Best War TV shows – page 4

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Alparslan: The Great Seljuks (2021)
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: This series about a Sultan of the Great Seltuks. His name is Alparslan. He is the second sultan of the Seltuk dynasty. The serious will mainly explain the key moments of the life of Alparslan
Style: disturbing, tense, serious, captivating, suspense
Plot: sultan, historical character, government, empire, turk, warrior, fight, power struggle, leader, battles, ruler, historical figure ...
Time: 11th century
Place: turkey
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 8.1
 81K
The Tudors (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, historical drama, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: intrigue, queen, tudors, power struggle, royal family, historical character, king, british history, british royal family, love triangle, royalty, heir ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times, middle ages, medieval times
Place: england, britain, ireland, europe
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The Hollow Crown (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style: serious, captivating, historical drama, epic, stylized ...
Audience: date night
Plot: king, royal family, queen, medieval, betrayal, royalty, shakespeare, heir to the throne, battles, power struggle, political intrigue, historical character ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century
Place: england, britain, europe
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World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
TV show
Story: Based upon the actual cables between Washington, London and Moscow during the Second World War, this TV-movie examines the relationship between the leaders of these countries throughout the conflict. Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston ...
Style: contemplative, talky, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot: world war two, josef stalin, world war, head of state, diplomacy, winston churchill, marxist, intrigue, british politics, war, against humanity, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 1940s
Place: europe, germany, soviet union, usa, britain
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Sharpe's Mission (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane is wearying of the army life and Harper and Ramona are at odds.
Style: period drama
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, french revolution, napoleon bonaparte, spanish history, special forces, british army, british soldier, scout, traitor, disfigured face, journalist ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: france
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Sharpe's Honour (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story: 1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accusing Sharpe of rape. Her husband calls Sharpe out in a duel. But when the husband is found dead the next morning, Sharpe is arrested and brought ...
Style: exciting, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, medieval, revolution, british soldier, struggle, freedom, revolutionary, special forces, revolutionary war, royal family, napoleon bonaparte ...
Time: 1810s, 19th century
Place: europe, france
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The Camomile Lawn (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 258 min.
TV show
Story: Presents the lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present. Follows very closely the Mary Wesley novel. Begins with a funeral and uses the reminiscences of those gathered to fill in details in the lives of Richard and Helena and ...
Style: controversial, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot: world war two, spanish civil war, family relations, family gatherings, unrequited love, cousin, couples, family problems, couple relations, life is a bitch, love and romance, society ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1939, 80s, 1930s ...
Place: england, hawaii, europe, london, cornwall
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 7.7
 588
Vietnam (1987)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A young woman becomes an anti war activist when she sees what is happening in Veitnam after the Australians got involved.
Style: historical drama
Plot: vietnam veteran, vietnam war, election, cold war, family reunited, schoolgirl, anti war protest, rape and murder, minefield, politics, nightclub, hospital ...
Time: 60s
Place: australia, saigon, vietnam
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The Singapore Grip (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In colonial Singapore during World War Two, this epic drama follows the schemes – both commercial and amorous – of a wealthy British family as they struggle to preserve their prosperous business amid cataclysmic world events.
Style: humorous, melancholic, touching, talky, semi serious ...
Plot: world war two, colonialism, mistress, deadpan, british empire, satire, love, lovers, love interest, society, couples, love affair ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: singapore
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 8.3
 377
1914-1918 (1996)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, War
Country: UK, USA
TV show
Story: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century is a 1996 documentary series that aired on PBS. It chronicles World War I over eight episodes. It was narrated by Dame Judi Dench in the UK and Salome Jens in the United States. The series won two ...
Plot: world war one, great war, fictional history, intrigue, biopic, world war, bolshevik, czar, influenza, russian civil war, poison gas, russian revolution ...
Time: 1910s
Place: turkey, mexico, france, belgium, versailles
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, History, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with all the ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, entertaining, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: adventurer, grave robber, male female relationship, young heroes, historical figure, escapades, love interest, archaeologist, great war, world war one, war hero, love at first sight
Time: 20th century
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 7.9
 2K
Bluestone 42 (2013)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Bluestone 42 is a comedy drama about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. So what’s the average working day for a hero? Make your keen young colleague deal with the boring paperwork? Wind up your fellow employees? Flirt with the new ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, sitcom, dark comedy
Plot: military, bomb, army, military life, life risking, commander, squad, war on terror, soldier, sergeant, verbal byplay, military base ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east
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Sharpe's Justice (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: Napoleon has been exiled to Elba, the English have returned from the wars, and Major Richard Sharpe finds himself in a sort of exile to lead a company of Yorkshire Yeomen. His duties include protecting mill owners from restless workers who are on ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, french revolution, sorcery, revolution, chivalry, revenge, british soldier, homecoming, british army, fictional biography, half brother ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: yorkshire
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No Man's Land (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: France, Israel, Belgium
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Dive into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: isis, mossad, spy, espionage, soldier, female soldier, family problems, guilty conscience, life is a bitch, fight, secret, problem ...
Place: middle east, syria, iran, israel
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand ...
Style: historical drama, period drama
Plot: world war two, winston churchill, exile, british history, british politics, prime minister, member of parliament, british soldier, political leader
Time: 1930s, 1920s
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The Underground Railroad (2021)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 593 min.
TV show
Story: Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and ...
Style: suspense, thought provoking, disturbing, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: slavery, white trash, social misfits, black american, slave labor, society, social relations, black hero, black people, life is a bitch, african american, couples ...
Time: victorian era
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 8.2
 691
Oppenheimer (1980)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story: Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s because of his increasing ambivalence about the effect of his life's work.
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: world war two, scientist, atomic bomb, atomic weapons, science, mastermind, biopic, heroes, ego clash, war, danger, moral dilemma ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 50s, 1950s
Place: new mexico
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The Rat Patrol (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious, fast ...
Plot: military, world war, french foreign legion, luftwaffe, mission, tank, soldier, battles, war, danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades ...
Time: 20th century
Place: africa
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 8.6
 3K
Kingdom (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Kingdom (2012) In the Warring States Period of ancient China (475-221 BCE), Shin and Hyou are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of one day proving themselves on the battlefield. One day, however, Hyou is taken to the palace by a ...
Style: anime, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: war, empire, chinese history, heroes, warrior, training, violence, king, kingdom, ancient history
Place: china
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 9.3
 7K
Farouk Omar (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Morocco
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islamic State, before and after he embraces in Islam.
Style: serious, islamic, rough, christian film, realistic
Plot: islam, muslim, koran, arabic history, prophet, arab culture, controversy, religious persecution, christian, family relations, conquering, medieval ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages
Place: jerusalem, persia, middle east, arabia, egypt
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Unknown Soldier (2018)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: The Unknown Soldier miniseries expands the story of the 2017 film of the same name. The World War II series based on Väinö Linna's classic novel closely follows a machine gun company of the Finnish Army on the Karelian front during the ...
Plot: world war two, nazi germany, soldier, military, army, friendship, death, wounded soldier, patriotism, wounded, nordic, trench warfare ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: finland, soviet union
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The Crimson Field (2014)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
Style: serious, period piece, realistic, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war one, military hospital, nurse, army, wartime life, friendship, lifesaver, love triangle, nursing, doctor, medicine, great war ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: france, europe
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 7.5
 4K
Women at War (2022)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 412 min.
TV show
Story: France, 1914. The destinies of four women intersect : Marguerite, a mysterious Parisian prostitute, Caroline, propelled to the head of the family factory, Agnes, Mother Superior of a requisitioned convent and Suzanne, a feminist nurse.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot: feminism, feminist, women, female protagonist, bonding, great war, military, world war, prostitute, porn, redheaded woman, pimp ...
Time: year 1914, 1910s
Place: france
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Dad's Army (1968)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Introducing the Walmington-On-Sea home guard. During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion.
Style: sitcom, humorous, hilarious, slapstick, not serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, soldier, sergeant, captain, volunteer, british military, seaside town, war, military, warden, disorder, hapless soldier ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: england, europe, united kingdom
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 8.4
 27K
'Allo 'Allo! (1982)
Genre: Comedy, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: '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 ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, parody, dark comedy, double entendre ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, german army, farce, cafe, french resistance, satire, world war, soldier, cooking show, girl, lgbt, partisan ...
Time: 1940s
Place: france, europe
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Passport to Freedom (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Aracy de Carvalho is a young clerk at the Brazilian Consulate. For two years, she has been secretly issuing passports to Jews without the dreaded "J" stamp, which not only won't allow them to travel, but will doom them to the horrors ...
Style: suspense, sincere, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot: jew persecution, brazilian history, diplomat, life risking, male female relationship, co worker co worker relationship, couple relations, relationship vs career, risk, workplace, saving a life, female protagonist ...
Place: brazil, hamburg germany
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Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 290 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot: civil war, american civil war, old west, gunfight, feud, revenge, violence spree, violence, murder, rivalry, ethnic conflict, vengeance ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1870s, 1890s ...
Place: kentucky, west virginia, usa
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 8.6
 18K
Foyle's War (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: 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 ...
Style: clever, serious, captivating, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: world war two, investigation, police investigation, police detective, war crime, spy, detective inspector, police, espionage, homicide detective, whodunit, murder investigation ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: england, europe, new mexico, london
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The Book of Negroes (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 265 min.
TV show
Story: Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot: slavery, human spirit, racism, life is a bitch, hopes, injustice, escapades, confined, society, american revolution, black history, black ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: south carolina, usa, africa, america, nova scotia
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 8.2
 3K
China Beach (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and one very lovely but damaged Army Nurse Colleen McMurphy. Many heroes, dead and alive, try to make ...
Style: serious, sincere, realistic, touching, medical drama ...
Plot: vietnam war, medical, military, doctor, life is a bitch, superior officer, power relations, doctors and patients, military life, wartime life, military base, nurse ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: vietnam, asia
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