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A Yank in the RAF
A Yank in the RAF
An American pilot joins the RAF during the early stages of WWII to impress an ex-girlfriend but only starts to take the war seriously while covering the evacuation at Dunkirk. (please click here to read the full review)

Al Capone
Al Capone
Al Capone arrives in Chicago to become gangster Johnny Torrio’s bodyguard, and gradually makes his way to the top of the underworld. (please click here to read the review)

American Outlaws
American Outlaws
The James and Younger brothers return to their homes after the Civil War ends and find that a railroad company is trying to force farmers off their land. The young men try to organize their neighbors to oppose the company but when the James house is bombed and their mother dies, they form a gang to rob the company and the banks where it stores its money. (please click here to read the review)

Bandido
Bandido
An American mercenary schemes to steal an arms dealer’s weapons for a rebel faction during the 1916 Mexican Revolution. (please click here to read the review)

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
Following the Fall of France during WWII, Britain stands alone against Nazi Germany. The badly outnumbered Royal Air Force must defend Britain against the Luftwaffe, which is ordered to gain air superiority in preparation for an invasion. (please click here to read the review)

Battle of the River Plate
Battle of the River Plate
During the beginning stages of WWII, the British Navy struggles to protect convoys from powerful surface raiders like the Graf Spee, a German pocket battleship. Two light cruisers and a heavy cruiser finally corner the Graf Spee near the River Plate in Uruguay and although they are heavily outgunned, innovative tactics give them a fighting chance. (please click here to read the review)

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
During the middle of the Depression, a small gang of bank robbers in the mid-West go on a crime spree but as they become more famous, the police make greater efforts to hunt them down. (please click here to read the review)

Capone
Capone
It presents the rise and fall of Al Capone in the underworld of Chicago before and during Prohibition. (please click here to read the review)

Dark Command
Dark Command
Bob Seton, a Texas cowboy, beats out local schoolteacher Will Cantrell (William Quantrill) for the job of marshall of Lawrence shortly before the Civil War starts. The bitter Cantrell forms a band of lawless guerrillas that rampage through Kansas until Seton learns that they plan to attack Lawrence. (please click here to read the review)

Dillinger
Dillinger 1945
It shows the rise of John Dillinger from petty criminal to bank robber and finally Public Enemy Number One. (please click here to read the review)

Dillinger
Dillinger
Following the murder of several law enforcement officials at Kansas City, the FBI tries to hunt down a number of famous outlaws, including Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger. (please click here to read the review)

Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
A young couple lose their farm in the Mohawk Valley during an Indian raid at the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British and their Indian allies invade the valley, the community is forced to seek shelter in the local fort. (please click here to read the review)

Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Following the astonishing success of the German Blitzkrieg, the Royal Navy struggles to evacuate the British army from France back to Britain at the beginning of WWII. (please click here to read the review)

Fixed Bayonets
Fixed Bayonets
Faced with a sudden, overwhelming Chinese offensive during the early stages of the Korean War, an American platoon is ordered to serve as rearguard for a retreating division. (please click here to read the review)

I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James
After Bob Ford shoots his friend Jesse James in the back for a reward he struggles to live with his guilt. (please click here to read the review)

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Story of the James-Younger Gang's catastrophic raid on Northfield, Minnesota. (please click here to read the review)

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
The film follows the crew of a British destroyer from the eve of WWII to the Battle of Crete in 1941. (please click here to read the review)

J. Edgar
J. Edgar
As director of the FBI for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover symbolized law enforcement to the nation. Viewed as a master of secrets, he actually struggled to keep secret his romantic relationship with Clyde Tolson, the assistant director of the Bureau. (please click here to read the review)

Jesse James
Jesse James
When a railroad company tries to force farmers off their land, the James brothers try to organize their neighbors to oppose the company. After their mother is killed when their home is bombed, they form a gang to rob the railroad company and banks. After many attempts to capture Jesse James fail, a detective agency hires Jesse's friend Bob Ford to kill him. (please click here to read the review)

John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
Although Jones had won the young republic’s first naval victory during the American Revolution, he is not popular with the new government and leaves the United States to serve in the navy of Catherine, Empress of Russia. (please click here to read the review)

Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Last of the Mohicans (1936)
In 1757, the daughters of British Colonel Munro are on their way to join their father at Fort William Henry on Lake George when they are ambushed by Huron warriors. Rescued by a colonial scout, Hawkeye, and his two Mohican allies, they reach the fort but soon after, Munro surrenders to General Montcalm, who proves unable to restrain his Huron allies, and the women find themselves prisoners. (please click here to read the review)

Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
In 1757, the daughters of British Colonel Munro are on their way to join their father at Fort William Henry on Lake George when they are rescued from Huron warriors by a white trapper who has been adopted by the last two members of the Mohican tribe. They have no interest in the war but love forces them to become involved when the British surrender the fort and the women are captured by the Hurons. (please click here to read the review)

Men in War
Men in War
A US platoon retreats through North Korean-held territory in September 1950, shortly after the start of the Korean War. (please click here to read the full review)

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
The Minivers, an English middle-class family, experience the early days of WWII, including Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz. (please click here to read the full review)

Passchendaele
Passchendaele
After three years of bloody, futile attacks, the Allied and Central Powers occupy roughly the same positions that they did at the start of WWI. As German submarines wreak havoc with British shipping, the Canadian Corps is sent to break through enemy lines at Passchendaele, near Ypres. (please click here to read the review)

Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
As peace talks near the end of the Korean War hit an impasse, the Chinese capture a strategically unimportant hilltop, so an American company is sent to retake the hill, which soon becomes a key symbol during the on-going peace talks. (please click here to read the review)

Public Enemies
PUblic Enemies
Led by Melvin Purvis, the FBI pursues notorious outlaw John Dillinger during the Public Enemy Era. (please click here to read the review)

Revolution
Revolution
A trapper becomes a reluctant patriot during the American Revolution. (please click here to read the review)

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil
A young Missouri man joins the Bushwhackers, irregular guerrillas loyal to the South, during the Civil War but as he sees his friends die, he gradually tires of the killing and savagery. (please click here to read the review)

Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Alvin York, a conscientious objector from the Appalachian Mountains, is drafted and overcomes his pacifism to become the most decorated American soldier in WWI when he captures a German machine gun position singlehandedly. (please click here to read the review)

Sink the Bismarck
Sink the Bismarck
Britain did not win the Blitz, it survived the Blitz, but British troops had been defeated in the Balkans and North Africa, while German U-boats, bombers and Germany’s small surface fleet were cutting up the merchant fleets that Britain depended on. Therefore, the sinking of the Bismarck not only kept the lifeline from North America open, but was the first clear cut victory for Britain in a long time. (please click here to read the review)

St. Valentine's Day Massacre
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The war between Al Capone and Bugs Moran for control of the Chicago underworld and the highly profitable liquor trade intensifies until much of Moran’s gang is killed on Valentine’s Day, 1929. (please click here to read the review.)

Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1
Faced with the threat of a super battleship emerging from its heavily defended lair to attack convoys, the British Navy develops mini-submarines to destroy it. (please click here to read the review)

The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo (1960)
As Santa Anna’s army advances deep into Texas to crush the young republic, General Sam Houston sends a small force under Colonel Travis to hold the Alamo long enough for him to organize a proper army. Joined by volunteers led by Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, the men find themselves facing hopeless odds but refuse to surrender. John Wayne's directorial debut. (please click here to read the review)

The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (2004)
As Santa Anna’s army advances deep into Texas to crush the young republic, General Sam Houston sends a small force under Colonel Travis to hold the Alamo long enough for him to organize a proper army. Joined by volunteers led by Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, the men find themselves facing hopeless odds but refuse to surrender. Lacking enough troops, Houston refuses to relieve the Alamo and leads the Mexican army deeper into Texas where he wins a huge victory at San Jacinto. (please click here to read the review)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Following the destruction of most of the James-Younger Gang during the raid on Northifeld, Minnesota, Jesse James tries to build a new gang but mistrust plagues the inexperienced outlaws. (please click here to read the review)

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
Powerful pirate Jean Lafitte debates whether to join the greatly outnumbered American army and defend New Orleans or play it safe by working with the invading British during the War of 1812. (please click here to read the review)

The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
General Billy Mitchell achieves fame during WWI and struggles during the 1920s to convince his military superiors that planes can sink battleships. Tired of seeing friends die in accidents caused by budgetary constraints, Mitchell begins to publicly criticize his superiors in the press and is court-martialed. (please click here to read the review)

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
Faced with the need to destroy massive German dams during WWII, British inventor Barnes Wallis designs bombs that skip along the water. (please click here to read the review)

The Dawn Patrol (1938)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)

A daredevil pilot in the Royal Flying Corps in France during WWI often disobeys the orders of his squadron commander but when he receives command of the squadron he comes to understand the difficulty of sending men off on dangerous missions and the pain of waiting for them to return. (please click here to read the review)


The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
The black sheep of a family and parson get drawn into the American Revolution when General Johnny Burgoyne leads an army from Canada to split the colonies in two. They help delay Burgoyne’s advance long enough for reinforcements to gather at Saratoga. (please click here to read the review)

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
A tough brawler joins a recently raised US regiment during WWI, but develops an uncontrollable fear when they are assigned to the front. His comrades are disgusted and only the regimental chaplain has faith in him. (please click here to read the review)

The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
A young backwoods surveyor marries the daughter of a rich family. When the American Revolution starts, both he and his sons join the rebels, while his brother-in-law supports the British. (please click here to read the review)

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost
Two British officers fall in love with the same woman while striving to defend British-held Mesopotamia from the Ottoman Empire during WWI. (please click here to read the review)

The Lighthorsemen
The Lighthorsemen
Unable to break through powerful Turkish fortifications in Palestine during WWI, the British launch a daring attack that depends on the Australian Light Horse. (please click here to read the review)

The Long Riders
The Long Riders
Although the members of the James-Younger gang are successful bank robbers, they are trying to settle down and raise families but their success has drawn the attention of the Pinkertons, who prove to be relentless hunters. (please click here to read the review)

The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol

The soldiers in a small British patrol, lost in the Mesopotamian desert, are gradually picked off by unseen Arab enemies during WWI. (please click here to read the review)


The Patriot
The Patriot
A plantation owner raises a partisan band after a vicious British dragoon kills a member of his family during the American Revolution. (please click here to read the review)

The Professionals
The Professionals
A wealthy Texan hires four men, experts in their fields, to cross into Mexico and rescue his wife, who has been kidnapped by a Mexican revolutionary. (please click here to read the review)

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, English privateers raid oppose the powerful Spanish empire by capturing its treasure ships filled with gold from South America with the Queen's unoffical support. King Phillip of Spain is tired of the endless raids and prepares an Armada to conquer England. However, one of the privateers learns of the secret armada and races to warn the Queen. (please click here to read the review)

The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James
The story of Jesse’s life from riding with Quantrill’s raiders through robbing banks until the disastrous Northfield, Minnesota raid. (Please click here to read the review)

The Undefeated
The Undefeated
A group of ex-Confederate soldiers who lost their land to carpetbaggers are trying to start a new life serving Emperor Maximilian in Mexico. They run into a group of men led by a former Union colonel who are selling horses to the Mexican government and the two groups must work together to fight the Juarista rebels. (please click here to read the review)

The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Federal Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago to enforce Prohibition but finds that gangster Al Capone controls the city, so Ness forms a small squad of incorruptible agents to take him down. (please click here to read the review)

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara
A nun and an American gunfighter team up to help the Juaristas resist the Archduke Maximilian, the puppet ruler of Mexico installed by Emperor Napoleon III. (please click here to read the review)

Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz
An ex-Confederate officer joins a group of American mercenaries in Mexico who are hired to transport gold for the Emperor Maximilian but gets drawn into the Mexican rebellion against the emperor. (please click here to read the review)

Villa Rides
Villa Rides
An American soldier of fortune finds himself working with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution. (please click here to read the review)

Viva Villa!
Viva Villa
Outlaw Pancho Villa joins Francisco Madero's revolution against Mexican dictator Porfiro Diaz and becomes a famous general. (please click here to read the review)

Young Guns
Young Guns
In 1878 New Mexico, John Tunstall gives a home to young men, including Billy the Kid. Rival rancher Murphy controls the rest of Lincoln County, so when he has Tunstall killed, the six young men are sworn in as deputies by the local justice of the peace to arrest Tunstall's killers. However, when the killing gets out of control, they become the hunted. (please click here to read the review)

Young Guns II
Young Guns II
Law and order is coming to New Mexico, so there is no more room for Billy the Kid. The survivors of the first movie are hunted down by Pat Garrett, Billy's former partner, as Billy tries to lead them to Mexico and safety. (please click here to read the review)



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