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War - WWII

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  • The Biggest Battle (1978)

    1. The Biggest Battle

    19781h 30mPG
    4.7 (623)
    How World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
    DirectorUmberto LenziStarsHelmut BergerSamantha EggarGiuliano Gemma
  • Midway (1976)

    2. Midway

    19762h 12mPG48Metascore
    6.8 (22K)
    A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
    DirectorJack SmightStarsCharlton HestonHenry FondaJames Coburn
  • Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)

    3. Battle of the Bulge

    19652h 47mApproved
    6.8 (19K)
    A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
    DirectorKen AnnakinStarsHenry FondaRobert ShawRobert Ryan
  • Cary Grant and John Garfield in Destination Tokyo (1943)

    4. Destination Tokyo

    19432h 15mApproved
    7.1 (6K)
    In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.
    DirectorDelmer DavesStarsCary GrantJohn GarfieldAlan Hale
  • Alan Hale, Dane Clark, Andrea King, Raymond Massey, and Dennis Morgan in God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)

    5. God Is My Co-Pilot

    19451h 30mApproved
    6.5 (752)
    During WW2, American volunteer pilots are stationed in China where, as part of the Flying Tigers unit, they dog-fight against Japanese warplanes.
    DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDennis MorganRaymond MasseyDane Clark
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    6. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (269K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
  • Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

    7. Hell Is for Heroes

    19621h 30mApproved76Metascore
    6.9 (7.8K)
    Small squad must hold off German attack.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsSteve McQueenBobby DarinFess Parker
  • The Dirty Dozen (1967)

    8. The Dirty Dozen

    19672h 30mApproved73Metascore
    7.7 (82K)
    During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsLee MarvinErnest BorgnineCharles Bronson
  • Torpedo Alley (1952)

    9. Torpedo Alley

    19521h 24m
    5.8 (191)
    Carrier pilot Lieutenant Bob Bingham (Mark Stevens) is rescued at sea by a submarine after he freezes at the controls and crashes, killing his two crewmen. He returns to civilian life but soon afterwards, looking for redemption, applies for submarine duty. At the New London, Conn., training base he renews acquaintance with Commander Heywood (James Millican) and Lieutenant Gates (Douglas Kennedy), the skipper and engineering officers of the sub that rescued him at sea. Bingham falls in love with Navy nurse Lieutenant Susan Peabody (Dorothy Malone), daughter of Warrant Officer Peabody (Charles Winninger) and the steady girl friend of Gates. Heywood gets a submarine command at the outbreak of the Korean "police action" and Bingham and his friend, Lieutenant Graham (Bill Williams), are part of the officer's group on Heywood's sub.
    DirectorLew LandersStarsMark StevensDorothy MaloneCharles Winninger
  • Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, and Diana Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)

    10. Torpedo Run

    19581h 38mApproved
    6.4 (2.6K)
    A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese transport ship with civilian prisoners aboard, including his wife and young daughter.
    DirectorJoseph PevneyStarsGlenn FordErnest BorgnineDiana Brewster
  • Von Ryan's Express (1965)

    11. Von Ryan's Express

    19651h 57mApproved
    7.1 (16K)
    An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.
    DirectorMark RobsonStarsFrank SinatraTrevor HowardRaffaella Carrà
  • Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in The Big Red One (1980)

    12. The Big Red One

    19801h 53mR77Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    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.
    DirectorSamuel FullerStarsLee MarvinMark HamillRobert Carradine
  • John Boorman, Lee Marvin, and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)

    13. Hell in the Pacific

    19681h 43mG
    7.2 (9.5K)
    During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?
    DirectorJohn BoormanStarsLee MarvinToshirô Mifune
  • Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)

    14. Battle at Bloody Beach

    19611h 23mApproved
    5.4 (539)
    In 1941, after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, American civilian Craig Benson helps organizing the Philippine guerrilla fighters, delivering supplies and evacuating stranded civilians.
    DirectorHerbert ColemanStarsAudie MurphyGary CrosbyDolores Michaels
  • Audie Murphy and Gordon Gebert in To Hell and Back (1955)

    15. To Hell and Back

    19551h 46mApproved
    7.1 (6.2K)
    The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
    DirectorJesse HibbsStarsAudie MurphyMarshall ThompsonCharles Drake
  • Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, and Phyllis Thaxter in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

    16. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

    19442h 18mApproved77Metascore
    7.2 (6.8K)
    In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsSpencer TracyVan JohnsonRobert Walker
  • Gregory Peck in Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

    17. Twelve O'Clock High

    19492h 12mApproved
    7.7 (16K)
    A tough-as-nails general takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
    DirectorHenry KingStarsGregory PeckHugh MarloweGary Merrill
  • Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)

    18. The Purple Heart

    19441h 39mApproved
    6.4 (1.1K)
    This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsDana AndrewsRichard ConteFarley Granger
  • Dana Andrews and Richard Conte in A Walk in the Sun (1945)

    19. A Walk in the Sun

    19451h 57mApproved
    6.9 (4.3K)
    During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsDana AndrewsRichard ConteGeorge Tyne
  • Robert Mitchum, William 'Billy' Benedict, Wally Cassell, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Lloyd, Burgess Meredith, William Murphy, John R. Reilly, and Freddie Steele in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

    20. Story of G.I. Joe

    19451h 48mApproved
    7.2 (4K)
    At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with, and reports on, the U.S. Army's 77th Infantry Division during their liberation of Italy.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBurgess MeredithRobert MitchumFreddie Steele
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    21. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • James Garner, Andra Martin, and Edmond O'Brien in Up Periscope (1959)

    22. Up Periscope

    19591h 52mApproved
    6.4 (2.3K)
    In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.
    DirectorGordon DouglasStarsJames GarnerEdmond O'BrienAndra Martin
  • James Stewart and Lisa Lu in The Mountain Road (1960)

    23. The Mountain Road

    19601h 42m
    6.2 (1.2K)
    A US Army Major stationed in East China in 1944 is ordered to blow up military installations in order to slow down the advancing Japanese Army.
    DirectorDaniel MannStarsJames StewartLisa LuGlenn Corbett
  • Stalag 17 (1953)

    24. Stalag 17

    19532hApproved84Metascore
    7.9 (60K)
    After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenDon TaylorOtto Preminger
  • Fear and Desire (1952)

    25. Fear and Desire

    19521h 2mNot Rated
    5.3 (15K)
    Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraKenneth HarpPaul Mazursky

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