Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "homefront-of-world-war-ii"

1. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)

Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken

Votes: 29,844

2. Swing Shift (1984)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War

A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward

Votes: 5,423 | Gross: $6.65M

3. De Gaulle (2020)

108 min | Biography, Drama, History

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.

Director: Gabriel Le Bomin | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carré, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet

Votes: 2,022

4. The Iron Curtain (1948)

Approved | 87 min | Biography, Crime, History

The story of Soviet cypher-clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger

Votes: 1,116

5. Burning at Both Ends (2021)

110 min | Drama, Thriller, War

Caught behind enemy lines, a small group of dissident survivors struggle to remain hidden from the Germans as they use a radio to broadcast a message of hope.

Directors: Matthew Hill, Landon Johnson | Stars: Cary Elwes, Jason Patric, Judd Hirsch, Sebastian Roché

Votes: 645

6. Man Hunt (1941)

Passed | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, John Carradine

Votes: 6,454

7. Blondie for Victory (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Family, War

Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform homefront wartime duties, including guarding the local dam. Dagwood and the other husbands don't care to be left home doing the cooking ... See full summary »

Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy

Votes: 211

8. Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Passed | 132 min | Comedy, Romance, War

A young soldier arrives in NYC and, before heading overseas to WWII, visits Stage Door Canteen, where famous actresses and entertainers volunteer to entertain soldiers.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker

Votes: 1,839

9. Tonight and Every Night (1945)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, Musical, War

The theater in which this film is set was called The Windmill and performers there refused to be deterred by the blitz that was leveling much of London at the time.

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair, Marc Platt

Votes: 1,154

10. Land of Hope (2018)

TV-14 | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance

Anni lives a sheltered life until she falls in love with Veikko, who has been wounded at the end of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her life behind and moves with Veikko to North Karelia.

Director: Markku Pölönen | Stars: Oona Airola, Konsta Laakso, Helmi Linnosmaa, Antti Virmavirta

Votes: 988

11. Homecoming (1948)

Approved | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

At the end of WW2, aboard a repatriation ship, an Army doctor reminisces about his war years while being interviewed by a reporter.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak

Votes: 1,094

12. I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the gang.

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Mary Brian, William Henry

Votes: 232

13. Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, War

World War II home front romantic comedy in which a war correspondent's wife wants a divorce along with his help in choosing her next husband.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman, Richard Ainley

Votes: 264

14. London Can Take It! (1940)

Approved | 9 min | Documentary, War, Short

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Directors: Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt | Stars: Quentin Reynolds, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Votes: 711

15. Blitz on Berlin (2014 Video)

56 min | Documentary, History, War

A detailed account of the allied bombing raids on the city of Berlin in World War Two.

Director: Stanley Joseph | Stars: Barbara Von Rimscha, Anne-Marie Von Mutius, Adolf Hitler, Kaiser Wilhelm II

Votes: 6

16. Cake Bakers & Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley's 100 Years of the WI (2015 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary, History, War

Historian Lucy Worsley marks the centennial of the Women's Institute in Britain by exploring and celebrating their amazing history, social evolution and impressive accomplishments.

Director: Eleanor Scoones | Star: Lucy Worsley

Votes: 10

17. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Home Fires: Britain - 1940-1944 (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The war effort required total commitment from British citizens stretching their bodies and spirits to the breaking point and occasionally beyond it. As a result of grim news early in the ... See full summary »

Stars: Laurence Olivier, George Hodgkinson, Gwen Bunt, Lord Chandos

Votes: 367

18. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Germany is jubilant after the surrender of France. Then the unsuccessful expansion of the war to include Russia and England gradually turns German morale from joy to fatalism. Even der ... See full summary »

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Marlene Tucking, Hans Kehrl, Christabel Bielenberg

Votes: 391

19. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Campaign in the Balkans (2004)

105 min | Documentary, History, War

We examine the course of savage fighting in the Balkans in the latter half of the conflict in World War 2 where after the uprising by the Romanians, the Soviet Army moved swiftly to capture Bucharest.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Ion Antonescu, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Ernst Busch

Votes: 12

20. Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
Episode: The Home Front (2022)

Documentary, History

Facing defeat on the Eastern Front, Hitler retreats. Deep rifts emerge, and his inner circle vies for power. The resistance gets a student voice, and an enemy within plots to kill Hitler.

Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Richard John Evans, Pablo de Orellana, Afua Hirsch, Christian Goeschel

Votes: 65

21. 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

22. How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode: The Homefront (2023)

Documentary, History, War

In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.

Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi, Russell A. Hart, Guy Walters

23. Against the Odds (2014– )
Episode: The Battle for Sugar Loaf (2016)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Taking an otherwise nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The young weary marines of Charlie Company strained against ... See full summary »

Director: Sammy Jackson | Stars: Bill Pierce, Dick Whitaker, Don Honis, Jack W. Houston

24. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: Rise of the Sycophants (2018)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, History

At a critical juncture of the war in 1942, Germany's manufacturing capacity is strained and Hitler turns not to a general but architect Albert Speer.

Director: Simon Deeley | Stars: Roger Moorhouse, James Holland, Sönke Neitzel, Emma Craigie

Votes: 149