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1. Apocalypse Now (1979)

R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest

Votes: 710,726 | Gross: $83.47M

2. Forrest Gump (1994)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, Romance

The history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field

Votes: 2,258,831 | Gross: $330.25M

3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy

Votes: 745,524 | Gross: $233.92M

4. Kong: Skull Island (2017)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly

Votes: 348,583 | Gross: $168.05M

5. The Deer Hunter (1978)

R | 183 min | Drama, War

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage

Votes: 362,415 | Gross: $48.98M

6. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken

Votes: 274,025 | Gross: $15.02M

7. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher

Votes: 204,745 | Gross: $125.33M

8. Da 5 Bloods (2020)

R | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, War

Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis

Votes: 55,167

9. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.

Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Nu Yên-Khê Tran, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Anh Hoa Nguyen

Votes: 9,992 | Gross: $1.91M

10. The Sapphires (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.

Director: Wayne Blair | Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens

Votes: 15,178 | Gross: $2.45M

11. Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)

R | 103 min | Action, War

Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.

Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III, Miki Kim

Votes: 7,175 | Gross: $6.19M

12. Sniper 3 (2004 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Deadly sniper Tom Beckett is recruited by the CIA to go to Ho Chi Minh City and take out a ruthless drug dealer who turns out to be an old war buddy he thought was dead.

Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, John Doman, Denis Arndt

Votes: 4,560

13. Strike Commando (1987)

R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, War

In the Vietnam war, an American soldier survives a botched mission, with help from a group of locals who perceive him as a hero. He's sent back for a reconnaissance mission, only to find his helpers massacred by a brutal Russian soldier.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Reb Brown, Christopher Connelly, Louise Kamsteeg, Luciano Pigozzi

Votes: 1,145

14. Noble (2014)

PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama

Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.

Director: Stephen Bradley | Stars: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Brendan Coyle

Votes: 1,839 | Gross: $0.35M

15. A Bright Shining Lie (1998 TV Movie)

R | 118 min | Drama, War

True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.

Director: Terry George | Stars: Bill Paxton, Bo Eason, William L. Mansey, Karina Logue

Votes: 1,547

16. Lady of the Tropics (1939)

Passed | 92 min | Drama

Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.

Directors: Jack Conway, Leslie Fenton | Stars: Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Franklin

Votes: 658

17. Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder (1982)

PG | 108 min | Drama, War

During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson (Dennis Christopher), a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially apathetic and self-serving, he eventually has his heart won over by the ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Susan Saint James, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Englund

Votes: 263

18. Eyes of the Roshi (2017)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action

SAIGON 1973. A young man's heart is breaking as he discovers his childhood love, the girl he grew up with, raped and murdered. He makes a fateful resolve to avenge her loss, thereby ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Mark Nail | Stars: Eric Roberts, Ethan Marten, Amanda Dunn, Adam Nguyen

Votes: 41

19. 68 (2008 TV Movie)

110 min | Documentary, History, War

From Washington to Saigon, Rome to Mexico, Paris to London, a wave of demonstrations shakes the world. 68 travels back in time to war torn Vietnam, freed and occupied Prague, Paris demonstrating, revolution in the Americas.

Director: Patrick Rotman | Stars: Edouard Balladur, The Beatles, Claude Berri, Leonid Brezhnev

Votes: 66

20. Chung cu (1999)

90 min | Drama

A young family move into an apartment in a modern high-rise building ... what could be more normal? But why is the young wife afraid to leave her toddler alone? What other dark thing could ... See full summary »

Director: Linh Viet | Stars: Duong Don, Hong-Anh, Thanh Mai, Trang Minh

Votes: 24

21. Madventures (2002– )
Episode: Indokiina 2 (2005)

40 min | Documentary

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Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala

Votes: 21

22. Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode: Destination Viêt Nam (2011)

Documentary

Beginning of the journey in Ho Chi Minh Ville or Saigon: great traffic of scooters (about 6 millions of scooters), A short look at the old French buildings: Notre Dame de Saigon, the Town ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Sbasnik | Star: Philippe Gougler

Votes: 8

23. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The Cold War: Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 17 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The Cold War, in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 35

24. Top Gear (2002–2022)
Episode: Vietnam Special (2008)

TV-MA | 74 min | Adventure, Sport, Talk-Show

The boys headed to Vietnam for epic road trip across the country. Each of them were given 15 million dong (about US$ 1000) to spend on buying some wheels and must make it to the north of Vietnam.

Director: Phil Churchward | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May

Votes: 1,147

25. Madventures (2002– )
Episode: Kaakkois-Aasia (2009)

55 min | Documentary

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Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff

Votes: 17

26. Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997– )
Episode: Vietnam/Philippines (1997)

49 min | Adventure, Documentary

Michael sees Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue, the Mekong Delta, Saigon and then on to the Philippines including Manila, Zamboanga and faith healers.

Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin

Votes: 75

27. The Continental (2023)
Episode: Loyalty to the Master (2023)

TV-MA | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Winston seeks justice for his brother Frankie, recruiting a team to help overthrow Cormac and The Continental. As they navigate the treacherous underworld of The High Table, they also evade an NYPD detective.

Director: Charlotte Brändström | Stars: Mel Gibson, Colin Woodell, Mishel Prada, Ben Robson

Votes: 2,442

28. The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode: Déjà Vu (1858-1961) (2017)

TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, History, War

After nearly a century of French colonial rule, Vietnam emerges independent, but divided.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Karl Marlantes, Max Cleland, Bao Ninh

Votes: 1,093

29. The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode: Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) (2017)

TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, History, War

President John F. Kennedy and his advisors consider how deeply the U.S. should get involved in South Vietnam as a communist insurgency and Buddhist protests intensify.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, John Musgrave, Jack Todd, Bao Ninh

Votes: 887

30. The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode: Things Fall Apart (January-June 1968) (2017)

TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary, History, War

Shaken by the violence of the Tet Offensive, assassinations of leaders and domestic unrest, Americans begin to doubt President Lyndon B. Johnson's promise that victory in Vietnam is near and he ultimately decides not to seek reelection.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Ron Ferrizzi, Warren Rogers, William C. Westmoreland

Votes: 764

31. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Les sourires du Vietnam (2016)

Documentary

Beginning of the journey in Hue: Jérôme meets Duc, a tailor who produces typical dresses and who invites him to visit the market (they eat a jellyfish) and the Citadel of Hue: there they ... See full summary »

Director: Laurent Lichtenstein | Star: Jérôme Pitorin

32. Watchmen (2019)
Episode: A God Walks into Abar (2019)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Doctor Manhattan meets Angela, setting the stage for future events.

Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers

Votes: 9,967

33. Watchmen (2019)
Episode: An Almost Religious Awe (2019)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Under Lady Trieu's care, Angela undergoes an unconventional treatment. Laurie chases down a lead. The smartest man in the world delivers a crude defense of his past actions.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Regina King, Jean Smart, Hong Chau, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Votes: 7,412