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51. Secret Defense (2008)
100 min | Thriller
In France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist and secret agents lead almost the same ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Haïm | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Mehdi Nebbou
Votes: 3,737
52. Carrier (2008– )
Documentary
CARRIER is a character-driven immersion in the high-stakes world of a nuclear aircraft carrier, shot on the USS Nimitz during a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf. The program follows... See full summary »
Stars: Chris Altice, Kevin McLaughlin, Randy Brock, David Fravor
Votes: 633
53. 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
54. Red Sands (2009)
R | 89 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
During a mission in the Middle East, a group of US soldiers destroy a statue out of boredom only to then be visited by something the next day.
Director: Alex Turner | Stars: Shane West, Leonard Roberts, Aldis Hodge, Callum Blue
Votes: 3,653
55. Special Forces (2003 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller, War
Three American women are being held hostage by a psychotic madman, and only one team is capable of rescuing them, the Special Forces. Time is precious, and these trained fighters will have to use everything they got to prevent the worst.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Marshall R. Teague, Tim Abell, Danny Lee Clark, Troy Mittleider
Votes: 1,423
56. Canaan (2009)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Three women, Canaan, a Middle Eastern assassin, Alphard, a leader of a terrorist group and Canaan's nemesis, and Maria, a victim of a horrific terrorist attack, cross paths at an anti-terrorism summit in Shanghai.
Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Shelley Calene-Black, Hilary Haag, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 783
57. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007)
TV-MA | 78 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Israel Rivera, Megan Ambuhl Graner, Javal Davis, George W. Bush
Votes: 1,183
58. 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: 1,563
59. 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
60. Destination: Infestation (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While on a flight home from Colombia, the plane that Dr. Carrie Ross and her daughter are on is attacked by bullet ants whose sting is the most painful and deadliest on the planet. Joining ... See full summary »
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig, Antonio Sabato Jr., Serge Houde, Karen Holness
Votes: 1,046
61. The Unknown Known (2013)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris
Votes: 4,297 | Gross: $0.28M
62. Ghost Machine (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two technicians battle a vengeful spirit that has infected their stolen military software.
Director: Chris Hartwill | Stars: Sean Faris, Rachael Taylor, Luke Ford, Richard Dormer
Votes: 1,934
63. Blame Game (2019)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
Intelligence expert Martin Behrens supplies information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist. Then his lover - a political journalist - is killed in a terrorist attack. Martin starts to investigate on his own.
Director: Philipp Leinemann | Stars: Ronald Zehrfeld, Claudia Michelsen, Alexander Fehling, Katharina Lorenz
Votes: 764
64. Command & Conquer: Generals (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, War
China and the US are faced with the growing threat of the Global Liberation Army, that sees both of the superpowers as a threat to their freedom. Through three campaigns and multiplayer battles, you'll have the chance to save the world.
Stars: Aki Aleong, Ivan Allen, June Angela, Gregg Berger
Votes: 1,381
65. 2009: A True Story (2008– )
Drama, War
Stars: Katie Maloney, Cody Harnish, Tom Riordan, Robert T. Parker
Votes: 33
66. The Hamburg Cell (2004 TV Movie)
106 min | Drama, War
A fictionalized account of the September 11 hijackers.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Karim Saleh, Maral Kamel, Agni Scott, Omar Berdouni
Votes: 837
67. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, War
Regroup with the SEALs from Medal of Honor, as they take on an international terrorist plot.
Directors: Jennifer Cha, Robert Coddington, Brian Wyser, Shawn Shultz | Stars: Christian Mortensen, Jeffrey Pierce, Jon Bruno, Chris Fries
Votes: 1,619
68. Last Call in the Dog House (2021)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The Dog House is a legendary New York dive bar, owned by an extraordinary family. Three people, from different back grounds, enter at closing time on separate nights, carrying the world on ... See full summary »
Directors: Bruce Reisman, Nick Serabyn | Stars: Yancy Butler, Judy Geeson, Parker Stevenson, David Chokachi
Votes: 86
69. The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary
Witness the 20-year, billion-dollar hunt for the Al-Qaeda leader, as told by the main players who finally brought him down.
Director: Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Allen Farmer, Richard Clarke, J. Cofer Black, Pat D'Amuro
Votes: 229
70. Out of the Ashes (2010)
86 min | Documentary, Sport
Against a backdrop of war and poverty, Out of the Ashes, traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young, Afghan men, as they chase a seemingly impossible dream, shedding new light on a... See full summary »
Directors: Tim Albone, Lucy Martens, Leslie Knott | Stars: Hasti Gul Abid, Taj Malik Aleem, Harsha Bhogle, Geoffrey Boycott
Votes: 230
71. The Clearstream Affair (2014)
Not Rated | 106 min | Thriller
In this French thriller, journalist Denis Robert sets the world of finance ablaze when he exposes a major European bank's opaque operations. In his search for the truth, he uncovers a dark political financial machine of bribes and threats.
Director: Vincent Garenq | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Charles Berling, Laurent Capelluto, Florence Loiret Caille
Votes: 1,009
72. Iran and the West (2009– )
Documentary
Stars: Tony Gardner, Richard Haass, Warren Christopher, Mohammad Khatami
Votes: 198
73. 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
74. (T)ERROR (2015)
84 min | Documentary
(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black ... See full summary »
Directors: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe | Stars: Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, Mike Healey, Ali Kareem, Saeed 'Shariff' Torres
Votes: 823
75. American Zeitgeist (2006)
150 min | Documentary
American Zeitgeist is a feature length documentary by filmmaker Rob McGann that offers a historical look at the War on Terrorism from 1979 through 2006. The narrative of American Zeitgeist ... See full summary »
Director: Rob McGann | Stars: Tariq Ali, Paul Berman, Richard Bulliet, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 1,941
76. We Are Not Ghouls (2022)
92 min | Documentary
US Air Force JAG Attorney Yvonne Bradley was assigned to defend a man held at Guantanamo Bay. Believing Guantanamo held "the worst of the worst", her world was turned upside down once she ... See full summary »
Director: Chris James Thompson | Stars: Yvonne Bradley, Clive Stafford Smith, Darrel Vandeveld, Janet Hamlin
Votes: 90
77. Drone (II) (2014)
78 min | Documentary, History, War
The documentary is about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, the film reveals crucial information about the drone war in Pakistan and offers unique insights into the nature of drone warfare.
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei | Stars: Brandon Bryant, Zubair Rehman, John Bellinger III, Mark Mazzetti
Votes: 756
78. The End of America (2008)
74 min | Documentary
"The End of America" details the ten steps a country takes when it slides toward fascism. It's not a "lefty" taught-to-me, but rather a historical look at trends in once-functioning ... See full summary »
Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: David Antoon, Vincent Cannistraro, James Cullen, Amy Goodman
Votes: 800
79. The Way We Get By (2009)
Unrated | 84 min | Documentary
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their ... See full summary »
Director: Aron Gaudet | Stars: Joan Gaudet, William Knight, Gerald Mundy
Votes: 307 | Gross: $0.11M
80. Rooted in Peace (2016)
88 min | Documentary
ROOTED in PEACE challenges viewers to examine their values as Americans and human beings. Today we are at war within ourselves, with our environment, and with the world. Director and award-winning filmmaker Greg Reitman invites viewers on a film journey to take notice of the world we live in, proactively seek ways to find personal and ecological peace, and stop the cycle of violence.
Director: Greg Reitman | Stars: Pete Seeger, Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu, David Lynch
Votes: 40
81. Lady Magdalene's (2008)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Music
In this action comedy, Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled ... See full summary »
Director: J. Neil Schulman | Stars: Nichelle Nichols, Ethan Keogh, Susan Smythe, Claudia Lynx
Votes: 1,042
82. Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
A critical documentary about the war on terror since 9-11.
Directors: Steve Connelly, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, John Bolton, Reed Brody, Wesley Clark
Votes: 299
83. Hearts & Minds (2009)
87 min | Drama
Conscription has been introduced in Britain. Across the country, young people are being called upon to serve the nation in another reactionary Middle-Eastern conflict. They face war on a ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Tyler | Stars: Nicholas Prasad, Milly Thomas, Ladi Emeruwa, Zoe Willox Dunant
Votes: 12
84. In Memoriam: New York City (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, War
Stars: Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, George Pataki
Votes: 292
85. Guantanamo's Child: Omar Khadr (2015)
80 min | Documentary
Omar Khadr: child soldier or unrepentant terrorist? After spending nearly half his life behind bars, including a decade at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre, Khadr is suddenly released. Finally, his story, in his own words.
Directors: Patrick Reed, Michelle Shephard | Stars: Omar Khadr, Dennis Edney, Patricia Edney, Stephen Harper
Votes: 68
86. Jihadists (2016)
75 min | Documentary, War
Filmmakers expose the radical ideologists indoctrinating thousands of jihadists.
Directors: François Margolin, Lemine Ould M. Salem | Stars: Oumar Ould Hamaha, François Margolin
Votes: 79 | Gross: $0.00M
87. The Last War Crime (2012)
Drama, History, Thriller
Epic political fantasy drama, envisioning what would have happened if Dick Cheney had been indicted for ordering torture, which was used to get the false confessions to make a fraudulent ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Garrett | Stars: Deanna Hurst, Richard Tanner, Grey Wolf, Troy Conrad
Votes: 20
88. Their Eyes Were Dry (2011)
82 min | Documentary, Drama, History
On May 15th, 1974, terrorists infiltrated into the quiet town of Ma'alot, Israel and took children hostage. This historic event became known as the Ma'alot Massacre...the birth of terrorism against children.
Director: Brandon Assanti | Stars: Buznah Arie, Marjorie Bohbot, Shlomo Bohbot, Naftalie Cohen
Votes: 10
89. Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004)
R | 72 min | Documentary, War
This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in the Senate.
Director: Kevin Knoblock | Stars: Fred Thompson, Michael Moore, John Kerry, Madeleine Albright
Votes: 1,405 | Gross: $0.09M
90. Kan Uykusu (2006 TV Movie)
115 min | Documentary, War
Between 1993-1995, the fight against terrorism in Hakkari is narrated by the soldiers in the region.
Director: Serdar Akinan | Stars: Osman Pamukoglu, Asiye Gözyuman, Mustafa Gözyuman, Macit Gürbüz
Votes: 141
91. 10Terrorists (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
Questioning the world we live in. An outrageous Los Angeles producer sets out to make the most extreme and controversial Reality Television show ever, but gets more than he bargained for.
Director: Dee McLachlan | Stars: Kendal Rae, Jasper Bagg, Aljin Abella, Richard Cawthorne
Votes: 81
92. Büyük Oyun (2009)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
An entire village in northern Iraq is wiped out when misinformed and panicked American soldiers stage a nighttime raid there.
Director: Atil Inaç | Stars: Selim Bayraktar, Rana Cabbar, Serdal Genç, Serkan Genç
Votes: 217
93. Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary which refutes and debunks "facts" made by Michael Moore in his hit film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
Director: Alan Peterson | Stars: Dick Morris, Zell Miller, Ed Koch, Ron Silver
Votes: 3,702 | Gross: $3.00M
94. Anonymous Vol. 1 - The Dreamland Adventures the Mysteries of Atlantis (2020)
Action, Adventure, Mystery
1.0 - An agent in NASA receives a packet by a new nation created from Hitler's escape; has armed a doomsday device. Agent Schwartz turns to his Russian family as he tries to diffuse the weapon of mass destruction.
Director: David Christians | Stars: Lance Caver, David Christians, Tristan David Luciotti
Votes: 7
95. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 60
96. War on Terror (2011)
48 min | Documentary, History, News
This one hour special includes a profile piece on Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda Mastermind; details of the bold military operation that found, hunted and killed bin Laden in Pakistan, just ... See full summary »
Director: Sebastian J.F. | Stars: Mustafa Ait Idir, Bob Bateman, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney
Votes: 29
97. Between Iraq and a Hard Place (2003 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy, War
Satirical comedy examing the war on Terror.
Directors: Steve Connelly, Chris Fox, Geraldine Dowd, Sean Hardie, Paul Wheeler | Stars: Rory Bremner, John Bird, John Fortune, Doña Croll
Votes: 51
98. The Naked Queen (2007)
85 min | Documentary
A cultural critique of the mythic foundations of the war on drugs that has in essence become a war on cannabis.
Director: Daryl Verville | Stars: Bruce Alexander, Hilary Black, John Conroy, Carolyn DeMarco
99. Der Fall el-Masri (2021)
98 min | Documentary
A documentary about the life of a German citizen abducted by the CIA in 2003.
Director: Stefan Eberlein | Stars: Aycha Al-Masri, Jauhar Al-Masri, Khaled Al-Masri, Béla Anda
Votes: 15
100. Only the Devil Lives Without Hope (2020)
95 min | Documentary
Dilya became a human rights activist the day her brother was thrown in prison, accused of being a terrorist. She challenged the dictatorship, escaped her home country but realized that the regime was closer than she could ever imagine.
Director: Magnus Gertten | Stars: Sergej Alexandrowitsch, Artur, Isabella Bartdorff, Marit Beyer
Votes: 40