National guard movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant national guard movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic and surprise ending films and TV shows about / with national guard, helicopter, violence, death, explosion, weapons, brutality, chase, murder and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, China, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as national guard: Earthquake (1974), First Blood (1982), Heaven's Gate (1980), The Forever Purge (2021), Memorial Day (2012), Olmos y Robles (2015), Allegiance (2012), Crisis at Central High (1981), Night of the Lepus (1972), Pass the Ammo (1987).

List of national guard movies

 5.9
 19K
Earthquake (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Earthquake is a 1974 American disaster film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. The plot concerns the struggle for ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, rough, bad ending ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: disaster, natural disaster, end of the world, earthquake, catastrophe, danger, chaos, national guard, love triangle, daring rescue, save the day, infidelity ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 7.7
 299K
First Blood (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspense, perverse, action adventure ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens
Plot: gunfight, one man army, manhunt, police brutality, tough guy, vietnam war, soldier, survival, revenge, lone hero, danger, tough heroes ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1982, post world war two ...
Place: vietnam, washington state, usa, north america, arizona ...
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 6.7
 19K
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story: Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners ...
Style: epic, period piece, controversial, erotic, talky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: violence, immigrant, cattle ranch, epic battle, ranch, skinny dipping, prostitute, brothel, culture clash, gunfight, controversy, female nudity ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, year 1980, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place: montana, wyoming, usa, harvard university, america ...
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The Forever Purge (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Western
Country: China, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.
Style: suspense, scary, saga, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: survival horror, killing spree, immigrant, social decay, desert, civil war, racist, racism, murder, dystopia, pregnant woman, distopia ...
Time: 2040s, 2020s, near future, 21st century
Place: mexico, el paso texas, texas, usa
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 6.1
 3K
Memorial Day (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: 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. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself ...
Style: sincere, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot: iraq war, soldier, military, family relations, war, military life, battles, world war, army, national guard, war on terror, world war two ...
Time: 1940s, 90s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1945 ...
Place: iraq, germany, minnesota, usa, europe
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 6.6
 285
Olmos y Robles (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Olmos is a corporal of the Civil Guard's Public Order and Prevention service who works in the station of his birthplace, Ezcaray, a small town in La Rioja. Robles is a lieutenant of the Rapid Reaction Group, one of the most prestigious units of ...
Style: humorous, captivating, tense, detective
Plot: police, teamwork, police investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, cold case, national security, national guard, investigation, partner, security, squad ...
Place: spain
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 4.8
 669
Allegiance (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers — forcing him to choose between ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, independent film ...
Plot: military, soldier, friendship, military base, moral dilemma, military life, on the run, wartime life, iraq war, life is a bitch, family problems, chases and races ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iraq, usa
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Crisis at Central High (1981)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Story of the federally-ordered integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Style: historical drama, serious, tension, dramatic, bleak ...
Plot: civil rights, racial tension, segregation, social justice, female protagonist, moral dilemma, bravery, legal battle, courage, biopic, national guard, leadership ...
Time: 1950s
Place: arkansas
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Night of the Lepus (1972)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest!!
Style: serious, suspenseful, natural horror, scary, suspense ...
Plot: giant animal, gene manipulation, monster, creature feature, experiment gone awry, giant monster, chaos, dangerous animal, heroes, danger, mad scientist, kaiju ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: arizona, usa
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 5.9
 724
Pass the Ammo (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A corrupt television preacher and his congregation are held hostage by a woman, her lover, and her two cousins in an attempt to avenge the theft of her inheritance. A quirky look at the dishonesty of the televangelist industry.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, independent film
Plot: preacher, siege, governor, faked death, television studio, hypocrisy, embezzlement, national guard, attempted robbery, hostage, donation, ex convict ...
Place: arkansas
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 7.3
 261
Kent State (1981)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Fine television chronicle of the events of May 1970 at Kent State University in Ohio that led to the killing of four students by the National Guard. Barkin's screen debut!
Plot: vietnam war, protest, national guard, college student, college campus, anti war protest, political protest, army vs civilians, journalism, riot, university, baby ...
Time: year 1970
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 6.0
 597
Viva Max! (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max (Peter Ustinov) takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - international hijinks ensue!
Style: independent film, slapstick comedy
Plot: mexican american border, satire, national guard, absurdism, border crossing, u.s. mexico border, male female relationship, border guard, texan, tour guide, fictional war, incompetence ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: texas, san antonio texas
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Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on ...
Style: satirical, black comedy, entertaining, dark comedy, witty ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: marketing, advertising, business, lobbyist, satire, social satire, tobacco, reporter, lung cancer, politics, journalism, political satire ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., vermont, usa, los angeles, japan ...
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 5.6
 87K
Volcano (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, Mike ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night
Plot: natural disaster, disaster, volcano, catastrophe, survival, forces of nature, race against time, lava, teenage girl, fire, panic, father daughter relationship ...
Time: future, year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, pacific ocean ...
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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Style: grindhouse, classic horror, creepy, dark, splatter ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: zombie, infection, zombie apocalypse, apocalypse, chaos, epidemic, virus, living dead, siege, shopping mall, gory, isolation ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 20th century
Place: pennsylvania, pittsburgh, bolivia, philadelphia, usa
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 6.1
 107K
Dante's Peak (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, ...
Style: breathtaking, suspense, intense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: natural disaster, catastrophe, disaster, volcano, volcanic eruption, apocalypse, survival, mayor, small town, mountain, coffee, brother sister relationship ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, year 1993, 20th century
Place: washington state
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 6.3
 21K
Convoy (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Style: road movie, dark comedy, surprise ending, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: truck, car chase, on the road, chase, rebellion, on the run, desert, police brutality, highway, car, corrupt sheriff, state trooper ...
Time: 70s, year 1978, 20th century, 80s
Place: texas, arizona, new mexico, austin texas, albuquerque new mexico ...
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 4.1
 12K
Bats (1999)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Genetically mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them.
Style: scary, intense, rough, suspenseful, saga ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: bat, disaster, animal attack, mad scientist, small town, supernatural, creature feature, monster, dangerous animal, mutation, danger, save the day ...
Time: 90s, jurassic
Place: texas, usa
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 7.2
 5K
Medium Cool (1969)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he ...
Style: independent film, political, cult classic, cynical, disturbing ...
Plot: journalism, politics, hippie, counterculture, television reporter, bare chested male, american politics, journalist, photograph, sex, photographer, political activism ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, year 1968, 20th century
Place: chicago, washington d.c., west virginia, usa, illinois ...
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Survival of the Dead (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
Style: scary, exciting, suspenseful, rough, suspense ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: zombie, apocalypse, supernatural, virus, gory, living dead, infected, eaten alive, danger, violence spree, group of strangers, chaos ...
Time: year 2009, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place: delaware, usa, philadelphia, ireland
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two ...
Style: saga, suspense, serious, rough, scary ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: alien, evil alien, alien invasion, gory, predator, small town, space, creature, space and aliens, alien planet, survival, extraterrestrial ...
Time: future, year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, year 2004 ...
Place: colorado, usa, antarctica
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American Pastoral (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Style: emotional, rough, novela, suspense, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vietnam war, teenage girl, social criticism, terrorism, father daughter relationship, bombing, infidelity, hopelessness, rape victim, riot, female terrorist, parent child relationship ...
Time: year 2016, 70s, 60s
Place: usa, pittsburgh
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Black Snake Moan (2006)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Style: sexy, emotional, cult classic, sexual, erotic ...
Plot: captive, sex scene, destiny, trauma, nymphomaniac, promiscuous woman, sex addict, outdoor sex, sexual harassment, nervous breakdown, sexualized violence, unfaithful girlfriend ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: tennessee, southern usa, mississippi, usa
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 6.5
 21K
Big Miracle (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style: realistic, feel good, touching, serious, cute ...
Audience: girls' night, family outing, adult
Plot: animal rescue, rescue, journalism, volunteer, media, whale, ocean, animal, environmentalism, danger, diving, winter ...
Time: 20th century, year 2012, 80s, year 1988
Place: alaska, new york, los angeles
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 6.1
 200K
Rampage (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, touching, action adventure ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: monster, gorilla, kaiju, giant monster, animal attack, creature, giant animal, animal human communication, rescue, giant lizard, rage, mutant animal ...
Time: 2010s, jurassic, 21st century
Place: everglades, los angeles, illinois, missouri, colorado ...
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Irresistible Force (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A police sergant is about to retire. Therefore he only wants to let the time pass by without getting in trouble or even becoming hurt. But this is not so easy as he receives as partner an enthusiastic young, female agent who provokes all kinds of ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, suspense, surprise ending
Plot: female warrior, karate, buddy cop, female martial artist, computer cracker, partner, hostile takeover, kung fu, police lieutenant, retirement, department store, chase ...
Time: 90s
Is relevant?
 5.8
 50K
Suburbicon (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, serious, sad, suspense ...
Plot: racism, murder, fear, suburbs, child in peril, dark secret, satire, riot, home invasion, twin sister, investigation, boy ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 90s, year 2017, year 1959
Place: persia
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Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
Story: It's tornadoes, hurricanes, electrical storms, and mass destruction as the effects of global warming brew into a super storm that threatens to rend the earth with an unprecedented power. Beautiful scientist Faith Clavell, storm chaser Tommy ...
Style: apocalyptic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: disaster, emergency, apocalypse, natural disaster, tornado, survival, forces of nature, chaos, rescue, save the world, imaginary, save the day ...
Time: future
Place: new york, chicago, south dakota, san antonio texas, washington d.c. ...
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: siege, police station, police corruption, shootout, unlikely partners, criminal's revenge, survival, sniper, attempted murder, danger, machine gun, swat team ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: detroit, usa, los angeles
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 8.0
 224K
Akira (1988)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a ...
Style: anime, futuristic, surreal, adult animation, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: cyberpunk, post apocalypse, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, teenager, protest, dystopia, body horror, psychic power, military, experiment, hallucination ...
Time: future, near future, distant future, 2010s, 80s ...
Place: japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
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