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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 2,832 films · Page 61.
Musical, War Film, comedy film, musical film
thumb|right|upright=1.2|Katharine Hepburn and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen The film, made in wartime, celebrates the work of the Stage Door Canteen, created in New York City as a recreational center for both American and Allied serv…
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War Film, war film
The Royal Navy (RN) is concerned about attacks on convoys by German submarines while having to keep "half the fleet" guarding against the German battleship . Tirpitz is 60 miles from the sea inside a Norwegian fjord, and attempts by the Ro…
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War Film, action film, war film
thumb|left|200px|Errol Flynn playing Captain Nelson, the group's heroic leader. A group of United States Army paratroopers led by Captain Nelson are dropped into Burma to locate and destroy a camouflaged Japanese Army radar station that is…
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Documentation, War Film, documentary film, propaganda film
The film's central thesis is that the U.S. had used Ukraine as a proxy against Russia for many years. It also claims that a large and influential section of Ukrainian protestors involved in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity were neo-Nazis.
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War Film, drama film, historical film, war film
Based on a true story, the film is about a group of British miners (known as "Claykickers" or “Manchester Moles”) recruited during World War I to tunnel underneath no man's land and place mines below the German front for the Battle of Mess…
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Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
Five years after the establishment of the Interstellar Alliance, President John Sheridan and Mr. Garibaldi rendezvous in deep space to oversee the completion of IAS Excalibur, and IAS Victory, the first in a series of prototype destroyers …
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War Film, action film, drama film, war film
"Wedge" Donovan is a tough construction boss, building airstrips in the Pacific for the US Navy during World War II. He clashes with his liaison officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Yarrow, over the fact that his men are not allowed to arm…
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Action
Chan Hou-tak, a Chinese traditional medicine practitioner and martial artist living in Los Angeles, is attacked by thugs led by a local dojo owner named Johnny, who destroy his store. Johnny is prevented from killing Tak when a woman named…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, war film
The film opens on an abandoned airfield, the fictional RAF Station Halfpenny Field, and the opening scenes reference people and objects which will be shown later. A similar approach is used in the opening and closing scenes of an abandoned…
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drama film
In 1915, during World War I, Heidi, now fifteen years old, still lives on the Swiss Alps with her grandfather. She receives an invitation from Madame Jane Hillary, the headmistress of Brookings School for Girls in Italy, to join her school…
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Drama, drama film, war film
In Nazi occupied France, Jean Blomart sits by a bed in which his lover Hélène lies dying. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn about both characters and their relationship to each other. As a young man filled with guilt about his privi…
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War Film, war film
During World War I, the young lieutenant in charge of a small British mounted patrol in the empty Mesopotamian desert is shot and killed by an unseen sniper. This leaves the sergeant at a loss, since he had not been told what their mission…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Thriller, action film, dystopian film
In a dystopic future London in 2015, society has fallen apart, gangs have taken over, and the economy is in complete anarchy. Junior and his older brother, Rager, are in charge of a local gang, "The Paper Chaserz". They try to stay out of …
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Drama, crime film, drama film, war film
With the Vatican having financial difficulties during World War II, Father John Flaherty, a young priest from America is sent for, recommended because of his accounting skill. He has already broken the rules, for his first assignment after…
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epic film, historical film, war drama
Qing Dynasty official Lin Zexu believes opium is a national scourge and efforts must be made to eradicate it. The British Empire makes a great deal of money shipping it to China and selling it to Chinese drug addicts. When Lin Zexu arrives…
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Action, action film
When the U.S. is tricked into targeting an 'armed' nuclear reactor captured by Chechen rebels, a Chechen leader is killed and rebel leaders capture the nuclear power plant. Painter (Wesley Snipes), a US Special Forces operative, known as '…
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Classical Western, Western film, silent film
thumb|right|thumbtime=5|The Iron Horse (full film) In Springfield, Illinois, surveyor David Brandon daydreams about a transcontinental railroad. He is mocked by railroad owner Thomas Marsh. A young Abraham Lincoln visits the men, and Brand…
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Romantic Drama, drama film, romance film, war film
Unable to find work in London at the height of World War I, American chorus girl Myra Deauville resorts to prostitution to support herself. She sometimes meets her clients on Waterloo Bridge, the primary entry point into the city for soldi…
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Western, Western film
Former Confederate cavalryman Capt. Colt Saunders comes home to Texas from the war during the Reconstruction era. Carpetbaggers have taken control of his town, including a corrupt Yankee tax commissioner named Harrison and his deputy Cable.
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drama film, war film
In 1953, Jimmy Takata (Nishikawa) suffers from "battle fatigue" (posttraumatic stress disorder), to the great concern of his wife, Mary (Tomita). Raised in Hawaii, Takata and some of his friends enlisted in the 100th Battalion, serving in …
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War Film
By June 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy has met with spectacular success at the attack on Pearl Harbor and has swept across the Pacific, conquering vast areas. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States Navy carrier gro…
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War Film, drama film, war film
Steve MacKendrick, nicknamed "Canada" because he claims he is from the country, volunteers in 1940 for the British military's parachute training facility. He has much more experience and leadership skills than he admits. Canada tries to be…
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Film Noir, drama film, film noir, mystery film
After the end of World War II, a former POW, Canadian RCAF flyer Laurence Gerard, returns to France to discover who ordered the killing of his bride of only 20 days, she being a member of the French Resistance. His father-in-law Étienne Ro…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Satire On War
A bank manager speaks with teller Peter Stirling, who has been attracting public attention, and Stirling relates his story in a flashback. Stirling, a second lieutenant, is caught behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II. A talki…
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