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| 1 |  | Third Man, The (1950) |  3.7039 64 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Film-Noir |
$23.99
| Novelist Holly Martins goes to post-war Vienna on the invite of his friend, Harry Lime, who ...more about Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Geoffrey Keen |
| 2 |  | Seven Samurai, The (1954) | 3.6473 44 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama |
$24.99
| A small village constantly attacked by bandits enlists seven samurais to help protect them and ...more about Seven Samurai starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune |
| 3 |  | Vikings, The (1958) |  3.1396 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, History |
$4.49
| Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ...more about Vikings starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis |
| 4 |  | War of the Worlds, The (1953) | 3.0598 79 reviews | PG | Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.64
| H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The resisdents of a ...more about War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson |
| 5 |  | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | 3.0304 10 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$4.12
| American GI's must retake a barren hill in Korea that has been overrun by Red Chinese troops. The ...more about Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck and Harry Guardino |
| 6 |  | Crimson Pirate, The (1952) | 2.9824 21 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
$19.99
| Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the ...more about Crimson Pirate starring Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat |
| 7 |  | Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) | 2.9164 19 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$9.41
| Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet ...more about Man Who Knew Too Much starring James Stewart and Doris Day |
| 8 |  | Night to Remember, A (1958) | 2.8635 23 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History |
$28.49
| On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the British liner Titanic with 2200 people on board is ...more about Night to Remember starring Ronald Allen and Robert Ayres |
| 9 |  | Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951) | 2.8314 12 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography |
$8.65
| This biopic follows Rommel's career after the Afrika Korps, including his work on the defenses of ...more about Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel starring Cedric Hardwicke and Jessica Tandy |
| 10 |  | Enemy Below, The (1957) | 2.8031 18 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$9.27
| During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the ...more about Enemy Below starring Theodore Bikel |
| 11 |  | Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) | 2.7865 9 reviews | Not Rated | Action, History, Biography, Crime | N/A | Charlie Bronson was 37 when he starred in this potent little gangster picture from King of the Bs ...more about Machine-Gun Kelly starring Charles Bronson and Susan Cabot |
| 12 |  | Attack (1956) | 2.7612 13 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$5.48
| During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting ...more about Attack starring Jack Palance and Eddie Albert |
| 13 |  | Halls of Montezuma (1950) |  2.7374 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$6.88
| The marines attack a strongly held enemy island in the Pacific. We follow them from the beach to a ...more about Halls of Montezuma starring Richard Widmark and Neville Brand |
| 14 |  | Bitter Victory (1957) | 2.7036 14 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.95
| Unfit commander receives an undeserved citation for an attack on Rommel's headquarters. Unbeknownst ...more about Bitter Victory starring Richard Burton and Curd Jürgens |
| 15 |  | Big Trees, The (1952) | 2.6994 4 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$1.99
| In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make ...more about Big Trees starring Kirk Douglas and Eve Miller |
| 16 |  | Blood Alley (1955) | 2.6965 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$4.99
| A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" ...more about Blood Alley starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall |
| 17 |  | Battle of the River Plate, The (1956) | 2.6606 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a ...more about Battle of the River Plate starring John Gregson and Anthony Quayle |
| 18 |  | Titanic (1953) | 2.6381 11 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$4.86
| Unhappily married and uncomfortable with life among the British upper crust, Julia Sturges takes ...more about Titanic starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck |
| 19 |  | Blowing Wild (1953) | 2.6195 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | ...more about Blowing Wild starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck |
| 20 |  | To Hell and Back (1955) | 2.6058 7 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography |
$9.99
| True-life account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. ...more about To Hell and Back starring Marshall Thompson and Charles Drake |
| 21 | | Lusty Men, The (1952) | 2.5419 6 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western | N/A | When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years ...more about Lusty Men starring Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy |
| 22 |  | 4D Man (1959) | 2.4993 9 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance |
$7.99
| Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to ...more about 4D Man starring Lee Meriwether and James Congdon |
| 23 |  | Against All Flags (1952) | 2.4186 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself ...more about Against All Flags starring Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara |
| 24 | | Raid, The (1954) | 2.4095 4 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the ...more about Raid starring Van Heflin and Anne Bancroft |
| 25 |  | Helen of Troy (1956) | 2.4058 7 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Romance |
$4.99
| In this version, Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and ...more about Helen of Troy starring Rossana Podestà and Stanley Baker |
| 26 | | Up Periscope (1959) | 2.3912 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$12.71
| Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been ...more about Up Periscope starring James Garner and Andra Martin |
| 27 |  | Atomic Submarine, The (1959) | 2.3309 8 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$39.99
| In the far and distant future of 1968, many ships and planes are crossing the North pole to ...more about Atomic Submarine starring Arthur Franz and Dick Foran |
| 28 |  | Dam Busters, The (1954) | 2.3151 9 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$9.10
| The British are desperate to shorten the length of WW2 and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's ...more about Dam Busters starring Michael Redgrave and Ursula Jeans |
| 29 |  | Flying Leathernecks (1951) | 2.3145 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$11.99
| Marine Major Dan Kirby is tough on his group of World War II aviators, tougher than his subordinate ...more about Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne and Robert Ryan |
| 30 |  | 99 River Street (1953) | 2.2908 4 reviews | PG | Action, Drama, Crime, Film-Noir | N/A | Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer Ernie Driscoll now drives a taxi for a living ...more about 99 River Street starring Evelyn Keyes and Brad Dexter |
| 31 |  | Hot Rod Girl (1956) | 2.2725 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Teen |
$4.99
| ...more about Hot Rod Girl starring Lori Nelson and Chuck Connors |
| 32 | | Blue Lamp, The (1950) |  2.2323 8 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime, Mystery | N/A | We follow the daily activities of two London bobbies, veteran George Dixon and rookie Andy Mitchell. ...more about Blue Lamp starring Jack Warner and Jimmy Hanley |
| 33 | | Edge of Eternity (1959) | 2.1812 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Helped by socialite Janice Kendon (Victoria Shaw) and barkeeper Scott O'Brien (Mickey Shaughnessy), ...more about Edge of Eternity starring Cornel Wilde and Victoria Shaw |
| 34 |  | Anne of the Indies (1951) | 2.1659 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | LaRochelle, a former pirate captain, is caught by the British. To get his ship back, he works as a ...more about Anne of the Indies starring Jean Peters and Louis Jourdan |
| 35 | | Naked Dawn, The (1955) | 2.1561 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western, Crime, Romance | N/A | Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of ...more about Naked Dawn starring Arthur Kennedy and Betta St. John |
| 36 |  | Big Jim McLain (1952) | 2.1538 2 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime, Romance | N/A | U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to ...more about Big Jim McLain starring John Wayne and Nancy Olson |
| 37 |  | Knights of the Round Table (1953) | 2.1319 11 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
$9.76
| King Arthur establishes the greatest reign England has ever seen, and along for the ride are his ...more about Knights of the Round Table starring Robert Taylor and Mel Ferrer |
| 38 |  | Plunder of the Sun (1953) | 2.1195 4 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama |
$7.18
| An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Mexico, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a ...more about Plunder of the Sun starring Glenn Ford and Diana Lynn |
| 39 |  | Cockleshell Heroes, The (1955) | 2.0990 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | A British Army Reserve Major must work with a veteran Captain and a group of incorrigible recruits ...more about Cockleshell Heroes starring José Ferrer and Trevor Howard |
| 40 |  | Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) | 2.0898 3 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Family |
$22.33
| Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of ...more about Superman and the Mole-Men starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates |
| 41 |  | D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) | 2.0661 9 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Romance |
$8.28
| 'Twas the night before D-Day. One ship, carrying Special Force Six, leaves ahead of the main ...more about D-Day the Sixth of June starring Robert Taylor and Richard Todd |
| 42 |  | Conqueror, The (1956) | 2.0655 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Biography |
$16.37
| In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed ...more about Conqueror starring Pedro Armendáriz and John Wayne |
| 43 |  | Sea Chase, The (1955) | 2.0332 8 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$4.99
| ...more about Sea Chase starring John Wayne and Lana Turner |
| 44 |  | Beau James (1957) | 1.9985 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Biography, Biopic | N/A | The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s. Used by professional ...more about Beau James starring Bob Hope and Vera Miles |
| 45 |  | Black Castle, The (1952) | 1.9803 3 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance |
$17.37
| ...more about Black Castle starring Richard Greene and Boris Karloff |
| 46 |  | Distant Drums (1951) | 1.9803 4 reviews | NA | Action, Western, Romance |
$9.99
| Army Lietenent Tufts accompanies Scout Quincey Wyatt into the everglades to route the Seminole ...more about Distant Drums starring Gary Cooper and Mari Aldon |
| 47 | | Highly Dangerous (1950) | 1.9529 1 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller | N/A | When British Intelligence discovers that an Iron Curtian country is developing insects as weapons ...more about Highly Dangerous starring Margaret Lockwood and Dane Clark |
| 48 |  | Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) | 1.9483 4 reviews | NA | Action, War | N/A | Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers ...more about Ill Met by Moonlight starring Dirk Bogarde and Marius Goring |
| 49 |  | Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) | 1.9392 4 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$8.68
| In 1807, unflappable Capt. Hornblower of the British Navy is sent on a secret mission to divert ...more about Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. starring Gregory Peck and Virginia Mayo |
| 50 |  | Virgin Sacrifice (1959) | 1.9346 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$16.99
| ...more about Virgin Sacrifice starring David DaLie and Angélica Morales |
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