Ex marine movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ex marine movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic and exciting films and TV shows about / with ex marine, murder, betrayal, violence, chase, gun, pistol, police officer, punched in the face and fight plots mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres shot in USA, Morocco, Hong Kong and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ex marine: Shrapnel (2023), 86 Melrose Avenue (2021), Conspiracy (2008), Redemption Day (2021), No Exit (2022), Honest Thief (2020), Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018), Flesh and Bone (2015), Jack Reacher (2012), The Marine 5: Battleground (2017).
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List of ex marine movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
missing daughter, kidnapping, cartel, kidnapped daughter, father daughter reunion, ex military, ex marine, marine, kidnapped, drug cartel, abduction, revenge ...
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An ex-marine with PTSD storms into a gallery, taking hostages and forcing them to confront their complex past and looming mortality, as time ticks by.
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, intense, dark
Plot:
ptsd, gallery, mortality, confrontation, mental health, art gallery, mature, cathartic, ethical dilemma, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, isolation ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Gulf War veteran with PTSD (Kilmer) heads to a small town to find his friend. When he arrives his friend and his family have vanished and the townsfolk afraid to answer questions about their disappearance. He soon discovers that the town is owned ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, tense, exciting, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
politics, military, uncover truth, missing person, military life, retiring, danger, army investigation, soldier, spy, suicide bomber, illegal immigration ...
Place:
iraq, mexico, arizona
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue mission, navy seal, military, swat team, murder, photograph, terrorism, vengeance, sniper, soldier, heroes, violence ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
syria, usa, new york, washington d.c., algeria ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to identify who among them is the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, minimal cast, mindfuck ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
snow, snowstorm, isolation, escape, winter, support group, trapped, kidnapping, kidnapped child, threat, trap, runaway ...
Place:
sacramento california, oceania
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
Style:
satanic, exciting, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bandit, bank robbery, safecracking, thief, bank robber, fbi agent, breaking and entering, fbi, danger, robbery, police, chase ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
boston
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a ...
Style:
serious, captivating, suspense, exciting, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, conspiracy, terrorist, terrorism, twists and turns, investigation, agent, intelligence, danger, spy, shooting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, langley virginia, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A talented but emotionally troubled dancer runs away to New York City and quickly finds herself immersed in the cutthroat world of professional ballet.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, bleak, erotic, sensual ...
Plot:
ballet, dancer's life, mentally unstable, dancer, incest, brother sister relationship, brother sister incest, ballerina, trauma, eating disorder, sex with brother, dancing ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, pittsburgh
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
detective, exciting, suspenseful, serious, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
loner, sniper, one man army, investigation, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, lone hero, hitman, tough guy, expert, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, chase, murder, brutality, violence, betrayal, gunfight, fight, deception, death, martial arts, marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
british columbia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, police brutality, violence, tough guy, strip club, bank vault, shootout, armored truck, police, criminal, ex marine ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, london, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.
Style:
road movie, exciting, action packed, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
marines, kidnapping, hostage, chase, heroes, muscleman, one man army, spouse in danger, daring rescue, danger, kidnapped, escapades ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, post world war two, 80s ...
Place:
usa, rome italy, south carolina, iraq, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ex marine, organized crime, rivals, conscience, moral dilemma, gangster, threat, mob hit, troubled past, marine, fighting crime, criminal gang ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the ...
Style:
exciting, fast paced, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, partner, revenge, redemption, kung fu, fight scenes, rich kid, female killer, gang, undercover cop, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, los angeles
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Story:
A PTSD stricken former American Marine on vacation in the Philippines becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders of his romantic partners.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, ptsd, suspicion, veteran, trauma, marine, murder investigation, multiple murder, ex marine, u.s. marine, searching for the truth ...
Place:
the philippines, manila philippines, southeast asia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A married ex-Marine gets seduced by the same mysterious woman because of whom he ended up in prison some years ago. Is she the true love of his life, or the biggest mistake he's ever made?
Style:
suspense, neo noir, tense, intense, erotic drama ...
Plot:
seduction, femme fatale, infidelity, betrayal, ex marine, obsession, veteran, moral ambiguity, guilt, fatal attraction, regret, morality ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
texas
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A troubled ex-marine embarks on one last mission, to get even with the four men who robbed him of the only beautiful thing he'd ever had.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, bleak, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
revenge, marine, u.s. marine, dangerous mission, weapons, mission of murder, secret mission, death, vengeance, mission, vigilante, retribution ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Funny, action-packed coming of age story portrays *Lesseos *as an ex-marine trying to adjust to civilian life and discover her feminine side, with help from best friend Sophia. Many obstacles are thrown in her path, resulting in edge-of-your-seat ...
Style:
action comedy, humorous, romantic comedy, lighthearted, sincere ...
Plot:
ex marine, female protagonist, female empowerment, personal growth, coming of age, self discovery, resilience, young adult, friendship, empowerment, identity, fish out of water ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, buddy comedy
Plot:
heist gone wrong, robbery, heist, organized crime, political corruption, therapist, ex convict, crime boss, on the run, corrupt politician, burglar, gangsta ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
boston, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in New York, and a big fan of TV news reporter, Tony Sokolow. When a rich man is murdered in Daryll's building, Tony comes to cover the story and Daryll introduces himself to her. Thinking he may ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, detective, psychological thriller, tense ...
Plot:
murder, police detective, romantic obsession, reporter, janitor, best friend, attempted murder, murder suspect, female reporter, love triangle, home invasion, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, vietnam, california
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that ...
Style:
futuristic, thought provoking, surprise ending, neo noir, experimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, revenge, murder, surgery, microchip, dystopia, nanotechnology, technology, super soldier, cyborgs, super computer ...
Time:
near future, future, 2010s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Style:
exciting, serious, intense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cia, espionage, terrorism, conspiracy, undercover agent, terrorist, race against time, undercover, government agency, murder, secret agent, corruption ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2013, september 11 2001, year 2001 ...
Place:
russia, new york, afghanistan, moscow russia, london ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, frame up, investigation, assassination, death row, conspiracy, parachuting, manhunt, false accusation, reluctant partners, shootout, framed for murder ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
iraq, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn". However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, cult classic, neo noir, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
violence, vietnam war, african american, heist, robbery, redemption, gangster, violent, blaxploitation, profanity, black, urban ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, asia, vietnam ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style:
melancholic, thought provoking, sexual, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, dysfunctional marriage, youth, adultery, suburbs ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
usa, america, los angeles, iran
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...
Style:
humorous, black comedy, dark comedy, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
kidnapping, pizza delivery boy, heist gone wrong, profanity, masked man, robbery, redemption, creativity, race against time, buddies, heist, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
michigan, usa
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Genre: Action
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
He' s been betrayed by his country, stripped of his honor and exiled to a foreign land. Now maverick Marine officer Frank Zagarino has found a way to get back what was stolen from him. And he'll get it-no matter what it takes.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, bare chested male, ex marine, male nudity, torture, tough heroes, vigilantism, master warrior, dishonesty, innocence lost, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
vietnam, asia, africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Maximum Bob is a short-lived television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel with the same title.
Style:
southern gothic, offbeat, crime drama, dark comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, social satire, american south, moral ambiguity, family secret, lawyer, criminal underworld, ex marine, legal, small town life, rivalry, mermaid ...
Time:
90s
Place:
florida, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, both starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
texas ranger, partners against crime, heroes, vigilante, police investigation, law enforcement, violence, martial artist, hand to hand combat, ex soldier, machismo, interracial friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and ...
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, neo noir, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police, police corruption, corrupt cop, police detective, corruption, rookie, undercover, organized crime, nypd, dirty cop, guilt, robbery ...
Time:
year 2009, year 2010, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, los angeles, new jersey
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