Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "afghanistan-veteran"

1. Wrath of Man (2021)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving a lot of money around Los Angeles each week.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Josh Hartnett, Rocci Boy Williams

Votes: 208,023 | Gross: $27.47M

2. Ambulance (2022)

R | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt

Votes: 98,287 | Gross: $22.78M

3. Extraction II (2023)

R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After barely surviving his grievous wounds from his mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tyler Rake is back, and his team is ready to take on their next mission.

Director: Sam Hargrave | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Tornike Gogrichiani

Votes: 147,948

4. Kandahar (2023)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Tom Rhys Harries, Farhad Bagheri, Gerard Butler, Mitchell LaFortune

Votes: 33,836

5. The Mother (2023)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

While fleeing from dangerous assailants, an assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she left earlier in life.

Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Joseph Fiennes

Votes: 47,240

6. Causeway (2022)

R | 94 min | Drama

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

Director: Lila Neugebauer | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Danny Wolohan

Votes: 22,912

7. A Day to Die (2022)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Connor Connolly has one day to pay reparations to Tyrone Pettis. He is forced to ask his old military ops crew, led by Brice Mason, to come together to get him two million dollars before he loses everyone he loves in the process.

Director: Wes Miller | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Gianni Capaldi

Votes: 5,044

8. A Veteran's Christmas (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

After receiving an honorable discharge, a former Marine suffers a minor car accident which strands her in a small town for the Christmas season.

Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Mary Long, Amanda Lisman

Votes: 2,386

9. Romance in the Wilds (2021)

84 min | Romance

Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger and a geologist as they race to escape the flames.

Director: Justin G. Dyck | Stars: Kaitlyn Leeb, Victor Zinck Jr., Melinda Shankar, Laura Vandervoort

Votes: 367

10. 388 Arletta Avenue (2011)

TV-MA | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple find themselves in an unnerving situation with a mysterious stalker.

Director: Randall Cole | Stars: Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner, Devon Sawa, Aaron Abrams

Votes: 2,230

11. Cousinhood (2011)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three cousins travel to the village where they spent summer vacations as kids.

Directors: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Raúl Arévalo | Stars: Quim Gutiérrez, Inma Cuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Antonio de la Torre

Votes: 5,162

12. Schutzengel (2012)

130 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A troubled veteran from the war in Afghanistan works to protect an orphaned teenager who witnessed a murder from the killer's henchmen.

Director: Til Schweiger | Stars: Numan Acar, Volker Albers, Loyd Bateman, Gode Benedix

Votes: 4,365

13. VANish (2015)

79 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A kidnapped young woman is forced on a road trip full of murder and mayhem that takes place entirely in her captor's getaway van.

Director: Bryan Bockbrader | Stars: Maiara Walsh, Tony Todd, Danny Trejo, Austin Abke

Votes: 1,820

14. Landing Home (2019– )

Drama, War

Set in Hoboken, New Jersey, Army Veteran Luke Hale of the Afghanistan War, decides to leave the military and try to figure out how he can adjust to normal life and live with his wife Carolyn and daughter Stella.

Stars: Douglas Taurel, Ylfa Edelstein, Denny Dale Bess, Stella Taurel

15. Nautilus (1990)

88 min | Drama

This life period of the main character Felix (L. Lutvinsky) coincides with rather complicated period of country history Chernenko dies, Gorbachev succeeds him, then Ligachev criticizes ... See full synopsis »

Director: Vladimir Shamshurin | Stars: Leonid Lyutvinsky, Rimma Latypova, Yelena Starostina, Valeriy Barinov

Votes: 20

16. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Terminal Leave (2004)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman Naval aviator narrowly escapes an explosion of her car on a parking lot; she was a target of terrorist activity due to her official behavior in Afghanistan. The FBI solves the crime, and the NCIS protects the family of the victim.

Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette

Votes: 863

17. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Square One (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Michael volunteers to help the CIA find Max's killer, even though he is the prime suspect. At the same time, he helps out a former Army sniper who wants revenge on the people who nearly beat his sister to death.

Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell

Votes: 428

18. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: Silver Star (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A much decorated, awkward and homeless Marine gets beaten to death by 3 cavalier, rich guys in a back alley. Danny, an ex-Marine, is distraught by the outrageous act. After a difficult investigation, he succeeds in solving the case.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 575

19. Major Crimes (2012–2018)
Episode: Reloaded (2012)

Not Rated | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Sharon Raydor's introduction as the new head of Major Crimes comes awkwardly at a grocery store shootout where a surrendered gunman is executed while in police custody.

Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan

Votes: 426

20. I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode: Serving Time (2022)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime

Years after leaving the military Toby Gregory claims his service and PTSD caused him to murder his wife Inez. Inez's family believe otherwise.

Director: Andrew Parkin | Stars: Jesse Anderla, Steven Bruce, Randy Esphorst, Toby Gregory

Votes: 78

21. Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode: Shadow Box (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While the FBI refocuses their efforts to catch "The Man in the Suit," Reese's latest POI becomes a personal quest after he learns that she's the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson

Votes: 3,161

22. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: America and the Taliban (1) (2023)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News

How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in the Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.

Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Jason Dempsey, Abdul Salam Zaeef, Marc Grossman

Votes: 53

23. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: America and the Taliban (2) (2023)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News

An investigation into how America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory, with a focus on missteps and consequences.

Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Douglas Lute, David Petraeus, Joey Keller

Votes: 43

24. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Take the Money and Run (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team uncovers a complex plot to rob a high-stakes Texas Hold-em game, but one of the co-conspirators may have been forced to participate against his will after his son was kidnapped.

Director: Louis Shaw Milito | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 419

25. Banshee (2013–2016)
Episode: Snakes and Whatnot (2015)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nola returns to Banshee. Proctor's mother ails from a disease. Carrie must choose between the heist and her relationship with Colonel Douglas Stowe.

Director: Loni Peristere | Stars: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison

Votes: 2,209

26. Constantine (2014–2015)
Episode: Angels and Ministers of Grace (2015)

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

John asks Manny to help him investigate a mysterious attack at a hospital; a health issue prompts Zed to question her visions.

Director: Sam Hill | Stars: Matt Ryan, Angélica Celaya, Charles Halford, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 1,371

27. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Chapter 9 (2016)

TV-MA | 37 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A new actor shows up to the house per Sidney's request; three young adults enter the woods to shoot footage of the blood moon and the history of the house for the web. Meanwhile Lee, Monet and Audrey remain on the run.

Director: Alexis Ostrander | Stars: Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lily Rabe

Votes: 3,216

28. Heartland (2007– )
Episode: Riding Shotgun (2016)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Family

Amy helps Lou form a connection with a new horse. A crisis at the wildlife reserve bring Georgie and Adam together. When Jack faces a deadly threat it prompts Mitch to open up about his past.

Director: Chris Potter | Stars: Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Graham Wardle, Chris Potter

Votes: 160