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1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 519,780 | Gross: $0.28M
2. 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: 30,638 | Gross: $27.44M
3. The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
TV-14 | 62 min | Documentary
It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.
Directors: Laurent Bouzereau, Mark Herzog | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robert Rosenthal, Steven Spielberg, James Stewart
Votes: 1,409
4. 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: 15,859
5. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron
Votes: 25,105
6. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, War
During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Felix Bressart
Votes: 43,296
7. The War Lover (1962)
Approved | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, War
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.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Gary Cockrell
Votes: 2,147
8. The Tuskegee Airmen (1995 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, History, War
The true story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest United States fighter groups in World War II.
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 7,113
9. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Passed | 138 min | Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Tim Murdock
Votes: 6,488
10. Hanover Street (1979)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen
Votes: 5,960 | Gross: $3.00M
11. The Purple Plain (1954)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In World War II Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Gregory Peck, Bernard Lee, Win Min Than, Brenda de Banzie
Votes: 2,468
12. Air Force (1943)
Approved | 124 min | Action, Drama, History
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 3,828
13. A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Passed | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A dead World War II bomber pilot, Pete Sandidge becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond
Votes: 2,943
14. Sole Survivor (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy
This story is loosely based on the discovery of the B-24 "Liberator" bomber the "Lady Be Good" that was found in the Libyan desert after the crew got lost on their 1st bombing mission to Italy.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Vince Edwards, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, Lou Antonio
Votes: 988
15. Strategic Air Command (1955)
Approved | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
An ex-pilot and current baseballer is recalled into the U.S. Air Force and assumes an increasingly important role in Cold War deterrence.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 4,107
16. We'll Meet Again (1982)
683 min | Drama, Romance, War
It's 1943 and the American Air Force has come to Market Weatherby, a small East Anglian town. The war weary British and the brash American GIs sometimes clash, but friendships are also forged.
Stars: Susannah York, Michael Shannon, Patrick O'Connell, Lynne Pearson
Votes: 197
17. Guernica (2016)
R | 110 min | Drama, History, Romance
The fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: James D'Arcy, María Valverde, Jack Davenport, Ingrid García Jonsson
Votes: 2,505
18. 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: 1,697
19. The Fighting Lady (1944)
Passed | 61 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
Directors: Edward Steichen, William Wyler | Stars: Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, Joseph J. Clark, Dixie Kiefer
Votes: 622
20. Johnny in the Clouds (1945)
87 min | Drama, Romance, War
The wartime daily routine on a British bomber base in southeastern England is revealed through the eyes of newly arrived Flying Officer Peter Penrose (Sir John Mills).
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Douglass Montgomery
Votes: 1,651
21. The Haunted Airman (2006 TV Movie)
R | 68 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A wounded RAF pilot, confined to a wheelchair, is committed to an eerie hospital where he starts to lose his mind.
Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Julian Sands, Rachael Stirling, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Ainsleigh
Votes: 2,137
22. The Beginning or the End (1947)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
A docudrama detailing the research, development and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hiroshima.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler
Votes: 752 | Gross: $2.66M
23. For the Moment (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Romance, War, Drama
The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.
Director: Aaron Kim Johnston | Stars: Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt, Wanda Cannon, Scott Kraft
Votes: 989 | Gross: $0.12M
24. Tears in the Rain (1988 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance, War
Casey's mother's dying wish was to deliver a letter to an English lord who Casey knows nothing about. While fulfilling her duty, Casey meets the Lord's son, who immediately falls for the American visitor.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Sharon Stone, Christopher Cazenove, Leigh Lawson, Paul Daneman
Votes: 685
25. High Wall (1947)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After a brain-damaged man confesses to murder and is committed, Dr. Ann Lorrison tries to prove his innocence.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 1,937
26. Over Here (1996 TV Movie)
185 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Comedy drama set in wartime Britain showing what can happen when British RAF men and airmen from the U.S. Army Air Force are forced to share barracks.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Samuel West, Martin Clunes, James Terry, Todd Boyce
Votes: 174
27. Orders to Kill (1958)
93 min | Drama, Thriller, War
American agent faces an engrossing moral dilemma when he is parachuted into France to eliminate a suspected traitor in the French Resistance.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Eddie Albert, Paul Massie, Lillian Gish, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 741
28. The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
102 min | Action, Comedy
A thief blackmails her former colleagues into robbing a bank in Spain housing some very valuable royal jewels.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Yvette Mimieux, Giovanna Ralli, Vito Scotti
Votes: 205
29. Hell's Horizon (1955)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Interaction among men of a bombing squadron during the Korean War.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: John Ireland, Marla English, Bill Williams, Hugh Beaumont
Votes: 139
30. Hers to Hold (1943)
Passed | 94 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The third film in the "3 Smart Girls" trilogy starring Deanna Durbin as Penny Craig, the youngest sister in the Craig Family. Now all grown up, she goes to work in a munitions factory ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ryan | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Joseph Cotten, Charles Winninger, Ludwig Stössel
Votes: 281
31. Identity Unknown (1945)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, War
An amnesiac soldier, the only survivor of a group of four unidentified soldiers - victims of a bomb raid - visits each man's address with the hope of restoring his memory and identity.
Director: Walter Colmes | Stars: Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker, Roger Pryor, Bobby Driscoll
Votes: 376
32. Jungle Manhunt (1951)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Football player Bob Miller, played by an actual football player, is lost in the jungle. Who else to find him but Jungle Jim.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Robert Waterfield, Sheila Ryan, Rick Vallin
Votes: 392
33. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in Hollywood, as a director, producer and cinematic innovator.
Directors: Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Merian C. Cooper, David Strohmaier, James D'Arc
Votes: 241
34. The Last Bomb (1945)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, Documentary, War
Documentary of the planning and delivery of the last great bomber attack on the city of Tokyo by the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Reed Hadley, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Klock, Curtis LeMay
Votes: 113
35. Sky Commando (1953)
Approved | 69 min | Drama, War
During the Korean War, two junior officers discuss their colonel's dour reputation dating back to his WW2 service in the bomber and reconnaissance command.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Dan Duryea, Frances Gifford, Mike Connors, Michael Fox
Votes: 81
36. Patriots (1937)
96 min | Drama, Romance, War
The sole thing giving hope to a German flyer downed over France in the Great War, as he longs for his return home, is the love from a young woman.
Director: Karl Ritter | Stars: Mathias Wieman, Lída Baarová, Bruno Hübner, Hilde Körber
Votes: 25
37. Chasing Danger (1939)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure
When American newsreel cameraman stationed in Paris is sent to cover an Arab rebellion he finds a financier presumed dead but actually fomenting desert warfare.
Director: Ricardo Cortez | Stars: Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 39
38. Pomiedzy wilki (1989 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Director: Juliusz Janicki | Stars: Piotr Dejmek, Grazyna Szapolowska, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Zygmunt Bielawski
Votes: 8
39. Flight Plan for Freedom (1951)
Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short, News
A report on the Strategic Air Command of the U. S. Air Force aboard a giant B-36 on a simulated intercontinental bombing mission. After glimpses of air bases in Nebraska,Texas and England, ... See full summary »
Director: James L. Shute | Star: Westbrook Van Voorhis
40. SuperFortress to Space Shuttle: One Man's Journey through the Generations (2008)
10 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary film chronicles one man's journey through "The Greatest Generation." Arthur Pejsa's story from his time as a bomber pilot in WWII to his work on missile guidance systems and the space shuttle's re-entry system.
Director: Bill Larsen | Stars: Arthur Pejsa, Kathleen Schaffenberger
41. There's a Future in It (1943)
36 min | Short, Drama
Director: Leslie Fenton | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Barry Morse, John Turnbull, Beatrice Varley
42.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
Radio Bikini
(1988)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Biography, History
It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these times and tells the story of the US Navy ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Stone | Stars: Kilon Bauno, John Smitherman, Warren Austin, Bernard Baruch
Votes: 675
43.
Marple (2004–2013)
Episode:
Miss Marple: Nemesis
(2007)
TV-14 | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple and her nephew, novelist Raymond West, embark on a coach tour of historic English houses with an eclectic group of characters at the behest of a late friend who had knowledge of an unsolved murder.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Laura Michelle Kelly, Dan Stevens, Graeme Garden
Votes: 1,868
44.
In Treatment (2008–2021)
Episode:
Alex: Week One
(2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama
An intense Navy pilot (Blair Underwood) puts Paul's credentials to the test, while recounting the unfortunate events in Iraq that drove him to therapy.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Blair Underwood
Votes: 420
45.
In Treatment (2008–2021)
Episode:
Alex: Week Two
(2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Drama
Alex discusses his stoic return to the bombing scene, and reveals issues he has with his wife.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Blair Underwood
Votes: 289
46.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Bomber's Moon
(2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the beaten body of wealthy German businessman is discovered in the harbour, Gently and Bacchus are forced to consider whether a barman's anti-German sentiments are a motive for murder.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Tony Rohr, Simon Hubbard
Votes: 479
47.
Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode:
The Mighty Eighth
(2021)
Documentary, History, War
The 8th United States Army Air Force flew some of WW2's most daring raids and sorties over Germany and mainland Europe.
Director: Adam Luria | Stars: Robert Ricks, Bill Toombs, Flint Whitlock, Henry Hughey
48.
World War Weird (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #2.7
(2018)
Documentary, History, War
In blacked-out London four young women are murdered - just like Jack fifty years before. When two flights disappear without a trace, the legend of the Bermuda Triangle begins.
Directors: Mike Ibeji, Justine Ostrowska | Stars: Guy Walters, Joshua Levine, Andrew Robertshaw, Martin K.A. Morgan
49.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
(2011)
TV-PG | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
On Christmas Eve 1941, the Doctor poses as a caretaker to give recently widowed Madge Arwell and her two children an unforgettable Christmas but things quickly get out of hand when her son Cyril enters a snowy forest world full of dangers.
Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Claire Skinner
Votes: 6,517
50.
The Dambusters (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
Documentary, History
Aircrew have eight weeks to train for a top secret mission.
Director: Jamie Simpson | Stars: Gary Bainbridge, Hilary Costello, Graham Duff, Guy Gibson