Best war, comedy, & drama shows streaming, ranked.

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a blind flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.

A family chooses a match for their daughter Noriko, but she, surprisingly, has her own plans.

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.

A young chef from the fine dining world returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop.

Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.

In the midst of the Russian Revolution of 1905, the crew of the battleship Potemkin mutiny against the brutal, tyrannical regime of the vessel's officers. The resulting street demonstration in Odessa brings on a police massacre.

The daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble ...

Follows US president Josiah Bartlet and his administration as they tackle various political issues in order to maintain peace and harmony in the nation.

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.

American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.

A fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California, and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.

Follows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper.

After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.

The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.

A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.

Bret and Jemaine are Flight of the Conchords, a folk-rock band from New Zealand living in New York City in search of stardom.

As a reserved young graduate vacations in a seaside town, he hopes his girlfriend will join him. But he ends up bonding with a local young woman whose female friend is also smitten with him.

Q, Sal, Joe and Murr are real-life best friends who love challenging each other to the most outrageous dares and stunts ever caught on hidden camera.

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

When death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.

In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.

Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.

As World War II and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Soviet forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland.

Guido seeks peace after his success but faces pressure from past collaborators. As he struggles with creativity, he reflects on his life and past romances.

Film star, Vince Chase, navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.

An orphaned young man in India pursues his dream of becoming a writer while navigating life's challenges and personal growth.

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

Following the suspicious death of the Bongomian king, his disregarded prince assumes the throne, initiating an intricate tale.

A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.

Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

The exploits of various guests and employees of a luxury resort over the span of a week.

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.

The personal and professional lives of six friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.

A devout Catholic man's rigid principles are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.

Features Jerrod Carmichael in a standup comedy show at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.

A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.

Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

After his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.

Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.

After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.

An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.

A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.

After a tragic event, a woman finds herself alone while everyone else continues with their lives as if nothing had happened.

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.

In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggles to fit the hometown mold. Grappling with loss and acceptance, she discovers herself and a community of outsiders who don't fit in but don't give up.

Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.

A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.

A little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.

Dave Chappelle returns to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

Many years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach Physical Education at his old middle school.

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

A workplace comedy centered on a group of dedicated teachers - and an oblivious principal - in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.

A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.

A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.

Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.

Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.

Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron offers up his perspective on our increasingly uncertain world.

Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.

A directionless man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

The lives of four socially awkward scientists take a wild turn when a beautiful and free-spirited girl moves in next door.

Two couples spend an interesting day together.

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

This is a sketch-comedy show. The twist here is that all of the sketches (even the monologue) are connected in some strange way.

A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.

JD and Turk scrub in together after a long break. Medicine and interns have evolved, but their friendship remains strong. New and familiar faces at Sacred Heart bring laughs, emotion, and unexpected moments.

A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.

An adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.

When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in de...

Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.

The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.

In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.

A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.

Widower Henry Hobson refuses to let his three daughters get married because he doesn't want to pay settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

An open-hearted, unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best of his life on the streets of Milan.

Short videos showing typical funny moments in French life, depicting way of life, being, laughing, habits, and using slang vocabulary. Specially recommended for Parisians and / or people who lived there.

An angel meets Peter Falk, and loves a French trapeze artist in Berlin.

Set in New York in 1900, The Knick centers around the groundbreaking Knickerbocker Hospital.

A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.

During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.

During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.

During World War 2, a young lad's called up and, with increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training for D-day.

Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.

This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge.

The delirious journey of a mentally-disordered man who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.

A kabuki actor's mistress hatches a jealous plot to bring down her lover's son.

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.

Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Ramon, a young Mexican boy, tries to cross the border for the fifth time but fails. His friend tells him about his aunt living in Germany and that she has a better life over there. Ramon then goes to Germany to find his friend's a...

Lucy Honeychurch shares a brief romance with George Emerson in Florence. Yet as she tries to move on with her life and look for marriage elsewhere, can she truly forget the events of that summer?

A platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.

An overprotective father is obsessed with becoming a principal and competes against the popular vice principal. However, something happens that makes them work together to save the day.

A comedy that explores the private lives of unique New York individuals through a common thread: their weed deliveryman.

Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.