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1. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken
Votes: 29,828
2. The Unknown Soldier (2017)
132 min | Drama, War
A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Eero Aho, Johannes Holopainen, Jussi Vatanen, Aku Hirviniemi
Votes: 12,956
3. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 155 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and World War II correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 10,441
4. Winter in Wartime (2008)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
In German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Martijn Lakemeier, Jamie Campbell Bower, Yorick van Wageningen, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 13,556 | Gross: $0.54M
5. The Winter War (1989)
199 min | Drama, History, War
In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Director: Pekka Parikka | Stars: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen
Votes: 8,740
6. The Dawns Here Are Quiet... (2015)
111 min | Drama, War
Russia, May 1942. Well behind friendly lines a veteran sergeant commands a small anti-aircraft unit. His troops are inexperienced women. They will soon be tested in battle as the Germans parachute a crack squad of saboteurs into the area.
Director: Renat Davletyarov | Stars: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anastasiya Mikulchina, Evgeniya Malakhova, Kristina Asmus
Votes: 1,959
7. Aalto: Architect of Emotions (2020)
103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife... See full summary »
Director: Virpi Suutari | Stars: Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto, Elissa Aalto, David N. Fixler
Votes: 711
8. En dag skall gry (1944)
95 min | Drama, War
An army officer kills his wife's lover, then escapes to Finland to fight in the Winter War.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Edvin Adolphson, Elsie Albiin, Hasse Ekman, Sture Lagerwall
Votes: 89
9. Bless the Woman (2003)
114 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl falls in love with an experienced soldier.
Director: Stanislav Govorukhin | Stars: Svetlana Khodchenkova, Aleksandr Baluev, Irina Kupchenko, Inna Churikova
Votes: 460
10. Olavi Virta (2018)
125 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Finnish singer-actor Olavi Virta.
Director: Timo Koivusalo | Stars: Lauri Tilkanen, Malla Malmivaara, Raimo Grönberg, Jonna Järnefelt
Votes: 432
11. Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia (2006 TV Movie)
78 min | Documentary, History, War
Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia
Summary: The Winter War was an epic life and death struggle that changed the course of World War II, and saved a democracy. Fire and Ice ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ben Strout | Stars: Jason Agnello, Joe Brady, Phillip Courtney, Paul Gitsis
Votes: 139
12. The Book of Fate (2003)
85 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Fire, water, wind, earth and emptiness... Five core elements of life that once inspired a book. The Booke of Fate. Far away from here there was a mythical world -free of suffering and ... See full summary »
Directors: Tommi Lepola, Tero Molin | Stars: Asko Sahlman, Markku Partanen, Juha-Pekka Mikkola, Saija Jäntti
Votes: 621
13. Hella W (2011)
82 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who ... See full summary »
Director: Juha Wuolijoki | Stars: Tiina Weckström, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Matleena Kuusniemi, Maria Heiskanen
Votes: 380
14. Ski Patrol (1940)
64 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1939 a Finnish reserve unit defends the border and their town in the valley below from Russian invaders who are excavating an explosive-laden tunnel under their mountaintop encampment.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Philip Dorn, Luli Deste, Stanley Fields, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 218
15. Evakko (1956)
100 min | Drama, History, War
When the Winter War of 1939 begins but an evacuation order never arrives in Karelia, a local family must assemble the townspeople to flee their homes from the impending destruction.
Director: Ville Salminen | Stars: Santeri Karilo, Linda Lampinen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen, Eila-Kaarina Roine
Votes: 85
16. Sotamies Jokisen vihkiloma (1981 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Director: Pauli Virtanen | Stars: Tom Pöysti, Martti Tschokkinen, Jyrki Kovaleff, Hannu Huuska
Votes: 11
17. Seamstress (2015)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Life and death of the last woman executed in Finland
Director: Ville Suhonen | Stars: Vera Kiiskinen, Pekka Milonoff, Laura Birn, Elena Leeve
Votes: 76
18. Suomen historian myytit: Talvisota (2009 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
A look at the myths and legends that surround Finland's successful "Winter War" against the aggression by the superior forces of the Soviet Union from November 1939 until March of 1940.
Director: Riika Nikkarinen | Stars: Mikko 'Peltsi' Peltola, Juhani Rajalin, Juha Mälkki, Sinikka Wunch
Votes: 10
19. Y in Vyborg (2006)
51 min | Documentary
In 1938 two young architects, Ragnar and Martta Ypyä, known as Y and Mirri, buy an 8mm camera. Together, they start filming the everyday life of Vyborg. But one year later, life in Vyborg ... See full summary »
Director: Pia Andell | Stars: Martta Ypyä, Ragnar Ypyä, Marjatta Ypyä-Silvennoinen, Juhani Ypyä
Votes: 16
21. Taistelun tie (1940)
62 min | Documentary, War
The film presented the background of the war, the war itself and the reconstruction work begun right after the war.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Kyösti Kallio, Turo Kartto, Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Votes: 25
22. Finnland im Kampf: Ein kleines Volk wehrt sich (1941)
72 min | Documentary, War
Director: Erwin Oskar Stauffer | Stars: Kyösti Kallio, Gustaf Mannerheim, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Väinö Tanner
Votes: 8
23. Isänmaan vangit (1996)
60 min | Documentary, History
Director: Michael Franck | Stars: Kirsi Helaniemi, Sinikka Linkomies-Pohjala, Niilo Ryti, Heikki Tanner
24. Hangökriget (2010 TV Movie)
59 min
Director: Greger Grönqvist | Stars: Henrik Gröhn, Åke Rehn, Stig Lindström, Marianne Suominen
Votes: 5
25.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Distant War: September 1939-May 1940
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the "phony war" and Norwegian Campaign, and the elevation of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister.
Director: David Elstein | Stars: Laurence Olivier, R.A. Butler, Bernard Kops, Robert Boothby
Votes: 564
26.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Scandinavia: The Forgotten Front
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
This episode take a closer look at the Russian aggression against Finland, and the German occupation of Norway.
Star: Jonathan Booth
Votes: 22
27.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Siege of Leningrad
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of one of the Second World War's most harrowing episodes - the 890-day siege of the Soviet Union's second city Leningrad which was not liberated until January 1944.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Rolf Carls, Karl Dönitz, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 7
28.
World War II in Numbers (2019)
Episode:
Backs to the wall
(2019)
Documentary
Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Helen Fry, Max Hastings, Jeremy Hicks, Adolf Hitler
29.
Thoughty2 (2012– )
Episode:
Meet the Greatest Sniper Who Ever Lived
(2021)
19 min | Documentary
In 1939 the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed a non aggression pact and agreed a division of Europe. To claim their spoils the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland. But the Finns... See full summary »
Star: Arran Lomas
30.
Untold Arctic Wars (2022– )
Episode:
Jäätynyt helvetti
(2022)
55 min | Documentary, History, War
After the First World War, Europe is divided. The alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union, Hitler and Stalin triggers the Second World War. At the same time, the Arctic War begins, with Finland as the first theater.
Directors: Anna-Reeta Eksymä, Teemu Hostikka | Stars: Peter Franzén, Stian Bones, Patrick Degerman, Torgeir Ekerholt Sæveraas
Votes: 22
31.
Hitler: Uncovering His Fatal Obsession (2021)
Episode:
Barbarossa Unleashed
(2021)
45 min | Documentary, History, War
More than three million Axis soldiers, the largest invading force in history, storm across the Soviet Union border as if it didn't exist in June 1941.
Directors: Dominic Saville, Lyndy Saville | Stars: Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor, Richard John Evans, Donald Rayfield
Votes: 6
32.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Lightning War
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Karl Dönitz
Votes: 345
33.
Dark Seas (2021– )
Episode:
Crippling Hitler's Navy - The Battle that Knocked out 50% of the Kriegsmarine's Destroyers
(2022)
12 min | Documentary
In 1940, to safeguard its iron supply, Nazi Germany invaded Norway. The British took this opportunity to engage the Kriegsmarine and in an intense naval battle near near the coast of Narvik.
34.
Arman pohjantähden alla (2016– )
Episode:
Sotaveteraanit
(2017)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Arman Alizad | Star: Arman Alizad
Votes: 8
35.
Team Bachstad (2012– )
Episode:
Team Bachstad I Finland 2:3
(2015)
40 min | Documentary, Comedy
So Team Bachstad will be on the road again, and the two hosts Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad will be looking forward to each small, very small Italian 'van' truck. This time, the trip to ... See full summary »
Directors: Øystein Bache, Rune Gokstad | Stars: Øystein Bache, Rune Gokstad