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

1. Blacklight (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Taylor John Smith, Emmy Raver-Lampman

Votes: 24,568 | Gross: $9.59M

2. Highlander (1986)

R | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponents, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart

Votes: 147,683 | Gross: $5.90M

3. Boss Level (2020)

TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, a former special forces agent must unlock the mystery behind his untimely demise.

Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 79,351

4. Now and Then (1995)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Four 12-year-old girls grow up together during an eventful small-town summer in 1970.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Christina Ricci, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch

Votes: 32,475 | Gross: $27.40M

5. Jesus Revolution (2023)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama

The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California.

Directors: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle | Stars: Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow

Votes: 13,927

6. Edge of Darkness (2010)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic

Votes: 99,129 | Gross: $43.31M

7. Girl in the Picture (2022)

TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Karen Parsley, Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean

Votes: 21,755

8. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)

TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

This limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.

Stars: Paul Skolnick, Gil Carrillo, Frank Salerno, Pearl Carrillo

Votes: 30,384

9. The Kitchen (2019)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The wives of New York gangsters in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.

Director: Andrea Berloff | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson

Votes: 22,991 | Gross: $12.05M

10. The Last Full Measure (2019)

R | 116 min | Drama, War

Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. "Pits" Pitsenbarger is awarded the nation's highest military honor for his actions on the battlefield.

Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: Sebastian Stan, Alison Sudol, Asher Miles Fallica, LisaGay Hamilton

Votes: 14,109

11. The Presidio (1988)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden

Votes: 20,007 | Gross: $20.04M

12. Buffalo Soldiers (2001)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn

Votes: 25,576 | Gross: $0.35M

13. VFW (2019)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Horror

A group of old war veterans put their lives on the line to defend a young woman taking shelter in their local VFW post, who's running from a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of drug-addled punks.

Director: Joe Begos | Stars: Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove

Votes: 9,601

14. A Force of One (1979)

PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist, a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them.

Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Chuck Norris, Clu Gulager, Ron O'Neal

Votes: 4,341 | Gross: $20.17M

15. Devil Hunter (1980)

Not Rated | 102 min | Horror

a young woman modelling in South America is kidnapped for ransom in the jungle when a Vietnam veteran is going to rescue her only to find out that the jungle is filled with cannibals

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Ursula Buchfellner, Al Cliver, Antonio Mayans, Antônio do Cabo

Votes: 1,608

16. Airwolf (1984 TV Movie)

85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A scientist who created a super-helicopter has defected to Libya, taking the machine with him. A secretive government agency hires an ex-Vietnam War pilot to go to Libya, steal the chopper, and bring it back.

Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, David Hemmings

Votes: 5,221

17. The Last Narc (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

Former cartel insiders divulge the bone-chilling details behind the notorious murder and kidnapping of DEA Agent "Kiki" Camarena.

Stars: Hector Berrellez, Geneva Camarena, Jorge Godoy, Ramón Lira

Votes: 2,882

18. Robowar (1988)

TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A clone/mix of PREDATOR, RAMBO, and ROBOCOP gone nuts jungle flick with an international cast, exotic locale and fantastic electronic music.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Reb Brown, Catherine Hickland, Massimo Vanni, Romano Puppo

Votes: 1,370

19. The Park Is Mine (1985 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Helen Shaver, Yaphet Kotto, Lawrence Dane

Votes: 2,400

20. Easy Rider 2: The Ride Home (2012)

R | 105 min | Adventure, Drama

Family drama spanning decades follows the Williams clan connected through motorcycle passion. No analysis, just their struggle to bond amid internal conflicts from the 1940s to present.

Director: Dustin Rikert | Stars: Chris Engen, Sheree J. Wilson, Jeff Fahey, Michelle Borth

Votes: 489

21. Hellblazers (2022)

TV-MA | 84 min | Action, Horror

A satanic cult focused on unleashing hell on Earth conjure a demon and set to the task of feeding it the populous of a nearby southwestern town.

Director: Justin Lee | Stars: Ed Morrone, Crash Buist, Tony Todd, Adrienne Barbeau

Votes: 721

22. Ruckus (1980)

PG | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A Vietnam veteran passing through a small town is harassed by local bullies but he fights back, using his wartime skills, and triggers a full-scale police manhunt.

Director: Max Kleven | Stars: Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair, Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark

Votes: 799

23. Amityville: An Origin Story (2023)

TV-MA | 201 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This limited series is the first-ever elevated look at the strange alchemy of mass murder, 1970s paranormal obsession, and the explosion of the horror film genre that gave rise to The Amityville Horror sensation.

Stars: Tommy Maher, Carol Soviero, Christopher Lutz, Laura DiDio

Votes: 495

24. Women Is Losers (2021)

84 min | Drama

In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera, sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time.

Director: Lissette Feliciano | Stars: Lorenza Izzo, Bryan Craig, Chrissie Fit, Simu Liu

Votes: 411

25. Tick, Tick, Tick (1970)

G | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected Sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the deep south.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March, Lynn Carlin

Votes: 1,364 | Gross: $1.24M

26. The Witness (I) (2015)

89 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

The brother of Kitty Genovese investigates the circumstances of her murder and the truth of the story that dozens of locals witnessed the crime and did nothing to intervene.

Directors: James D. Solomon, Jessica Robinson | Stars: William Genovese, Shannon Beeby, Aaron Adler, Linda Ellen Bonekoskey

Votes: 4,556

27. St. Helens (1981)

PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama

Dramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20, 1980 and ends with its eruption on May 18.

Director: Ernest Pintoff | Stars: Art Carney, David Huffman, Cassie Yates, Albert Salmi

Votes: 678

28. Hit! (1973)

R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Federal Agent, whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose, is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Paul Hampton, Gwen Welles

Votes: 867 | Gross: $0.08M

29. Street Justice (1991–1993)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure

Adam Beaudreaux was a soldier in Vietnam when he was wounded. He was lucky enough to be found by a young man named Grady Jameson, whose parents were missionaries.

Stars: Carl Weathers, Bryan Genesse, Charlene Fernetz, Leam Blackwood

Votes: 246

30. Charlie's Christmas Wish (2020)

PG | 94 min | Drama, Family

A war veteran finds inspiration in his son's spirited new terrier, who helps bring the town together in time to build homes for displaced veterans.

Director: Sue Ann Taylor | Stars: Aiden Turner, Toni Hudson, Vernon Wells, Lindsey McKeon

Votes: 152

31. Death Toilet (2018 Video)

Unrated | 60 min | Horror

When Vietnam veteran Brett Baxter comes home to settle his dead brother's affairs, he soon realizes that his toilet might be the embodiment of Satan.

Director: Evan Jacobs | Stars: Mike Hartsfield, Isaac Golub, Micheal J. Vogelsang, Evan Jacobs

Votes: 78

32. Norwood (1970)

G | 96 min | Comedy

A Vietnam veteran returns to his Texas home but feels restless and decides to become a radio singer. Based on the novel by Charles Portis.

Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Joe Namath, Carol Lynley

Votes: 304

33. The Insatiable (2006)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance

A drab, run-of-the-mill guy witnesses a vampiress devour a bum and becomes so infatuated with her, he tracks her down and traps her in a basement so she can't kill again.

Directors: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon | Stars: Sean Patrick Flanery, Michael Biehn, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,636

34. Midnight Man (1995)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When the police start a crackdown on Yakuza activities, a killer (James Lew) starts killing the cops forcing a martial-arts officer (Lorenzo Lamas) to fight back.

Director: John Weidner | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, James Lew, Mako, Eric Pierpoint

Votes: 430

35. The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (1992 TV Movie)

96 min | Biography, Drama, War

True story about war prisoner Robert Garwood

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Martin Sheen, Noah Blake, Le Tuan

Votes: 167

36. Omega Syndrome (1986)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.

Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Ken Wahl, George DiCenzo, Xander Berkeley, Nicole Eggert

Votes: 369

37. Ride to Hell: Retribution (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Vietnam veteran, who has recently returned home, goes after the gang of bikers who attacked his family.

Stars: Anthony Aroya, Joe Assante, James Byun, Steve Carter

Votes: 357

38. Masterblaster (1987)

R | 94 min | Action, Thriller

A paintball tournament goes from a fun, exciting weekend to an exercise in survival when someone starts killing the competitors.

Director: Glenn R. Wilder | Stars: Jeff Moldovan, Donna Rosea, Joe Hess, Robert Goodman

Votes: 266

39. You've Got a Friend (2007 TV Movie)

90 min | Family

A young boy who recently lost his parents wants to make a soapbox racer and turns to the town recluse for help.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: John Schneider, Dylan McLaughlin, Jason Brooks, Kate Connor

Votes: 626

40. Periods. (2012)

R | 72 min | Comedy

Featuring Zachary Quinto (Star Trek 2, Margin Call), Penn Badgley (Easy A, Gossip Girl), Willie Garson (White Collar), and YouTube star Grace Helbig, this raucous comedy chronicles the ... See full summary »

Director: Victor Quinaz | Stars: Philip Quinaz, Alison Fyhrie, A.M. Lukas, Brian Shoaf

Votes: 114

41. American Eagle (1989)

R | 92 min | Action

Twenty years ago, Vietnam turned three American boys into men, but amidst the horror, Johnny Burke cracked. When his friends, Max and Rudy, stop him from torturing an innocent Cambodian ... See full summary »

Director: Robert J. Smawley | Stars: Asher Brauner, Robert F. Lyons, Vernon Wells, Kai Baker

Votes: 122

42. Trapper County War (1989)

R | 98 min | Action, Adventure

A pair of city boys get in trouble with a backwoods North Carolina family, when the boys try to stop the abuse of the family's step daughter. A pair of locals decide to step up to help the boys and the girl.

Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Rob Estes, Betsy Russell, Bo Hopkins, Don Swayze

Votes: 224

43. My Brother Has Bad Dreams (1972)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A mentally ill eight-year-old sees his father commit matricide and has flashbacks years later.

Director: Robert J. Emery | Stars: Nick Kleinholz III, Marlena Lustik, Paul Vincent, Frank Logan

Votes: 132

44. Special Will

Short, Drama | Post-production

A heartwarming story of the unlikely friendship between a cranky terminally ill Vietnam Veteran named Ray (Dennis Gilson) and a 10 year old kid with Down Syndrome named Will (Ethan Bichara)... See full summary »

Director: Chelsea Gilson | Stars: Chelsea Gilson, Dennis Gilson, Ethan Bichara

45. Massarati and the Brain (1982 TV Movie)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy

A Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Daniel Pilon, Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, Markie Post

Votes: 85

46. My Father's Brothers (2019)

73 min | Documentary

June 29, 1966. A platoon of soldiers stumbles upon a large enemy force in the jungle. Outnumbered 10-to-1, they face the darkest hours of their lives. The filmmaker interviews his father and other survivors about that fateful day.

Director: Shawn Kelley | Stars: Jack T. Kelley Sr., Bill Vose, Mike Thibault, Mike Sturges

Votes: 67

47. Scramble the Seawolves (2018)

107 min | Documentary, History

Scramble the Seawolves is the little known story of the US Navy's first and only dedicated Attack Helicopter Gunship Squadron. Established in 1967 in support of Game Warden Operations in ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Arballo

Votes: 12

48. Death Toilet Number 2 (2019 Video)

Unrated | 55 min | Comedy, Horror

Father Dingleberry needs Brett Baxter's help as toilets around the country are becoming demonically possessed.

Director: Evan Jacobs | Stars: Isaac Golub, Mike Hartsfield

Votes: 24

49. Best Friends Eternally (2015)

117 min | Drama

Jackson and Tony have been best friends since the Vietnam War bonded the two men with different worldviews. Tony dutifully informs his best buddy that they can be best friends until death ... See full summary »

Director: Donald James Parker | Stars: Royce Henry, Kira Cupp, Wanda Morganstern, Donald James Parker

Votes: 32

50. Deep Sleep (1990)

87 min | Mystery, Thriller

Shelly, institutionalized following the death of her father, returns home desperate for answers about his death. Her memories return, revealing long-repressed dark family secrets.

Director: Patricia Gruben | Stars: Megan Follows, Stuart Margolin, Patricia Collins, David Hewlett

Votes: 84