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1. Kong: Skull Island (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 348,545 | Gross: $168.05M
2. Midway (2019)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans
Votes: 94,511 | Gross: $56.85M
3. Battle of Britain (1969)
G | 132 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens
Votes: 24,526 | Gross: $4.36M
4. 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: 30,550 | Gross: $27.44M
5. Red Tails (2012)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Drama, History
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo, Andre Royo
Votes: 37,256 | Gross: $49.88M
6. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, War
A tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell
Votes: 15,809
7. The Dam Busters (1955)
Approved | 105 min | Drama, History, War
Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney
Votes: 11,374
8. Mosquito Squadron (1969)
G | 90 min | Drama, War
In World War II, an RAF squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret German V-2 rocket testing facility in France.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: David McCallum, Suzanne Neve, Charles Gray, David Buck
Votes: 1,686
9. Against the Sun (2014)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Director: Brian Peter Falk | Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton, Jake Abel, Nadia Parra
Votes: 6,476
10. Battle Over Britain (2023)
80 min | War
During the height of the Battle of Britain, a flight of exhausted Spitfire pilots fight to the last man in defense of their country.
Director: Callum Burn | Stars: Callum Burn, Jeffrey Mundell, Vin Hawke, David Dobson
Votes: 229
11. Mission of Honor (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Drama, War
The exploits of 303 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain. The squadron consisted of Polish pilots, many of whom were veterans of the air battles involved in Germany's invasion of Poland.
Director: David Blair | Stars: Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Krystof Hádek
Votes: 5,516
12. Fighter Squadron (1948)
Approved | 96 min | Action, War
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney, Tom D'Andrea
Votes: 1,026
13. So Well Remembered (1947)
Passed | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought hard to better working and living conditions in the bleak Lancashire mill town.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc, Trevor Howard
Votes: 583
14. Blind Spot (1958)
72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A blind American Army officer becomes involved in a murder mystery and solves it after regaining his sight.
Director: Peter Maxwell | Stars: Robert MacKenzie, Delphi Lawrence, Gordon Jackson, Anne Sharp
Votes: 239
15. Ôzora no samurai (1976)
102 min | Drama, Action, War
Epic dramatization of the WWII memoirs of Saburô Sakai, the famous ace pilot of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Director: Seiji Maruyama | Stars: Hiroshi Fujioka, Tarô Shigaki, Naoko Ôtani, Akihiko Hirata
Votes: 73
17.
The Valour and the Horror (1992)
Episode:
Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
(1992)
Documentary, History, War
About the Canadian pilots in the British Royal Air Force Bomber Squadrons during World War II.
Director: Brian McKenna | Stars: Terence McKenna, Graeme Campbell, Gilbert Turp, Nicholas Shields
Votes: 39
18.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
Flying Aces/The Mermaid Returns
(1980)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Tony Chilton returns to World War II in order to meet David, the father he never knew; and Princess Nyah the mermaid asks Roarke to help her learn about human love.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Robert Mandan, Dolly Read
Votes: 71
19.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
Defiance
(1983)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Romance, War
At President Roosevelt's request, Pug Henry goes to London to meet with the British and provide him with his own personal view on how they are doing. Pug is amazed to find how efficient ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 137
20.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
Into the Maelstrom
(1983)
142 min | Drama, Romance, War
Still assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Pug Henry saves the day when friction rises between the Russian hosts and their visitors at a State dinner. In return, Stalin agrees to greater... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 139
21.
The Winds of War (1983)
Episode:
Of Love and War
(1983)
93 min | Drama, Romance, War
Safely back from the bombing mission, Pug Henry begins to realize the strength of the mutual affection he and Pamela Tudsbury share for one another. Any plans to spend some time together ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman
Votes: 133
22.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part I
(1988)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama, War
In the immediate aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Captain Victor 'Pug' Henry finds himself in command of a cruiser, the USS Northampton. His son Warren is a naval aviator on the USS... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 130
23.
War and Remembrance (1988–1989)
Episode:
Part III
(1988)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, War
The Henrys have a family reunion of sorts when Pug and Byron join Warren and Janice to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They are joined by Pamela Tudsbury and her father who managed to ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 110
24.
Giallo Tilt (1995–1997)
Episode:
Il Barone Fesso
Comedy, Crime, Game-Show
Inspector Lillo is unable to find out who sabotaged the airplane of an infamous German war pilot.
Director: Claudio Cavilotti | Stars: Cesare Capitani, Dania Cericola, Claudio Migliavacca, Luigi Rosa