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1. Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (I) (2023)
R | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong
Votes: 162,858
2. Iron Man (2008)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Votes: 1,125,318 | Gross: $318.41M
3. War Dogs (2016)
R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Votes: 254,156 | Gross: $43.03M
4. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 162,458 | Gross: $47.84M
5. The Outpost (2019)
R | 123 min | Action, Drama, History
A small team of U.S. soldiers battles against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy
Votes: 40,560
6. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
R | 112 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina
Votes: 56,650 | Gross: $23.05M
7. The Great Escaper (2023)
96 min | Drama
Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Graeme Dalling, Myles Olofin, Daniel Hayde, Ann Queensberry
Votes: 4,372
8. Ghosts of War (2020)
R | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Five American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. This unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.
Director: Eric Bress | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Kyle Gallner, Alan Ritchson, Theo Rossi
Votes: 12,048
9. Man Down (I) (2015)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara
Votes: 11,106
10. Blindsided (2013)
R | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A reclusive, blind photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Andrew W. Walker
Votes: 5,857
11. Brothers (2004)
R | 117 min | Drama, War
Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen, Sarah Juel Werner
Votes: 11,818 | Gross: $0.38M
12. 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: 24,913 | Gross: $0.32M
13. Military Wives (2019)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.
Director: Peter Cattaneo | Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Emma Lowndes, Gaby French
Votes: 5,950
14. Lifted (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Music, War
13 year old Henry Matthews struggles with life after his reservist father is deployed to Afghanistan. With the help of a local pastor, the boy decides to take part in a local singing contest.
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Nicki Aycox, Uriah Shelton, Dash Mihok, Thad Mickler
Votes: 1,765
15. God Bless the Broken Road (2018)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Family, Romance
While grieving the loss of her husband, a financially struggling widow meets a race car driver.
Director: Harold Cronk | Stars: Matthew Derek Davis, Arthur Cartwright, Adam Agee, William Matthews
Votes: 1,242 | Gross: $2.85M
16. An Interview with God (2018)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Mystery
An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime - with someone who claims to be God.
Director: Perry Lang | Stars: David Strathairn, Brenton Thwaites, Yael Grobglas, Charlbi Dean
Votes: 4,556 | Gross: $1.25M
17. Degrassi Goes Hollywood (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The gang travels to Los Angeles, California as they attempt to live out their dreams. While Manny continues to pursue her acting career, Paige manages to acquire a leading role in a ... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Brogren | Stars: Raymond Ablack, Dalmar Abuzeid, Lauren Collins, Nina Dobrev
Votes: 986
18. Combat Hospital (2011)
42 min | Drama, War
Portrays doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan.
Stars: Michelle Borth, Luke Mably, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock
Votes: 2,351
19. Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie (2013)
R | 84 min | Animation, Comedy
You're not hallucinating... It's legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you've never seen them before - in their very first animated movie.
Directors: Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers | Stars: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
Votes: 957
20. Dead Sea (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A Marine Biologist is assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of marine life in an inland salt water lake that have been attributed to a creature thought to have been the stuff of legend.
Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Britt Griffith, Alexis Iacono, JW Wiseman, Devanny Pinn
Votes: 1,562
21. Homefront (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A six-episode mini-series which follows the lives of four army wives in the UK.
Stars: Antonia Thomas, Greg Wise, Warren Brown, Clare Higgins
Votes: 131
22. Do Not Hesitate (2021)
91 min | Thriller
After the sudden disappearance of their superior, three young soldiers are left to guard a military vehicle by themselves. As their situation and the scorching desert heat renders them ... See full summary »
Director: Shariff Korver | Stars: Joes Brauers, Spencer Bogaert, Tobias Kersloot, Omar Alwan
Votes: 404
23. A Grunt's Life (2019)
116 min | Comedy
On a remote patrol base in Helmand Province of Afghanistan in 2008, Marine Lieutenant Vinny Murphy fights to protect his Marines from the local insurgents and his self-serving Commander, Captain Berry.
Directors: Donny O'Malley, Braden Smith | Stars: Donny O'Malley, Bruce Clifford, Michael Drake Krueger, Ian Stanley
Votes: 90
24. Sniper: Inside the Crosshairs (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary, War
Sniper-Inside the crosshairs is a documentary based show profiling the worlds best Sniper shots and feats known to man. This documentary takes you behind the scenes to give the viewer and ... See full summary »
Director: Emre Sahin | Stars: Scott Levy, Chad Mathews, Matthew R. Anderson, Nathan Lee Brynner
Votes: 152
25. Free the Mind (2012)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Adventure
In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and ... See full summary »
Director: Phie Ambo | Stars: Richard Davidson, Emma Seppala, John Osborne, Deborah Alagna
Votes: 415 | Gross: $0.16M
26. My Fighting Season (2016)
Documentary, War
A documentary series following American Soldiers in Afghanistan. Real footage captured from on the ground camera's.
Stars: Kyle Femath, Peter James Stednick Jr.
Votes: 155
27. Battle Scars (I) (2015)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, War
Battle Scars examines the war experience as well as the wrenching change many veterans face on returning home. Luke Stephens (Zane Holtz) shows up on his brother Nicky (Ryan Eggold)'s ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Buday | Stars: Zane Holtz, Heather McComb, Fairuza Balk, David James Elliott
Votes: 243
28. This Revolution (2005)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
In this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.
Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono
Votes: 558
29. Echo (I) (2022)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Harder takes on her first case after surviving a bomb attack during a police training mission in Afghanistan. The remains of a girl are discovered in a moor near the small German ... See full summary »
Director: Mareike Wegener | Stars: Valery Tscheplanowa, Ursula Werner, Andreas Döhler, Felix Römer
Votes: 54
30. Ragion di stato (2013– )
Action
During an operation in Afghanistan, in an ambush member of Italian secret service is captured. To free him they rely on Rashid, a Lebanese warlord, but Rosso will have to deal with the protection of Raniah, Rashid's wife, and his daughter.
Stars: Vincent Riotta, Giorgio Colangeli, Saadet Aksoy, Luca Argentero
Votes: 26
31. American Desert (2021)
78 min | Drama, Romance
Recently returned combat veteran Matt Benning (Will Brandt) finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of drugs, violence, and toxic love that eventually has him running-and hiding-for his life.
Director: Adrian Bartol | Stars: Will Brandt, Ruby Modine, Michael Ironside, Amber Viera
32. Happy New Year (IV) (2011)
R | 104 min | Drama, War
A war-torn Marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Director: K. Lorrel Manning | Stars: Michael Cuomo, J.D. Williams, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Victoria Gates
Votes: 124
33. The Nothing Man (2023)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, War
A unstable war veteran with a troubled past reconnects with an old army buddy with tragic results.
Director: Michael Fredianelli | Stars: Shane Johnson, Rosanna Wyant, Michael Fredianelli, Shauna Richardson
34. The Magic Mountain (I) (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
In the form of an animated docu-drama, the biography of Adam Jacek Winkler wonders through nearly half a century of history. A Polish refugee in Paris, Adam lived a boundless life, wanting ... See full summary »
Director: Anca Damian | Stars: Christophe Miossec, Jean-Marc Barr, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Lizzie Brocheré
Votes: 152
35. Misja Afganistan (2012)
45 min | Action, War
Story about soldiers of the II platoon of the first company of the mechanized infantry from Wedrzyn, under the command of a junior officer - lieutenant Pawel Konaszewicz.
Stars: Pawel Malaszynski, Eryk Lubos, Dawid Zawadzki, Piotr Rogucki
Votes: 176
36. Dar-Badar
45 min | Drama | Completed
Dar-Badar is a human story of displacement, refuge, dreams, reality, success, failure, resilience, challenges, co-incidences and life altering experiences. Dar-Badar is a Farsi and Urdu ... See full summary »
Director: Rohit Khaitan | Stars: Chandan Roy Sanyal, Madhur Bhandarkar, Nidhi Joshi, Shoaib Lodin
37. Silk (2014)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
After acquiring a jar of rare silk from the vast desert expanse of Afghanistan, a CIA field operative becomes impregnated by the desert spider hidden inside, and later gives birth to a brood of hungry spiderlings that eat her alive.
Director: Rob Himebaugh | Stars: Elle Alexandra, Justin Beahm, Benjamin Pollack, Puya Abbassi
Votes: 77
38. The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary examining the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the destruction of the World Trade Center that have been circulating online.
Stars: Jon Rand, Lester Holt, Charles B. Strozier, Chip Berlet
Votes: 32
39. Where Soldiers Come From (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary that chronicles four years in the lives of childhood friends as they enter a faraway war.
Director: Heather Courtney
Votes: 234 | Gross: $0.04M
40. Mazar Sharif (2015)
83 min | Drama, War
An Iranian diplomat who survived Taliban's attack on the Iranian consulate in Mazar E Sharif narrates his 19 days of hide and escape to reach Iran's borders.
Director: Abdolhassan Barzideh | Stars: Hosein Yari, Mahtab Keramati, Masoud Rayegan, Ammar Tafti Dehghan
Votes: 188
41. I Married the War (2021)
94 min | Documentary
Alone, untrained and unprepared, eleven courageous and steadfast women fight for their loved ones who live with the trauma of war.
Directors: Betty Rodgers, Ken Rodgers | Stars: Precious Goodson, Carman Hinson, Gloria Jabaut, Anne Jackson
42. Ultimate Sacrifices Cpt. Jennifer Moreno (2022)
59 min | Documentary, War
After a stellar high school career as a top marksman and leader in the JROTC program at San Diego High School, Jennifer Moreno, a warrior, nurse, and US Army captain, became a core member ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel L. Bernardi | Stars: Yaritza Cordova, Catherine Harris, Timothy Hughey
43. Lousy Bastards (2014)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers got separated after their first love for the same girl. Both of them have something which the other one doesn't. Inevitable decisions lead to their most important choice in their lives.
Director: Roman Kasparovský | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Jirí Langmajer, Iva Janzurová, Tereza Ramba
Votes: 98
44. Rory Fanning (2017)
Documentary, Short
Rory Fanning knows something about going through a rite of passage and becoming a man. Joining the Rangers made Rory a valuable resource to the military, and he is sent to Afghanistan to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael A. Behrens | Star: Rory Fanning
45. Mission Afghanistan (2012 TV Movie)
42 min | Documentary
Documentaries about 10 year Lithuanian military operations in Afghanistan. Filming Crew follow Special operation forces in South of Afghanistan and Chagcharan PRT. 2012 Season 5 documentary... See full summary »
Director: Eduardas Silva | Stars: Ross Kemp, Algis Ramanauskas, Eduardas Silva
Votes: 22
46. Jack Lyon (2013)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Jack Lyon used his experience as a Vietnam Veteran to help found the Veterans Village of San Diego. With a mission of offering peer support and spiritual guidance, Jack immerses himself in a life of helping young U.S. veterans.
Director: John Giannini | Star: Jack Lyon
47. Ushchelye 'dukhov' (1991)
82 min | Action
Director: Sergey Nilov | Stars: Aleksandr Kazakov, Vadim Stepashkin, Vladislav Toldykov, Viktor Pavlyuchenkov
Votes: 15
48. In the Shadow of the Palms - Iraq (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, War
The Internationally Multi-Award Winning Feaure In the Shadow of the Palms is the Only documentary filmed in Iraq prior to, during, and after the fall of Saddam Hussein. It documents the ... See full summary »
Director: Wayne Coles-Janess
Votes: 62
49. C-SPAN War Veterans Reintegration Panel (2010 TV Special)
75 min | News
Special Live Event coverage of Defense Forum Washington's War Veterans Reintegration Panel, anchored and hosted by award winning CNN war correspondent Alex Quade.
Stars: George Casey, Michael Dabbs, Alex Quade, Norbert Ryan
50. L'ensemble Kaboul en exil (2002 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Director: Franck Schneider | Stars: Hossein Arman, Khaled Arman, Paul Grant, Ustad Malang Nedjrabi