Top Rated War Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 22

Suicide Battalion

1958

Suicide Battalion

1958
4.5
Second World War drama, set in the Philippines about a group of men recruited for the dangerous mission of destroying an American base to keep strategic papers out of enemy hands when Japanese forces invade. The men spend their last hours drowning their sorrows in a bar, but time is running out. American International Pictures originally distributed this film as a double feature with "Jet Attack".
Primary Position

2023

Primary Position

2023
2
Two teens, Darnell Jackson & Tracy Lavelle lived a turbulent life in the trying urban streets of Chicago Illinois. Everything changed when Darnell convinces Tracy to skip college and join the military. While trying to do the right thing with helping Ukraine against the Russians, Things don't go as planned! Darnell goes back to Chicago where he must face new enemies, A corrupt mayor & a city full of hate. What will Darnell do?
Silent Night in Algona

2022

Silent Night in Algona

2022
6
A depiction of a small Iowa town hosting a prisoner of war camp during World War II in 1944.
War in Russia: The Siege of Leningrad

2022

War in Russia: The Siege of Leningrad

2022
6
Relive one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history that led to the systematic starvation and destruction of the human population.
300 Spartans: The Real Story

2015

300 Spartans: The Real Story

2015
5
300 Spartans-The Real Story. Putting aside the myths and legends, this documentary takes a detailed look at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC Greece leading to the last stand of the 300 Spartans and Spartan King Leonidas. On the 3rd day of the battle, when Leonidas was being surrounded, he sent most of his troops away and covered their retreat with a last stand because Spartans never retreated.
Near Enemies

2020

Near Enemies

2020
6
A squad of American soldiers hunt down a suspected spy that escaped an internment camp during WWII.
Games on the Battlefield

2015

Games on the Battlefield

2015
4
Built on archive footage – much of it previously unseen – this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War -- popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite. For four years, sport represented a welcome respite from the killing fields of Europe.
I Die Alone

2013

I Die Alone

2013
6
American pacifist Private Finch (Carl Schreiber) finds himself pressured by his superiors to kill a P.O.W. captured from battle. As a direct result of his apprehensions, a fatal confrontation explodes amongst his platoon, and Finch becomes stranded behind enemy lines armed with nothing but limited ammunition and an uncertain sense of direction. Making his way through foreign soil, he encounters a mysterious mailman (Marc Litman) anxious to throw himself into battle. But on their exhausting quest to find a radio and signal for help, it becomes clear that Finch's new friend harbors a few dark secrets that could prove more threatening than the next ambush.
A Foreign Field

1993

A Foreign Field

1993
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.
Steel Tempest

2000

Steel Tempest

2000
5
This is the story of a Waffen-Ss unit attacking an American held town in the Ardennes in 1945.
My Father's War

2016

My Father's War

2016
7
In this unique and riveting film, a troubled man has a series of dreams in which he finds himself thrown back to a time before his birth, into the Angolan Border War, as a combat soldier. There he meets his father as a young man, when he was a member of the Special Forces. As they go through combat together, the son gets to know his father in a way he never has, giving him insight and compassion, and he is able to let go of lifelong feelings of abandonment, resentment and anger. This leads to forgiveness and a real-life reconciliation, which drives home the underlying message of this film restoring the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers.
Alexander the Great

2006

Alexander the Great

2006
6
When his father, King Philip, is killed by the wicked Emperor Darius, Alexander the Great assembles an army and sets out for revenge. On his journey to catch up with his enemy, he fights many battles and conquers much of the known world.
Lost Airmen of Buchenwald

2021

Lost Airmen of Buchenwald

2021
8
Chronicles the little-known story of Allied airmen imprisoned at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in the waning months of World War II. In the summer of 1944, 168 airmen from the US, England, Canada and other Allied countries were captured in Paris by the German Gestapo and sent to the infamous "Koncentration Lager Buchenwald" in Germany. Falsely accused of being "terrorists and saboteurs," the airmen faced a terrifying fight for survival and a race against time to escape their execution. A controversial moment in history that their home countries tried to hush-up, Lost Airmen of Buchenwald tells this harrowing story through interviews with seven surviving members of the group, including their heroic commanding officer. The film follows them from their days hiding with the French Resistance to the darkest corners of the Holocaust, where they struggled to survive as Germany collapsed under the weight of the advancing Russian and Allied armies
Under Jakob's Ladder

2011

Under Jakob's Ladder

2011
7
Based on a true story, 'Under Jakob's Ladder' is a full-length feature film that takes place in the Soviet Union during 1938. Jakob, a former teacher who lost his job due to the new Communist system, can only stand by and watch as the world around him slowly disintegrates and fear and suspicion rule the day. Like most of the men in his village, he soon finds himself in a Soviet prison. But it is there that he discovers that the freedom he craves might actually be found within the walls of his cell.
Fields of Sacrifice

1964

Fields of Sacrifice

1964
7
This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film also visits cemeteries where servicemen are buried. Filmed from Hong Kong to Sicily, this documentary is designed to show Canadians places they have reason to know but may not be able to visit. Produced for the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs by the renowned documentary filmmaker Donald Brittain. (NFB)
Ransom

1988

Ransom

1988
5
Against the glamorous backdrops of the French Riviera and Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast, children of members of a U.S. WWII bomber squad search for the former commandant of an infamous German concentration camp who was responsible for their parents' torture and murders. Aided by a surviving crew member Steve Fuller, and Inspector Marko Simic of the "INTERPOL," they begin an action packed manhunt from Trieste to Cannes, following the trail of the bullet-riddled corpses left by General Von Brock.
Brothers in Blood

1987

Brothers in Blood

1987
5
War is Hell... especially NAM. A group of battle weary soldiers in Vietnam are trapped behind enemy lines. There is no way back. No help on the way. It's only a matter of time and these guys intend to "Die Fighting". Bo Svenson and Peter Hooten together again (Inglorious Bastards) join the Late, great Werner Porchat (as a part-time drag queen commando) in this explosive Italian commando film.
Marching On!

1943

Marching On!

1943
5
During World War II, a young African American is forced to continue his family’s tradition of military service when he is drafted into the United States Army. Despite complications that arise during his basic training, including his jealousy following his girlfriend's flirtatious attention to his sergeant, the young soldier becomes a hero when he locates Japanese saboteurs operating a radio station outside of his military base.
A Case of Honor

1988

A Case of Honor

1988
5
A Case of Honor is a 1991 film directed by Eddie Romero. After escaping from a Vietnamese pow camp where they had suffered for five years, five American soldiers attempt to get out of the country before being spotted by Russian and Vietnamese
Битва за Севастополь

1944

Битва за Севастополь

1944