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Band of Brothers (2001)
Plot Summary:
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name
Duration: 594 min
IMDB Rating: 9.4/10
IMDB Votes: 508000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: world war two, military, combat, war, soldier, battles, courage, american soldier, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, nazi germany, infantry, sniper, war violence, warrior, military life, shooting, patriotism, friendship, squad, army, battlefield, leader, u.s. army, human spirit
Mahabharat (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013
Duration: 20 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: India
Plot tags: mythology, hinduism, king, female warrior, ambition, feud, revenge, betrayal, warrior, emperor, deception, dysfunctional family, vengeance, rivalry, greed, royalty, fight, hate, anger, palace, throne, secret, power struggle, showdown, uninhibited rivalry
The Boat (1985)
Plot Summary:
Life aboard a German U-Boat during World War II
Duration: 293 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, UK, Italy
Plot tags: submarine, world war two, underwater, navy, sinking ship, battles, torpedo, military, survival, nazism, life is a bitch, confined, military life, boat, moving, cthulhu, kriegsmarine, world war, convoy, sea, war, ocean, profanity, anti war, escapades
Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
Plot Summary:
It is 1917, and lunatic General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett is leading the British troops at the front lines against the Germans, while everyone waits for Field Marshall Haig's big push. There are various emotions throughout the camp about it. For Captain Kevin Darling, Melchett's bull-dog-like right-hand man, it makes no difference, as it appears he will be safe and sound with the general when the big push occurs. For Lieutenant George Colhurst Saint Barleigh, he is overly excited at thrashing the Germans. For Private S. (probably for Sod-Off) Baldrick, it's a terrifying experience he is not looking forward to. For Captain Edmund Blackadder, however, it's something he's too cowardly too face. Self-centered, arrogant, and sarcastic, Blackadder is always constantly searching for a way out of this silly war, and will try various, often crazy, variations on escape, all of which will take a turn he never expected. Sharing a dugout with George and Baldrick, his main obstacle for
Duration: 175 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war one, great war, satire, spy, dark humor, love, wartime, humour, soldier, officer, insanity, captain, war, survival, army, military, escape, intelligence, escapades, dimwit, assistant, commander, weirdo, military life, disorder
Rome (2005)
Plot Summary:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic
Duration: 1193 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, power struggle, emperor, antiquity, warrior, intrigue, roman soldier, female nudity, betrayal, political unrest, italian history, political conspiracy, julius caesar, incest, treason, rivalry, seduction, ruler, sex, ancient egypt, peplum, ambition
Mr. Sunshine (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based in Shinmiyangyo, or the U.S. expedition to Korea in the late 19th century, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean boy born into a family of a house servant running away to board an American warship, later to return to his homeland as a U.S. marine officer. He ironically falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter and discovers the dark scheme to colonize the country that he once ran away from
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: japanese occupation of korea, love triangle, patriotism, culture clash, joseon dynasty, betrayal, destiny, wartime, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, survival, historical event, stereotypes, propaganda, childhood friend, tragic event, social realism, child abuse, military life, sniper, friendship, queen, faith, occupation, asian, female protagonist
Foyle's War (2002)
Plot Summary:
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war two, investigation, police investigation, police detective, war crime, spy, police, espionage, homicide detective, whodunit, detective inspector, murder investigation, investigator, law enforcement, crimes of passion, murder, cold war, village, nazism, bomb, detective sergeant, wartime, robbery, fighting crime, world war
M*A*S*H (1972)
Plot Summary:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: medical, doctor, military hospital, korean war, military life, hospital, friendship, surgery, medicine, doctors and patients, anti war, combat casualty, sergeant, workplace, love, christmas, army, villain, team, conflict, american history, fandom, colleague, new year's eve, paramedic
Vikings (2013)
Plot Summary:
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 568000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada
Plot tags: viking, battles, king, warrior, medieval, sword fight, legends and myths, sword and shield, norse mythology, historical character, war, adventurer, myth, mythology, conflict, heroes, danger, tough heroes, swords and armor, female nudity, leader, intrigue, execution, merciless, rise to the top
Generation Kill (2008)
Plot Summary:
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: military, iraq war, marines, soldier, war, anti war, courage, military life, violence, life & death, character study, survival, invasion, life is a bitch, society, conflict, danger, behind enemy lines, chaos and mayhem, wartime, propaganda, reporter, mission, squad, intrigue
Generation War (2013)
Plot Summary:
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well
Duration: 270 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Plot tags: world war two, holocaust, nazism, military, friendship, war, nazi germany, danger, against humanity, eastern front, atrocity, friends, wehrmacht, soldier, group of friends, guilt, anti semitism, enemy, nazi soldier, world war, wartime, nazi, resistance, nurse, military life
A Small Light (2023)
Plot Summary:
Twentysomething Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne’s Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust
Duration: 54 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: world war two, holocaust, biopic, survival, business, life, family relations, boss, secretary, diary, husband wife relationship, attic, employer employee relationship, hiding place, adopted daughter, jewish family, casualty of war, nazi occupation, soul, based on real people, world war, social worker, bilingualism, soul music, disney
Roots (1977)
Plot Summary:
African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family
Duration: 588 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, justice, black, interracial relations, civil rights, slave, black history, injustice, discrimination, social problems, colonialism, life is a bitch, revolution, american history, sexual abuse, american culture
'Allo 'Allo! (1982)
Plot Summary:
'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. The story is set up in a small town café in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army. 'Allo, 'Allo! was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first six seasons. The remaining seasons were written by Lloyd and Paul Adam. In 2004, 'Allo 'Allo came 13th in Britain's Best Sitcom. A reunion special, comprising new material, archive clips and specially recorded interviews, was broadcast on 28 April 2007 on BBC Two
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, History, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war two, german army, farce, cafe, french resistance, satire, world war, soldier, lgbt, partisan, girl, everyday life, breaking the fourth wall, cooking show, german soldier, homosexual, captain, painting, nazi germany, italian army, absurdism, mother in law, british army, small town, workplace
The Pacific (2010)
Plot Summary:
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II
Duration: 530 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: world war two, military, battlefield, war, battles, marines, soldier, squad, american soldier, pacific war, imperial japan, u.s. military, combat, world war, killed in action, navy, battle zone, male bonding, friends, gory, conflict, selflessness, behind enemy lines, peril, infantry
Strike Back (2010)
Plot Summary:
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: terrorist, mission, soldier, military, top secret, swat team, heroes, one man army, cia agent, daring rescue, heroic mission, terrorism, teamwork, spy, warrior, battles, air force, danger, commander, military life, behind enemy lines, peril, escapades, nudity, special forces
The Unit (2006)
Plot Summary:
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: terrorism, squad, terrorist, top secret, spy, military, army, veteran, swat team, sergeant, marriage, marital problem, special forces, police, african american, parenthood, team, sacrifice, patriotism, military life, die hard, espionage, intelligence, war on terror, prison
The Tudors (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Plot tags: queen, intrigue, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir, monarchy, couple relations, sex scene, betrayal, royal court, monarch, throne, society, aristocracy, politics, womanizer, sex, king of england
SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022)
Plot Summary:
The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: world war two, british army, british soldier, military, mission, war, ancient, secret mission, world war, combat, pilot, death, soldier, friendship between men, captain, military officer, british, sergeant, friend, battlefield, male camaraderie, shootout, special forces, group, survival
War & Peace (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sumptuous BBC mini-series following the fortunes and the rise and fall of five aristocratic families in the waning days of imperial Russia
Duration: 380 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: imperial russia, napoleonic wars, society, inheritance, love story, tragic love, wartime life, illegitimate son, courage, aristocracy, couples, love and romance, life is a bitch, couple relations, state affairs, napoleon bonaparte, army, battles, invasion, heir, social status, heiress, execution, napoleonic era, war
Shogun (1980)
Plot Summary:
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan
Duration: 547 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: samurai, shogun, jesuit, martial arts, battles, historical event, intrigue, japanese history, interracial relations, leadership, knight, time machine, ancient, renaissance, chivalry, white man asian woman relationship, edo period, sorcery, world history, wanderlust, literary, dutch history, tokugawa shogunate, twists and turns, heroes
TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: spy, american revolution, american history, colonial america, espionage, political unrest, undercover, rebellion, rivalry, ambition, rebelliousness, treason, freedom, underdog, old friend, state affairs, soldier, father son relationship, revolution, conservative, revolutionary war, world war two, military, time machine, ancient
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Plot Summary:
With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Fantasy, War
Country: UK
Plot tags: curses spells and rituals, wizards and magicians, rivalry, imaginary, elf, magic, odd couple, reluctant partners, teacher student relationship, supernatural, escapades, state affairs, magician, napoleonic wars, medieval, wizard, war, salvation, resurrection, prophecy, showdown, danger, disorder, witch, magical
Snowdrop (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1987, when tear gas exploded like firecrackers, a bloody man jumped into a female college dormitory and a female student treats him thinking he's an activist student fighting for the generation. Based on the handwritten notes of a man who escaped from a political prison camp in North Korea
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: true love, dormitory, student, activist, university, love at first sight, presidential election, spy, love and romance, couple relations, love, relationships, heroes, lovers, fall in love, couples, love affair, young lovers, love story, love interest, university student, teenager, asian, agent, hostage
The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Pillars of the Earth is an eight-part 2010 TV miniseries, adapted from Ken Follett's novel of the same name
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, Hungary
Plot tags: medieval, king, power struggle, ambition, state affairs, catholic church, throne, heir, cathedral, religions or cults, culture clash, world politics, storytelling, society, manipulation, rivals, power relations, ancient, british history, british royal family, greed, royal family, queen, british monarchy, royalty
North and South (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War
Duration: 561 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: american civil war, slavery, foe turned friend, cavalry, military, love and romance, friendship, espionage, slave, family feud, military base, civil war, love triangle, best friend, battles, father son relationship, fish out of water, medieval, american history, abraham lincoln, psychopath, time machine, romantic relationship, african american, usa president
Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Documentary, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: sultan, muslim, conquering, turk, roman empire, battles, medieval, women, ancient, strength, leadership, talk show, world history, history lesson, sword, castle, christian, dream, war, harem, prince, historian, costume, hindi, storyteller
Versailles (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality
Duration: 52 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Canada
Plot tags: royal family, intrigue, royal court, king, betrayal, ambition, rivalry, political intrigue, state affairs, rise to the top, dishonesty, infidelity, french history, graphic violence, king of france, royalty, violent content, medieval, nobility, lgbt, monarch, monarchy, lgbtq, haunted by the past, twists and turns
Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Plot Summary:
Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy, close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, return to their neighboring homes to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments
Duration: 290 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: civil war, american civil war, old west, gunfight, feud, revenge, violence spree, violence, murder, family relations, rivalry, ethnic conflict, vengeance, organized crime, father son relationship, death of son, uninhibited rivalry, post war, war, modern western, modern west, death, wild west, twists and turns, killings
Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ertuğrul Bey and the Knights Templar in the 13th century Alba and step and step with the struggle against brutal Mongols depicts the process of establishing the Ottoman principality
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: historical character, betrayal, military coup, turkish history, heroes, father son relationship, life & death, rivalry, war, vengeance, mongol empire, medieval, culture clash, barbarian, twists and turns, muslim, turk, islam, conqueror, horse, village, tribe, arab, brutality, christian