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

1. Independence Day (1996)

PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell

Votes: 605,459 | Gross: $306.17M

2. Con Air (1997)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney

Votes: 319,162 | Gross: $101.12M

3. Don't Breathe (2016)

R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.

Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto

Votes: 300,431 | Gross: $89.22M

4. State of Play (2009)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren

Votes: 160,379 | Gross: $37.02M

5. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise

Votes: 116,598 | Gross: $65.96M

6. Max (I) (2015)

PG | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A military dog that helped American Marines in Afghanistan returns to the United States and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham

Votes: 28,250 | Gross: $42.65M

7. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook

Votes: 127,287 | Gross: $26.31M

8. The Jacket (2005)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.

Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson

Votes: 119,256 | Gross: $6.30M

9. Mercenary for Justice (2006 Video)

R | 91 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A mercenary gets involved in a mission that threatens the lives of his kin. In order to succeed, he must break into one of the most well guarded prisons in Eastern Europe and free the son of the most notorious drug lord in the world today.

Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy | Stars: Steven Seagal, Jacqueline Lord, Roger Guenveur Smith, Luke Goss

Votes: 4,470

10. Body Snatchers (1993)

R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, Reilly Murphy

Votes: 21,251 | Gross: $0.43M

11. End Game (2006)

R | 93 min | Action, Thriller

A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.

Director: Andy Cheng | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Angie Harmon, James Woods, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 5,639

12. Ultraviolet (1998)

TV-14 | 300 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The six-episode series, first aired in 1998, stars Jack Davenport as Detective Sergeant Michael Colefield, who discovers a secret government vampire-hunting unit while investigating the disappearance of his partner.

Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast

Votes: 2,823

13. Vanishing Point (1997 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An ex race car driver hurries 1200 miles home in a 1970 Challenger when his wife has labor problems. Cops in several states try to stop him - initially for speeding.

Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise, Steve Railsback, Rodney A. Grant

Votes: 3,057

14. Most Wanted (1997)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

A Marine on death row is recruited by a shadowy U.S. military officer as part of a top-secret ops team, then gets framed for murder when the team and its officer set him up as the fall guy for the assassination of the First Lady.

Director: David Hogan | Stars: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Robert Kotecki, Rick Cramer

Votes: 6,396 | Gross: $6.32M

15. Get on the Bus (1996)

R | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer

Votes: 6,038 | Gross: $5.73M

16. Point Blank (1998)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a ... See full summary »

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Danny Trejo, Frederic Forrest, Werner Schreyer

Votes: 1,918

17. American Hero (2015)

Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Melvin, a reluctant Superhero, lives only for crime, women and drugs - until he realises that the only way he will ever get to see his estranged son is to go straight and fulfil his potential as a crime fighter.

Director: Nick Love | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Eddie Griffin, Luis Da Silva Jr., Christopher Berry

Votes: 4,465

18. The Peacekeeper (1997)

R | 98 min | Action

When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.

Director: Frédéric Forestier | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, Montel Williams, Roy Scheider

Votes: 2,895

19. Confession (II) (2022)

80 min | Action, Thriller

One church, one priest (Colm Meaney), a wounded man (Colm Meaney) and his loaded gun. An intense thriller played out in real time during one night where a vengeful confession must take place.

Director: David Beton | Stars: Stephen Moyer, Colm Meaney, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Kris Johnson

Votes: 314

20. The Defender (2004)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

Lance and his team are bodyguards for NSA's head, who is sent by the President to a secret meeting in an empty hotel outside Bucharest. During the meeting, the hotel is attacked. By whom? And why?

Director: Dolph Lundgren | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Jerry Springer, Shakara Ledard, Thomas Lockyer

Votes: 1,819

21. Assault on Death Mountain (1999 TV Movie)

R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Pals Mike, Roy, Hunter and Derek, all ex-military, are now a bounty hunter team that also helps people in need. A woman whose rich ex kidnapped their kid hires them. Also, a chemical weapons expert who killed Mike's old team resurfaces.

Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Hulk Hogan, Shannon Tweed, Carl Weathers, Martin Kove

Votes: 682

22. A Christmas Visitor (2002 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: William Devane, Meredith Baxter, Dean McDermott, Reagan Pasternak

Votes: 1,286

23. Screwed (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on ... See full summary »

Director: Reg Traviss | Stars: James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan

Votes: 2,306

24. Chrome Soldiers (1992 TV Movie)

R | Action, Drama

Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Gary Busey, Ray Sharkey, William Atherton, Norm Skaggs

Votes: 236

25. Lion Strike (1994)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A holiday vacation for Dr. Johnny Wu, his young son Bobby, and a beautiful forest ranger turns into a nightmare when they are thrown headfirst into a whirling maelstrom of violence involving a new breed of evil; the Global Mafia.

Directors: Rick Jacobson, Jacobsen Hart, Paul G. Volk | Stars: Don Wilson, Bobbie Phillips, Marcus Aurelius, Timothy D. Baker

Votes: 493

26. Death of a President (2006)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.

Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Hend Ayoub, Becky Ann Baker, George W. Bush, Brian Boland

Votes: 7,032 | Gross: $0.52M

27. Deadly Outbreak (1995 Video)

R | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A terrorist group lead by Colonel Baron has taken over an Israeli biochemical weapon laboratory. Colonel Baron wants to get his hands on a new secret weapon developed by Dr. Allie Levin. ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Avery | Stars: Jeff Speakman, Ron Silver, Rochelle Swanson, Jack Adalist

Votes: 608

28. Miami Beach Cops (1993)

Unrated | 87 min | Action, Crime

A pair of rookie members of a Florida sheriff's department trail two guys involved in a convenience store shooting, to the aquatic acquisition of counterfeit currency, to delivery of the bogus bucks to "Mr. Big".

Director: James Winburn | Stars: Frankie Maldonatti, Sal Rendino, Raff Barker, Dan Preston

Votes: 42

29. Cut Sleeve Boys (2006)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

Two British Chinese gay men decides to re-examine their lives following a death of their friend. Mel sleeps around whilst rejecting the love of Todd and Ash decides to cross dress to find his knight in shining armour.

Director: Ray Yeung | Stars: Chowee Leow, Steven Lim, Gareth Rhys Davis, Neil Collie

Votes: 507 | Gross: $0.01M

30. Tactical Assault (1998 Video)

R | 89 min | Action, Thriller

A deranged Air Force pilot seeks to destroy the life of his former commander, who shot him down during the Gulf War to stop him from shooting on unauthorized and civilian targets.

Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Robert Patrick, Isabel Glasser, Dey Young

Votes: 580

31. A Star for Rose (2013)

98 min | Drama

Small town girl Marcy (Tara Walker) comes to LA with stars in her eyes, thinking she can make it big on "Search For A Star." Instead, with little money and no friends, she finds herself ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Yost | Stars: Debbie Allen, John Savage, Tara Walker, Melinda Skilondz

Votes: 15

32. The Right to Love: An American Family (2012)

88 min | Documentary

The Right to Love: An American Family chronicles one story of courage born out of the highly mediatized and controversial Prop 8 2008 election results in California.

Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Justin R. Cannon, Bryan Leffew, Jay Leffew, Denise Miney

Votes: 93

33. Who Will Stand (2008)

107 min | Documentary, War

It is about the post war plight of the severely wounded.

Director: Phil Valentine | Star: Phil Valentine

34. Direct Order (2003)

55 min | Documentary

The United States Military is using an experimental drug on our men and women in uniform, and it is killing them.

Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Rick Otto

Votes: 24

35. Dead to Rights (2003)

Thriller

A Gulf War veteran returns home and while attempting to make peace with his past, gets caught up in a deadly triangle involving two very sexy, very dangerous women.

Director: Steven Kohl | Stars: Valerie Mikita, Tony Czyzyk, Heather Frayne, Peter H. Simon

36. Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl 91 (1991 TV Special)

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Stars: Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Eric Bischoff, Steve Borden

Votes: 32

37. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: The Snapper (1993)

R | 91 min | Drama

20 year old Irish girl Sharon Curly lives at home with her large family. But notoriety in her neighbourhood suddenly arrives when, after a night out on the town, she becomes pregnant and refuses to divulge the identity of the baby's father.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe, Eanna MacLiam

Votes: 6,126 | Gross: $3.32M

38. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Bad Words (2004)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

There is a fire in a house and Catherine, Nick, Warrick arrive at the scene. An arson investigator tells them that there was a fire in the block ten days ago, maybe caused by a serial ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 747

39. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One Hundredth (1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

The gang take Phoebe to the hospital after she goes into labor. Monica threatens to go on a date with a male nurse after Chandler claims they are "just goofing around." Joey gets treated for kidney stones.

Director: Kevin Bright | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 5,372

40. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Purple Heart (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When the man who killed and robbed a cabbie turns up dead, detectives uncover a connection between the victim's wife, the killer, and the murder weapon.

Director: Arthur W. Forney | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 281

41. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Collateral Damage (1999)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A disgruntled war veteran kidnaps Peter Watts' daughter in order to force him to confess to the world the horrific sins of the Millennium Group.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, James Marsters, Stephen E. Miller

Votes: 295

42. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Reunion/Neighborhood Watch (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

The reunion of his old unit causes a Gulf War veteran to have a waking nightmare about his p.o.w. days. / Worried parents form a neighborhood watch to scare away a recently released pedophile, but they don't know what he looks like.

Directors: Bryan Spicer, Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Ron Canada, Lauren Diewold, Ray Galletti, Chuma Gault

Votes: 92

43. Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode: Brotherhood (2001)

TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama

The family must persuade the angry brother of a war veteran who died of lung disease that his brother should receive a military-honoring burial.

Director: Jim McBride | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose

Votes: 2,185

44. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Hijack (2005)

TV-MA | 38 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Cell hijacks a chemical truck in preparation for Youmud Din ("Judgment Day") as the FBI prepares to stop them, not knowing that, due to a misunderstanding of the Arabic calendar, the ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Alex Nesic

Votes: 136

45. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode: Private Lives (1999)

TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman is discovered in critical condition in a quiet village on the outskirts of Denton, the apparent victim of a hit-and-run incident. Frost's investigation exposes the secret life of a rural England corner.

Director: David Reynolds | Stars: David Jason, Philip Jackson, Bruce Alexander, Peter Egan

Votes: 292

46. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Salvage (2001)

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

A man believed to be dead from Gulf War Syndrome comes back to life and slowly turns into metal while taking revenge on those who made him that way.

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Wade Williams, Jennifer Parsons

Votes: 2,622

47. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Walk (1995)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A quadruple amputee becomes the prime suspect in a series of bizarre deaths at an army hospital.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Thomas Kopache, Willie Garson

Votes: 4,217

48. Cobra (1993–1994)
Episode: The Gnome (1993)

44 min | Action, Adventure

A dangerous man from Scandal's past comes back to hunt him down.

Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Allison Hossack, James Tolkan, Graham Jarvis

Votes: 12

49. New Amsterdam (2008)
Episode: Soldier's Heart (2008)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the present, John investigates a Gulf War veteran with PTSD accused of murdering his therapist. In the past, he is a civil war surgeon with a similar patient. He finally meets Dr. Dillane, but finds out she is married.

Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore, Stephen McKinley Henderson

Votes: 115

50. The Triangle (2005)
Episode: Episode 2 (2005)

Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team is taken in by the men in black and later released. Howard and Stan search for the plane crash survivor's grandfather, while Bruce and Emily look for the source of the anomalies in the Triangle. Confused Meeno becomes suicidal.

Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison

Votes: 202