Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "u.s.-army-special-forces"

1. 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: 269,043 | Gross: $77.22M

2. Snowden (2016)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto

Votes: 163,049 | Gross: $21.59M

3. Executive Decision (1996)

R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.

Director: Stuart Baird | Stars: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo

Votes: 61,617 | Gross: $56.57M

4. The Peacemaker (1997)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iures, Aleksandr Baluev

Votes: 62,464 | Gross: $41.26M

5. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R | 94 min | Comedy, War

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 137,644 | Gross: $32.43M

6. Alive (I) (2019– )

70 min | Documentary

The journeys of a number of veterans who turn to adaptive athletics to help them heal both physically and emotionally from their battle wounds.

Votes: 12

7. Horse Soldiers of 9/11 (2012)

19 min | Documentary, Short

It was the news the world waited for after the 9/11 terror attacks: a report of the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan. All at once, the world's attention focused on an ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Quade | Stars: Douwe Blumberg, Max Bowers, Bart Decker, Joe Jung

8. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: 200th Hour (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas is sent to Indonesia to rescue a group of American missionaries in hiding. Back at home, Bob gets caught out in a training exercise performed in front of a senator.

Director: Steve Gomer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 308

9. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Dedication (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While on the way to a mission, another team's helicopter is forced to make a crash landing, and Blane must decide whether to follow orders and abandon them. Back at home, Molly discovers some disturbing things about Ron Cheals.

Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Audrey Marie Anderson, Max Martini, Abby Brammell, Michael Irby

Votes: 284

10. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Eating the Young (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas and his team must track down and destroy a shipment of surface-to-air missiles after negotiations for their purchase break down.

Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 259

11. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Exposure (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Day of the Dead offers the son of one of the fallen access to the team for his exposé on the unit, and one of the widows the opportunity to put Bob in a very compromising position.

Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 250

12. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: First Responders (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Bob Brown enters the Unit on a training mission in Idaho. An incident in Afghanistan had made it certain that more knowledge about mules was needed. His wife, Kim Brown, simultaneously ... See full summary »

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 429

13. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Non-Permissive Environment (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When an assassination is called off too late, the unit must separate and find their own ways home. Back at home, the Blane's daughter returns from college unexpectedly.

Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 302

14. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Security (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The team goes under cover at the Iranian embassy in Lebanon seeking evidence of the sale of nuclear materials by Russia to Iran. Tiffy is observed meeting someone at a hotel.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 278

15. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Stress (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The team, minus Bob, goes to Africa to retrieve a satellite. Meanwhile, Bob is tasked with a job he finds humiliating and is interrogated by the FBI. Kim puts aside frustration to help another wife.

Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 315

16. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: The Wall (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The team works with the French U.N. forces to serve a warrant on a Bosnian war criminal. Jonas discovers Molly's secret. Tiffy and Mack make decisions. Colonel Ryan makes a sudden announcement.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 272

17. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: True Believers (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While protecting the Mexican Drug Minister, the team shifts into high gear to rescue his family after they are kidnapped. Tiffy is upset when Mack is ordered some alone time, and Molly takes steps to protect the unit from an outside threat.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 287

18. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Unannounced (2006)

TV-PG | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Bob advises Jonas to cancel a dignitary's planned visit after someone blows Bob's cover while he's training soldiers in Africa.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 266

19. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Morale, Welfare and Recreation (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The team investigates a bomb at an Atlanta bank. Bob takes Kim on a vacation.

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 241

20. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: SERE (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The unit takes on a grueling exercise of torture and humiliation.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 328

21. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Change of Station (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Tiffy and Mack deal with the consequences of his change of station, and the Unit has to stop a biological attack

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 239

22. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Extreme Rendition (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit goes undercover in Bulgaria to find a former rogue member, and Molly makes a hard decision in order to take care of family.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 265

23. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: The Kill Zone (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit is diverted from a mission to retrieve the body of another Unit's member and rescue his partner. Back at home, the wives deal with the fiancée of the dead man and his in-laws.

Director: Steve Gomer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 233

24. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Force Majeure (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit is sent into a North Carolina hurricane to rescue a brutal dictator, but a surprise awaits them at the hospital.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 261

25. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Manhunt (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit has to deal with an unexpected terrorist threat, while Kim is concerned after she sees her daughter speaking to an unknown teacher at her school.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 223

26. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Off the Meter (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A favor for Ron gets very complicated for Jonas and Bob; back at home, Tiffy's guilt causes her to take responsibility for another's accident with potentially devastating consequences.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 218

27. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Old Home Week (2006)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The women prepare for Old Home Week, a fund raiser for the troops and their families; elsewhere the Diamond trade is used to find a terrorist, and Bob finds out a deep secret of the unit.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 243

28. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Report by Exception (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit is endangered when a senator leaks classified information to the press while they are on a mission to assassinate a country's oil minister.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 250

29. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Natural Selection (2006)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Bob and his translator survive a helicopter crash in remote Russia, but still must fight for their lives in extreme conditions without their gear, causing Bob to flashback to the selection process that got him into the Unit.

Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 250

30. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Silver Star (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas and his family celebrate his father being awarded the Silver Star, but there is trouble when a young soldier takes out his combat frustrations on his young wife. Meanwhile, Mack and ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 237

31. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Bait (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas has been captured in the Republic of Georgia and offers himself up as a bargaining chip for a prisoner exchange. When Colonel Ryan's efforts to gain cooperation from Washington fail, ... See full summary »

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 219

32. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: The Broom Cupboard (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas is tasked by the President to not only keep a senator safe, but prevent her from messing with foreign policy. Back home, the women help Jeremy with a special project.

Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 240

33. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Games of Chance (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

At the special operatives' version of the Olympics, Jonas and his team stumble across an actual threat; back home, Kim meets up with an old flame who throws her for a loop.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 235

34. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Sub-Conscious (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Bob's first mission oversight assignment is jeopardized when Kim tells friends about a dream she had, and Jonas must deal with a reluctant captain in order to rescue a scientist.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 232

35. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: The Water Is Wide (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas and company are on a protection detail at the United Nations when several crises occur; elsewhere, Molly and Tiffy search for an MIA soldier.

Director: Krishna Rao | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 243

36. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Johnny B. Good (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A mission where everything went wrong is dissected via flashbacks for the Major General amidst concerns of a UN inquiry, and stress affects everyone differently.

Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 245

37. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Two Coins (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While in Israel to work out a solution to a suicide bomber threat, Charles falls for a soldier who takes him into danger. At home, Tiffy finds herself in a windfall and a crisis of conscience as she struggles to do what's right.

Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 238

38. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Dark of the Moon (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When the unit is stranded with high-priority prisoners in Waziristan, they take refuge at a forward support base, but a CO who's not in command and a cocky sergeant not only jeopardize the mission but everyone's lives as well.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 274

39. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: The Outsiders (2007)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Bob and Hector find themselves involved in tribal rituals when they are sent to Papua New Guinea to retrieve equipment; back at the base, Jonas and Mack deal with Crystal's revenge and its threat to the team.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 251

40. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: In Loco Parentis (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Unit deals with a domestic school hostage situation. Tiffy's previous illicit affair begins to affect her daughter.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 238

41. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Bedfellows (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While Bob is forced to make a difficult decision out in the field, Mack, convinced that Tiffy is having an affair, faces turmoil on the home front and ends up making a fateful decision.

Director: Dean White | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 207

42. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Freefall (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

While Mack, Grey and Williams protect a Thai prince and his family on American soil, they stumble across palace intrigue, temptation, and plots inside the treacherous family that involve ... See full summary »

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 212

43. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Paradise Lost (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The Team's world collapses when they return from a successful mission to discover The Unit has been shut down and all Unit members are under governmental investigation for secret misdeeds ... See full summary »

Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 234

44. Cobra Kai (2018–2025)
Episode: King Cobra (2021)

TV-14 | 34 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Miguel helps Johnny craft the perfect social media message. Kreese scouts new recruits, while Daniel and Amanda try to shut down Cobra Kai.

Director: Steven K. Tsuchida | Stars: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña

Votes: 3,657

45. Cobra Kai (2018–2025)
Episode: December 19 (2021)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Old wounds begin to heal at a country club Christmas party, but a brutal assault by Kreese's students leads to new betrayals and alliances.

Director: Josh Heald | Stars: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña

Votes: 6,593

46. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Unaired Pilot (2006)

TV-PG | Action, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Amy Acker, Jillian Difusco, Anna Bradley

Votes: 68

47. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Pandemonium: Part 1 (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The team members scramble to make sense of the disintegration of the unit, some in interrogation and others a continent away in Panama, and Colonel Ryan makes an unpleasant discovery.

Director: Vahan Moosekian | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 250

48. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Pandemonium: Part Two (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Mack has been abducted for more torture, and the unit reunites to rescue him and clear their names.

Director: Steven DePaul | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 236

49. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: Always Kiss Them Goodbye (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Nerve gas is stolen and the team is sent to retrieve it - a task made more complicated when it goes airborne and the pilot is dead. Back at home, Mack and Tiffy have domestic issues that require Col. Ryan's interference.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 187

50. The Unit (2006–2009)
Episode: M.P.s (2007)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas, Mack and Charles guard a spoiled singer in Iraq, and Bob is charged with surrendering a foreign prisoner to his country for execution. At the base, Hector pursues a waitress, aided by the women.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson

Votes: 211