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1. Sharpe (1993–2008)

TV-14 | 1,673 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A series of stories starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars as he fights both Napoleon's forces and the strong prejudice of British aristocracy.

Stars: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey

Votes: 2,362

2. The Pride and the Passion (1957)

132 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

During the Napoleonic Wars, a British captain is sent to Spain to help prevent the French from stealing a powerful cannon.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren, Theodore Bikel

Votes: 3,210 | Gross: $8.75M

3. Lines of Wellington (2012)

Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, War

On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, ... See full summary »

Director: Valeria Sarmiento | Stars: Nuno Lopes, Soraia Chaves, Marisa Paredes, John Malkovich

Votes: 1,570

4. Bruc, the Manhunt (2010)

85 min | Drama, History, War

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Benmayor | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Vincent Perez, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Santi Millán

Votes: 838

5. Sharpe (1993–2008)
Episode: Sharpe's Rifles (1993)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Assumpta Serna, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley

Votes: 4,447

6. Napoleon: The Man Who Ruled the World (2001– )
Episode: Napoleon's Road to Moscow (2001)

Documentary, Biography, History

Prior to 1807, Napoleon had experienced almost uninterrupted success, but change was in the air. The Emperor's determination to impose the Continental System on the whole of Europe was the main impetus behind The Peninsular War.

Director: Chris Gormlie | Stars: Jeremy Black, T.C.W. Blanning, Linda Butler, Keith Fredericks

7. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: The Napoleonic Wars: Part 2 (2021)

TV-14 | 31 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The Napoleonic Wars in two parts.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 51

8. Napoléon (2002)
Episode: 1807-1812 (2002)

100 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe.

Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich

Votes: 127

9. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Episode: Chapter Three: The Education of a Magician (2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Fantasy, War

Jonathan arrives in Portugal to be met with a derisory reception from the Duke of Wellington, until he proves himself by fashioning a road out of rocks and reviving three French corpses, ... See full summary »

Director: Toby Haynes | Stars: Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley

Votes: 434