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Post september 11 2001 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant post september 11 2001 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful and captivating films and TV shows about / with post september 11 2001, terrorism, death, gun, violence, war on terror, 9/11, husband wife relationship, chase and danger plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as post september 11 2001: Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Mauritanian (2021), Sorry, Haters (2005), Terrorists (2004), Anyone But Me (2008), The Missing Person (2009), Don't Let Me Drown (2009), Windows on the World (2019), Warfare (2025), WTC View (2005).
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List of post september 11 2001 movies
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
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:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release.
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, prisoner, american politics, brutality, american imperialism, prison, torture, terrorist, defense attorney ...
Time:
year 1988, year 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2002 ...
Place:
north africa, jordan, germany, hamburg germany, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Against the anxieties and fears of post-9/11 America, an Arab cab driver picks up a troubled professional woman with unexpected results.
Style:
serious, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, culture clash, war on terror, danger, love and romance, rivalry, post september 11 2001, injustice, male female relationship, world trade center manhattan new york city, father son relationship ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2005
Place:
new york, syria, usa, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
"Terrorists" is a comedy about life in post-9/11 America: Curtis Gorfurter, small-town police chief, unhappy with his lowly status and eager to prove himself in the War Against Terror, interprets a series of unrelated events as proof of an ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, satirical, captivating
Plot:
panic, terrorism, stockholm syndrome, post september 11 2001, satire, terrorizing, war on terror, counter terrorism, detective inspector, police detective, social satire, racism ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Anyone But Me is a live-action, web television drama that first aired in 2008. The show is in serial short-format webisodes, each lasting between six and fifteen minutes, following the lives of a group of teenagers in New York City and Westchester ...
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, humorous, sexual ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian daughter, lesbian romance, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian teen, youth, lesbian couple, lesbian love, lesbian friend, friends, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
missing person, train, uncover truth, riddles and clues, danger, taxi driver, post september 11 2001, fbi agent, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, investigator, private investigator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a post-September 11th world overflowing with fear and hate, two Latino teens discover that sometimes the only thing that can keep them from drowning is love.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
coming of age, immigrant, family relations, society, youth, parents and children, teenager, post september 11 2001, love, opposites attract, african american, young love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
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:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, serious
Plot:
9/11, worker, travel, post september 11 2001, father, mexican immigrant, immigrant, immigration, love, male female relationship, male nudity, jihad ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
new york, mexico
Is relevant?
104K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
Style:
tension, independent film, suspense, period piece, epic war ...
Plot:
iraq war, survival, based on real people, sniper, chaos, war zone, blood, war violence, brutality, realism, military, soldier ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
iraq
Is relevant?
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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:
independent film, psychological, melancholic, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, 9/11, death, breakup, character study, introspection, gay lead character, slice of life, uncertainty, intimate, urban ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
29K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, semi serious, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
rescue, divorce, firefighter, danger, heroes, workplace, life is a bitch, teamwork, struggle, team, loss, desperation ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
102K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Style:
inspirational, touching, depressing, sincere, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, grief, 9/11, mental disorder, dealing with death, mental health, trauma, character study, therapy, mental illness, tragic event, friends ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
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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, inspirational, touching, poignant, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
childhood, autism, 9/11, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, orphan, acceptance, disability, coming of age, bereavement, single mother ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
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:
sincere, touching, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
hopes, firefighter, terrorism, fire brigade, journalism, writer's life, love and romance, danger, couple relations, couples, post september 11 2001, chance meeting ...
Time:
year 2002, september 11 2001
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
A computer science student becomes obsessed with finding an algorithm for ensuring certainty in life after his father dies in the 9/11/2001 attacks.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, existential, intense, intellectual ...
Plot:
trauma, obsession, computer science, grief, father son relationship, alienation, isolation, mourning, 9/11, control, free will, identity crisis ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, injustice, vengeance, society, couple relations, life is a bitch, rivalry, introspection, danger, false accusation, politics ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
new york, paris france, france, usa, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious ...
Style:
humorous, psychological, funny, ironic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
slacker, tattoo artist, arrested development, re-education, stoner, traumatized man, fear of commitment, adhd, coming of age, tattoo, jealousy, meditation ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
new york, hawaii, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, suspense, rough, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
life is a bitch, organized crime, gang, war veteran, brother brother relationship, criminal gang, transformation, redemption, friendship, dishonesty, youth, family relations ...
Place:
washington d.c., afghanistan
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: UK, China, USA, Taiwan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful, sad ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, american football, iraq war, flashback, cheerleader, thanksgiving, military, mission, soldier, war veteran, jihad, hostile takeover ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2004, 2000s, year 1937, 21st century
Place:
iraq, texas, middle east, vietnam, montana ...
Is relevant?
363K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Style:
hilarious, funny, absurd, parody, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
satire, farce, dictator, culture clash, stupidity, dark humor, un, female bodyguard, fictional country, prejudice, head of state, dissident ...
Time:
2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 2012 ...
Place:
new york, middle east, asia, israel, andalusia ...
Is relevant?
442K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most ...
Style:
spooky, mysterious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, disaster, found footage, giant monster, alien, survival, fear, survival horror, danger, creature, kaiju, deadly creature ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new york, bolivia, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three bumbling Army reservists are hustled onto a plane headed for combat in Iraq -- but the fact that the plane drops them in Mexico doesn't stop them from "liberating" what they believe to be the Middle East.
Style:
humorous, funny, spoof, entertaining, action comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
comedy of errors, danger, soldier, gang, desert, friendship, weapons, misfit, escapades, nothing goes right, military, army ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
latin america, mexico, las vegas, iraq
Is relevant?
185K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, twists and turns, missing child, conspiracy, airplane accident, female protagonist, kidnapping, disappearance, strong female lead, flight attendant, family relations, little girl ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, persia, newfoundland, new york, germany
Is relevant?
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165K
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After attending the funeral of her grandmother in Dallas, the Lux Atlantic Hotel manager Lisa is waiting for a flight to Miami. Due to the bad weather and consequent flight delay, she meets in the airport bar Jack Rippner, who is also in the waiting ...
Style:
psychological thriller, intense, psychological, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, hitman, kidnapping, hostage, woman in danger, villain, airport, fear, strong female lead, stewardess, conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
miami, dallas texas, texas, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Style:
philosophical, psychological, humorous, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
existentialism, private detective, self discovery, jealousy, making love, philosophy, relationships, investigation, environmental activism, meditation, buddhism, multiple storylines ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
seattle
Is relevant?
313K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, neo noir, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
home invasion, trapped, isolation, cat and mouse, hostage, claustrophobia, surveillance, security system, twists and turns, child in peril, locked in a room, confinement indoors ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
HOW I GOT LOST is the heartbreaking yet hopeful story of Andrew and Jake, two friends dealing with loss amidst events bigger than them. Andrew is the friend we all have, the one who convinces you to come along despite your better judgment. Talented ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, contemplative
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, parents and children, hopes, best friend, on the road, buddies, starting over, introspection, estrangement, nothing to lose, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, new york, pennsylvania, usa, ohio
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Heroic U.S. Army scientist Dr. Nancy Jaax, working with a secret military specialized team, puts her life on the line to head off an Ebola outbreak before it spread to the human population.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, apocalyptic, terrifying, psychological ...
Plot:
virus, infection, research, death, laboratory, female protagonist, military, doctor, disease, scientist, quarantine, hysteria ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 1989
Place:
washington d.c., africa, virginia, texas, dallas texas ...
Is relevant?
100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At the 2004 Republican Nation Convention, love blooms between a Republican delegate and a Democrat protesting the event.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, political ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
opposites attract, democrat, politics, love affair, introspection, idealism, moral dilemma, injustice, couples, campaign, friendship, rise to the top ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new haven connecticut, connecticut, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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