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1. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 241,929
2. Pearl (2022)
R | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.
Director: Ti West | Stars: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland
Votes: 97,718 | Gross: $9.42M
3. The Last Duel (2021)
R | 152 min | Action, Drama, History
The Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter
Votes: 182,658 | Gross: $10.85M
4. The Deer Hunter (1978)
R | 183 min | Drama, War
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage
Votes: 362,663 | Gross: $48.98M
5. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright
Votes: 70,664 | Gross: $23.65M
6. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 26,371 | Gross: $10.00M
7. Sergeant York (1941)
Passed | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
A Tennessee farmer and marksman is drafted in World War I, and struggles with his pacifist inclinations before becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias
Votes: 19,802 | Gross: $16.40M
8. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance, War
Veronica plans a rendezvous with her lover, Boris, at the bank of river, only for him to be drafted into World War II shortly thereafter.
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov | Stars: Tatyana Samoylova, Aleksey Batalov, Vasiliy Merkurev, Aleksandr Shvorin
Votes: 19,812 | Gross: $0.02M
9. Warrior (2018)
Action, Crime, Drama
WARRIOR is a crime drama about community, loyalty and treachery amongst war veterans, bikers and the police force, with a love story surrounding the war veteran CC and the police officer Louise.
Stars: Dar Salim, Danica Curcic, Lars Ranthe, Jakob Oftebro
Votes: 2,361
10. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, Cheryce Livingston, Don Tempesta
Votes: 31
11. In Love and War (2018)
135 min | Drama, Romance, War
When Esben flees the trenches of WWI, after three years at the front, it's so he can return to his beloved wife Kirstine and son Karl. But everything at home has changed - A charming German... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Torsting | Stars: Sebastian Jessen, Rosalinde Mynster, Tom Wlaschiha, Thure Lindhardt
Votes: 628
12. Bad for Each Other (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 807
13. ...ja Helena soittaa (1951)
91 min | Drama, Romance
Based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki ... See full summary »
Director: Lasse Pöysti | Stars: Irma Seikkula, Leena Häkinen, Erkki Viljos, Jussi Jurkka
Votes: 52
14. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Not Rated | 92 min | Western
In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
Director: Richard Wilson | Stars: Yul Brynner, Janice Rule, George Segal, Alfred Ryder
Votes: 2,352
15. Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Passed | 81 min | Drama
A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray
Votes: 1,284
16. The Guardians (2017)
R | 138 min | Drama, War
Women are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War.
Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry, Cyril Descours
Votes: 2,580 | Gross: $0.18M
17. The Return of Ringo (1965)
Not Rated | 95 min | Romance, Western
A returning Union Officer discovers that his home has been overrun by Mexican bandits, and infiltrates the gang to restore order and determine if his wife has been faithful to him.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 2,042
18. Yoyo (1965)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A man has everything: dozens of servants, a palace, vast woods, gardens, a lake, mechanical toys, private entertainment troupes of musicians and dancers. He has it all - but love. When ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Étaix | Stars: Pierre Étaix, Claudine Auger, Philippe Dionnet, Luce Klein
Votes: 1,685
19. Resurrected (1989)
96 min | Drama, War
Surviving soldier is accused of cowardice and desertion. His former comrades-in-arms decide to judge him bypassing the law.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Bell, Rita Tushingham, David Thewlis, Rudi Davies
Votes: 551
20. The Basket (1999)
PG | 105 min | Drama
A picturesque Pacific Northwest community raising its wheat and children in the midst of a nation reeling from World War I sets the stage for The Basket. In a time of pain and prejudice ... See full summary »
Director: Rich Cowan | Stars: Peter Coyote, Karen Allen, Robert Burke, Amber Willenborg
Votes: 670 | Gross: $0.61M
21. The Deep Six (1958)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, War
Called to active duty during World War II, U.S. Navy Reserve lieutenant Alec Austin struggles to do his military duties while observing his Quaker beliefs, to the dismay of his comrades.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 530
22. Walk with Me (2016)
105 min | Drama, Romance, War
Deployed on mission in Helmand, Afghanistan, 25-year old Thomas steps on a landmine and gets seriously injured. At the local rehabilitation center he meets Sofie, an ascending ballerina ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Cecilie Lassen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Silja Eriksen Jensen
Votes: 426
23. Arsenal (1929)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, War
A soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists.
Director: Aleksandr Dovzhenko | Stars: Semyon Svashenko, Georgi Khorkov, Amvrosi Buchma, Dmitri Erdman
Votes: 2,339
24. Lille soldat (2008)
100 min | Drama
A soldier returning from war is hired by her own father to drive his prostitutes around town. She calls upon herself to help one of them.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Lorna Brown, Finn Nielsen, Rasmus Botoft
Votes: 676
25. Back Home (1989 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama, Family
During World War II, young Virginia "Rusty" Dickinson was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and she returns to her native country, England. From the family she hardly ... See full summary »
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Hayley Mills, Hayley Carr, Adam Stevenson, Brenda Bruce
Votes: 151
26. The Horse of Pride (1980)
120 min | Drama
In early twentieth-century Brittany, two peasants marry, have a son, and live in traditional Breton ways: three generations under one roof, a division of labor between the sexes, elders' ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Bernadette Le Saché, François Cluzet, Paul Le Person
Votes: 297
27. The Arizona Ranger (1948)
Approved | 64 min | Drama, Western
Bob Morgan returns home but alienates his father by not staying at his ranch. Instead he becomes the head of the new Arizona Rangers. Matters get worse between father and son when when his ... See full summary »
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin
Votes: 192
28. The Teacher with the Blonde Hair (1969)
96 min | Drama, Romance, War
Amid blinding prejudice, a vivacious blonde teacher gets married to an honest man, only to see him leave for the Greco-Italian Front, a few hours after their wedding ceremony. Will she cope with her loss, when there's no one to turn to?
Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Dimitris Papamichael, Angelos Antonopoulos, Pantelis Zervos
Votes: 736
29. Bloody Christmas (1951)
95 min | Drama, War
Returning to Athens after the end of the World War II, Captain Nikolas finds out what happened to his family from a neighbor.
Director: Giorgos Zervos | Stars: Ellie Lambeti, Nikos Hatziskos, Athanasia Moustaka, Yannis Apostolidis
Votes: 64
30. Diakopes sto Vietnam (1971)
83 min | Comedy
Returning after a three-year captivity in war-torn Vietnam, a genial chemist finds his wife to marry his boss, who has grown rich thanks to his invention.
Director: Panos Glykofrydis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Anna Fonsou, Alekos Tzanetakos, Andreas Filippides
Votes: 117
31. Broken Hearts (1945)
63 min | Drama, Romance, War
The Greek-Italian war separates a couple in love and after its end the engagement of the girl with a rich acquaintance will prevent their reunion.
Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Stella Greka, Labros Konstadaras, Dinos Valentis, Angelos Lambrou
Votes: 24
32. The Barracks (2011)
Not Rated | 70 min | Action, Drama
From Drug abuse, Hate Crimes, Sex, Abuse of authority, Violence and the former Don't ask, Don't tell policy. The Barracks is the place to be.
Director: Clay Von Thomas | Stars: Jerry Della Salla, Michael Finn, Eugene Byrd, Emily Brownell
Votes: 15
33. Akbar Saleem Anarkali (1979)
139 min | Drama, History, Musical
The story of Anarkali and Saleem retold.
Director: N.T. Rama Rao | Stars: N.T. Rama Rao, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Unni Mary, Gummadi
Votes: 53
34. White Buffalo (2010)
26 min | Short, Drama, War
Set amidst the backdrop of a politically ambivalent theme imposed on the contemporary conscience as we know it and centered around Tommy O'Brien. The film explores his quest for redemption,... See full summary »
Director: Gabriel Pac | Stars: Chris Ryden, Gemma Cooper, Nigel Mattison, Hannah Bates
Votes: 12
35. Hin oreri yerge (1982)
87 min | Drama
The members of an amateur theater group share the losses and sorrows of war with Armenian provincial town's inhabitants.
Director: Albert Mkrtchyan | Stars: Shaum Kazaryan, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Verjaluys Mirijanyan, Guzh Manukyan
Votes: 146
36. The Lobster's Cry (2012)
30 min | Short, Drama, War
A Russian soldier returns from war service in Chechnya. Though greeted warmly by his family, he seems unable to adjust.
Director: Nicolas Guiot | Stars: Jana Bittnerová, Tatiana Gontcharova, Anton Kouzemin, Miglen Mirtchev
Votes: 81
37. Verta käsissämme (1958)
84 min | Drama
An ex-POW gets romantically involved with his friend's wife, but a get-together in the countryside results in tragedy that sends their illicit affair into a downward spiral.
Director: William Markus | Stars: Elina Pohjanpää, Jussi Jurkka, Tauno Palo, Pentti Siimes
Votes: 82
38. The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)
Drama
Crad Hobbs, a Virginia waterman, is depressed over the decline in the shellfish trade and the gradual erosion of his former home, a barrier island off Virginia's Eastern Shore. Worse, his ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Varney | Stars: Jack Hardwood, Frances Helm, Robert Bolger, Alexander Campbell
39. Nocturne (1927)
32 min | Short, Drama
A sick woman waits for a man who has gone off to war without realizing that he is sleeping in the hotel room next to hers.
Director: Marcel Silver | Stars: Raquel Meller, Fred Louis Lerch
Votes: 16
40. Vlast vítá (1945)
89 min | Documentary
Directors: J.A. Holman, Otakar Vávra | Stars: Ladislav Bohác, Július Pántik
41. Isoviha (1939)
91 min | Drama, History
Priest Petrelius refuses to accept the marriage proposals of his daughter Karoliina and Paavo Paulinpoika. Paavo enlists in the King's forces and is wounded. On his return, he finds his village and his beloved at the mercy of the Russians.
Director: Kalle Kaarna | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Kalevi Mykkänen, Santeri Karilo, Kaarlo Saarnio
Votes: 39
42. Operation Welcome Home (1991 TV Movie)
Unrated | 48 min | Documentary, War
An original documentary, this film contains previously classified footage provided by the Defense Department. Included is an exclusive on-camera "host" appearance by General Colin Powell, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kline | Star: Colin Powell
43. The Dawn of the Sad Street (2008)
105 min | Drama, War
Life in Gyumri during the Karabakh war is full of hope and disappointment. Men work for their living, women wait for the return of their husbands and sons, efforts are topped by coming victory.
Director: Albert Mkrtchyan | Stars: Anahit Qocharyan, Guzh Manukyan, Vardan Mkrtchyan, Armen Sargsyan
Votes: 15
44.
Sherlock Holmes (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Cunningham Heritage
(1954)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. John Watson meets private detective Sherlock Holmes, and assists him in solving a case that has confused Inspector Lestrade.
Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Ronald Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford, Archie Duncan, Meg Lemonnier
Votes: 230
45.
Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011)
Episode:
An American Family
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama
Justin returns from Iraq, but with severe injuries. Nora wants to help him as much as she can, but that may be too much. Sarah asks Joe to move back home, but he has different plans. Kitty gets Robert in trouble at a radio talk show.
Director: Gloria Muzio | Stars: Dave Annable, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Kerris Dorsey, Sally Field
Votes: 140
46.
The Doctor (1952–1953)
Episode:
The Brothers
(1953)
Drama
A soldier recently returned from Korea resents his brother's over-protectiveness.
Stars: Warner Anderson, Dean Harens, Edmon Ryan
47.
Die Wölfe (2009– )
Episode:
Nichts kann uns trennen
(2009)
Drama, History
The year is 1948. Berlin is in ruins and has been divided into four sectors by the war lords. Six teenagers, each marked in different ways by the war, swear each other eternal friendship in... See full summary »
Director: Friedemann Fromm | Stars: Axel Prahl, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt, Johanna Gastdorf
Votes: 32
48.
Hotel Europa (2021–2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2021)
90 min | Drama, History, War
The chronicles of a hotel frequented by Charlie Chaplin, Konrad Adenauer, and Adolf Hitler. (Part 1 of 2).
Director: Thorsten Schmidt | Stars: Jonathan Berlin, Benjamin Sadler, Katharina Schüttler, Pauline Rénevier
Votes: 57
49.
NCIS (2003– )
Episode:
Code of Conduct
(2009)
TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Marine, a practical joker, dies, apparently by suicide by carbon monoxide; Gibbs and company investigate; Ducky rules out suicide, and Abby confirms. Tony starts to arrest the widow, but Gibbs stops him. The gang put the pieces together.
Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette
Votes: 712
50.
Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A CIA case officer becomes suspicious that a Marine Sergeant war hero rescued after eight years of captivity in Afghanistan, has been turned into a sleeper agent by Al Qaeda.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood
Votes: 4,932