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Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/116092/
78
/1658/
79
/1514/
4.3
/175614/
100
/62/
94
/1327/
100
/11/

Three Colors: Red (1994)
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.
poster
87
8.0
/27544/
79
/602/
77
/453/
4.3
/52377/
97
/38/
93
/635/
cc age 10+

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.6
/11714/
75
/297/
73
/251/
4.1
/75311/
98
/49/
83
/51/
91
/14/

A Summer's Tale (1996)
Awaiting his girlfriend Léna’s arrival at the Breton seaside resort of Dinard, Gaspard befriends — and flirts heavily with — two other women, the companionable ethnology student Margot and the sensual townie Solène, making for a rather complicated situation when Léna finally arrives.
poster
79
7.7
/62329/
78
/1610/
76
/996/
3.8
/23627/
83
/24/
90
/1410/
75
/7/
cc age 12+

The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.1
/3706/
72
/139/
67
/88/
3.6
/4015/
90
/20/
73
/96/
88
/8/

Overlord (1975)
During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
poster
Disney Plus
78
7.5
/19476/
78
/1470/
78
/400/
3.7
/34128/
88
/113/
96
/47/
62
/26/
cc age 10+

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.
poster
Kanopy
77
70
7.3
/7536/
70
/130/
68
/128/
3.7
/7826/
95
/22/
85
/163/
cc age 13+

Brighton Rock (1948)
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
poster
Kanopy
75
70
7.5
/7803/
73
/185/
72
/254/
3.6
/4316/
87
/30/
86
/148/
61
/7/

Welcome (2009)
Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, but how do you cover 32 kilometers of the English Channel when you can't swim? The boy soon discovers that his trip won't be as easy as he imagined... The community of struggling illegal aliens in Calais
poster
fuboTV
69
7.0
/82752/
69
/3098/
66
/1222/
3.5
/125097/
66
/101/
80
/16925/
66
/23/
cc age 17+

Jackass Number Two (2006)
Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
poster
Hoopla
71
68
7.0
/9764/
73
/272/
68
/188/
3.4
/3640/
78
/9/
74
/146/
cc age 7+

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
poster
67
6.6
/17921/
64
/439/
61
/423/
3.5
/28536/
69
/154/
54
/27/
72
/30/

Happy End (2017)
A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
poster
Hoopla
67
6.4
/1657/
60
/38/
63
/36/
3.3
/558/
74
/62/
54
/64/
71
/22/

Mozart's Sister (2010)
A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right.
poster
72
65
7.1
/9246/
70
/142/
67
/141/
3.4
/4576/
83
/23/
75
/115/

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
poster
65
6.9
/3505/
66
/50/
64
/32/
3.4
/630/
69
/67/
72
/279/
62
/23/

On a Clear Day (2005)
After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
64
7.4
/3710/
74
/110/
75
/225/
3.9
/6660/
93
/31/

A Monkey in Winter (1962)
During World War II, an innkeeper vows to abstain from alcohol for the sake of his family. Years later, as they thrive in Normandy, his resolve is tested by a charming advertising professional who loves to drink.
poster
63
6.3
/13982/
63
/231/
60
/190/
3.0
/2981/
64
/153/
58
/348/
52
/34/
cc age 15+

Possession (2002)
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
poster
The Roku Channel
61
7.0
/26519/
73
/761/
69
/338/
3.4
/9057/
67
/9/
79
/542/
44
/6/

Battle of Britain (1969)
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
poster
Kanopy
61
6.0
/5087/
62
/210/
55
/261/
3.3
/7350/
64
/81/
41
/7/
66
/19/

Slack Bay (2016)
Summer, 1910. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where a strange community of fishermen lives.
poster
Kanopy
68
60
7.1
/3887/
71
/162/
68
/68/
3.5
/2417/
60
/5/
73
/37/

Dunkirk (1958)
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
poster
59
6.2
/2274/
60
/34/
58
/26/
3.2
/542/
59
/17/
52
/45/

The Land Girls (1998)
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.
poster
Hulu
55
5.3
/23198/
62
/2452/
57
/576/
2.3
/9086/
52
/21/
61
/278/
cc age 15+

SAS: Red Notice (2021)
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether Buckingham and the civilian passengers make it out of the tunnel alive.
poster
79
53
8.0
/3811/
78
/32/
71
/38/
3.7
/944/
93
/34/

Hornblower: Loyalty (2003)
Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
poster
Hoopla
56
49
6.2
/6418/
61
/120/
57
/102/
3.0
/1612/
47
/19/
53
/127/
58
/11/

Immortality (1998)
A vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redeem' him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
46
5.7
/115291/
60
/3700/
58
/2728/
2.5
/55286/
27
/98/
39
/2659/
35
/15/
cc age 11+

The Three Musketeers (2011)
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
poster
68
43
6.9
/2225/
70
/47/
69
/149/
3.6
/1540/
62
/22/

Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
poster
67
42
6.9
/2801/
71
/41/
60
/28/
3.4
/803/
67
/9/
71
/25/

Desperate Journey (1942)
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.
poster
74
41
6.9
/1510/
74
/22/
70
/20/
3.5
/1016/
100
/6/
67
/19/

Contraband (1940)
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
poster
57
41
6.4
/1362/
58
/113/
57
/48/
2.7
/2105/
53
/336/

Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Based on the book by Major Alexander de Seversky's about his theories of the practical uses of long range strategic bombing. Using a combination of animation humorously telling about the development of air warfare, the film shows de Seversky illustrating his ideas of how air power could win World War II for the Allies.
poster
63
38
6.7
/3201/
67
/45/
62
/40/
3.3
/751/
56
/23/

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
37
6.6
/1045/
60
/9/
65
/12/
59
/29/
71
/32/
57
/13/

Two Men Went To War (2002)
Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.
poster
75
35
7.3
/1101/
69
/23/
74
/21/
3.5
/365/
89
/488/

Ask a Policeman (1939)
The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
poster
63
31
5.8
/948/
69
/60/
62
/106/
3.2
/1043/

Atlantic Wall (1970)
1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals the plans for Hitler's V1 missiles.
poster
60
31
6.6
/2471/
65
/36/
60
/32/
3.2
/511/
47
/27/

The War Lover (1962)
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive.
poster
70
25
7.3
/780/
54
/14/
69
/18/
3.4
/634/
90
/16/

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
poster
61
24
6.4
/754/
54
/25/
63
/29/
3.3
/757/

Tunneling the English Channel (1907)
The plot follows King Edward VII and President Armand Fallières dreaming of building a tunnel under the English Channel.
poster
61
23
6.3
/1284/
66
/17/
58
/22/
3.2
/884/
56
/10/

Dangerous When Wet (1953)
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
poster
64
23
6.7
/468/
57
/11/
70
/10/
62
/69/

Breakthrough (1950)
Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.
poster
62
22
6.5
/1570/
61
/19/
54
/26/
3.2
/561/
67
/8/

Confidential Agent (1945)
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
poster
65
20
6.9
/1285/
65
/8/
72
/23/
3.3
/257/
55
/8/

Lloyd's of London (1936)
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
poster
65
19
6.8
/1357/
68
/27/
64
/22/
3.4
/482/
59
/4/

Barnacle Bill (1957)
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'
poster
Hoopla
55
18
5.6
/942/
52
/17/
58
/28/
3.2
/617/
50
/3/

Sea Devils (1953)
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman who's true purpose has been discovered by the French.
poster
59
13
6.2
/786/
55
/7/
54
/16/
3.3
/304/
58
/8/

Love, etc. (1996)
A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, well-employed Benoît's life changes when he answers the personal ad of Marie, a 25-year-old who restores paintings. He's attracted to her and she likes his steady calm and his honest attention. They're soon a couple, and they include Pierre in their dinners, outings, and trips. What will happen when Pierre realizes that he too is in love with Marie?
poster
MGM Plus
46
13
5.5
/862/
51
/14/
52
/18/
28
/10/

Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
The film depicts an account of Allied Combined Operations Headquarters commandos executing a daring raid on the German-occupied French coast during the Second World War. The story is based on the commando raid on the French port of St. Nazaire.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
48
8
5.1
/608/
45
/12/
52
/11/
2.9
/260/
38
/2/

The House of Secrets (1936)
Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.
poster
?
6.2
/24/

One Day (1916)
An assassination attempt is made on the life of Paul I, the infant King of Veseria, by Stefan, a henchman of Pavlovitch, the Regent, who wishes to take over the kingdom. Paul's bodyguard, Dimitri, foils the plot, but Pavovitch is told the attempt was successful and proclaims himself King. Dimitri takes the boy king to England to the home of his rightful father, Paul Verdayne. Twenty years passes, and Pavovitch finds himself the ruler or a bankrupt and rebellious country. To save her father's throne, Opal, his daughter consents to becoming the bride of the Prince of Argone, an elderly man with a bad reputation.
poster
?
5.7
/39/
60
/1/

She Shall Have Music (1935)
Millionaire shipbuilder Freddie Gates decides to publicize his ships by hiring Jack Hylton and his orchestra to broadcast from his yacht.. Brian Gates, Freddie's son, has a low-approval-rating and a high dislike for jazz music and refuses board ship with the band on board. His father enters a conspiracy with singer Dorothy Drew to get him on the yacht, where the broadcasts will be made. Brian falls in love with Dorothy, but calls of the romance when he sees her dancing and singing with Hylton's band in Paris. Dorothy induces three members of the band to shanghai Brian when the yacht sails. A rival shipowner, determined to stop the broadcasts, bribes the crew to desert the ship and all hands are left stranded in mid-ocean on the yacht. The band-members manage to extricate them from their predicament and they get back to London, where Hylton is acclaimed and Brian marries Dorothy.
poster
?
10
/1/

Vacances à la mer (1951)
N/A
poster
?
4.0
/17/
60
/1/

Blériot traverse la Manche (1909)
Documentary on Louis Blériot's 31 minute flight over the channel.


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