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Plot Summary:
Sushmita and Jaanbaz live in India, and they are in love. They intend to marry, but Sushmita's family is strongly opposed to the marriage, since Jaanbaz is a Muslim and they are Hindus. But Sushmita and Jaanbaz do get married, and Jaanbaz takes her with him to his country--Afghanistan. On the way there, Sushmita is horrified to see mutilated corpses, bomb explosions, and armed militants. She is terrified and asks Jaanbaz to take her back, but Jaanbaz takes her to his home.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 166 min
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Passenger (2009)
Plot Summary:
The film narrates how two guys, Sathyanath and Adv. Nandan Menon, who never had anything to do with one another, come into each others lives and what all things happen consequently.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 894
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min
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A Line in the Sand (2009)
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Drama - Set in the present-day Iraq war, this tense and gripping drama unfolds as two US Marines find themselves stranded and alone in the desert after their unit is all but destroyed in a routine mission. One of their team is taken hostage in the attack, their Humvee is stolen, their communications are down and their supplies are limited. - Gary Weeks, Rob Botts, Paul J. Alessi.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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Thank You for Bombing (2015)
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Thank you for Bombing accompanies three correspondents to their working place in conflict areas and gives an insight into their daily routine aside from cameras and satellite phones - somewhere between bombing alarm, laundry and Bach flower therapy.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Austria
Duration: 99 min
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The Point Men (2023)
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A story about a diplomat and a national intelligence service agent who struggle and risk their lives on foreign soil to save Korean hostages that have been abducted in the Middle East.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min
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Burn Country (2016)
Plot Summary:
A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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शिवाय (2016)
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Shivaay , a fearless Himalayan mountaineer covered in Lord Shiva tattoos, heads to Bulgaria to fulfill his nine-year-old daughter Gaura’s wish of seeing her mother Olga, who abandoned them years ago. But their plan goes for a toss when the little girl gets kidnapped in the foreign land. Rescuing her from the masked child-traffickers becomes his only reason for survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful
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One Less God (2017)
Plot Summary:
In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive them from hiding. The harrowing events that follow will come to be known as India's 9/11 and one of the most audacious terrorist attacks in history. Yet more than a tale of monsters and men, this is a story of our shared humanity at the dark crossroads to which we have now stumbled. Inspired by true events.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 900
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, Nepal
Duration: 128 min
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Kabul Express (2006)
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Five people - two Indian journalists, an American journalist, an Afghan guide and a Pakistani soldier who takes them all hostage - are taken on a 48-hour journey into Afghanistan in a jeep called the Kabul Express, a special and unlikely bond developing between them along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, patriotic, humorous, tragic ending, road movie
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Kandahar (2010)
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A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, harsh
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The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
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Arun Khanna is a spy for the Indian government whose aid is enlisted to stop ISI Chief Ishak Khan. Khan is trying to build a nuclear bomb with which he can liberate Kashmir from the Indians. A battle of wits ensues. When Khan detonates a bomb at Khanna's engagement party to a fellow spy, Khanna's resolve is only strengthened. Now not only does he have to fight Khan, but he also has to track down his missing fiancee.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, realistic
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Afghan Luke (2011)
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Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 811
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, rough, serious, semi serious
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Homeland Security (2004)
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Admiral McKee (Tom Skerritt) is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House informing him that his commander in chief requires him to serve his country once again. Shortly after this he is sworn into office as a senior member of the Office of Homeland Security under Tom Ridge. Once in office Admiral McKee faces the challenge of organising this new office so as to prevent further terrorist attacks against the United States. With this in mind Admiral McKee's wife, Elise Mckee, recommends he speaks to his friend, NSA Agent Sol Binder.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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Red Alert: The War Within (2009)
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While delivering food in a forest area in Andhra Pradesh, impoverished Narasimha is held against his will by a band of Naxalites led by Velu, and forced to join them. He is anxious to collect his dues and return home to his wife, Uma; daughter, Chinna; and son, Mohan, but Velu keeps on putting it off. Narasimha gets to know and sympathize with members of this band, and befriends Lakshmi, who was gang-raped by several policemen. He is then asked to prove his loyalty by killing an informant/plainclothes police inspector - which he does - and even accompanies the band on an assault on a school, resulting in the death of some children. Traumatized after this incident, he decides to flee - and it is this decision that will not only estrange him from his family but also force him to be on the run from the band as well as the police.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, patriotic
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Captive (2012)
Plot Summary:
A dozen foreigners are kidnapped by a terrorist group in the Philippines.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 837
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Philippines, Germany, UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, tense, psychological thriller, serious
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Truth (2017)
Plot Summary:
A terrorist cell takes three Americans hostage and threatens to expose a secret that will shatter America's soul.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative, talky, independent film
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Line of Control: Kargil (2003)
Plot Summary:
This film dramatizes events that occurred as the hostility between India and Pakistan over Kashmir came to a head in 1999, when more than 1,000 men crossed the "Line of Control" that separates the two locations. Taliban and Pakistani soldiers took over the area, blocking the main road that linked the regions. Standing their ground, Indian soldier drove them away, but not without losing more than 400 of their own men first.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 255 min
Plot tags: patriotic, thought provoking, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, disturbing, realistic, crying, cult classic
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Madras Cafe (2013)
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An Indian Intelligence agent journeys into a war torn coastal island, to break a resolute rebel group. He deftly maneuvers his resources to make significant breakthroughs, amidst a scenario where the enemy has no face and the only counsel is 'Don't get caught.' At various junctions, he meets a charismatic and passionate journalist who is following her will to reflect the truth behind the civil war. The story unfolds as their quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy, by a faceless enemy, united to seize a common nemesis - India.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, patriotic, political, independent film, action thriller, banned
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Karma (1986)
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When senior police inspector Vishwa Pratap Singh arrests Dr. Michael Dang, the leader of the international terrorist group PSO, the group blast the jail Dang is lodged in killing huge numbers of inmates including two of Vishwa's sons and his daughter-in-law; with Dang escaping in the process. Vishwa, who now calls himself Dada Thakur, is determined to put an end to Dang and his PSO gang. He enlists three death row inmates, Baiju Thakur, Johnny and former terrorist Khairuddin Kisti, Thakur personally trains to become disciplined fugitive hunters, and sets out to avenge his family's slaughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 193 min
Plot tags: masala, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Major (2022)
Plot Summary:
This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Tango Charlie (2005)
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Indian Army Sepoy Tarun Chauhan is assigned to proceed to Northeastern part of India that has been rocked by riots and violence with orders to report to his superior, Havaldar Mohammed Ali. Once there, he comes to know that things can be quiet for weeks, following by sporadic violence, and casualties on both sides. His group also comes under attack by vicious terrorists, who like to cut an ear from a dead body, then leave the body as bait, in order to kill anyone who comes to the rescue. This is where Tarun makes his first kill.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: India
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, bleak, realistic, patriotic, banned
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The Delta Force (1986)
Plot Summary:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy (Norris) and by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) has been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, funny, action thriller, independent film, rough, serious, realistic
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Brothers (2009)
Plot Summary:
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, emotional, tense, melancholic, suspense, heartbreaking, poignant, intense, rough
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Lions for Lambs (2007)
Plot Summary:
Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, political, psychological, thought provoking, realistic, anamorphic, emotional, touching, action packed, contemplative
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Kajaki (2014)
Plot Summary:
British soldiers guarding the Kajaki Dam set out to rescue a three-man team after one of them loses a leg to a landmine.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: bleak, tense, rough, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tension, suspense
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Special Forces (2011)
Plot Summary:
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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A War (2015)
Plot Summary:
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: social, psychological, tense, captivating, realistic, art house
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Good Kill (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns to get back in the cockpit of a real plane and becomes increasingly troubled by the collateral damage he causes each time he pushes a button, Egan’s nerves—and his relationship with his wife—begin to unravel.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, intense, thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, social, action thriller, serious
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Canopy (2013)
Plot Summary:
An unlikely friendship between 2 young men becomes everything, when an Australian soldier takes refuge under the canopied jungles of Singapore, during the violent Japanese invasion in World War II. Jim is lost, injured and defenseless in a hostile, tropical world, hunted by Japanese troops, Seng, a Singapore-Chinese resistance fighter emerges from the jungle and the two young men find themselves thrown together hoping to survive.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Australia, Singapore
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, independent film
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Max (2015)
Plot Summary:
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, suspense, serious, realistic, sad, motivational, inspirational, experimental, romantic
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 315000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh, talky, controversial, brutal, motivational