Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "baghdad-iraq"

1. Aladdin (2019)

PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Aladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari

Votes: 291,659 | Gross: $355.56M

2. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller

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.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong

Votes: 320,692 | Gross: $95.72M

3. Jack Reacher (2012)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper responsible for a mass shooting.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog

Votes: 366,890 | Gross: $80.07M

4. 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: 255,105 | Gross: $43.03M

5. The A-Team (2010)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.

Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel

Votes: 270,383 | Gross: $77.22M

6. The Hurt Locker (2008)

R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce

Votes: 476,440 | Gross: $17.02M

7. Body of Lies (2008)

R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani

Votes: 240,672 | Gross: $39.39M

8. Hidden Strike (2023)

TV-14 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad's "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone.

Director: Scott Waugh | Stars: Jackie Chan, John Cena, Chunrui Ma, Wenli Jiang

Votes: 18,815

9. Sergio (2020)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.

Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford

Votes: 11,018

10. W. (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Hanks

Votes: 50,351 | Gross: $25.53M

11. A Private War (2018)

R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, War

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.

Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay

Votes: 21,138 | Gross: $1.63M

12. Green Zone (2010)

R | 115 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Igal Naor

Votes: 143,630 | Gross: $35.05M

13. The Devil's Double (2011)

R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast

Votes: 64,319 | Gross: $1.36M

14. Fair Game (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong

Votes: 51,327 | Gross: $9.53M

15. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin

Votes: 14,577 | Gross: $0.27M

16. Taking Chance (2009 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 77 min | Drama, War

Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.

Director: Ross Katz | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Tom Aldredge, Nicholas Art, Blanche Baker

Votes: 14,863

17. House of Saddam (2008)

TV-MA | 232 min | Biography, Drama, History

A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.

Stars: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury, Philip Arditti

Votes: 5,164

18. Bravo Two Zero (1999 TV Movie)

R | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

This is the true story of the most highly decorated British patrol since the Boer war: an eight man SAS team inserted behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War in January 1991. Their mission ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Sean Bean, Jamie Bartlett, Kevin Collins, Ian Curtis

Votes: 4,390

19. A Thousand & One Nights (1969)

X | 128 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.

Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Sachiko Itô, Haruko Katô, Noboru Mitani, Hitoshi Takagi

Votes: 864

20. Son of Sinbad (1955)

PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Legendary pirate and adventurer Sinbad is in single-minded pursuit of two things: beautiful women and a substance called Greek Fire--an early version of gunpowder.

Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Dale Robertson, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, Lili St. Cyr

Votes: 663 | Gross: $1.00M

21. The Lady of Heaven (2021)

R | 141 min | Action, Drama, History

Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.

Director: Eli King | Stars: Denise Black, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon, Mark Anthony Brighton

Votes: 14,778

22. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits

Votes: 14,516 | Gross: $0.01M

23. Live from Baghdad (2002 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 108 min | Drama, War

CNN producer Robert Wiener, his colleague and their crew venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Joshua Leonard, Lili Taylor

Votes: 4,829

24. Baghdad Central (2020)

TV-14 | 280 min | Crime, Drama, History

Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost virtually everything. He searches for one of the few things remaining in his life, his missing estranged elder daughter.

Stars: Waleed Zuaiter, July Namir, Youssef Kerkour, Bertie Carvel

Votes: 1,828

25. Deterrence (1999)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

The President of the United States must deal with an international military crisis while confined to a Colorado diner during a freak snowstorm

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Clotilde Courau

Votes: 2,860 | Gross: $0.14M

26. Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Romance

17-year old Murat from Turkey, living in Berlin, Germany, slowly discovers his homosexuality. His older brother Osman, head of the family since the father's death, wants him to finally lose... See full summary »

Director: Kutlug Ataman | Stars: Gandi Mukli, Baki Davrak, Erdal Yildiz, Inge Keller

Votes: 1,395

27. Doomsday Gun (1994 TV Movie)

Unrated | 120 min | Action, Drama, History

How the brilliant Canadian munitions engineer, Dr. Gerald Bull, agreed to build a super-gun for Saddam Hussein in 1988, when the U.S. cut his funding for the experiment, and how it attracted the attention of several intelligence agencies.

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen

Votes: 1,195

28. Undercover with the Clerics: Iraq's Secret Sex Trade (2019 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

This powerful investigation into Shia clerics in some of Iraq's holiest shrines uncovers a dark network of exploitation of young women and girls, trapped into prostitution and pimped out by... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Wells | Stars: Nawal Al-Maghafi, Fares Al-Musawi, Husain Al-Musawi, Ghaith Tamimi

Votes: 141

29. Control Room (2004)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

Director: Jehane Noujaim | Stars: Samir Khader, Josh Rushing, George W. Bush, Hassan Ibrahim

Votes: 5,287 | Gross: $2.59M

30. The Human Shield (1991)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama, War

An ex-Marine who was hired to train Iraqi soldiers to fight Iran returns to Iraq as a CIA agent to free his brother, who has been imprisoned there by a renegade general.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Tommy Hinkley, Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Steve Inwood

Votes: 545

31. Gunner Palace (2004)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, War

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.

Directors: Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker | Stars: Bryant Davis, Devon Dixon, Javorn Drummond, Elliot Lovett

Votes: 1,956 | Gross: $0.61M

32. Wartorn: 1861-2010 (2010 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, War

With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special WARTORN 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on ... See full summary »

Directors: Jon Alpert, Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Matthew O'Neill

Votes: 577

33. L'aube du monde (2008)

95 min | Drama, Romance, War

The Mesopotamian Marshes, at the delta of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in the south of Iraq. This is where Mastour and Zahra grow up. Shortly after their marriage, Mastour and Zahra are... See full synopsis »

Director: Abbas Fahdel | Stars: Karim Saleh, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Sayed Ragab

Votes: 270

34. Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) (2015)

334 min | Documentary

Chronicles of everyday life in Iraq before and after the U.S. invasion.

Director: Abbas Fahdel

Votes: 633

35. Uncle Saddam (2000)

Unrated | 63 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"--style mockumentary, filmed partly in Iraq under the guise of an actual documentary, that is a send up of Saddam Hussein

Director: Joel Soler | Stars: Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Uday Hussein, Wallace Langham

Votes: 256

36. Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, War

Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

Director: James Longley | Stars: Marmar Alhilali, Mohammed Haithem, Suleiman Mahmoud, Mohamed Qasim Sainakh

Votes: 1,547 | Gross: $0.20M

37. Collateral Murder (2010)

39 min | Documentary, Short

Classified military footage released by WikiLeaks showing an attack by US military in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad. This callous attack left 12 dead including two Reuters staff. Two Iraqi children were also seriously injured.

Director: Julian Assange | Stars: Saeed Chmagh, Ethan McCord, Namir Noor-Eldeen

Votes: 95

38. The Veils of Bagdad (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Ottoman leadership entrusts Antar with the task of preventing the Pasha of Bagdad from using local leader Mustapha's united hill tribes against the Ottoman Sultan.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Guy Rolfe

Votes: 124

39. Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Post-production

A priceless tablet of Gilgamesh, the oldest and most important work of literature is stolen from a Museum. A security guard vows to do whatever it takes to get it back from a group of smugglers. Along the way, he face his own inner demons.

Director: Karzan Kardozi | Stars: Barzan Yunis, Goran Dlshad, Ragash Kizhan, Yasin Omar

40. Gulf War Syndrome: Killing Our Own (2007)

110 min | Documentary, History, War

After the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans suffered toxic reactions, neurological damage, and rare cancers due to exposure to 2,4,5,-D and 2,4,5-T dioxin that was used in... See full summary »

Director: Gary Null | Stars: George W. Bush, Joyce Riley, Doug Rokke

Votes: 29

41. Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2007)

R | 84 min | Documentary, Music, War

In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, ... See full summary »

Directors: Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti | Stars: Firas Al-Lateef, Suroosh Alvi, Marwan Reyad, Faisal Talal

Votes: 1,174

42. The Surge: The Whole Story (2009)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

In 2007, the situation in Iraq was desperate and required a new strategy...the Surge. THE SURGE: THE WHOLE STORY is a definitive account from those who were there, including interviews with... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Van Dusen | Stars: Nasier Abadi, Kenneth Adgie, Lloyd Austin, Jeffrey Bannister

Votes: 36

43. Santa Claus in Baghdad (2008)

Not Rated | 39 min | Short, Drama, Family

Amal is a sixteen-year old girl who has fallen a year behind in school due to illness. When she learns that her favorite teacher is leaving, she recruits her classmates to decide on a going-away present for him.

Director: Raouf Zaki | Stars: Tamara Dhia, Nora Armani, Demosthenes Chrysan, May Calamawy

Votes: 33

44. Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary

Inspired by the passing of U.S.O. perennial Bob Hope, Friars Club roast-master Jeffrey Ross takes Drew up on an invitation to join the U.S.O. in their ongoing mission - delivering ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Ross | Stars: Jeffrey Ross, Jocelyn Aberle, Kate Blekh, Drew Carey

Votes: 220

45. I Was Saddam's Son (2013)

95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An in depth and very open conversation with Latif Yahia about his life in Iraq, his time with Uday Saddam Hussein until the present day. His constant struggle with the CIA, for citizenship and a country to call home.

Star: Latif Yahia

Votes: 15

46. Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)

Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A jungle boy gets involved with a genie.

Director: George Blair | Stars: Sabu, Daria Massey, William Marshall, Peter Mamakos

Votes: 104

47. Qarantina (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Crime, passion and childhood innocence in an Iraqi tale.

Director: Oday Rasheed | Stars: Asaad Abdul Majeed, Alaa Najem, Hattam Auda, Hayder Munather

Votes: 66

48. Nous les Irakiens (2004)

52 min | Documentary

Living in exile in France for the past 25 years, Abbas Fahdel last year made Retour à Babylone, the occasion to return home, be reunited with his childhood friends and explore a reality ... See full summary »

Director: Abbas Fahdel | Stars: Mowafak Abed-Salih, Abbo Assiya, Solange Billardello, Nicolas Brossette

Votes: 85

49. Sami's Cock (2010)

5 min | Short, Drama

Sami's Cock is an animal parable written by an Iraqi writer in Baghdad where he explains the entire Iraq situation through a parable about a rooster.

Director: George Larkin | Stars: Jamila Alina, C.S. Lee, Silas Weir Mitchell, Navid Negahban

Votes: 15

50. The Boys from Baghdad High (2007)

88 min | Documentary, War

Four students from different religious backgrounds in Baghdad document their final year in high school.

Directors: Ivan O'Mahoney, Laura Winter | Stars: Hayder Khalid, Mohammad Raed, Anmar Refat, Ali Shadman

Votes: 179