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Plot Summary:
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: touching, emotional, realistic, melancholic, social, factual, inspirational, art house, historical drama, ambiguous ending
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5 Days of War (2011)
Plot Summary:
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Georgia, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, rough, serious, informative, exciting, sentimental, contemplative, independent film
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Megan Leavey (2017)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: touching, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, motivational, inspirational, emotional, sad
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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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The Situation (2006)
Plot Summary:
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, extraordinary
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Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Plot Summary:
Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: disturbing, realistic, harsh, brutal, heartbreaking, political, emotional, thought provoking, touching, serious
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Live from Baghdad (2002)
Plot Summary:
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN was a 24-hour news network in search of a 24-hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Veteran CNN producer Robert Wiener and his longtime producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war. Up against the big three networks, Weiner and his team are rebels with a cause, willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and - unlike their rivals - take them live at a moment's notice. As Baghdad becomes an inevitable US target, one by one the networks pull out of the city until only the crew from CNN remains. With a full-scale war soon to be launched all around them, and CNN ready to broadcast whatever happens 24 hours a day, Wiener and Formanek are about to risk their lives for the story of a lifetime.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: serious, disturbing, sincere, emotional, realistic, cult classic, talky
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The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
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After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, only to quickly find himself in over his head.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, factual, art house, cult classic, lovecraft, interesting
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Kajaki (2014)
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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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The Green Berets (1968)
Plot Summary:
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating, retro, exciting, sentimental, sexy, epic, bad ending
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Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Plot Summary:
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson, with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh, who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 151000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, clever, political, sentimental, sincere, offbeat, humorous, realistic, parody
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Stop-Loss (2008)
Plot Summary:
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: emotional, sad, harsh, serious, thought provoking, realistic, suspense, cult classic, edutainment, psychological
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Thank You for Your Service (2017)
Plot Summary:
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, political, sad, independent film, patriotic, anamorphic, therapeutic
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Sully (2016)
Plot Summary:
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 293000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: inspirational, factual, realistic, suspense, intense, touching, emotional, exciting, motivational, non fiction
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A Private War (2018)
Plot Summary:
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, rough, suspense, psychological, bloody, political, grim, cult classic, powerful
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12 Strong (2018)
Plot Summary:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: touching, exciting, suspenseful, anamorphic, historical drama, rough, inspirational, bloody, entertaining, factual
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War Machine (2017)
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A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: political, satirical, intense, humorous, talky, stylized, funny, social, art house, black comedy
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: political, uplifting, sad, motivational, social, deep, cult classic, historical drama, philosophical
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IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: disturbing, rough, political, heartbreaking, emotional, tense, compassionate, serious, captivating, depressing
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Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: realistic, emotional, factual, tense, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, visually stunning, dark comedy
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A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, brutal, perverse, cult classic, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy, captivating
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A Mighty Heart (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, factual, political, sad, captivating, inspirational, sincere, cult classic
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Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Plot Summary:
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: realistic, harsh, suspense, intense, serious, rough, cult classic, dark comedy, inspirational, retro
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Lone Survivor (2013)
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Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 303000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: rough, tense, captivating, emotional, exciting, disturbing, realistic, serious, intense, touching
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Black Hawk Down (2001)
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When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: realistic, epic, rough, captivating, suspenseful, intense, factual, brutal, disturbing, political
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The Hurt Locker (2008)
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Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 468000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspense, emotional, tense, serious, rough, psychological, political, sad, factual
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Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 245000
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Plot tags: funny, humorous, realistic, intense, suspense, factual, clever, political, hilarious, ambiguous ending
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Plot Summary:
The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, USA
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WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 577000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 15000000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, biting, cerebral, realistic, suspense, funny, entertaining