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| 1 |  | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) |  3.8309 90 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, War |
$13.34
| In a WWII Japanese POW camp Col. Nicholson and his men are given the task to repair the bridge over ...more about Bridge on the River Kwai starring William Holden and Jack Hawkins |
| 2 |  | Paths of Glory (1958) |  3.6840 42 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, War, Adaptation |
$5.67
| The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French ...more about Paths of Glory starring Kirk Douglas and Ralph Meeker |
| 3 |  | South Pacific (1958) | 3.3195 13 reviews | NA | War, Musical, Romance |
$4.60
| Two couples struggle to deal with racial prejudice while stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. ...more about South Pacific starring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor |
| 4 |  | From Here to Eternity (1953) |  3.2187 52 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$3.95
| It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in ...more about From Here to Eternity starring Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift |
| 5 |  | African Queen, The (1951) | 3.1952 45 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | At the start of WWI, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies ...more about African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn |
| 6 |  | Stalag 17 (1953) | 3.1646 18 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, War, Adaptation |
$11.25
| Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of ...more about Stalag 17 starring William Holden and Don Taylor |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | Steel Helmet, The (1951) | 2.9957 11 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | During the Korean War, strong but worn and cantankerous Sergeant Zack is aided by a young, orphaned ...more about Steel Helmet starring Gene Evans and Robert Hutton |
| 9 |  | Mister Roberts (1955) | 2.9938 21 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Comedy |
$10.89
| Mister Roberts is aboard a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War. He'd ...more about Mister Roberts starring Henry Fonda and James Cagney |
| 10 |  | Caine Mutiny, The (1954) | 2.9088 25 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$16.00
| A group of officers get a new captain during WW II. The new captain is different and they begin to ...more about Caine Mutiny starring Warner Anderson and Humphrey Bogart |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | Red Badge of Courage, The (1951) | 2.8250 9 reviews | NA | War |
$4.99
| Plot centers around how a young recruit (Audie Murphy) faces the horrors of war. Character ...more about Red Badge of Courage starring Andy Devine and Douglas Dick |
| 13 |  | Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1955) | 2.8150 14 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$3.90
| Set during the Korean War, a Navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence ...more about Bridges at Toko-Ri starring William Holden and Grace Kelly |
| 14 | | 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 |
| 15 |  | Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) | 2.7871 13 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$9.99
| Marine Corporal Allison is ship-wrecked on a Pacific island during world war II. The only other ...more about Heaven Knows starring Deborah Kerr |
| 16 |  | 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 |
| 17 |  | 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 |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 | | Anatahan (1953) | 2.7017 7 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | Josef von Sternberg directed, photographed, provides the voice-over narration and wrote the ...more about Anatahan |
| 20 |  | Horse Soldiers, The (1959) | 2.6652 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$4.86
| A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. ...more about Horse Soldiers starring John Wayne and William Holden |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 |  | Frogmen, The (1951) | 2.6341 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War |
$5.86
| A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action and extraordinary ...more about Frogmen starring Richard Widmark and Dana Andrews |
| 23 |  | Young Lions, The (1958) | 2.6149 10 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$7.68
| The destiny of two soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian approves less and ...more about Young Lions starring Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift |
| 24 |  | 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 |
| 25 |  | Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The (1955) | 2.5784 6 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Biography |
$7.24
| The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. ...more about Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell starring Gary Cooper and Charles Bickford |
| 26 |  | Colditz Story, The (1955) | 2.5667 9 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$54.01
| Colditz castle was used by the Nazis to hold the "bad boys", (those who regularly tried to escape ...more about Colditz Story starring Eric Portman and Christopher Rhodes |
| 27 |  | Men in War (1957) | 2.5556 6 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$5.99
| In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held ...more about Men in War starring Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray |
| 28 |  | Operation Petticoat (1959) | 2.5273 13 reviews | NA | War, Comedy |
$9.99
| A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a ...more about Operation Petticoat starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis |
| 29 |  | Kiss Them for Me (1957) | 2.4290 7 reviews | NA | War, Romance, Comedy |
$6.88
| Three decorated Navy pilots finagle a four day leave in San Francisco. They procure a posh suite at ...more about Kiss Them for Me starring Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield |
| 30 |  | Quiet American, The (1958) | 2.4277 7 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Thriller, Romance |
$5.91
| In this adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about U.S. foreign policy failure in pre-war ...more about Quiet American starring Michael Redgrave and Claude Dauphin |
| 31 |  | Never So Few (1959) | 2.4186 9 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$3.99
| Captain Tom Reynolds and his band of skilled O.S.S. operatives are in WWII Burma to train the ...more about Never So Few starring Frank Sinatra and Gina Lollobrigida |
| 32 | | 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 |
| 33 |  | 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 |
| 34 |  | Operation Pacific (1951) | 2.3973 3 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$7.57
| Submarine commander Duke Gifford feels guilty in the death of his former commanding officer, as ...more about Operation Pacific starring John Wayne and Patricia Neal |
| 35 | | 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 |
| 36 | | Hunters, The (1958) | 2.3851 7 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$6.88
| One of the first films to portray a more realistic picture of war and flying. This film reminds me ...more about Hunters starring Richard Egan and May Britt |
| 37 | | Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) | 2.3729 1 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Men of the Fighting Lady starring Van Johnson and Walter Pidgeon |
| 38 | | Farewell to Arms, A (1957) | 2.3630 13 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$9.99
| ...more about Farewell to Arms starring Jennifer Jones and Rock Hudson |
| 39 |  | They Came to Cordura (1959) | 2.3570 5 reviews | NA | War, Western |
$4.54
| After a cavalry charge during the 1916 U.S. "war against Pancho Villa," unheroic awards officer Tom ...more about They Came to Cordura starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth |
| 40 | | Desert Rats, The (1953) | 2.3200 7 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$6.88
| Rommel has the British in retreat on his way to the Suez Canal. All that stands in his way is ...more about Desert Rats starring Richard Burton and Robert Douglas |
| 41 |  | 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 |
| 42 |  | 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 |
| 43 |  | FBI Story, The (1959) | 2.2847 8 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Thriller, Crime |
$8.68
| The story of the FBI unfolds through the eyes of one of its agents. During his career he ...more about FBI Story starring James Stewart and Vera Miles |
| 44 |  | Kim (1950) | 2.2707 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War, Family |
$13.79
| ...more about Kim starring Errol Flynn and Dean Stockwell |
| 45 |  | Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | 2.2673 12 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$6.88
| Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, ...more about Between Heaven and Hell starring Robert Wagner and Terry Moore |
| 46 |  | Johnny Tremain (1957) |  2.2268 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, War, Family, Disney |
$7.34
| In colonial Boston, a young silversmith's apprentice injures his hand, and finds himself befriended ...more about Johnny Tremain starring Hal Stalmaster and Luana Patten |
| 47 | | Angels One Five (1952) | 2.2223 2 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | 'Septic' Baird has just joined a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. ...more about Angels One Five starring Jack Hawkins and Dulcie Gray |
| 48 | | Naked and the Dead, The (1958) | 2.1994 6 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | In the Pacific during World War 2, the officers live a comfortable life with good food, good drink ...more about Naked and the Dead starring Aldo Ray and Cliff Robertson |
| 49 | | Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) | 2.1857 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of ...more about Ice-Cold in Alex starring Sylvia Syms and Anthony Quayle |
| 50 |  | Great Locomotive Chase, The (1956) | 2.1830 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band ...more about Great Locomotive Chase starring Fess Parker and Jeffrey Hunter |
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