Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "radar-station"

1. The Deadly Mantis (1957)

Approved | 79 min | Family, Horror, Sci-Fi

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.

Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph

Votes: 4,101

2. Age of Heroes (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Director: Adrian Vitoria | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie, Izabella Miko

Votes: 10,216

3. Objective, Burma! (1945)

Approved | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince, George Tobias

Votes: 5,548

4. Invasion (1965)

82 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

An alien spaceship crashes near a rural hospital. When the alien is taken to the hospital, a mysterious force field suddenly appears around it.

Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Edward Judd, Yôko Tani, Valerie Gearon, Lyndon Brook

Votes: 510

5. Eagles Over London (1969)

PG | 100 min | Action, Drama, War

In World War II, a German undercover unit infiltrates British lines during the evacuation of Dunkirk, 1940. The film revolves around their successes and failures in disrupting Royal Air Force operations during the Battle of Britain.

Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Frederick Stafford, Van Johnson, Francisco Rabal, Ida Galli

Votes: 791

6. Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, War

Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From rocky beginnings in Sicily to war- winning triumphs in Germany.

Stars: Brian Bloom, Alberto Brosio, Danny Cooksey, Antonio Del Prete

Votes: 1,513

7. A Place in Hell (1969)

107 min | War

After the U.S. defeat in the Philippines, Madison leads a rag-tag group of U.S. soldiers against the Japanese occupiers. In this WW II drama, the Japanese set an island trap for the American troops.

Director: Giuseppe Vari | Stars: Guy Madison, Maurice Poli, Hélène Chanel, Sandro Pizzochero

Votes: 123

8. Guy Martin: The Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber (2015 TV Movie)

72 min | Documentary

Guy Martin helps restore XH558, the last airworthy Avro Vulcan bomber, to prepare it for its last ever flight, a 1000-mile farewell tour of Great Britain, before it is grounded.

Director: James Woodroffe | Stars: Guy Martin, Shaun Dooley, Kevin Stone, Ray Watts

Votes: 229

9. Fuji sanchô (1970)

125 min | Adventure, Drama

The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese archipelago, but the task will not be easy.

Director: Tetsutaro Murano | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Tetsuya Watari, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shinsuke Ashida

Votes: 20

10. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: The Merchant (1971)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jim pulls a "James Bond" letting himself be captured so he can become beholden to arms dealer Armand Anderssarian who can get Jim released. A classic start to an IMF con. Meanwhile Paris, ... See full summary »

Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Greg Morris

Votes: 157

11. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957 - November 22, 1963: Part 1 (1992)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sam's leap takes a dramatic turn when he begins leaping randomly throughout the life of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Matters are complicated further when Sam's mind becomes tangled with Oswald's.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Reni Santoni, Willie Garson

Votes: 508

12. The Rat Patrol (1966–1968)
Episode: The Blow Sky High Raid (1966)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

To knock out an Afrika Korps radar station, clearing the way for an Allied bombing raid, the Rat Patrol employs a new explosive. To get there in time, the Desert Rats must uncover an ... See full summary »

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden, Lawrence P. Casey

Votes: 70

13. Boneyard: The Secret Life of Machines (2007–2008)
Episode: Oil Rigs (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

When an off shore oil platform's oil is tapped out many are disassembled for scrap. Others are refurbished and return to work at new drilling sites. But some find useful new lives as ... See full summary »

14. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Red Devils (2021)

Documentary, History, War

From the moment British airborne was formed after Churchill noted the impressive feats of Germany's elite Falschirmjaeger paratroopers, Britain's Airborne would be an elite fighting force.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Chip Chapman, Tony Hibbert, Jim Knox, Jon Trigg

15. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Episode #24.16 (2022)

44 min | Reality-TV

Irita Marriott and Phil Serrell embark on an antiques hunting trip around East Anglia. Before reaching their first auction, Irita runs away to Great Yarmouth to join the circus, while the world's first radar station is on Phil's itinerary.

Directors: Scott Corben, Sam Hughes | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Irita Marriott, Philip Serrell

16. Putin, Russia and the West (2011)
Episode: New Start (2011)

59 min | Documentary

Putin, first as Russian president and later as prime minister but power behind the throne of Medvedev, is unshakably determined to rebuild Russia's status as super-power rivaling even ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Mitchell | Stars: Rupert Graves, Anatoly Antonov, Gordon Brown, Bill Burns

Votes: 26

17. CaspianReport (2010– )
Episode: How India Plans to Checkmate China (2023)

13 min | Documentary

India is implementing what it calls the Necklace of Diamonds, a collection of international relationships that surround China, just has China created the String of Pearls that surrounds India.

Star: Shirvan Neftchi

18. Atlantic Crossing (2020)
Episode: The Giant Awakes (2020)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Family, History

America enters the war, and Olav arrives from England. Missy grows suspicious of ties between Roosevelt and Martha, as does Olav. Meanwhile, a dastardly Nazi plot unfolds.

Directors: Alexander Eik, Janic Heen | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Tobias Santelmann, Søren Pilmark

Votes: 157