If you’re interested in WWI and II, heroic tales from the frontlines and collecting war memorabilia, you are probably glued to the M-Net Movies Epic pop-up channel that's available to DStv Premium subscribers, and of course, you can stream the action online at DStv Now.
What is DStv Now?
It's basically the online version of your DStv package. Watch all the same channels you have on your decoder at home, but on your laptop or computer. There is also an Android and Apple app for the service.
Register for DStv Now to watch DStv online.
Here are some of the greatest war stories ever told:
1. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Tom Hanks' Oscar-winning performance drives Steven Spielberg’s unflinchingly WWII story. US troops are asked to retrieve a soldier whose brothers were killed in action. Watch it now ≫
2. U-571 (2000)
Matthew McConaughey fights to survive in this WWII classic. When a US mission to secure a coding device goes wrong, the crew must navigate hostile waters in an enemy German sub. Watch it now ≫
3. Glory (1989)
Denzel Washington delivers an Oscar-winning performance in this compelling war drama. During the Civil War, a captain leads a company of all-black soldiers in an assault. Watch it now ≫
4. Pearl Harbor (2001)
Love, war and friendship clash in this epic film starring Ben Affleck. Follow two best friends and their love lives as they get caught up in the battle for Pearl Harbor. Watch it now ≫
5. Das Boot: Director’s Cut (1981)
Director Wolfgang Petersen creates one of the most suspenseful films of all-time. This movie looks at the boredom, filth and sheer terror aboard a WWII German U-boat. Watch it now ≫
6. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Jessica Chastain is both intelligent and thrilling in this suspenseful film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden and a CIA operative who believes she’s discovered his whereabouts. Watch it now ≫
7. Fury (2014)
Brad Pitt leads an all-star cast in this tense World War II movie that follows a war-hardened army sergeant and his five-man tank crew as they embark on a deadly mission. Watch it now ≫
8. Empire of the Sun (1987)
The iconic Steven Spielberg directs a young Christian Bale in this war classic. An English boy is caught up in the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during World War II. Watch it now ≫
9. Flags of our Fathers (2006)
Clint Eastwood directs an all-star cast in this touching and tragic account of men struggling with the demons of World War Two. Watch it now ≫
10. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
An intensely dark wartime drama that delves into the fragile military mindset of a group of recruits who slowly become desensitised to the violence around them. Watch it now ≫
11. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
In this moving WWII film, director Clint Eastwood tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspective and how their courage and brotherhood was put to the test. Watch it now ≫
12. Dunkirk (2017)
Christopher Nolan directs this instant war classic based on the harrowing events at Dunkirk in 1940. In one of the darkest times of WWII, over 300,000 allied troops were surrounded by German forces and needed to be evacuated. Watch it now ≫
13. Brothers in Arms (2018)
Charlie Sheen narrates this intriguing, documentary as the cast and crew share their experiences about the making of the Academy Awarding winning war film Platoon. Watch it now ≫
14. The Deer Hunter (1978)
Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken’s performances earned this film five Oscars. See how the experiences of the Vietnam War impacts the lives of a small town in Pennsylvania. Watch it now ≫
15. Platoon (1986)
Informed by his personal experience Oliver Stone writes and directs a gritty, compelling war epic. A young solider faces a moral crisis when confronted with the Vietnam war’s horror. Watch it now ≫
16. The Longest Day (1962)
Acting legend John Wayne joins an all-star cast in this WWII classic that tells the story D-Day from both the Allied and German points of view. Watch it now ≫