9/11 movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant 9/11 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, emotional, suspenseful, tense and sincere films and TV shows about / with 9/11, terrorism, danger, war on terror, world trade center manhattan new york city, jihad, terrorist, politics, death and aftermath plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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9/11 movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as 9/11: United 93 (2006), September 11 (2002), Flight 93 (2006), The Citizen (2012), World Trade Center (2006), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), 9/11: The Twin Towers (2006), Worth (2020), A Few Days in September (2006), Windows on the World (2019).

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 7.6
 111K
United 93 (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style: realistic, emotional, controversial, tense, political ...
Plot: terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, war on terror, terrorist, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, air disaster, aviation, survival, tragic event ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, virginia, cleveland ohio, manhattan new york city ...
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 6.9
 6K
September 11 (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, USA, Iran
Duration: 134 min.
Story: 11 directors show their view on the terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York.
Style: disturbing, stylized, talky, intellectual, factual ...
Plot: terrorism, war on terror, 9/11, politics, justice, skyscraper, state affairs, danger, innocence lost, life is a bitch, injustice, love affair ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s
Place: middle east, usa, new york, iran, europe ...
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 6.3
 10K
Flight 93 (2006)
Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot: terrorism, airplane, passenger, 9/11, hijacking, terrorist, aviation, daring rescue, war on terror, save the day, race against time, danger ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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 6.7
 3K
The Citizen (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: american dream, starting over, immigrant, society, hopes, 9/11, rivalry, arab, legal, lawyer, urban, city ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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World Trade Center (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the ...
Style: realistic, factual, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, disaster, firefighter, 9/11, twin towers, survival, terrorist, war on terror, natural disaster, heroes, courage, al qaeda ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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9/11: The Twin Towers (2006)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Discovery Channel documentary
Style: realistic, rough, factual, suspenseful, emotional
Plot: terrorism, 9/11, skyscraper, rescue, world trade center manhattan new york city, twin towers, demolished city, trapped, terrorist, survival, rescue mission, rescue team ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Style: sentimental, touching, poignant, sad, inspirational ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: childhood, 9/11, autism, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, grief, orphan, disability, acceptance, single mother, children ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2010s, year 2011, year 2001, 2000s ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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 6.8
 18K
Worth (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, social ...
Plot: 9/11, lawyer, victim, terrorist, tragedy, congress, deal, bureaucracy, fighting the system, political intrigue, bureaucrat, lawyer client relationship ...
Time: 2000s, year 2001, september 11 2001
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Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
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, military, navy seal, top secret, manhunt, mastermind, heroic mission, government agency, danger, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, chases and races ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, middle east, usa
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A Few Days in September (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Portugal
Duration: 116 min.
Story: 1 September 2001. Elliot, an American C.I.A. agent holding top secret information on the immediate future of the world, disappears. His sole aim was to meet his daughter Orlando, whom he abandoned ten years before. Irène, a French agent who used to ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, political thriller, tense
Plot: 9/11, secret agent, state affairs, undercover, dishonesty, parents and children, terrorism, sniper, intelligence agency, law enforcement, killer, political intrigue ...
Time: september 11 2001, future, 21st century
Place: paris france, venice, italy, france, europe ...
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Windows on the World (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, dramatic
Plot: 9/11, worker, immigration, male female relationship, post september 11 2001, father, immigrant, mexican immigrant, travel, love, jihad, illegal immigrant ...
Time: september 11 2001
Place: new york, mexico
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The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
Style: semi serious, realistic, emotional, witty, clever ...
Plot: 9/11, therapy, family relations, mental illness, office, immigrant, bittersweet, rise to the top, terrorism, love and romance, ambition, misfit ...
Time: year 2002, september 11 2001, year 2005, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, italy, manhattan new york city ...
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The Path to 9/11 (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
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Story: The Path to 9/11 was a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television from September 10 – 11, 2006, and also in other countries. The film dramatizes the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the events leading ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, atmospheric, bleak
Plot: terrorism, white house, hijacking, politics, danger, government agency, state affairs, dishonesty, head of state, 9/11, vice president, u.s. vice president ...
Time: september 11 2001, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., new york, manhattan new york city
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 6.8
 58K
Rendition (2007)
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: serious, rough, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: terrorism, politics, conspiracy, terrorist, war on terror, kidnapping, cia, islamic terrorism, espionage, torture, islam, spy ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Qatar
Duration: 130 min.
Story: In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Style: tense, thought provoking, emotional, intense, realistic ...
Plot: immigrant, culture clash, 9/11, wall street, terrorism, conspiracy, political unrest, muslim, civil rights, american dream, false accusation, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, pakistan, istanbul turkey, usa
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 7.1
 155K
Remember Me (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws ...
Style: touching, sad, romantic, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: love story, 9/11, relationships, death in the family, suicide, family drama, teenager, young love, loss of sibling, love and romance, love, dealing with death ...
Time: year 2010, september 11 2001, 2010s, year 2001, 2000s ...
Place: new york, iran, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York ...
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot: politician, politics, relationship vs career, rise to the top, ambition, infidelity, couples, crumbling marriage, society, state affairs, city life, 9/11 ...
Time: september 11 2001, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, DC 9/11 takes an inside look at the Bush Administration, beginning with the ...
Style: bleak, serious, thought provoking, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: terrorism, head of state, life is a bitch, political conspiracy, danger, government agency, dishonesty, state affairs, leadership, politics, hijacking, 9/11 ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s
Place: usa, new york, washington d.c., manhattan new york city
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 6.1
 444
WTC View (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Gay man in Soho tries to come to terms with new reality after 9/11.
Style: queer cinema
Plot: gay, lgbt, 9/11, death, roommate, breakup, glbt, lgbtq, sex, world trade center manhattan new york city, post september 11 2001, gay sex ...
Time: september 11 2001
Place: manhattan new york city, new york
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 6.3
 50K
W. (2008)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. W takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and ...
Style: political, factual, cynical, sincere, horror comedy ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: politics, president, election, oil, patriotism, rise to the top, u.s. president, iraq war, parents and children, american history, doubts and hesitations, head of state ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s, 60s ...
Place: iraq, middle east, washington d.c., texas, austin texas ...
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The Space Between (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Montine McLeod, a world-weary flight attendant, and Omar Hassan, a prematurely wise 10-year-old Pakastani-American boy connect with one another amidst the chaos of September 11, 2001. When Montine discovers the boy's direct personal link to the ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: youth, terrorism, on the road, friendship, stewardess, 9/11, terrorist attack, cross country, boy, father son relationship, terror, social problems ...
Time: september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: usa, scotland
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 4.5
 24K
Postal (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story begins with a regular Joe who tries desperately to seek employment, but embarks on a violent rampage when he teams up with cult leader Uncle Dave. Their first act is to heist an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban are planning ...
Style: humorous, controversial, harsh, cynical, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: violence, satire, gang bang, heist, adultery, lesbian sex, dirty old man, female nudity, group sex, caught having sex, promiscuous woman, misfit ...
Time: september 11 2001
Place: new york, arizona, manhattan new york city
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 6.3
 1K
The Guys (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver.
Style: touching, emotional, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot: firefighter, terrorism, journalism, hopes, love and romance, danger, human spirit, couple relations, writer's life, couples, post september 11 2001, chance meeting ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2002
Place: usa, new york
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 6.9
 787
Yasmin (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In England, the Pakistanis Yasmin lives two lives in two different worlds: in her community, she wears Muslin clothes, cooks for her father and brother and has the traditional behavior of a Muslin woman. Further, she has a non-consumed marriage with ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, touching
Plot: immigrant, family relations, social differences, culture clash, false accusation, terrorism, life is a bitch, society, injustice, religions or cults, parents and children, family in crisis ...
Time: september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: britain, pakistan, england
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In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Style: detective, touching, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot: guilt, investigation, army, military, army investigation, war crime, cover up, murder investigation, character study, uncover truth, parent child relationship, loss of son ...
Time: year 2007, year 2004, 21st century
Place: iraq, new mexico, afghanistan, persia, tennessee ...
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 6.8
 142K
Green Zone (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, 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 ...
Style: political thriller, suspense, tense, exciting, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, iraq war, military, war, soldier, spy, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation, politics ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq
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 7.5
 305K
Lone Survivor (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style: rough, tense, captivating, emotional, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, survival, soldier, war, terrorism, gunfight, courage, military life, selflessness, war on terror, squad, army ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east, usa
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 7.3
 525K
American Sniper (2014)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style: factual, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, battles, biopic, middle east conflict ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001 ...
Place: iraq, middle east, california, usa, texas
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 144 min.
Story: An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style: intense, suspenseful, realistic, tense, factual ...
Audience: manly
Plot: cia, war, terrorism, rescue mission, mercenary, swat team, military, navy seal, courage, gunfight, commando, combat ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 21st century
Place: libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
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