Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "blowing-up-a-bridge"

1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Approved | 178 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè

Votes: 812,352 | Gross: $6.10M

2. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis

Votes: 80,456 | Gross: $70.59M

3. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa

Votes: 233,546 | Gross: $44.91M

4. Narvik: Hitler's First Defeat (2022)

TV-14 | 108 min | Drama, History, War

April 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machinery. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat.

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Kristine Hartgen, Carl Martin Eggesbø, Christoph Gelfert Mathiesen, Henrik Mestad

Votes: 17,494

5. Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Approved | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: John Mills, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms, Harry Andrews

Votes: 6,640

6. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin

Votes: 30,626 | Gross: $11.50M

7. Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

PG | 118 min | Action, Drama, War

During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, Franco Nero

Votes: 19,785

8. The Million Eyes of Sumuru (1967)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure

Sumuru, a megalomaniacal femme fatale, makes a bid for world domination by eliminating male leaders and replacing them with her sexy female agents.

Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Frankie Avalon, George Nader, Shirley Eaton, Wilfrid Hyde-White

Votes: 1,318

9. Uncommon Valor (1983)

R | 105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, Robert Stack, Fred Ward

Votes: 11,671 | Gross: $30.50M

10. Volunteers (1985)

R | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy

1962, after Yale graduation, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay. He takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs. Will he survive 2 years?

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson, Tim Thomerson

Votes: 10,524 | Gross: $19.88M

11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

Passed | 170 min | Adventure, Drama, History

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Córdova

Votes: 10,242 | Gross: $17.80M

12. The War Wagon (1967)

Unrated | 101 min | Drama, Western

The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr.

Votes: 10,816

13. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Journalist Marie Jouvet attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 11,230 | Gross: $9.06M

14. Compañeros (1970)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Western

A Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Fernando Rey, Iris Berben

Votes: 4,981 | Gross: $0.02M

15. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis

Votes: 14,462 | Gross: $1.42M

16. Bataan (1943)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, History, War

In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 2,708

17. Spoor (2017)

Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who or what is the murderer, but nobody believes her.

Directors: Agnieszka Holland, Kasia Adamik | Stars: Agnieszka Mandat, Wiktor Zborowski, Jakub Gierszal, Patricia Volny

Votes: 6,047

18. Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure

A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 2,598

19. You'll Find Out (1940)

Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

The manager of Kay Kyser's band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi

Votes: 1,452

20. Siberian Sniper (2021)

95 min | History, War

During the height of World War II, a Soviet unit's last surviving sniper is sent on a suicide mission to break a German stronghold in order to save his fellow soldiers.

Director: Dmitry Koltsov | Stars: Aytal Stepanov, Aleksandr Kazantsev, Daniil Zhuravlev, Dmitry Koltsov

Votes: 456

21. Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971 TV Movie)

84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Berta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge.

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Harry Baer, Irm Hermann, Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Votes: 626

22. The Brave Engineer (1950)

Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Legendary engineer Casey Jones is determined to keep his train schedule and nothing is going to stop him.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jerry Colonna, The King's Men, Ken Darby, Jon Dodson

Votes: 482

23. Confusions of a Nutzy Spy (1943)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Porky and his bloodhound that has sneezing problems trying to track down a Nazi spy caricature in the form of a lynx. Their goal is to stop him from blowing up a critical railroad bridge.

Director: Norm McCabe | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 364

24. Sarah and the Squirrel (I) (1982)

60 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The story is about a little girl during the beginning of the Second World War. It is also known as "Sarah" and "The Seventh Match".

Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Mia Farrow, Joan Bruce, John Faasen, Ron Haddrick

Votes: 106

25. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Christmas with the Joker (1992)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Joker kidnaps three prominent citizens during Christmas and challenges Batman to find him before midnight.

Director: Kent Butterworth | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings, Clive Revill

Votes: 2,884

26. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Grace and Favour: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

A long-standing feud between the families of Rex Munro and Clarrie King escalates over an argument regarding an access road.

Director: Bob Meillon | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

27. Harsh Realm (1999–2000)
Episode: Kein Ausgang (2000)

TV-14 | Action, Drama, Mystery

Hobbes and Pinocchio find themselves trapped in a looping World War II battle simulation, where the German and the US units are forever fighting over a small bridge in the Ardennes. They soon meet another real player stuck there.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn, Rachel Hayward

Votes: 55

28. Maya (1967–1968)
Episode: The Khandur Uprising (1967)

60 min | Adventure

While visiting a village to give Maya an elephant pedicure, Terry and Raji are caught in the middle of bandit raid. While trying to defend the townspeople, Terry is seriously wounded. Raji ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Jay North, Sajid Khan, Oliver McGowan, Shatrughan Sinha

Votes: 5

29. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: Rampage (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Walker and Trivette track a group of brothers who are robbing and assaulting people across the county. The deeper into the back country they go, it gets more difficult for Walker and Trivette. Worried, C.D. goes to help.

Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Noble Willingham, Sheree J. Wilson

Votes: 133

30. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode: Mary Tyler Dot Song/Windsor Hassle/...And Justice for Slappy (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Dot Warner parodies the classic opening theme from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the "Mary Tyler Dot Song." Next, the wild Warners create a "Windsor Hassle" when they help the Queen refurbish Windsor Castle.

Directors: Alfred Gimeno, Jon McClenahan, Rusty Mills, Jeff Siergey | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Mark Slaughter

Votes: 149

31. Patton 360 (2009– )
Episode: Leading the Charge (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Despite the conservative orders of his commanders Patton strives to destroy the German army before it can escape through the Falaise Gap and regroup east of the Seine. As Patton pursues the... See full summary »

Stars: Martin K.A. Morgan, David Robb, E.J. Snyder, Bryan Stefancyk

Votes: 8

32. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Good Intentions (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael's job for Gilroy approaches its conclusion, but he is temporarily sidetracked as he is forced to come to the rescue of Fi, who may be in over her head after she takes a job for a violent kidnapper.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless

Votes: 500

33. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Weapons Factory (2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Luminara and Anakin act as decoys to divert new enemy super-tanks, while Padawans Barriss Offee and Ahsoka attempt to destroy a Separatist droid factory.

Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Olivia d'Abo, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, Meredith Salenger

Votes: 3,660

34. The Witchfinder (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2022)

28 min | Comedy

Bannister must travel to Chelmsford with Thomasine to put on a show trial for the Witchfinder General. But his captive is the worst possible travel companion and threatens to make a straightforward journey a life-changing ordeal.

Directors: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons | Stars: Tim Key, Daisy May Cooper, Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby

Votes: 80

35. Bamse (1966)
Episode: Skalmans märkliga bil (1966)

Animation, Short, Family

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Director: Rune Andréasson | Star: Rolf Lundgren

36. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Cliff Hanger or Taken for Granite/Supersonic Boom or The Old Mount's A-Moverin (1960)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 27, Fractured Fairy Tales "The Pied Piper", Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties "Mountie Bear", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Upsidaisium" Part 28.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, George Singer, Ernest Terrazas | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 33

37. The Andrew Klavan Show (2015– )
What Is Racism? (2019 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Andrew Klavan, Larry Loftis