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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World(2003)

PG-13
| 2h 18min | Adventure, Drama, War
3.6/5 (with 1,360 votes)

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

Directed by Peter Weir - With Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Max Pirkis, Max Benitz, Lee Ingleby, ...
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The Duellists(1977)

PG
| 1h 40min | Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 217 votes)

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Robert Stephens, Tom Conti, ...
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Love and Death(1975)

PG
| 1h 25min | Comedy, History, War
3.8/5 (with 374 votes)

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.

Directed by Woody Allen - With Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Jessica Harper, Harold Gould, James Tolkan, Féodor Atkine, ...
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War and Peace(1956)

PG
| 3h 28min | Drama, War, Romance / Love, History
3.4/5 (with 99 votes)

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

Directed by King Vidor - With Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Oskar Homolka, ...
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Persuasion(1995)

PG
| 1h 44min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 57 votes)

Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.

Directed by Roger Michell - With Ciarán Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Fiona Shaw, Sophie Thompson, Simon Russell Beale, Amanda Root, ...
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The Emperor of Paris(2018)

2h 1min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 218 votes)

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.

Directed by Jean-François Richet - With Vincent Cassel, Freya Mavor, Denis Ménochet, August Diehl, James Thiérrée, Patrick Chesnais, ...

Return of the Hero(2018)

1h 30min | History, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 241 votes)

France, 1809. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up.

Directed by Laurent Tirard - With Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant
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That Hamilton Woman(1941)

NR
| 2h 8min | Drama, History, Romance / Love, War
3.6/5 (with 30 votes)

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Directed by Alexander Korda - With Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper, Henry Wilcoxon, Heather Angel, ...
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H.M.S. Defiant(1962)

1h 41min | Adventure, History
3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert - With Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, ...

Captain Horatio Hornblower(1951)

NR
| 1h 57min | Action, Adventure, Drama, War
3.5/5 (with 46 votes)

Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.

Directed by Raoul Walsh - With Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Terence Morgan, James Robertson Justice, Stanley Baker, ...
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The Pride and the Passion(1957)

2h 12min | Adventure, Action, Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.

Directed by Stanley Kramer - With Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel, John Wengraf, José Nieto, ...

Hornblower: Loyalty(2003)

2h 5min | Adventure, Drama, War, TV Movie, History
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

With Ioan Gruffudd
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Lines of Wellington(2012)

2h 31min | Drama, History, War
2.9/5 (with 14 votes)

Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal.

Directed by Valeria Sarmiento, Raúl Ruiz - With Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich, Carloto Cotta, Catherine Deneuve, ...
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Hornblower: The Even Chance(1998)

1h 40min | Adventure, TV Movie
3.8/5 (with 17 votes)

Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.

Directed by Andrew Grieve

Sharpe's Peril(2008)

2h 17min | War, Adventure, Drama, History
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the area, strikes fear in the members of the party. When an attack occurs Sharpe takes control of the situation, leading the group 300 miles through enemy territory and training the disorganized, rag-tag group to be proper soldiers. Despite all these responsibilities, Sharpe still manages to find time for a little romance...

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Bruc: The Manhunt(2010)

1h 35min | Adventure, History, Drama
2.6/5 (with 12 votes)

Spain, 1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders the captain of the Imperial Guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat….

Directed by Daniel Benmayor - With Juan José Ballesta, Vincent Perez, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Santi Millán, Nicolas Giraud, Moussa Maaskri, ...

Imperial Venus(1962)

2h 20min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Biopic about Napoleon's sister Paulette.

Directed by Jean Delannoy - With Gina Lollobrigida, Raymond Pellegrin, Micheline Presle, Lilla Brignone, Gabriele Ferzetti, Giulio Bosetti, ...

Sharpe's Rifles(1993)

1h 42min | War, Adventure, TV Movie
3.2/5 (with 19 votes)

During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Madame(1961)

1h 38min | Comedy, Drama, History, Romance / Love
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large territorial fiefdom. But trouble brews when Madame Sans-Gene, now elevated to the nobility along with her man -- cannot keep her frank observations under control.

Directed by Christian-Jaque - With Sophia Loren, Robert Hossein, Gianrico Tedeschi, Marina Berti, Carlo Giuffré, Robert Dalban, ...

Sharpe's Regiment(1996)

1h 40min | War, Action, Adventure, History, TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Napoléon Bonaparte(1935)

2h 20min | Drama, War, History
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A second version of Gance's Napoléon, with sound.

Directed by Abel Gance - With Albert Dieudonné, Gina Manès, Antonin Artaud, Eugénie Buffet, Jane Marken, Sylvie Gance, ...

Sharpe's Waterloo(1997)

1h 41min | War, Action, Adventure, TV Movie, History
3.7/5 (with 11 votes)

Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Company(1994)

1h 40min | War, Adventure, History, TV Movie
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Spain 1812 The Duke of Wellington plans to lay siege to Badajoz. A murderous figure from Sharpe's past uses a beautiful woman revenge himself on Sharpe, now the father of her child. Sharpe has reason to be happy, he holds his daughter for the first time and is given command of the Light Company again, together with his captaincy. But will his happiness be short lived?

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Gold(1995)

1h 41min | War, TV Movie, Adventure, Action, History
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Honour(1994)

1h 41min | War, History, Adventure, TV Movie
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

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 before a court martial, and it seems not even Patrick Harper and the Chosen Men can save Sharpe from a hanging, or rescue his honour.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Enemy(1994)

1h 30min | War, History, Action, Adventure, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 12 votes)

Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But while Sharpe may be able to deal with his old enemy, he has yet to face a newer threat, the French Major Pierre Ducos.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

Sharpe's Siege(1996)

1h 41min | War, Action, Adventure, TV Movie, History
3.5/5 (with 10 votes)

Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.

Directed by Tom Clegg - With Sean Bean

The Ashes(1965)

3h 54min | War, Drama
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

Directed by Andrzej Wajda - With Daniel Olbrychski, Piotr Wysocki, Bogusław Kierc, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Pola Raksa, Władysław Hańcza, ...

Hornblower: Mutiny(2001)

1h 38min | Adventure, Drama, War, TV Movie
3.9/5 (with 13 votes)

Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.

Directed by Andrew Grieve - With Ioan Gruffudd, Jamie Bamber, David Warner

Sea Devils(1953)

NR
| 1h 31min | Action, Adventure, Drama
3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

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.

Directed by Raoul Walsh - With Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Bryan Forbes, Gérard Oury, Arthur Wontner, Denis O'Dea, ...
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