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

1. The Killing Fields (1984)

R | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands

Votes: 59,324 | Gross: $34.70M

2. Clear and Present Danger (1994)

PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Crime, Drama

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Joaquim de Almeida

Votes: 108,071 | Gross: $122.19M

3. Jumper (2008)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A young man with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson

Votes: 323,852 | Gross: $80.17M

4. I, Frankenstein (2014)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans.

Director: Stuart Beattie | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto, Virginie Le Brun

Votes: 83,952 | Gross: $19.08M

5. Underworld: Endless War (2011)

18 min | Animation, Short, Action

Follows Selene across 3 separate periods in history as she hunts a group of Lycan brothers.

Stars: Laura Harris, Trevor Devall, Brian Dobson, Paul Dobson

Votes: 1,858

6. Dirty Wars (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America's expanding covert wars.

Director: Rick Rowley | Stars: Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi, Saleha Al Aulaqi, Muqbal Al Kazemi

Votes: 9,399 | Gross: $0.38M

7. Yukikaze (2002– )

47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Thirty-three years ago, an alien force known as the "JAM" invaded Earth through a dimensional portal over Antarctica. Earth's forces managed to drive the JAM away to a distant planet ... See full summary »

Stars: Yôko Asagami, Takaya Hashi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Takuya Kirimoto

Votes: 358

8. The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary

A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Brian Cox, Henry Kissinger, Anna Chennault, Daniel Davidson

Votes: 2,094 | Gross: $0.52M

9. Fall from Grace (1994 TV Movie)

182 min | Drama

During the Second World War, an entire battle front developed in the field of espionage. "Fall from Grace" is the story of one young woman and how, after joining the British Secret Service,... See full summary »

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: James Fox, Michael York, Patsy Kensit, Richard Anconina

Votes: 124

10. Operation Oman (2014)

67 min | Documentary, History, War

Between 1969 and 1976 elements of the British Army fought in a secret war in Oman. Considered to be the most successful counter insurgency operation ever undertaken, the story is largely untold: until now.

Director: Tristan Ofield | Stars: Mike Austin, Mike Ball, Craig Bevan, Ranulph Fiennes

Votes: 74

11. Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive (1983 TV Movie)

53 min | Documentary, War

A historical account of Nicaragua in the context of US interventions in Latin America.

Director: Alan Lowery | Stars: John Pilger, Xavier Gorostiaga, Néstor Sánchez

Votes: 32

12. Nation's Promise (2021)

60 min | Documentary

Nation's Promise brings to life the true story of two patriots who, for both love of country and one another, made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War for our Nation.

Director: Justin Dailey

13. Operación Úrsula (El misterio del submarino C-3) (2006)

105 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

A missing submarine in Spanish Civil War leads to the first German Navy operation before WW2. Republican submarine C-3 was the victim of international secrecy and intrigues, after a torpedo from U-34 sunk it on December 12th 1936.

Director: José Antonio Hergueta | Stars: Jose Coronado, Willard C. Frank, Antonio Checa, Ángel Viñas

14. Stories in Thread: A Tapestry of Hmong Identity (2016)

25 min | Documentary, Short, History

Stories in Thread focuses on Hmong Pa Dau. The traditionally hand-made textiles are integral to what it means to be Hmong in America. From the history-laden story cloths (elaborately ... See full summary »

Director: Tamara Maxey

15. The Waiting (I) (2009)

97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A man starts out on a killing spree and a year and a half later a protected case gets stolen from a bar and all hell breaks loose.

Director: Michael M. Brady | Stars: Michael M. Brady, Chris Clark, Jason Dacumos, Dusty Emerson

Votes: 17

16. American Conservative University Podcast (2017–2024)
World Premiere: Died Suddenly. Documentary. (2022 Podcast Episode)

64 min | Talk-Show

For centuries, the global elite have broadcast their intentions to depopulate the world - even to the point of carving them into stone. And yet - they never seem to believe them. The Stew ... See full summary »

Directors: Matthew Miller Skow, Nicholas Stumphauzer | Stars: Pete Chambers, Ryan Cole, Brenton Faithful, Anna Foster

Votes: 8

17. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: Presidential Cover Ups (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary

The office of the President of the United States was designed to operate with greater transparency than any other world-leader... but how much do we really know about what goes on behind the doors of the Oval Office?

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Allan Lichtman, Doug Wead, Katie Pavlich

Votes: 41

18. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: Goof Gas Attack: Parts 5-6 (1962)

TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky and Bullwinkle "Goof Gas Attack" Part 5 of 8, Aesop and Son "The French Poodle and the Alley Cat", Peabody's Improbable History "Florence Nightingale", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Goof Gas Attack" Part 6 of 8.

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried

Votes: 17