Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "aerial-surveillance"

1. Sicario (2015)

R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 477,368 | Gross: $46.89M

2. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.

Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke

Votes: 306,102 | Gross: $453.72M

3. Dredd (2012)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rachel Wood

Votes: 294,666 | Gross: $13.41M

4. American Made (2017)

R | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 208,472 | Gross: $51.34M

5. London Has Fallen (2016)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett

Votes: 169,772 | Gross: $62.68M

6. Eye in the Sky (2015)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi

Votes: 91,556 | Gross: $18.70M

7. In Harm's Way (1965)

Approved | 165 min | Drama, Romance, War

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon

Votes: 10,337 | Gross: $4.20M

8. Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, History, War

A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews

Votes: 17,815 | Gross: $11.12M

9. Village of the Damned (1960)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.

Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn

Votes: 19,150

10. Good Kill (2014)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller, War

A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Fatima El Bahraouy

Votes: 24,918 | Gross: $0.32M

11. Operation Crossbow (1965)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Drama, War

Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills

Votes: 5,508

12. The Black Scorpion (1957)

Approved | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, Mario Navarro

Votes: 3,412

13. Armadillo (2010)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, War

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.

Director: Janus Metz

Votes: 10,333 | Gross: $0.01M

14. Child Bride of Short Creek (1981 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the American Midwest, and how the members' children suffered for their parents' fanaticism.

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Diane Lane, Conrad Bain, Kiel Martin

Votes: 353

15. Shock Troops (1967)

Approved | 110 min | Action, Drama, History

A French resistance group liberates some prisoners from the German. Could one of the prisoners be a spy?

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Charles Vanel, Bruno Cremer, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 819

16. All Light, Everywhere (2021)

Unrated | 105 min | Documentary

A far-ranging look at the biases in how we see things, focusing on the use of police body cameras.

Director: Theo Anthony | Stars: Theo Anthony, Keaver Brenai, Robert Cunniff, Ross McNutt

Votes: 883

17. Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom (2021 TV Special)

47 min | Documentary, History, War

Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.

Director: David Gilbert | Stars: Yves Dias, Chris Parry, Jane Harrold, Iain Ballantyne

Votes: 28

18. Drone (II) (2014)

78 min | Documentary, History, War

The documentary is about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, the film reveals crucial information about the drone war in Pakistan and offers unique insights into the nature of drone warfare.

Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Brandon Bryant, Zubair Rehman, John Bellinger III, Mark Mazzetti

Votes: 754

19. From the Other Side (I) (2002)

Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary

A documentary look at the fate of Mexicans who cross the border into the United States.

Director: Chantal Akerman

Votes: 322

20. Stasi East Germany's Secret Police (2007 Video)

59 min | Documentary

Under the control of the Stasi East Germany was the most repressive police state in the history of the world. Yet it managed to convince the West that it was being progressive. Here is the ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Gierke | Stars: Christian Schult, Jeff Matzka, James Spencer, Uwe Hillmer

Votes: 65

21. Stingray (2016 TV Movie)

27 min | Documentary, News

They're used by police, federal officials and hackers. They can read your text messages, see where you are and more. They go by many names but some know them as Stingrays. But what is a ... See full summary »

Directors: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Rashinda Bankhead | Stars: Jason Hernandez, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Sam Richards, Scott Schober

22. Remote Control War (2011 TV Movie)

42 min | Documentary

Billions of dollars are driving an unnoticed shift to Robots in the military that has revolutionized how war is fought, the rules of war, and creating new technologies that will soon change our world.

Director: Leif Kaldor

Votes: 25

23. Dogfights (2005– )
Episode: The Last Gunfighter (2006)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

This program is practically a promotional video for the pilot pleasing F-8 Crusader. The effectiveness of this aircraft in early engagements against the MiG-17 including Dick Sahaffert's 10... See full summary »

Director: Robert Kirk | Star: Phil Crowley

Votes: 27

24. Man, Moment, Machine (2005–2007)
Episode: Lincoln and the Flying Spying Machine (2006)

Biography, History

Abraham Lincoln, a self taught President, uses new technology to help win the Civil War. He uses the hot air balloon, high above the battle fields, to relay information back to the troops ... See full summary »

Director: Michael McInerney | Stars: Hunter Ellis, Lisette Foster-Scott, Warren Saire, Riley J. Scott

25. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Spies That Fly (2003)

TV-PG | Documentary

Nova recounts the history of the development of military unmanned aerial vehicles along with the opportunities and challenges they present.

Director: Larry Klein | Stars: Will Lyman, Robert Michelson

Votes: 12

26. Nature (1982– )
Episode: Super Cats: Science and Secrets (2018)

TV-PG | Documentary, Family

New technology is helpful for understanding wild cats. But it doesn't just answer our questions but questions we didn't even know we should ask. Are cheetahs all about speed? Are lions the ... See full summary »

Directors: Gavin Boyland, Sara Douglas | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Alan Wilson, Natalia Borrego, Andrew Hearn

Votes: 32

27. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Sputnik Declassified (2007)

TV-PG | Documentary

Nova examines the goals of the highly secretive American space program prior to Sputnik. The Eisenhower Administration's covert objectives in space gave the impression that the Soviets had a commanding lead in space technology.

Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Star: Neil Ross

Votes: 31

28. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: Human Prey (1998)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

After five outdoors men are randomly shot and killed in Ohio over a 3-year period, the FBI joins the investigation. Their Behavioral Science Unit puts out a psychological profile of the killer, leading agents to 42-year-old Thomas Dillon.

Director: Joe Wiecha | Stars: James Kallstrom, Larry Ankrom, David Baldwin, Stan Beadle

Votes: 66

29. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A plot to assassinate the President of the Islamic Republic at the UN building comes to Jack Bauer's attention.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Anil Kapoor, Mykelti Williamson

Votes: 1,427

30. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Tools of Deception

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History, War

Deception is a device used to confuse an enemy, forcing him into making a fatal mistake. From decoy tanks and phony radio broadcasts, to the spy whose lies led Hitler to his own downfall, ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Anthony Cave Brown, Mark Seaman, John Nowers

31. Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode: Wernher Von Braun (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Wernher von Braun was vital to NASA's Apollo 11 mission to put a man on the moon, but this 'American hero' had his Nazi past kept under wraps.

Director: James Wright | Stars: Katherine Landdeck, Michael J. Neufeld, Shalina Patel, Nigel Jones

32. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Hitler's Killer Subs (2016)

43 min | Documentary, History, War

U-boat innovations that were advanced well beyond any other submarine designs of WW2, including the Walter propulsion system, the Type XVII the Type XXI.

Directors: Clive Maltby, Bill Thomas | Stars: Nick Bradbeer, Karl Dönitz, Julian Forsyth, Adolf Hitler

Votes: 40

33. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode: Black 22 (2018)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Drone pilot Victor struggles with the immense responsibility attached to his job. Jack and Greer join French Intelligence officers on a mission to track down Suleiman's brother. Hanin is ... See full summary »

Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman

Votes: 4,348

34. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
Episode: The Wolf (2018)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

As Jack and Cathy grow closer, Jack's double-life is put to the test. A show of force from Suleiman adds to his ranks and brings him one step closer to his next attack.

Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman

Votes: 4,070

35. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: Family Secrets (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

As personal scandal threatens his marriage and looming nuclear war undermines his administration, President John F. Kennedy must fight to protect the presidency, the country and the world.

Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sally Bedell Smith, Kate Andersen Brower, J. Randy Taraborrelli

Votes: 53

36. Ozark (2017–2022)
Episode: Su Casa Es Mi Casa (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Marty and Wendy tell each other how they really feel, Ruth confronts Wyatt, Darlene lets her ambitions be known, and Ben's past comes into focus.

Director: Ben Semanoff | Stars: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Julia Garner, Sofia Hublitz

Votes: 4,515