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1. Catch-22 (1970)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel
Votes: 26,508 | Gross: $24.91M
2. Memphis Belle (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1943, the crew of a B-17 based in the UK prepares for its 25th and final bombing mission over Germany before returning home to the USA.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney
Votes: 30,541 | Gross: $27.44M
3. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
G | 144 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 37,223 | Gross: $29.55M
4. Iron Eagle II (1988)
PG | 105 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A joint U.S.- Soviet strike force is assembled to wipe out a nuclear base in an outlaw nation that plans to take the world hostage.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe
Votes: 5,462 | Gross: $10.50M
5. Operation Crossbow (1965)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Drama, War
Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills
Votes: 5,508
6. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In 1944, an Army doctor is in charge of a neuropsychiatric ward at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona, and he must deal with a variety of tough cases.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert
Votes: 2,920
7. The War Lover (1962)
Approved | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Gary Cockrell
Votes: 2,120
8. Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Fantasy, Horror
American G.I.s who trespass on a Hindu ceremony are hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to transform herself into a cobra.
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Faith Domergue, Richard Long, Marshall Thompson, Kathleen Hughes
Votes: 1,482
9. Berlin 1945 (2020)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.
Stars: Simon Brauer, Konstantin Achmed Bürger, Yvette Coetzee, Lucie David
Votes: 319
10. Falling Hare (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs encounters wartime sabotage and takes to the air to do battle.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett
Votes: 1,478
11. Target for Today (1944)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary about one bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force, from the initial planning of the mission thru its final completion, with all of its intricacies from beginning to end.
Director: William Keighley
Votes: 84
12. Brady's Escape (1983)
96 min | Action, Drama, War
This movie is about the love and protection of a man from another culture from the lowly horsemen of the plains in Hungary during World War II.
Director: Pál Gábor | Stars: John Savage, Kelly Reno, Ildikó Bánsági, László Mensáros
Votes: 222
13. Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
Not Rated | 66 min | Drama, War
A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Louis Adlon, Rand Brooks, Frederic Brunn, George Dolenz
Votes: 268
14. 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: 54
15. Winning Your Wings (1942)
Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War
Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
Directors: Owen Crump, John Huston | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Ames, Leah Baird, Don DeFore
Votes: 384
16. Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, War
A homesick American soldier stationed in England during WWII, makes an unauthorized (a.w.o.l) trip on an American Air Force plane to the United States to see his wife, and then hops the ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe, Gail Patrick, Phillip Reed
Votes: 79
17. Shady Lady (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The epic story of a B-24 'Liberator' bomber aircraft, 'Shady Lady', that took off from Darwin, Australia, on Friday 13th August 1943, on what was at that time, the world's longest ever attempted bombing mission.
Director: Tristan Loraine | Stars: Michael Dorn, Ross Neuenfeldt, Andrew Harwood Mills, Gregory Kanter
Votes: 89
18. The Last Bomb (1945)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, Documentary, War
Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Reed Hadley, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Klock, Curtis LeMay
Votes: 112
19. 1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? (2019 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Drama, History
After two men escape from the death camp at Auschwitz to tell the world the details of the Nazi genocide there, the Allies face a moral dilemma: to stop further killings, should we bomb Auschwitz?
Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Nikolaus Wachsmann, Deborah Lipstadt, Michael Berenbaum, Rebecca Erbelding
Votes: 85
20. Men Against the Sky (1940)
Passed | 75 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Alcoholic pilot struggles to turn his life around.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie
Votes: 149
21. Land and Live in the Desert (1945)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, War
Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help are depicted.
Stars: John Beal, Wally Cassell, Robert Foulk, Van Heflin
Votes: 36
22. Strictly G.I. (1943)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A filmed broadcast of the Command Performance radio programs in which various Hollywood stars appeared and performed in accordance with letter requests from American service men stationed ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Lana Turner, Judy Garland
Votes: 133
23. Major Raoul Lufbery (2018)
12 min | Documentary, Short
WWI Pilot Gervais Raoul Lufbery, triple confirmed ace, mechanic and world traveler, was a beloved member of the pioneering LaFayette Escadrille squadron, a formation of volunteer pilots ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Zane Irwin | Stars: Matthew Brown, Carole Gragez, Raoul Lufbery III
24. Battle for Cassino (1969 Video)
51 min | Documentary, History, War
In this World War II documentary, we examine several of the controversial bombings of the war. Included is Allies bombing of the Benedictine Monastery on Monte Cassino.
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Allan Francis Harding, Dan Davin, Achim Oster
Votes: 13
25. Sky-Eye (1920)
Adventure
Wealthy oil magnate Harry Mangin is in love with his competitor James Murdock's daughter Blanche. Mangin schemes to ruin Blanche's father so that the girl will be forced to accept his ... See full summary »
Director: Aubrey M. Kennedy | Stars: Russel Hunt, Harry Myers, June Keith, Thelma Kenley
Votes: 17
26. How to Fly the B-26 Airplane (1944)
47 min | Documentary
Documentary feature film depicting the training of young Lieutenant Jim Anthony as a pilot of the B-26 Marauder bomber. Dick, the captain charged with pilot instruction, leads Jim through ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Porter, Craig Stevens, William Warren, Frank Wilcox
Votes: 11
27. Blitz on Hamburg (2014)
Documentary, History, War
A straightforward account of the experience of Hamburg and its inhabitants during World War II and its immediate aftermath under British occupation.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Jeremy Anthony, Lieslotte Bottger, Gunther Hossfeld, Ralf Ohlhagen
Votes: 8
28. Air Siege (1944)
19 min | Documentary, Short, War
A recount of the bombing campaign by the United States Army's Fifteenth Air Force against the oilfields and refineries in and around Ploesti, Romania during World War II.
Star: Ronald Reagan
29. Camouflage (1944)
20 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
In this US Air Force training film, Hoodie the Chameleon describes the reason for camouflage and decoys for equipment. Also, ground installations against aerial attacks are presented.
Director: Frank Thomas
Votes: 18
30. The Fight for the Sky (1945)
20 min | Documentary, Short, War
Documentary detailing the activities of American fighter escort pilots during bombing raids over Germany.
Stars: Jimmy Dolittle, Francis H. Griswold, Reed Hadley
Votes: 50
31. How to Fly the B-24D Airplane (1942)
58 min | Documentary
Detailed training film describing preflight and airborne operations of Consolidated B-24D heavy bomber.
Votes: 12
32. Invasion - Nazi Version (1944)
16 min | Documentary, Short, War
Created by the U.S. Navy's Industrial Incentive Division and the Office of Strategic Service (OSS) during WWII, this "Nazi version" of the Normandy invasion is a translated, authentic ... See full summary »
33. How to Fly the B-17 (Part 1, Ground Operations) (1943)
Documentary
Military training film in which an instructor takes a new B-17 bomber pilot through preflight inspections of the aircraft and preparation for departure.
Star: Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 9
34.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Jim Nabors
(1972)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Season 6 opens with Jim Nabors as guest star. Carol presents Harvey Korman with his Emmy award. Sketches include "Stella Toddler" and "Hollywood Canteen."
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 45
35.
Masters of the Air (2024)
Episode:
Part One
(2024)
TV-MA | 62 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, David Shields
Votes: 3,368
36.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Airwar Over Germany
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
The Allied bombing campaign of Germany in World War 2.
Votes: 6
37.
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: 11
38.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Operation Market Garden
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
Operation Market Garden was an attempt by the allies to use airborne units to seize key bridges and short-cut the slog into northern Germany thereby shortening the war. This is a look at the plan, the leaders and the equipment involved.
Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, James Wignall | Stars: Jonathan Booth, Wilhelm Bittrich, Omar N. Bradley, Lewis H. Brereton
Votes: 6
39.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The War Against the U-Boats
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
An in depth look at the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, the people who commanded the fighting, the national leaders, and the equipment used.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
Votes: 6
40.
Warbird Workshop (2020– )
Episode:
Douglas C47
(2020)
44 min | Documentary, History
A US Army Air Force C47 transport plane that dropped paratroopers on D-Day is at the centre of one of the UK's most ambitious warplane rebuilds.
Star: Martin Shaw
41.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
The Mighty Eighth
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
The 8th United States Army Air Force flew some of WW2's most daring raids and sorties over Germany and mainland Europe.
Director: Adam Luria | Stars: Robert Ricks, Bill Toombs, Flint Whitlock, Henry Hughey
42.
World War Weird (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2017)
Documentary, History, War
Discover some of the more remarkable tales that came out of the world wars. Hear about a weird Japanese weapon and the U-boat activity that awakened something strange in the oceans.
Director: Pascal Hughes | Stars: Guy Walters, Mike Pavelec, Dominic Selwood, Andrew Gough
43.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Deception
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
Find out how deception can take many forms and turn the tides of even the most perilous of situations.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Lloyd Clark, Bruce Gudmundsson, Eric Meyers, Winston Churchill
44.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-)
(2022)
TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History
A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer
Votes: 146
45.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Downfall of Germany: The Western Front
(2021)
49 min | Documentary, Animation
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Stars: Griffin Johnsen, James Cottle-Vinson, Robert Loria, Talen Weinman
46.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Victory in the Pacific
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Japan keeps continues its suicidal resistance, and invading it looks costly. After 2 atomic bombs, the Emperor intervenes and stops the War. Stalin grabs territory in East Asia. The War is over, and the Atomic Era and the Cold War start.
Stars: Chester W. Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur, Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill
Votes: 208
47.
The Armchair Historian (2017– )
Episode:
Evolution of American Army Uniforms
(2021)
11 min | Documentary, Animation
The Armchair Historian traces the evolution of American army uniforms from 1775 to the present day.
Director: Griffin Johnsen | Star: Griffin Johnsen
48.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Closing the Ring
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The Western Allies secure supply routes that will allow them to enter Germany, and the Ardennes counter-offensive fails. The Red Army advances rapidly, and Stalin shows uses the war for Empire-building. The SS implements the Holocaust.
Stars: Robert Powell, Joseph Stalin, Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 221
49.
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
50.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Red Sun Rampant
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Japan attacks the USA on 7 Dec 1941. For the next 6 months, they continue to have successful attacks. However, by the end of the battle for Guadalcanal in Feb 1943, they are completely on the defensive.
Stars: Robert Powell, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hideki Tôjô, Isoroku Yamamoto
Votes: 271