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1. Mirror (1975)
Not Rated | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Oleg Yankovskiy
Votes: 52,508 | Gross: $0.18M
2. Blue Hawaii (1961)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters
Votes: 7,556 | Gross: $10.44M
3. The Valley of Light (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Returning to USA after WWII, Noah goes wandering and angling. He comes to a small town and valley to catch a huge bass. He meets a cute widow and other good people there.
Director: Brent Shields | Stars: Chris Klein, Gretchen Mol, Zach Mills, Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 1,478
4. 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, ZsaNell Sims, Lavios Brown
Votes: 34
5. To Dance with the White Dog (1993 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama
An unusual love story in which a strange white dog appears and helps Sam Peek, a Georgia tree farmer, cope with the loss of his wife, Cora. Stars Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. From the Hallmark Hall of Fame Collection.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Christine Baranski, Terry Beaver
Votes: 692
6. The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
R | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In 1944, the residents of a small Italian town under Axis control flee their homes to seek out the liberating Allied forces.
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti
Votes: 4,687
7. My Wife's Husband (1963)
81 min | Comedy
After 13 years in Germany, Fernand is returning to his wife and his restaurant. But since his disappearance, his wife has started over with a Norman chef, sympathetic but a specialist of ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Fernandel, Bourvil, Claire Maurier, Andrex
Votes: 940
8. The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A.C. Gilbert figures out a way to keep Christmas alive after the war threatens to take it away in his name.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Jason Alexander, Kelly Rowan, Ari Cohen, C. David Johnson
Votes: 563
9. The Way We Get By (2009)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their ... See full summary »
Director: Aron Gaudet | Stars: Joan Gaudet, William Knight, Gerald Mundy
Votes: 307 | Gross: $0.11M
10. Jamilya (1969)
76 min | Drama, Romance, War
Dzhamiliya lives in a kirghizian village. She follows their parents' orders when she marries a man without loving him. Then World War II breaks out and her new husband has to leave the ... See full summary »
Directors: Irina Poplavskaya, Sergei Yutkevich | Stars: Natalya Arinbasarova, Suymenkul Chokmorov, Nasreddin Dubashev, Aliman Zhankorozova
Votes: 307
11. My Boy Johnny (1944)
7 min | Animation, Short
An animated WWII propaganda short film that shows, in fantastical comedic fashion, what every US soldier (or "Jonny") can come to expect on their victorious return home to the USA.
Director: Eddie Donnelly
Votes: 123
12. Sysmäläinen (1938)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy
A period comedy set in 1622-1637. The male protagonist, the man from Sysmä, is the fool who always fails to recognize the female protagonist in her many disguises, dressing as a man, and then as a man dressing as woman.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Olavi Reimas, Sirkka Sari, Vilho Auvinen, Kerttu Salmi
Votes: 102
13. Honoo no mai (1978)
96 min | Drama, Romance
Takuji spies a house on the hill while wandering on the beach. He is invited in and treated as an honoured guest, especially by the lovely young Kiyono. They soon marry, but as the year is ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshisuke Kawasaki | Stars: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Toshio Hosokawa, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 19
14. Felix Turns the Tide (1922)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Felix the Cat becomes a soldier when the rats declare war on the cats.
Director: Otto Messmer
Votes: 114
15.
Frontier (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Ballad of Pretty Polly
(1956)
Western
Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Rhodes Reason, Nancy Hadley, Richard Garland, William Bryant
16.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
From Here to the Pharmacy
(1991)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A soldier returning from the Persian Gulf sweeps Blanche off her feet.
Director: Lex Passaris | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 377
17.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
Taps, Play It Louder
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The trio searches for Julie's cousin, a Vietnam veteran who missed his stop when he took the bus home.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 39
18.
Bomb Girls (2012–2014)
Episode:
The Enemy Within
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, War
Gladys accompanies Marco and his mother on a journey to an internment camp in a bid to help Marco's detained father.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Meg Tilly, Jodi Balfour, Charlotte Hegele, Ali Liebert
Votes: 71