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Redacted (2007)
12K
Genre: Crime, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Redacted is a film written and directed by Brian De Palma that is a fictional drama loosely based on the Mahmudiyah killings in Iraq.
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, thought provoking, mockumentary, captivating, realistic, rough
Plot:
iraq war, soldier, war, found footage, military, military life, terrorism, journalism, media, danger, politics, society, state affairs, gulf war, propaganda, humvee, death threat, murder, anti war, army, interrogation, news report, muslim, war on terror, international relations ...
Time:
year 2006, contemporary
Place:
iraq, middle east, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and suspenseful films with plots about war on terror, war, soldier, military, danger, terrorism and death mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres. Some movies like Redacted: Lions for Lambs (2007), The Hurt Locker (2008), The Situation (2006), Battle for Haditha (2007), Green Zone (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, political, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
war on terror, politics, state affairs, propaganda, terrorist, iraq war, terrorism, conservative, hopes, society, danger, soldier ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iraq, washington d.c., usa ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Luxembourg, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style:
tense, realistic, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
iraq war, terrorism, military, sniper, soldier, war, bomb squad, violence, army, shootout, marines, bomb ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, america, afghanistan ...
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, extraordinary
Plot:
iraq war, photograph, danger, assassination, racism, soldier, terrorism, media, battles, state affairs, military, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
iraq, middle east
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83%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, military, marine, war, culture clash, desert, military life, marines, society, vengeance, occupation ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, united kingdom
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
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Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
spy, iraq war, cia, war, soldier, military, politics, chase, pow, deception, special forces, gulf war ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2003, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, kurdistan, israel
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gulf war, war correspondent, journalism, media, politics, military, anti war, against the odds, escapades, political unrest, battles, life is a bitch ...
Place:
iraq, baghdad iraq, middle east
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72%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
sad, harsh, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, u.s. military, death, redemption, friendship, war on terror, war, homecoming, small town, depression, wartime life ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, canada, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. Based on the actual events of an incident on Hill 192 in November, 1966.
Style:
disturbing, rough, emotional, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, rape, pow, soldier, war crime, court martial, anti war, justice, brutality, gang rape, atrocity ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, year 1966, 60s, year 1974 ...
Place:
vietnam, asia, california, san francisco, indochina
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
One year after 9/11, an American journalist travels to Afghanistan in an effort to learn the truth about the search for Osama bin Laden.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, thought provoking, fake documentary
Plot:
found footage, missing person, state affairs, society, journalism, obsessive quest, danger, escapades, media, survival, violent content, translator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be stopped. SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, under the command of Sgt. Andy McNab was ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, war, war on terror, saddam hussein, iraq war, soldier, military, battles, desert, anti war, heroes, escapades ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iraq, israel, middle east, saudi arabia, syria
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel, Netherlands, Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Paradise Now is filmed from the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel. This is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, depressing, political, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, friendship, islam, suicide, destiny, muslim, conflict, israeli, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, jerusalem, maghreb ...
Similarity:
55%
65K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Style:
suspenseful, political, intense, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, soldier, war, survival, ira, military, british soldier, combat, riot, wartime, chase, british military ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 2014
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, britain, belfast, london ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, top secret, military, navy seal, manhunt, mastermind, terrorist, heroic mission, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, government agency, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, usa, middle east
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50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, political, realistic, suspense thriller, cult classic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
military, friendly fire, women in the military, military life, tank, bravery, medal of honor, army investigation, investigation, suicide, desert, politics ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, iraq, pentagon
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48%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend's death and decides to investigate.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, bleak, political ...
Plot:
terrorist, investigation, friendship between men, life is a bitch, uncover truth, state affairs, society, dealing with death, love triangle, war, friendship between boys, revenge ...
Time:
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Place:
iraq, ireland, middle east
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, social, suspense ...
Plot:
drone, war, military, moral dilemma, murder, terrorism, taliban, suspicion, family relations, family problems, family life, u.s. air force ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2001, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, morocco, usa, nevada, las vegas ...
Similarity:
48%
425
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The cold war is over. East and West are fighting together against illegal secretly heavily armed terrorists, criminals and resistance fighters. During one of these missions, four soldiers are kidnapped and seems like a great international crisis to ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
marine, terrorism, military life, rivalry, danger, military, terrorist, conflict, soldier, violent content, battles, heroic mission ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, eastern europe, chechnya
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
war, military, male male relationship, soldier, friendship, moral dilemma, prison life, prison, iraq war, prisoner, unlikely friendships, american soldier ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close ...
Style:
realistic, serious, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, terrorism, war, american soldier, battles, danger, confined, state affairs, heroes, soldier, escapades ...
Place:
iraq, middle east
Similarity:
45%
100K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear bomb, spy, counter terrorism, torture, expert, terrorist, violence, politics, cia, dehumanization, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
iran, akron ohio, usa, middle east
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on Martin McGartland's real life story as a informant for the British Police to spy on the IRA. Taking place from 1987-1991, Martin (Jim Sturgess) works his way up the ranks of the IRA, while keeping his informant with the police Fergis ...
Style:
sexy, factual, brutal, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ira, brutality, weapons, crime gone awry, storytelling, terrorism, secret agent, snitch, danger, state affairs, undercover, spy ...
Time:
80s, year 2008, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, canada, northern ireland, europe, scotland ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When the crazed commander (Eli Danker) of a sadistic army in Moldavia kidnaps an American photojournalist (Daniella Deutscher) and holds her hostage, his misguided actions ignite a targeted response from Maj. Don Harding (Marshall R. Teague) and his ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, martial arts, reluctant partners, tough heroes, terrorist, military, rescue, war on terror, terrorist plot, soldier, good versus evil, heroes ...
Time:
year 1995
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic ...
Style:
touching, tense, melancholic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, presumed dead, war, american soldier, adultery, marine, marital infidelity, brothers, released from prison, murder, dysfunctional family, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, iraq, america, usa
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, ...
Style:
controversial, mockumentary, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, assassination, sniper, brutality, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, danger, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, near future, september 11 2001, 70s ...
Place:
iraq, chicago, middle east, syria, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an elite eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines, their mission is clear: take out Saddam Hussein's SCUD missile systems. But when communications are cut and the team finds themselves surrounded by Saddam's army, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, military operation, special forces, war, military, soldier, middle east conflict, war on terror, shootout, commando, male nudity, squad ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Documentary, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Fighting for Life is a very different movie about war and medicine, a real-life "M*A*S*H" for our times about the doctors and nurses fighting on the front lines. The film interweaves stories of military doctors, nurses, and medics who are ...
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, thought provoking, contemplative ...
Plot:
soldier, survival, military life, wartime life, state affairs, society, danger, life is a bitch, military, doctors and patients, homecoming, battles ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, washington d.c.
Similarity:
39%
519
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A disgraced former LAPD detective leads a home invasion in search of millions in stolen money. The plan goes awry and homicide detectives seeking answers interrogate the only survivors; a thief and a victim.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, mind game, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, police investigation, master criminal, dishonesty, vengeance, betrayal, law enforcement, confined, survival ...
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37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style:
touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, war, jungle, combat, civil war, soldier, sniper, refugee, special forces, escapades, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
africa, nigeria, iran, iraq, hawaii
Similarity:
37%
60K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside ...
Style:
sexy, serious, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, terrorist, conspiracy, islamic terrorism, war on terror, kidnapping, spy, espionage, islam, cia, intelligence ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
murder, hostage, escape attempt, deception, brutality, confined, vengeance, danger, rivalry, twists and turns, domestic disturbance, killing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
36%
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