War in Iraq 2003-2011
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1. The Hurt Locker (2008)
R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce
Votes: 473,820 | Gross: $17.02M
2. Allegiance (I) (2012)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
After his transfer request to stay stateside is approved, a lieutenant in the National Guard faces a dilemma: one of his soldiers looks to go AWOL as their unit gears up for deployment to Iraq.
Director: Michael Connors | Stars: Seth Gabel, Reshma Shetty, Aidan Quinn, Jason Lew
Votes: 643
3. The Blue Man (2014)
81 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During the early days of the Iraq War, a kidnapped archaeologist must discover who his captor is and why he's being held before the situation ends in bloodshed.
Director: Utku Celik | Stars: Derya Aslan, Alex Dawe, Aydin Orak, Sarper Semiz
Votes: 60
4. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.
Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Erich Bergen, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 26,541
5. Underexposure (2005)
74 min | Drama, War
Iraqi filmmaker Hassan documents the lives of his friends and neighbors in the tumultuous days following the U.S. invasion of his country.
Director: Oday Rasheed | Stars: Samar Qahtan, Myriam Abbas, Hussein Abdul-Kareem, Bassim Al-Tayeb
Votes: 47
6. Tired (2010)
90 min | Drama
In 1979, the political upheavals following the Iranian Islamic revolution drove many Iranian Kurds to take refuge in Iraq, where they were placed in camps under appalling living conditions.... See full summary »
Director: Ebrahim Saeedi | Stars: Tima Amiri, Shahab Fazili, Mahmoud Gli, Avesta Khalid
Votes: 70
7. Children of War (2013)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A young boy's imagination comes to life through his pencil drawings at Baghdad orphanage.
Director: Meedo Ali | Star: Saif Husham
8. Ahlaam (2006)
110 min | Drama
Scarred Baghdad 2003... confusion, uncertainty and death engulf the bombed ruins of a Psychiatric asylum. Voyeuristically we move between the past and the present of three Iraqi lives ... See full summary »
Director: Mohamed Al Daradji | Stars: Aseel Adel, Bashir Al Majid, Muhammed Hashim, Talib Al-Furati
Votes: 569
9. Son of Babylon (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A willful young boy follows his just as obstinate grandmother in a journey across Iraq, determined to discover the fate of her missing son, Ahmed's father, who never returned from war.
Director: Mohamed Al Daradji | Stars: Shazada Hussein, Yasser Talib, Bashir Al Majid, Salih Abdul Rahman Farhad
Votes: 1,528
10. Duet (2006)
15 min | Short
Two Iranian brothers deal in different ways with life in post Gulf War Iran.
Director: Kiarash Anvari | Stars: Kiarash Anvari, Habib, Salar Jahangard, Siavash Mazloumipour
Votes: 9
11. Awakening Dreams (2010)
Drama, War
Hamid's brother has been missing in action, presumed dead, for twenty-two years. Coming to terms with the loss, Hamid has now moved on and, as custom dictates, married his brother's widow. But ...
Director: Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar | Stars: Mehri Sadat Alagha, Amir Hossein Arman, Hamid Reza Azarang, Habib Dehghan Nasab
Votes: 114
12. War Dogs (2016)
R | 114 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Votes: 254,040 | Gross: $43.03M
13. Sand Castle (2017)
TV-MA | 113 min | Action, Drama, War
The story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction and horrors of war.
Director: Fernando Coimbra | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill, Glen Powell
Votes: 27,325
14. Thank You for Your Service (I) (2017)
R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, War
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Director: Jason Hall | Stars: Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Scott Haze
Votes: 15,623 | Gross: $9.47M
15. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks, the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro, Mason Lee
Votes: 24,092 | Gross: $1.74M
16. Yearning for Karim (2010)
95 min | Drama
Sarajevo, after 11th September 2001. Karim works as deminer in the hills around the city while waiting to be sent to Iraq with his group. His main reason -- the money. But a love story with... See full summary »
Director: Jasmin Durakovic | Stars: Amar Selimovic, Marija Karan, Adnan Haskovic, Asli Bayram
Votes: 179
17. Tango on the Balcony (2016)
19 min | Short, Drama, War
Johnny, an Iraq war veteran who wrestles with post traumatic stress and the transition to civilian life, is tormented by an incessant hyper vigilance and insomnia and the lingering questions of his past actions in combat.
Director: Minos Papas | Stars: Liz Sargent, Giuseppe Bausilio, Hakan Tolga Polat, Nellesa Walthour
Votes: 13
18. The Riverside (2004)
81 min | Drama, War
Many Kurd people attempting to cross the border into Iran during the recent U.S.-led invasion of Iraq but they face many difficulties in the way.
Director: Alireza Amini
Votes: 22
19. This Revolution (2005)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
In this politically charged homage to Medium Cool, a photographer covers the urban guerrilla war on New York streets during the RNC.
Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Nathan Crooker, Amy Redford, Brett DelBuono
Votes: 558
20. Trooper (2010)
R | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
A story of a father and son, two veterans from two very different Wars, helping each other to get through each day, and heal the wounds of War.
Director: Christopher Martini | Stars: Max Martini, Robert Walden, Sayra Player, Suzanne DiDonna
Votes: 52
21. Beyond the Game (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Drama
Who is the strongest man in the world?
Director: Erken Ialgashev | Stars: Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo, Michael Madsen, Mark Dacascos
Votes: 132
22. Crossing the Dust (2006)
73 min | Drama
A road movie set in Iraq in 2003 during the fall of Saddam. Two Kurds are looking for the parents of a five-year-old boy who has been found in the street in tears. His name is Saddam too. ... See full summary »
Director: Shawkat Amin Korki | Stars: Adil Abdolrahman, Hussein Hassan Ali, Aba Rash, Eyam Ekrem
Votes: 123
23. Half Moon (2006)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Mamo, an old and legendary Kurdish musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and rounding up his ten sons, he... See full summary »
Director: Bahman Ghobadi | Stars: Ismail Ghaffari, Allah-Morad Rashtian, Farzin Sabooni, Kambiz Arshi
Votes: 3,089 | Gross: $0.00M
24. Farewell Darkness (2007)
96 min | Drama, War
Michael returns home to Chicago from Operation Iraqi Freedom with more scars than he left with. Abused by his father, Roman, as a child, he spent his teenage years as a petty thief until he... See full summary »
Director: Daniel J. Pico | Stars: Keith Compton, BriAnna Weaver, Circus-Szalewski, David Bianchi
Votes: 34
25. A Message from Fallujah (2005)
15 min | Short, Drama
Daniel Crane is an American civilian engineer working to rebuild war torn Iraq who is kidnapped on his last day in Fallujah. Beaten and alone he is hostage caught up in the drama of war.
Director: Richard Gibson | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Shane Briant, Elizabeth Maywald
Votes: 74
26. Bekhal's Tears (2006)
84 min | Drama
All Bekhal wants is to get an education and be happy. But her parents have other plans for her. The laws have changed after Saddam Hussein. But can society change her traditions too?
Director: Lauand Omar | Stars: Ozzie Aziz, Aware Xan, Peyuand Ismael Hawez, Fekri Baroshi
Votes: 33
27. Laylat El-Baby Doll (2008)
180 min | Drama
Hossam returns home to Cairo for New Year's Eve after a year's separation from his wife. At the airport, his plans for a romantic night (and to conceive a child) are thwarted by several events, including a terrorist plot.
Directors: Adel Adeeb, Adeladeeb | Stars: Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Neville Archambault, Kevin Cannon, Nour El-Sherif
Votes: 754
28. Maura's War (2006)
9 min | Short, Drama, War
In order to save her anti-war documentary, a mother of a new Marine officer must interview her son before he ships out to Iraq.
Director: Douglas Horn | Stars: Jan D'Arcy, Lathrop Walker, Megan Hill, Tony Doupe
Votes: 13
29. Marwa (2007)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Drama, War
An American soldier, Devon, falls in love with his innocently charming Arabic interpreter, Marwa, in Iraq. He helps Marwa resist the force of her father, Salam, and survive the atrocities ... See full summary »
Director: Iram Parveen Bilal | Stars: Natalya Oliver, Karl Mann, Lejla Hadzimuratovic, David Mersault
Votes: 31
30. Retaliation (2006)
Not Rated | 53 min | Drama
Awaiting beheading, terrorist captured news reporter learns of the true reason behind the Coalition Forces infiltration into Iraq. Can he survive long enough to reveal the truth?
Director: Carl Miller | Stars: Michael Otis, Yasmine Delawari, Qaid Al-Nomani, Fred Toma
Votes: 15
31. A Line in the Sand (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, War
Line in the Sand is the story of two US Marines lost in the wastelands of Iraq fighting insurgency, the environment, their own ideologies, and eventually each other, to survive.
Director: Rob Botts | Stars: Gary Weeks, Rob Botts, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky
Votes: 85
32. The Torturer (2008)
86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A military interrogator returns from Iraq with Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Director: Graham Green | Stars: Nichelle Nichols, Mahsa Masoudi, Andrew W. Walker, Sophia Choi
Votes: 290
33. Desert Weeds (2004)
Unrated | 14 min | Short, Drama, War
After losing her son in Iraq, Louise, still grieving, is forced to give up the control of her company. Craig and Susan have gone broke, spending their savings in unsuccessful attempts to ... See full summary »
Director: Frederic Colier | Stars: Evelyn Lutzky, Chris Peterson, Sayra Player, Patricia Geri Russell
34. Still Life (V) (2007)
Drama
A painter goes into exile after finding out he has Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare disorder that prevents him from painting.
Director: Katski Flores | Stars: Ron Capinding, Glaiza De Castro, Irma Adlawan, Morny de Guzman
Votes: 17
35. A Marine Story (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An ex-marine returns to her hometown after Iraq and helps a 20 year old woman, who is otherwise facing prison, prepare for military boot camp.
Director: Ned Farr | Stars: Dreya Weber, Paris P. Pickard, Anthony Michael Jones, Christine Mourad
Votes: 2,436
36. The Sand Box (2016)
47 min | Drama
A young boy tries to reconcile with his father, who has returned from Iraq but is still haunted by his service.
Director: Jennifer Kramer | Stars: Sayeed Shahidi, Mark Collier, Hope Cervantes, Justen Jones
Votes: 46
37. Fallen Apple (2007)
17 min | Short, Drama
A soldier visits a psychologist to recall, in vivid flashback, the horrors of working at an infamous US military prison.
Director: Michael Sarrow | Stars: Rey Goyos, LaVeda Davis, Kellen Dorsch, Megan Foster
38. Embedded (2004 Video)
97 min | Comedy
A play that chronicles the war in Iraq through satire and commedia dell'arte masks., which pokes fun at neo-conservatives such as Karl Rove, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Vincent Foster, Brent Hinkley, Jay R. Martinez, Kate Mulligan
Votes: 255
39. 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: 116,637 | Gross: $65.96M
40. 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: 218
41. Kilomètre zéro (2005)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Set during the Iraq-Iran war in the 80s, the film tells of a tragicomic road trip set in Iraq's Kurdistan.
Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin, Ehmed Qeladizeni
Votes: 501
42. Après la chute (2009)
63 min | Drama
As era of Saddam ends in Iraq, far away in Germany, Azad, a Kurdish exile is glued to TV screen.
Director: Hiner Saleem | Stars: Marisa Commandeur, Ferhad Feqi, Roj Hajo, Abdulselam Kilgi
Votes: 21
43. Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom (2008)
93 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three years ago, in real-life, Hama Ali, a charismatic actor from Iraq famous locally for his performance as Iraq's version of Superman, met Ayca on a film-set. He and Ayca, a fiery actress... See full summary »
Director: Hüseyin Karabey | Stars: Ayça Damgaci, Hama Ali Kahn, Cengiz Bozkurt, Nesrin Cavadzade
Votes: 1,074
44. Buried (2010)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García-Pérez, Robert Paterson, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 168,542 | Gross: $1.03M
45. Time Bomb (2008)
R | 86 min | Thriller
Jason tragically lost his young son when their SUV exploded. Now fighting as a soldier in Iraq, the suicide bombings that occur around him on a daily basis constantly remind him of losing ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Berry | Stars: Jake Busey, Matthew MacFadzean, Vik Sahay, Richard Fitzpatrick
Votes: 318
46. 10 Days to War (2008)
10 min | Drama, War
A series of eight dramas to mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Each drama focuses on a real event that happened exactly five years ago to the day.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Harriet Walter, Toby Jones, Shelley Conn
Votes: 126
47. Sovereign (I) (2015)
18 min | Short, Action, Drama
Plagued with survivor's guilt, an Iraq war veteran turned mercenary stumbles upon a plot to sabotage America's energy independence. Fighting to free the demons in his head, he sets out to eradicate the traitors amongst us.
Director: Jack Hartnett | Stars: Jack Hartnett, Scott Levy, Lesli Kay, Said Faraj
Votes: 16
48. The Paradigm Shift (2008)
26 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The repercussions are immediate when activist history professor Arthur Collins - out of frustration - assigns his class to design a plan to assassinate the President of the United States. ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Barr | Stars: H. Michael Walls, Nicholas Wilder, Mary Sharples, Jack Roe
Votes: 24
49. Angeli distratti (2007)
75 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Director: Gianluca Arcopinto | Stars: Aran Bert, Rabie Hamid, Logan Laturi, Saraj Udin M. Roshan
50. Hallowed Be Thy Name (2005)
6 min | Short, Action
A soldier is faced with a choice of saving himself or saving another. Remembering the stories his father told him about his grandfather, a hero in World War II, he realizes that his life is not his own.
Director: Eric Smith | Stars: Brian Ab, Brandon Carrero, Danny Uddin, Zaayan Lala
51. Route Irish (2010)
109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Mark Womack, Andrea Lowe, John Bishop, Geoff Bell
Votes: 4,790
52. Saddam (2006)
80 min | Drama
The story is about two Italian contractors in AbuGhraib prison. Their task is to guard a very important prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison: Saddam Hussein.
Director: Max Chicco | Stars: Frank Adonis, Fabrizia Carminati, Mara Chemini, Federica Gili
Votes: 26
53. October 16 (2007)
30 min | Short, Drama
Director: Keith B. Robinson | Stars: Jarrett Alexander, Phillip Andre Botello, Stacey Lewis, Paul Parker
54. Qarantina (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Crime, passion and childhood innocence in an Iraqi tale.
Director: Oday Rasheed | Stars: Asaad Abdul Majeed, Alaa Najem, Hattam Auda, Hayder Munather
Votes: 67
55. Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller, War
An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.
Director: Luke Moran | Stars: Luke Moran, Sean Astin, Sara Paxton, Omid Abtahi
Votes: 2,365
56. Private Pérez (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
A Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth...
Director: Beto Gómez | Stars: Miguel Rodarte, Jesús Ochoa, Joaquín Cosio, Gerardo Taracena
Votes: 1,992 | Gross: $1.39M
57. Strike Back (2010–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes, Daniel MacPherson
Votes: 33,497
58. Karbala (2015)
115 min | Drama, War
Year 2004, operation Iraqi freedom. Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr, launched an insurgency. Karbala City Hall is cut off, leaving inside 40 Poles and 40 Bulgarian soldiers with supplies of food and ammo to 24h fight.
Director: Krzysztof Lukaszewicz | Stars: Bartlomiej Topa, Antoni Królikowski, Hristo Shopov, Atheer Adel
Votes: 1,529
59. War (2005)
6 min | Short, Drama, History
Director: Giorgio Serafini | Star: LaDon Drummond
Votes: 52
60. Conspiracy (2008)
R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
A wounded United States Marine discovers a corporate conspiracy designed to run illegal aliens out of an Arizona border town by any means necessary.
Director: Adam Marcus | Stars: Val Kilmer, Gary Cole, Jennifer Esposito, Jay Jablonski
Votes: 4,173
61. Jack Reacher (2012)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper responsible for a mass shooting.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog
Votes: 365,098 | Gross: $80.07M
62. The Kill Hole (2012)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Thriller, War
The shadow of war follows a troubled Iraq War vet as he is forced to pursue one of his own into the Pacific Northwest wilderness to finally confront a war crime that has haunted them both.
Director: Mischa Webley | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Tory Kittles, Billy Zane, Peter Greene
Votes: 594
63. Special Correspondents (2009)
93 min | Comedy
France mobilizes to gain the release of two kidnapped journalists in Iraq, but only the victims know the crime has been faked.
Director: Frédéric Auburtin | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Anne Marivin, Clément Koch, Eric Uzan
Votes: 821
64. Duality (2008)
9 min | Short, War
Corporal Sean Curtis, a U.S Marine, on a mission is separated from his platoon. He falls foul of a IED. Later he wakes up to find himself a prisoner. Here he learns the lessons of war and life from a most unlikely of sources, his captor.
Director: Noel Brady | Stars: Tim Dillard, Mark Doyle, John Fahey, Amy-Joyce Hastings
65. Homeland (2011–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
Votes: 360,989
66. Bashing (2005)
82 min | Drama
Yuko volunteered to be an aid worker in Iraq and was taken hostage there. When freed she returned to Japan, but after being home six months she is still the ongoing object of harassment ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Kobayashi | Stars: Fusako Urabe, Nene Ôtsuka, Takayuki Katô, Kikujirô Honda
Votes: 515
67. Over There (2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, War
A dramatized take on war in Iraq.
Stars: Josh Henderson, Luke Macfarlane, Erik Palladino, Keith D. Robinson
Votes: 4,512
68. Saving Jessica Lynch (2003 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama, War
Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.
Director: Peter Markle | Stars: Nicholas Guilak, Laura Regan, Brent Sexton, Mark Moses
Votes: 519
69. The Mark of Cain (2007)
R | 87 min | Drama, War
Uses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.
Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Gerard Kearns, Matthew McNulty, Naomi Bentley, Elliot Cowan
Votes: 1,550
70. Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (2007 TV Movie)
200 min | Action, Drama, War
Nov. 12 2003, Nassirya Iraq. A terrorist attack succeed to kill 24 Italians participating to the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia". It has not importance what that group of brave and... See full summary »
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Raoul Bova, Claudia Pandolfi, Matteo Reza Azchirvani, Santi Bellina
Votes: 140
71. Deliver Us from Evil (I) (2014)
R | 118 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn, Chris Coy
Votes: 85,719 | Gross: $30.58M
72. House of Saddam (2008)
TV-MA | 232 min | Biography, Drama, History
A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisors.
Stars: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury, Philip Arditti
Votes: 5,158
73. Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (2006)
122 min | Action, Drama, War
The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Necati Sasmaz, Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud, Bergüzar Korel
Votes: 18,436
74. Shadows in Paradise (2010)
87 min | Action, War
During a military raid to rescue in Iraq, Max Forrester's teammate and girlfriend Sasha, disappears mysteriously. Two years later, Max, who has since retired from the army receives a call ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stephen Maunder | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Armand Assante, Tom Sizemore, Bruce Boxleitner
Votes: 417
75. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,551 | Gross: $39.39M
76. War Hero (2007)
14 min | Short, Drama, War
Director: Doug Rao | Stars: Samuel Oatley, Houda Echouafni, Simon Chandler, Scott Handy
Votes: 14
77. Sniper Patrol (2007)
10 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Two fine young American soldiers on sniper patrol in Iraq discover an enemy combatant who is not so combative.
Director: James Evans | Stars: Joey Sylvester, Enan J. Ring, James Evans, Michael Q. Schmidt
Votes: 43
78. Happy New Year (I) (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama, War
Director: K. Lorrel Manning | Stars: Michael Cuomo, William Oliver Watkins
Votes: 18
79. American Soldiers (2005)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, History
A group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Curtis Morgan, Zan Calabretta, Jordan Brown, Eddie Della Siepe
Votes: 2,534
80. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits
Votes: 14,435 | Gross: $0.01M
81. The Contractor (2007 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Ex-C.I.A. Agent James Dial (Wesley Snipes) is asked to take out terrorist Ali Mahmud Jahar (Nikolai Sotirov), only to realize he's been set up by his former employer, Jeremy Collins (Ralph Brown).
Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Eliza Bennett, Lena Headey, Ralph Brown
Votes: 9,987
82. American Sniper (2014)
R | 133 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Cole Konis
Votes: 529,346 | Gross: $350.13M
83. 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: 7,033 | Gross: $0.52M
84. The Situation (I) (2006)
R | 111 min | Drama, War
The story of an American journalist, a CIA operative, and an Iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in Iraq.
Director: Philip Haas | Stars: Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Mido Hamada, Driss Roukhe
Votes: 889 | Gross: $0.05M
85. Happy New Year (IV) (2011)
R | 104 min | Drama, War
A war-torn Marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Director: K. Lorrel Manning | Stars: Michael Cuomo, J.D. Williams, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Victoria Gates
Votes: 124
86. The Messenger (I) (2009)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Director: Oren Moverman | Stars: Ben Foster, Samantha Morton, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone
Votes: 36,780 | Gross: $0.07M
87. Generation Kill (2008)
TV-MA | 10 min | Drama, War
A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas
Votes: 59,221
88. Occupation (2009)
Drama, War
Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Stephen Graham, Warren Brown, Nonso Anozie
Votes: 722
89. Green Zone (2010)
R | 115 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Igal Naor
Votes: 142,715 | Gross: $35.05M
90. The Lucky Ones (2008)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Peña, Molly Hagan
Votes: 14,547 | Gross: $0.18M
91. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,060 | Gross: $9.53M
92. Road to Moloch (2009)
15 min | Short, Horror, War
While on a mission to locate three missing soldiers, a team of reconnaissance marines encounter a blood-spattered Iraqi stumbling through the desert. After following the distraught man into... See full summary »
Director: Robert Glickert | Stars: Erik Fellows, Westley Thornton, Manny Montana, Iyad Hajjaj
Votes: 147
93. Home of the Brave (2006)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, War
Three soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.
Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley
Votes: 11,242 | Gross: $0.05M
94. Taking Chance (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 77 min | Drama, War
Based on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.
Director: Ross Katz | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Tom Aldredge, Nicholas Art, Blanche Baker
Votes: 14,777
95. Memorial Day (2012)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, History
Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Fischer | Stars: Jonathan Bennett, James Cromwell, John Cromwell, Jackson Bond
Votes: 2,748
96. Day Zero (2007)
R | 92 min | Drama
The military draft is back, and three best friends are drafted and given 30 days to report for duty. In that time, they're forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship, and honor.
Director: Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: Elijah Wood, Chris Klein, Jon Bernthal, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 2,930 | Gross: $0.01M
97. Grace Is Gone (2007)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, War
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: John Cusack, Emily Churchill, Rebecca Spence, Jennifer Tyler
Votes: 9,698 | Gross: $0.05M
98. The Four Horsemen (2008 Video)
118 min | Action, Drama, War
Four high school football stars enlist in the Marines to serve their country in Iraq. Unfortunately, they don't all return home. The ones that do survive face guilt, problems assimilating ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Mark O'Brien, Curtis Morgan, Nick Abraham, Natalie Roy
Votes: 468
99. Stop-Loss (2008)
R | 112 min | Drama, War
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown
Votes: 20,892 | Gross: $10.91M
100. In the Valley of Elah (2007)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jonathan Tucker, Jason Patric
Votes: 75,107 | Gross: $6.78M
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