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1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

R | 169 min | Drama, War

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns

Votes: 1,496,085 | Gross: $216.54M

2. The Longest Day (1962)

G | 178 min | Action, Drama, History

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.

Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda

Votes: 59,054 | Gross: $39.10M

3. The Big Red One (1980)

R | 113 min | Drama, War

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco

Votes: 21,387

4. Call of Duty: WWII (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

You play various American servicemen and their allies in World War II as the Western Allies fight their way through Europe during and after the invasion of Normandy.

Directors: Michael Condrey, Glen A. Schofield, Dennis Adams, István Kovács, Bret Robbins | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Jonathan Tucker, Jeffrey Pierce, Brett Zimmerman

Votes: 7,858

5. The Americanization of Emily (1964)

Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn

Votes: 5,663

6. Up from the Beach (1965)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, War

After the D-Day landings in June 1944, a US Army platoon liberates a small village in Normandy from German occupation.

Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Red Buttons, Irina Demick, Marius Goring

Votes: 142

7. Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, War

Take on the role of Lieutenant James Patterson. You are the Allied force's most reliable military special agent. From storming the front lines of Normandy Beach as an infantryman to becoming an elite intel officer.

Stars: Andreas Beckett, Antoinette Boers, Steve Bulen, Neil Dickson

Votes: 1,768

8. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, War

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault drops you into World War II as American Lieutenant Mike Powell. Using anything at your disposal, you will fight your way from Arzew to Omaha Beach, and then straight into the heart of the Third Reich.

Stars: William Bassett, Steve Blum, Steve Bulen, Cam Clarke

Votes: 2,347

9. D-Day 6.6.1944 (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History

Dramatised documentary, based on the experiences of the soldiers who invaded France in the D-Day Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 which were instrumental in ending World War II.

Directors: Richard Dale, Kim Bour, Pamela Gordon, Sally Weale | Stars: Ian Holm, André Heintz, Raimund Steiner, Eddie McCann

Votes: 380

10. Company of Heroes (2006 Video Game)

M | Action, War

This game tells the stories of the American army in WWII fighting the Germans in Normandy.

Directors: Crispin Hands, Owen Hurley | Stars: Amir Talai, André Sogliuzzo, Brandon Keener, Crispin Freeman

Votes: 868

11. Testa di sbarco per otto implacabili (1968)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War

The movie is set during World War II in the days just prior to the D-Day invasion. A special parachute unit is sent to destroy a German flame thrower installation on Omaha Beach.

Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Guy Madison, Peter Lee Lawrence, Erika Blanc, Philippe Hersent

Votes: 330

12. The Battle of Normandy: 85 Days in Hell (2019 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary, History, War

An unprecedented look at the vicious three-month Battle of Normandy that took place after the D-Day invasion.

Director: Guilain Depardieu | Stars: John McManus, Anthony Beevor, Tim Cook, Geoffrey Bateman

Votes: 53

13. What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? (1983 TV Short)

23 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

On their return trip through France, Charlie Brown and the gang visit various memorials to the World Wars.

Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Victoria Vargas, Brad Kesten, Jeremy Schoenberg, Stacy Heather Tolkin

Votes: 584

14. D-Day 360 (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

A detailed examination of the June 6 1944 D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach.

Director: Ian Duncan | Stars: Demetri Goritsas, Len Fullenkamp, Phil Hodges, Alex Kershaw

Votes: 74

15. War Wrecks: The Untold Stories - The Duplex Drives of Omaha (2019)

Documentary, History, War

In Normandy, June 6, 1944, a dozen Sherman tanks equipped with floats, the famous Duplex Drives (DD), leave their ship to swim to Omaha Beach, where not all of them make it, contributing to one of the greatest debacle of WWII.

Director: Serge Tignères | Star: Fabien Autin

16. Svensken vid Omaha Beach (2002 TV Movie)

25 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary on Kurt Feldtblad, who took part in Operation Overlord in WW2 as a Swedish volunteer

Director: Joel Karsberg | Stars: Kurt Feldtblad, Per Graffman

Votes: 15

17. Robert Capa: The Man Who Believed His Own Legend (2004 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary

Robert Capa has been the icon of a whole generation of photo journalists and embodies the very spirit of adventure: a romantic hero, a legendary photographer with a tragic end. Yet, very ... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Jeudy | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Robert Capa, Clark Gable, Christine Gagnieux

Votes: 21

18. Kilroy Returns (1949)

Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War

Making use of 'Kilroy," World War II's famous G. I. who was everywhere and left his signature to prove it, this entry in RKO's "This is America" series accompanies "Mr. and Mrs. Kilroy" as ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Montagne | Star: Dwight Weist

19. Screen One (1985–2002)
Episode: A Foreign Field (1993)

95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Veterans return to Normandy on the 50th anniversary of D-Day for their own special and poignant reasons, among them two looking for an old love who turns out to the same woman for both.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph

Votes: 694

20. Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode: Omaha Beach: Plus Fifteen (1960)

30 min | Drama

A veteran suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome finds it difficult to go back to his old life. Larry Morris decides to attend a reunion of the squadron, he deserted under fire during World War II.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Joe Mantell, Willard Sage, Jacqueline Scott

21. Secret Nazi Bases (2019– )
Episode: The Devil's Lair (Maisy Batteries) (2019)

Documentary

Nearly seven decades after D-Day, a massive Nazi artillery base the size of four football fields is found near Omaha and Utah beaches.

Director: Daniel Oron | Stars: James MacPhee, Rejeanne Aimey, Rob Bell, Brooke Guzar

Votes: 25

22. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Morning: June-August 1944 (1974)

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

Four years after France fell the Allies invade Normandy. Caught by surprise the German defenses are quickly overcome. Heading inland the Allies win major victories against fierce resistance.

Director: John Pett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Goronwy Rees, Louis Mountbatten, Kay Summersby

Votes: 375

23. Timewatch (1982– )
Episode: Bloody Omaha (2008)

60 min | Documentary, History

More than 60 years on, researchers are still arguing about exactly why Omaha Beach was the hardest fought of all the landing points of D-Day. Presenter Richard Hammond and Dr Simon Trew of ... See full summary »

Director: James Hayes | Stars: Richard Hammond, Joseph Balkoski, Jack Burke, James Eikner

Votes: 20

24. Band of Brothers (2001)
Episode: Day of Days (2001)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, History, War

Easy Company paratroopers jump behind enemy lines in Normandy on D-Day and struggle to reunite in hostile territory.

Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Nicholas Aaron, Kirk Acevedo, Philip Barantini, David Blair

Votes: 10,735

25. Frontlines (2020– )
Episode: Omaha (2020)

44 min | Documentary, History, War

Omaha beach - a nightmare for advancing American troops: open ground, sustained fire, heavy casualties and no retreat. But the whole fate of D-Day hinged on Omaha succeeding.

Director: Ian Bremner | Stars: Trevor Nichols, Branko Tomovic, Charles Nove, Robert Ingall

Votes: 7

26. Dangerous Missions (1999–2002)
Episode: Tank Crews (2000)

46 min | Documentary, War

A tribute to the American tank crews who fought in World War II against the Germans, focusing on the Sherman tank.

Director: Rob Lihani | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Oda 'Chuck' Miller, Harley Swenson

27. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Big Red One (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The story of the longest serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe in which American forces were engaged.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Harley Reynolds, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg, Benjamin Hilton

28. Real Engineering (2015– )
Episode: The Floating Harbors of D-Day (2020)

25 min | Documentary

To exploit the D-Day landings and advance into the continent the allies required massive quantities of vehicles, equipment, munitions, fuel and supplies. The allies did not believe they ... See full summary »

Star: Brian McManus

29. Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
Episode: L'enfer (2009)

TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary, History, War

In 1944, the Allies land in Italy, but their advance is blocked by the Wehrmacht. Meanwhile, the Red Army, continuing its inexorable advance to the west, finally reaches Berlin.

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Votes: 387

30. Wolters World (2009– )
Episode: Visit France - 10 Day Suggested Itinerary of France (2018)

13 min | Documentary

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Star: Mark Wolters

31. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: Life of a Soldier Storming Normandy: Benjamin Alvarado (2018)

6 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian recounts the experiences of Benjamin Alvarado, an American soldier landing on Omaha Beach with the second wave of troops on D-Day.

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Stars: Griffin Johnsen, Dwight D. Eisenhower

32. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Overlord (2009)

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

After a careful campaign of disinformation that throws the German defenders off-guard, the Western Allies finally land on Normandy. After fierce fighting, they establish a foothold in Europe. France is liberated.

Stars: Robert Powell, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 227

33. The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode: American D-Day: Bird's-Eye Perspective (2023)

17 min | Documentary, Animation

The Armchair Historian describes the American army's part of the invasion on D-Day, including the attacks on Utah and Omaha Beaches, the Rangers ascent of Pointe du Huc and the 82nd and ... See full summary »

Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen

34. The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode: World War II: D-Day - 1944 (2023)

Documentary, History

On June 6th 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in military history commenced targeting the coast of Normandy in France.

Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: David Ulbrich, Ian Gooderson, Adrian Lewis, Adrian Gilbert

35. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Atlantic Wall (2013)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History, War

To protect occupied Europe from an Allied invasion, Hitler demanded the construction of a defensive wall stretching thousands of kilometers from France in the south to Norway in the north.

Directors: Chris Hale, Christopher Spencer | Stars: Corey Johnson, Peter Lieb, Tony Pollard, Arthur van Beveren

Votes: 105

36. Nova (1974– )
Episode: D-Day's Sunken Secrets (2014)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary

Submersibles, underwater robots and 3D mapping tools are used to discover, identify and plot the relics on the sea floor near Normandy, France, the site of the Allies' D-Day invasion during World War II.

Directors: Doug Hamilton, Marc Jampolsky | Stars: Peter Thomas, Andy Sherrell, Henry J. Hendrix, Rick Atkinson

Votes: 43

37. Hell's Battlefield (2002– )
Episode: D-Day... Omaha Beach

44 min | Documentary, History, War

The World War II D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach.

Director: Mort Zimmerman | Star: J.J. Murrow

38. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle of Normandy (1995)

Documentary, History, War

A documentary look at the battle of Normandy and the events leading up to it. Profiles of the national and battle leaders, the units involved, and the events that were crucial to the outcome.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bernard L. Montgomery

39. Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode: Murder on Omaha Beach (2018)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A 91-year-old former GI is found in his uniform tied to a pole, apparently executed.

Director: Claude-Michel Rome | Stars: Claire Borotra, Jean-François Balmer, Michel Jonasz, Claire Chazal

Votes: 87