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1. Piranha (1978)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 24,872 | Gross: $6.00M

2. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Passed | 104 min | Western

Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson

Votes: 19,374

3. Missing (1982)

PG | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea

Votes: 23,446 | Gross: $14.00M

4. Taking Sides (2001)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Music, War

After the end of World War II, a famous German conductor is accused of loyalty to the Nazi regime. He argues that art and politics are separate. An investigator thinks otherwise.

Director: István Szabó | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr

Votes: 3,874 | Gross: $0.19M

5. The Josephine Baker Story (1991 TV Movie)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Louis Gossett Jr.

Votes: 1,592

6. Baghdad Central (2020)

TV-14 | 280 min | Crime, Drama, History

Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost virtually everything. He searches for one of the few things remaining in his life, his missing estranged elder daughter.

Stars: Waleed Zuaiter, July Namir, Youssef Kerkour, Bertie Carvel

Votes: 1,821

7. Blood Oath (1990)

R | 108 min | Drama, War

The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Wallace | Stars: Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach

Votes: 964

8. Christmas Holiday (1944)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A young femme fatale-type woman realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf, Dean Harens

Votes: 1,652

9. Kwagga Strikes Back (1990)

92 min | Comedy

Kwagga Robbertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo... See full summary »

Director: David Lister | Stars: Leon Schuster, Bill Flynn, Casper de Vries, Michelle Bestbier

Votes: 375

10. Gentleman Killer (1967)

97 min | Western

A border-town became the subject of heated political turmoil between the US & Mexico when a Mexican bandit starts killing as many US soldiers as he can.

Director: Giorgio Stegani | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Silvia Solar, Anna Orso

Votes: 258

11. Berlin Tunnel 21 (1981 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, Thriller

In Berlin in 1961, an American soldier and a German engineer join forces to build a tunnel under the Berlin Wall in order to smuggle out refugees, including the soldier's East German girlfriend.

Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Richard Thomas, Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, Jacques Breuer

Votes: 353

12. Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways (1946)

Approved | Action, Adventure, Drama

Hop Harrigan (William Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Sumner Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service, and are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Emmett Vogan) to fly an eccentric ... See full summary »

Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: William Bakewell, Jennifer Holt, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Sumner Getchell

Votes: 89

13. Tanks a Million (1941)

Passed | 50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

An Army draftee with a good memory makes sergeant and saves the day.

Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: William Tracy, James Gleason, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Sawyer

Votes: 306

14. Flying Blind (1941)

Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama

A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Marie Wilson

Votes: 142

15. The Barrier (1926)

Passed | 70 min | Adventure

Years after Alaskan storekeeper Gale had rescued his ward Necia from Bennett, her murderous sea-captain father, Bennett shows up seeking his daughter -- and revenge.

Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Norman Kerry, Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Marceline Day

Votes: 26

16. Jane's Declaration of Independence (1915)

Short, Drama

A woman is in love with a dashing Army lieutenant, but her father refuses to consent to give him her hand. The daughter appeals to her father's patriotism, but when he fails to relent, declares her own independence.

Director: Charles Giblyn | Stars: Hobart Henley, Agnes Vernon, Frank MacQuarrie, Jean Hathaway

Votes: 15

17. Who Will Command Overlord? (2021)

15 min | Short, Documentary

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Director: Isaiah Guyman Martin IV | Stars: George C. Marshall, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Katherine Tupper Marshall, Winston Churchill

18. Bearcats! (1971)
Episode: Powderkeg (1971)

93 min | Action, Adventure, War

Just before World War I, two adventurers are hired to bring back a hijacked train from Mexico.

Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas, John McIntire

Votes: 186

19. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Trade Me Deadly (1958)

26 min | Western

In order to prevent the hanging of their gang members a family of outlaws kidnaps the daughter of the commander of an army post instructing him to release his prisoner or the young woman ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Drake | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Harry Lauter, Howard Negley

Votes: 16

20. Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode: The Dutch Gunmaker (1957)

Not Rated | 30 min | Western

A Dutch gunsmith, the inventor of an new rifle with superior range, plans to give the weapon to the United States Army in gratitude for being allowed to immigrate. A crooked businessman ... See full summary »

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Gabriel Curtiz

Votes: 12

21. Bearcats! (1971)
Episode: The Big Guns (1971)

60 min | Action, Adventure, War

A renegade army colonel steals some heavy artillery in order to destroy a convoy of explosives headed for England.

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Leslie Nielsen, Morgan Paull

Votes: 10

22. Bearcats! (1971)
Episode: Tiger, Tiger (1971)

50 min | Action, Adventure, War

Hank puts himself out as bait to catch a mercenary saboteur who is destroying medical supplies being shipped to the Allies in Europe.

Director: Murray Golden | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Morgan Woodward, Walter Brooke

Votes: 10

23. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: Escape to Ponderosa (1960)

TV-G | 60 min | Western

Three deserters escaped from an Army stockade to the Ponderosa. When a Captain comes looking for them, Ben realizes what they've had to deal with and promises to let his good friend in charge of that fort know the real truth.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon

Votes: 205

24. Brave Eagle (1955–1956)
Episode: Moonfire (1955)

26 min | Western

A stubborn young white girl who is staying at Brave Eagle's village refuses to leave with her uncle, a cavalry officer. The uncle believes she is being held against her will and determines ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Keith Larsen, Anthony Numkena, Bert Wheeler, Kim Winona

25. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: Graydon's Charge (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Partners "Skinner Graydon" (Ken Curtis) and "Ortho William"s (Denver Pyle) in a mule team freighting business try to win the affections of a widow "Maimie Scully" (Cathy Lewis), who owns ... See full summary »

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Denver Pyle, Ken Curtis, Lyle Bettger, Cathy Lewis

Votes: 32

26. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode: The Journey (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Western

Two cavalry officers have very different attitudes about the treatment of their Indian prisoners. A showdown occurs after an escape.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Robert J. Wilke, Michael Keep, Steven Marlo

Votes: 34

27. Johnny Ringo (1959–1960)
Episode: Ghost Coach (1959)

30 min | Western

Cully and Ringo stumbles across an old army stagecoach hidden in an abandoned mine with a skeleton inside. After the lawmen drag the coach into town, men with no apparent connection to one ... See full summary »

Director: John English | Stars: Don Durant, Karen Sharpe, Mark Goddard, Terence de Marney

Votes: 26

28. The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963)
Episode: El Medico (1962)

30 min | Drama

Adam accompanies an U.S. Army officer to pick up the personal effects of an American doctor killed for aiding an attempted revolution. He wonders what brought the man to this country and ... See full summary »

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, John Cassavetes, Victor Izay, Garry Walberg

Votes: 13

29. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Back in the World (1985)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett flashes to his role during the Saigon evacuation as he and a war correspondent uncover heroin smuggled in body bags. Ten years later in Miami the H resurfaces and so does the reporter looking for the CIA connection.

Director: Don Johnson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 487

30. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: Delay at Fort Bess (1954)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.

Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Barbara Billingsley, James Seay, Walter Coy

Votes: 7

31. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
Episode: The Spa Who Loved Me (1987)

TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Comedy

A bevy of bikini-clad 'terrorettes' steal a nuclear warhead and threaten to blow up the city unless their billion dollar demand is met. Sledge and Dori trace the suspects to a health spa operated by aerobics video magnate Jill Taylor.

Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Mary Woronov

Votes: 142

32. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)
Episode: A Time to Run (1960)

60 min | Western

A wounded Mexican tries to hijack Luke's stagecoach to steal a horse, but passes out from loss of blood before he can ride away. Luke bundles the man into his stage intending to turn him ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer, Cesar Romero, Steven Marlo

Votes: 22

33. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode: Special Delivery (1958)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

While riding shotgun to protect a valuable gold shipment, Hardie and his stagecoach driver have an interesting collection of passengers and cargo:a U.S. Army officer being sent to Fort Laramie to stand trial, a married couple and a baby.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Dale Robertson, Robert Lowery, Rachel Ames, Bing Russell

Votes: 56

34. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
Episode: McBean Rides Again (1960)

30 min | Western

Lt. Baxter brings Pat evidence that whiskey has been found on the local Apache reservation and demands that the sheriff put an end to the trade. When Garrett discovers a still on Pa ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, Judy Nugent, Andy Clyde

Votes: 11

35. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
Episode: Night of the Hawk (1962)

30 min | Western

Garrett is ordered by Governor Lew Wallace to provide every assistance to a small cavalry patrol attempting to negotiate the surrender of a renegade band of Apaches. Neither Pat nor Billy ... See full summary »

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, John Anderson, Hal Jon Norman

Votes: 9

36. I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode: Army Infiltration (1953)

30 min | Drama

As Educational Director of his district, Philbrick encourages his cell members to send literature to others abroad. A U.S. Army soldier finds himself in hot water when his elderly aunts, ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Jean Harvey, Madge Cleveland

Votes: 7

37. Once Upon a Time in Iraq (2020)
Episode: Insurgency (2020)

59 min | Documentary, History, War

The Iraqi insurgency is examined through Lt Colonel Sassaman's descent into the darkest regions of his psyche. Alaa Adel was 12 years old when she suffered life-changing injuries from a roadside bomb.

Director: James Bluemel | Star: Andy Serkis

Votes: 76

38. Centennial (1978–1979)
Episode: The Wagon and the Elephant (1978)

TV-PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the mid 1800s, Levi Zendt, a Mennonite, leaves Pennsylvania with his new wife Elly; the two head west for Oregon and along the way cross paths with Alexander McKeag.

Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: William Atherton, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain

Votes: 148

39. Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode: Episode dated 29 January 1954 (1954)

News, Talk-Show

Larry Lesueur and Lou Cioffi, CBS news correspondents, interview General James A. Van Fleet, the former commander of the U.S. Eighth Army stationed in Korea. Topics include ways that the ... See full summary »

Stars: Lou Cioffi, Larry LeSueur, James Van Fleet

40. Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode: Episode dated 12 May 1954 (1954)

News, Talk-Show

Larry Lesueur and Don Hollenbeck, CBS News Correspondents, interview Colonel Irene O. Galloway, director of the Women's Army Corps. Topics include women in the U.S. Army, their current status and future role.

Stars: Irene O. Galloway, Don Hollenbeck, Larry LeSueur

41. Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode: Episode dated 2 August 1954 (1954)

News, Talk-Show

Lesueur and Banks interview Brigadier General John H. Michaelis, Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Topics include the training of cadets, characteristics ... See full summary »

Stars: Louis Banks, Larry LeSueur, John H. Michaelis

42. Superman & Lois (2021–2024)
Episode: The Ties That Bind (2022)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Clark opens up to Lois about his ongoing struggle with visions and admits that there is only one person who might be able to help; tensions being to rise with Lois and Chrissy; Sarah breaks plans with Jordan to spend time with Natalie.

Director: David Ramsey | Stars: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin

Votes: 1,321

43. The Hunter (1952– )
Episode: Time and Tide (1952)

Drama

Adams tries to rescue the Polish-born daughter-in-law of an American general from Communist agents behind the Iron Curtain.

Star: Barry Nelson