in German army uniforms from 1871 to the present day.
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
38.
DA Group Education (2017– )
Episode:
History of German States
(2017)
2 min | History
After Napoleon consolidated the various states of the Holy Roman Empire he was defeated. So Prussia decided to do it themselves. After some fits (wars) and starts it managed to forge the German Empire.
39.
Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode:
Hans Kammler
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Hans Kammler's fingerprints can be found all over the Third Reich's most prestigious and deadly engineering projects, including rockets and concentration camps.
Director: Matt Bone | Stars: Paul B. Jaskot, Michael Allen, Nigel Jones, Karina Urbach