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1. When Trumpets Fade (1998 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama, War

A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct.

Director: John Irvin | Stars: Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno

Votes: 8,270

2. Green Lantern: First Flight (2009 Video)

PG-13 | 77 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.

Director: Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer, Michael Madsen

Votes: 17,725

3. The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

TV-PG | 73 min | Action, Drama, War

The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.

Directors: Stuart Walker, Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Fredric March, Cary Grant, Jack Oakie, Carole Lombard

Votes: 1,389

4. Overlord (1975)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, History, War

During World War 2, a young lad's called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training for D-day.

Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie Neesam

Votes: 3,247

5. The Dawn Patrol (1938)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, War

British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp

Votes: 3,435

6. Yamato (2005)

145 min | Drama, History, War

The movie follows 3 Japanese friends from embarking on Yamato, the world's largest battleship, until it's sunk 3 1/2 years later on April 7, 1945 on it's way to Okinawa to stop American advance at the end of WWII.

Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Shidô Nakamura, Kyôka Suzuki, Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Votes: 2,419

7. The Queen's Guards: A Year in Service (2022)

60 min | Documentary

Observational documentary series following the oldest regiment in the British Army, the Coldstream Guards - the Queen's Guards - from raw recruits to high ranking officers.

Star: Adrian Bower

Votes: 9

8. Meet the Fleet (1940)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Drama, War

The story of three recruits undergoing Navy bootcamp training.

Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Robert Armstrong, William T. Orr, George Reeves, Mary Cheffey

Votes: 100

9. Pishadoo (1998)

Short

In Pelham Bay, the Bronx, Freddie grows up wanting to be a barber - like his father, grandfather, and uncles. The big day arrives when he gets a chair in his father's shop. The priest ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Canzoniero, Marco Ricci | Stars: Rocky Tortorella, Andrew De Jesus Maldonado, Nicholas De Cegli, Kathrine Narducci

Votes: 26

10. Stacey Dooley: Ready for War? (TV Movie)

Documentary | Announced

Stacey Dooley follows a group of Ukrainian civilians as they arrive in the UK to begin five weeks of intensive army training with the British Army as they prepare for deployment to the front-line in Ukraine fighting against Russia.

Director: Almudena Garcia-Parrado Gomez-Lobo | Star: Stacey Dooley

11. Combat! (1962–1967)
Episode: Rear Echelon Commandos (1962)

47 min | Action, Drama, War

Sgt. Saunders has to search a deserted town for Germans with 3 very inexperienced soldiers, in which one may be a coward.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, John Considine, Arnold Merritt

Votes: 150

12. The Rat Patrol (1966–1968)
Episode: The Chase of Fire Raid (1966)

25 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

British non-commissioned officer Sgt. Jack Moffitt is assigned to the Rat Patrol and must prove himself to a resistant Sgt. Troy. Moffitt's mission is to help the Rats locate a buried German supply dump before Dietrich's forces find it.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Christopher George, Gary Raymond, Eric Braeden, Lawrence P. Casey

Votes: 119

13. The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode: Riff-Raff (1962)

TV-PG | 75 min | Western

Trampas and Steve decide to join up with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Comedy ensues with the boys wanting to do it their way. The Virginian shows up and among other things shows the easterners how to "play" polo western style.

Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, Ray Danton

Votes: 116

14. Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999–2000)
Episode: Rookie in Red (1999)

TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Leo accepts responsibility as the newest member of the GSA (Galactic Space Alliance) when he forgets to properly lock a weapon storage room on Terra Venture.

Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Archie Kao, Reggie Rolle, Danny Slavin, Valerie Vernon

Votes: 229

15. Space Academy (1977)
Episode: Castaways in Time and Space (1977)

22 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Gampu and Laura are lost through a black hole. Chris leads a rescue mission against orders, combating an alien monster and contending with an arrogant new recruit whose selfishness jeopardizes the mission.

Director: Jeffrey Hayden | Stars: Jonathan Harris, Pamelyn Ferdin, Ric Carrott, Ty Henderson

Votes: 22

16. Real Time History (2021– )
Episode: The Battle of Orléans 1870 - French Raw Recruits vs. Experienced German Soldiers (2021)

18 min | Documentary, Short, History

All across the country French Armies have been raised from any available troops using everyone from international volunteers to raw teenage recruits. How these sub-par soldiers fare against... See full summary »

Director: Toni Steller | Stars: Jesse Alexander, Jonathan Ferguson