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  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)

    1. The Bridges at Toko-Ri

    19541h 42mApproved
    6.7 (6.7K)
    During the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges.
    DirectorMark RobsonStarsWilliam HoldenGrace KellyFredric March
  • Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

    2. Hell Is for Heroes

    19621h 30mApproved76Metascore
    6.9 (7.8K)
    Small squad must hold off German attack.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsSteve McQueenBobby DarinFess Parker
  • George Peppard, Rock Hudson, Nigel Green, and Guy Stockwell in Tobruk (1967)

    3. Tobruk

    19671h 47mApproved
    6.4 (3.8K)
    A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major German fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsRock HudsonGeorge PeppardNigel Green
  • Raid on Rommel (1971)

    4. Raid on Rommel

    19711h 39mGP
    5.4 (2.5K)
    In 1942, in Libya, a German-speaking British intelligence officer uses former British POWs, some dressed in German uniforms, to fulfill a secret sabotage mission inside German-captured Tobruk.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsRichard BurtonJohn ColicosClinton Greyn
  • Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)

    5. Memphis Belle

    19901h 47mPG-1359Metascore
    6.9 (32K)
    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.
    DirectorMichael Caton-JonesStarsMatthew ModineEric StoltzTate Donovan
  • Fedor Bondarchuk, Artyom Mikhalkov, Artur Smolyaninov, Aleksey Chadov, Ivan Kokorin, and Konstantin Kryukov in 9th Company (2005)

    6. 9th Company

    20052h 19mR
    7.0 (22K)
    A group of Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late-1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.
    DirectorFedor BondarchukStarsArtur SmolyaninovAleksey ChadovKonstantin Kryukov
  • Nanking (2007)

    7. Nanking

    20071h 28mR76Metascore
    7.7 (3.6K)
    Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.
    DirectorsBill GuttentagDan SturmanStarsHugo ArmstrongRosalind ChaoStephen Dorff
  • City of Life and Death (2009)

    8. City of Life and Death

    20092h 13mR85Metascore
    7.7 (12K)
    In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.
    DirectorChuan LuStarsYe LiuWei FanHideo Nakaizumi
  • MacArthur (1977)

    9. MacArthur

    19772h 10mPG
    6.5 (5.5K)
    Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.
    DirectorJoseph SargentStarsGregory PeckDan O'HerlihyEd Flanders
  • Yamato (2005)

    10. Yamato

    20052h 25m
    6.4 (2.5K)
    The movie follows 3 Japanese friends from embarking on Yamato, the world's largest battleship, until it's sunk 3 1/2 years later on April 7, 1945 on it's way to Okinawa to stop American advance at the end of WWII.
    DirectorJun'ya SatôStarsTakashi SorimachiShidô NakamuraKyôka Suzuki
  • Jim Belushi in Sahara (1995)

    11. Sahara

    19951h 46mPG-13TV Movie
    6.7 (3.8K)
    An American tank crew retreating from Tobruk in the Libyan desert picks up a motley crew of stragglers while fleeing a Nazi battalion. They must defend an abandoned fortress with an almost dry well. Remake of the 1943 Bogart classic.
    DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsJim BelushiAlan David LeeSimon Westaway
  • The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

    12. The Bridge at Remagen

    19691h 55mR
    6.7 (11K)
    As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGeorge SegalRobert VaughnBen Gazzara
  • The Desert Rats (1953)

    13. The Desert Rats

    19531h 28mApproved
    6.7 (5.5K)
    Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsRichard BurtonJames MasonRobert Newton
  • Robert Mitchum and Curd Jürgens in The Enemy Below (1957)

    14. The Enemy Below

    19571h 38mApproved
    7.4 (13K)
    During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
    DirectorDick PowellStarsRobert MitchumCurd JürgensDavid Hedison
  • The One That Got Away (1957)

    15. The One That Got Away

    19571h 51mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.1 (2.6K)
    A cocky German fighter pilot is shot down over England in 1940 and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again.
    DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsHardy KrügerColin GordonMichael Goodliffe
  • Robert Wagner and Shirley Anne Field in The War Lover (1962)

    16. The War Lover

    19621h 45mApproved
    6.5 (2.4K)
    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.
    DirectorPhilip LeacockStarsSteve McQueenRobert WagnerShirley Anne Field
  • William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)

    17. Wake Island

    19421h 28mApproved
    6.6 (2.4K)
    December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsBrian DonlevyRobert PrestonMacdonald Carey
  • Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

    18. Kelly's Heroes

    19702h 24mGP50Metascore
    7.6 (57K)
    A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines in WWII France to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
    DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsClint EastwoodTelly SavalasDon Rickles
  • Errol Flynn in Objective, Burma! (1945)

    19. Objective, Burma!

    19452h 22mApproved79Metascore
    7.3 (5.8K)
    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.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnJames BrownWilliam Prince
  • Merrill's Marauders (1962)

    20. Merrill's Marauders

    19621h 38mApproved
    6.6 (3K)
    During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma.
    DirectorSamuel FullerStarsJeff ChandlerTy HardinPeter Brown
  • Gregory Peck and Win Min Than in The Purple Plain (1954)

    21. The Purple Plain

    19541h 40mApproved
    6.5 (2.6K)
    In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid.
    DirectorRobert ParrishStarsGregory PeckBernard LeeWin Min Than
  • Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Meurisse, Simone Signoret, and Lino Ventura in Army of Shadows (1969)

    22. Army of Shadows

    19692h 25mNot Rated99Metascore
    8.1 (28K)
    An account of underground resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied France.
    DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsLino VenturaPaul MeurisseJean-Pierre Cassel
  • Gallipoli (1981)

    23. Gallipoli

    19811h 50mPG65Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonMark LeeBill Kerr
  • Anzio (1968)

    24. Anzio

    19681h 57mPG-13
    6.0 (4.1K)
    A war correspondent witnesses errors made at Allied Command after he and a unit of US Army Rangers land unopposed at Anzio, Italy, but later become trapped behind German lines during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII.
    DirectorsEdward DmytrykDuilio ColettiStarsRobert MitchumPeter FalkRobert Ryan
  • Robert Taylor, Thomas Mitchell, George Murphy, and Lloyd Nolan in Bataan (1943)

    25. Bataan

    19431h 54mApproved
    6.9 (2.9K)
    In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsRobert TaylorGeorge MurphyLloyd Nolan

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