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1. The Last Samurai (2003)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama
Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton
Votes: 472,147 | Gross: $111.11M
2. The Mist (2007)
R | 126 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher
Votes: 341,193 | Gross: $25.59M
3. The Great Dictator (1940)
G | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 237,685 | Gross: $0.29M
4. Conquest 1453 (2012)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama, History
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do - conquer Constantinople.
Director: Faruk Aksoy | Stars: Devrim Evin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Dilek Serbest, Cengiz Coskun
Votes: 59,110 | Gross: $0.07M
5. A törökfejes kopja (1974)
87 min | Adventure
1570 The Turks make peace with the Emperor, but do not leave Hungary. The German mercenaries in the castles tolerate the Turkish hordes and even cooperate in the despoiling of the Hungarian... See full summary »
Director: Éva Zsurzs | Stars: Iván Vas-Zoltán, Éva Szerencsi, Csaba Ivánka, Péter Horváth
Votes: 54
6. The Last Correspondent (2016)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, History, War
The courage and dedication of one American documentary filmmaker, Julien Bryan, altered the course of human history. Due to Bryan's relentless dedication to the defenders of Warsaw, the ... See full summary »
Director: Eugeniusz Starky | Stars: Zygmunt Aksienow, Adolf Hitler, Kazimiera Mika
7. Taiheiyô sensô to Himeyuri butai (1962)
93 min | Drama, War
The last fight put up by remaining Japanese forces and a special volunteer nursing corps on Okinawa at the end of World War II (1944-45).
Director: Kiyoshi Komori | Stars: Tôru Abe, Kanjûrô Arashi, Shinjirô Asano, Kikuko Hanaoka
Votes: 14
8. Universal Newsreel (XIV) (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Newsreel in six parts opens with a report on successful air operations against Japanese warships in the China Sea, and closes with American triumphs over Japanese occupiers on Luzon island;... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, William F. Halsey, Chester Bowles, Richard Moncure
9. Spec Ops Gunship: Danger Close (2014)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Alex Quade | Stars: Chewy, Greg, Jimbo, Brian Mennes
11. Weapons of the Field Artillery (1966)
Not Rated | 38 min | Short
This vintage informational film showcases the different conventional and nuclear-capable howitzer and rocket weapons systems used by the U.S. Army's Field Artillery.
12. Howitzer 105-mm, M2A1 and Carriage, M2: Principles of Operation (1944)
19 min | Documentary, Short
13. Universal Newsreel (XVI) (1945)
Documentary, Short
The newsreel presents continuous coverage of the capture and liberation of Manila from the Imperial Japanese forces by the United States Army troops under the command of Gen. MacArthur.
17.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Guadalcanal
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito
Votes: 7
18.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Operation Market Garden
(2001)
Documentary, History, War
Operation Market Garden was an attempt by the allies to use airborne units to seize key bridges and short-cut the slog into northern Germany thereby shortening the war. This is a look at the plan, the leaders and the equipment involved.
Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, James Wignall | Stars: Jonathan Booth, Wilhelm Bittrich, Omar N. Bradley, Lewis H. Brereton
Votes: 7
19.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Episode:
Battleground
(2006)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An assassin is besieged in his apartment by an Army of toy soldiers after killing their maker.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: William Hurt, Bruce Spence, Mia Sara, Krista Vendy
Votes: 1,160
20.
Wreckreation Nation with Dave Mordal (2009– )
Episode:
Tank-Athalon
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Dave finally found a race with no fear of getting hurt. He's driving a tank though an obstacle course which, of course, is bad news for the obstacles. Dave meets a couple guys who love ... See full summary »
Star: Dave Mordal
21.
Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey (2009– )
Episode:
Artillery
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
Vietnam War veteran and actor R. Lee Ermey "The Gunny" shows us the dynamics of field artillery. He covers how artillery evolved throughout the years from the Three Pound Gun of the ... See full summary »
Star: R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 28
22.
The Big Picture (1950–1968)
Episode:
Fire Power - Artillery
(1953)
28 min | Documentary
Star: James Mansfield
23.
Military History not Visualized (2018– )
Episode:
Why Tankers preferred 75 over 76mm
(2019)
14 min | Documentary, History
The Sheman's 76 mm gun was a better antitank gun than its 75 mm howitzer. But tankers knew that they rarely fought in tank battles. Against structures and infantry, later tests showed the 75 mm gun produced twice as much lethal shrapnel.
Stars: Joshua 'Wiki' Collins, Bernhard Kast
24.
Military History Visualized (2016– )
Episode:
Napoleonic Artillery Tactics
(2020)
16 min | Documentary
Artillery grew significantly in importance during the Napoleoic Era. The belligerents of the time had roughly the same variety of gun and ammunition of comparable quality but their philosophies of how to utilize it varied.
Star: Bernhard Kast