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1. Summerland (I) (2020)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
Director: Jessica Swale | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay
Votes: 9,321
2. Two Women (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War
In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown
Votes: 12,459
3. Come See the Paradise (1990)
R | 138 min | Drama, Romance, War
The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi
Votes: 3,076 | Gross: $0.85M
4. Goodnight Mr Tom (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Family, War
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange
Votes: 4,932
5. Hands of Steel (1986)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A cyborg is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands. He fails and hides in a diner in a desert run by a woman who likes him. The people who sent him are after him and so is the local arm wrestling champ.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, Claudio Cassinelli, George Eastman
Votes: 2,888
6. The Winter War (1989)
199 min | Drama, History, War
In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Director: Pekka Parikka | Stars: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen
Votes: 8,736
7. Babs (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
A drama about the life and career of actress Barbara Windsor.
Director: Dominic Leclerc | Stars: Samantha Spiro, Charlie Archer, Nick Moran, Honor Kneafsey
Votes: 665
8. Carrie's War (1974)
25 min | Family
Carrie and Nick Willow have been sent to the countryside and are taken in by the Evanses with their Auntie Lou and the scary Mr. Evans. The Willows are quite happy there. They like to go to... See full summary »
Stars: Juliet Waley, Andrew Tinney, Tim Coward, Aubrey Richards
Votes: 58
9. Back Home (1989 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama, Family
During World War II, young Virginia "Rusty" Dickinson was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and she returns to her native country, England. From the family she hardly ... See full summary »
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Hayley Mills, Hayley Carr, Adam Stevenson, Brenda Bruce
Votes: 151
10. Back Home (2001 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
At the beginning of World War II, Rusty is sent to America by her parents to keep her safe. Now the war is over, it's time for her to come home. While she is glad to see her mother, Peggy, ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Massey | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, Jessica Fox, Kate David, Skye King
Votes: 69
11. Raja 1918 (2007)
114 min | Drama, History, Romance
"Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A ... See full summary »
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Martin Bahne, Minna Haapkylä, Tommi Korpela, Leonid Mozgovoy
Votes: 993
12. Ghost of the China Sea (1958)
Unrated | 79 min | Drama, War
A ragtag band of civilians and military personnel evade the Japanese in the Philippines, utilising the so-called USS Frankenstein.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: David Brian, Lynette Bernay, Norman Wright, Harry Chang
Votes: 91
13. Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat (2000)
103 min | Drama, War
Summer 1944 in Finnish Karelia; after a long lull, the Soviet army launches an overwhelming offensive that throws everything into disarray. Martta has barely time to marry Aarne before she ... See full summary »
Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Mats Långbacka, Jonna Järnefelt, Sari Puumalainen, Carl-Kristian Rundman
Votes: 313
14. Reach for Glory (1962)
86 min | Drama, War
During World War II, in a small English coastal town, teenage boys eager to join the army but unable to do so participate in their own homemade private brutal war games with tragic results.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Anderson Jr., Oliver Grimm, Martin Tomlinson, Alexis Kanner
Votes: 194
15. Spies (1993 TV Movie)
85 min | Adventure, Family
Long Island, 1942. 12-year-old Harry detects spies everywhere. But suddenly things get serious, as he and two evacuated London kids, Ned and Flo, stumble onto a real adventure. The children end up with America's destiny in their hands.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: David Dukes, Shiloh Strong, Gail Strickland, Jensen Daggett
Votes: 50
16. The Bull (1994)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Italia, 1994. Franco e Loris are two friends that decide to steal a stud bull. The bull is worth a lot. Their idea is to immediately leave Italy and try to sell the bull in Hungary. But ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Mazzacurati | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Roberto Citran, Marco Messeri, Marco Paolini
Votes: 441
17. Isang puso ngayong Pasko (2020 Music Video)
Music
Stars: Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Jennylyn Mercado, Dennis Trillo
18. Luvattu maa (1951)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Topo Leistelä | Stars: Topo Leistelä, E.J. Paavola, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Veikko Vennamo
19. Passeurs de rêves (2000)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Olivier Sitruk, Ruzan Mesropyan, Romen Avinian, Edik Bagdasarian
Votes: 39
20. Evakko (1956)
100 min | Drama, History, War
When the Winter War of 1939 begins but an evacuation order never arrives in Karelia, a local family must assemble the townspeople to flee their homes from the impending destruction.
Director: Ville Salminen | Stars: Santeri Karilo, Linda Lampinen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Eila-Kaarina Roine
Votes: 85
21. Unelmana Karjala (2008)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Kari Koski | Stars: Lidia Bokunova, Sergei Afonjuskin, Aleksandra Afonjuskin, Ivan Moskalenko
22. Anu Parikka och de andra (1944)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Brita Wrede | Stars: Gunnar Skoglund, Kerttu Salmi
24. Heimat in der Fremde (2005)
Documentary, Short
Maria Hein says: I didn't want to be a foreigner. Her ancestors were Germans that moved to Russia to get work, after the down fall of the Soviet Union she came back to Germany. But for the ... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Gießler | Stars: Maria Hein, Elisabeth Maiwald
Votes: 12
25. Viimeinen kesä (1992)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Veera Alén, Veli Arrela, Emma Forsberg, Esteri Halmetoja
Votes: 14
28. Tauno Tukevan sota (2010)
50 min | Drama, War
Stars: Jaakko Saariluoma, Eero Ritala, Taisto Reimaluoto, Erika Eronen
Votes: 64
29. Taistelujen tie (1960)
105 min | Documentary, History, War
Directors: K.J. Mikola, Risto Orko, Sakari Salokangas | Stars: Matti Tuura, Hilkka Helinä, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Väinö Tanner
Votes: 5
30. Joka kuudes (1946)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Reconstruction and damages of war after the Lapland War.
Director: Holger Harrivirta | Stars: Carl-Erik Creutz, Tuire Orri
31.
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993–2016)
Episode:
Let Yourself Go
(1995)
Not Rated | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Yvonne is convinced she's pregnant. Gary and Phoebe spend a weekend in the countryside.
Director: Robin Nash | Stars: Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes, Victor McGuire
Votes: 52
32.
Saga (2020)
Episode:
Seriya 3
(2020)
45 min | Drama
The brothers compete for Maryana's love while several suitors pursue Bohdana. Her fiance is arrested by the KGB. As the Nazis invade, the Kozaks come to the aid of a Jewish family.
Stars: Aleksandra Liutaya, Liliya Tsvelikova, Hryhorii Baklanov, Oleksandr Sokolov
33.
Walking Wartime Britain (2021– )
Episode:
Devon
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History
Arthur travels to South Devon to learn about the visitors that wound up in the region, including thousands of London's evacuee children.
Director: Steven Perring | Star: Arthur Williams
Votes: 6
34.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Michelle Keegan
(2018)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In a special edition of the show, screened as part of the BBC's Hear Her Season, actress Michelle Keegan discovers her link to Gibraltar and connections to Italy and the Suffragettes.
Director: Claire Lewis | Stars: Michelle Keegan, Phil Davis
Votes: 51