Iraq war veteran movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant iraq war veteran movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, tense, realistic, suspense, serious and captivating films and TV shows about / with iraq war veteran, gun, murder, soldier, violence, death, revenge, pistol, fight and blood plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Morocco and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as iraq war veteran: Sgt. Will Gardner (2019), Cherry (2021), Fear the Night (2023), The Wrath of Becky (2023), Stop-Loss (2008), Home of the Brave (2006), VANish (2015), The Foreigner (2017), The Northern Paradigm (2020), In Our Name (2010).
Best films
New films
| Bushwick (2017) | 5.2 | |
| Down River (2018) | 2.3 | |
| Safe House (2025) | 5.4 | |
| The Ice Road (2021) | 5.7 | |
| Angel Has Fallen (2019) | 6.4 |
List of iraq war veteran movies
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Malta, USA
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, tense, suspenseful, realistic, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, mercenary, rescue mission, combat, soldier, commando, embassy, navy seal, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, road movie
Plot:
iraq war, iraq war veteran, road trip, homelessness, cross country, father son relationship, friendship, desperation, soldier, brain damage, post traumatic stress disorder, skinny dipping ...
Place:
iraq, america, usa
Is relevant?
42K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, heroin, american soldier, drug use, drug addiction, ecstasy the drug, group therapy, bank robber, war veteran, iraq war veteran, bank robbery, society ...
Time:
year 2007, 2020s, year 2002, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
During a bachelorette party in a secluded California farmhouse, masked intruders launch a brutal attack, forcing eight women to fight for survival. Led by Tess, a troubled military veteran, they unite to defend themselves throughout a harrowing ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
iraq war veteran, bachelorette party, female protagonist, struggle for survival, fight, assault, threat to kill, female soldier, soldier, problem, battles, siege ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, bloody, action thriller ...
Plot:
iraq war veteran, murder, blood, dog, female protagonist, assault, bloody violence, woman with a gun, fight, bloodbath, woman, girl ...
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21K
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 ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, military, politics, coping, amputee, insomnia, hostage, life is a bitch, buddies, anti war, homecoming, single parent ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
iraq, afghanistan, middle east
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Three thugs kidnap Emma, the daughter of a drug kingpin, and have no idea that murderous blood that runs through her veins. As time passes, the unlucky threesome finds themselves in danger from the police, gangsters and their captive.
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, violence against women, road trip, on the road, danger, captivity, violent content, rivalry, on the run, chaos, woman in danger ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, harsh, independent film, action thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorism, bomb, ira, tough guy, one against many, ex special forces, justice, terrorist, hand to hand combat, obsession, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
northern ireland, united kingdom, ireland, scotland yard, afghanistan ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Political thriller about an Iraq war veteran seeking the truth about his brother's death.
Style:
political thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, iraq war, social problems, politics, political unrest, social issues, political intrigue, war veteran, murder investigation, life is a bitch, iraq war veteran, iraq veteran ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own ...
Style:
tense, realistic, emotional, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
soldier, paranoia, parents and children, obsession, post traumatic stress, haunted by the past, homecoming, losing-it hero, family relations, family problems, military, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
15K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an unknown military force invades Bushwick, a Brooklyn neighborhood, young student Lucy and war veteran Stupe must rely on each other to escape and survive.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
invasion, mercenary, subway, running for your life, community, veteran, intruder, woman with a gun, student, grandmother, civil war, first aid ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, vietnam veteran, uncover truth, grief, veteran, trauma, family drama, family conflict, family secret, getting home, death of sister, abuse ...
Place:
new mexico
Is relevant?
530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A beautiful but disturbed young woman returns to the US after combat as a American mercenary in Iraq and abducts a 14 year old New York boy, holding him prisoner in her isolated country home as a bizarre relationship develops.
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychosexual thriller
Plot:
female psychopath, coming of age, stockholm syndrome, sex with a minor, kidnapping, obsession, sheriff, teenage boy, search and rescue, fall in love, isolation, bare chested male ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In Anaconda, Montana, a strong-willed teenage girl navigates a loving but volatile relationship with her veteran father. In a desperate search for independence and her own identity, she risks family, heartbreak, and her standing in the only place ...
Style:
psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
teenage girl, father daughter relationship, addiction, teenager, incest, war veteran, father daughter incest, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, rural setting, illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, montana
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, realistic, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, drug dealer, small town, justice, vigilante, disappearance, deadend life, vigilantism, financial problem, violent, brothers ...
Time:
year 2013, 80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Revolves around a British military contractor Lex Walker who is told his daughter has died. When he arrives in Los Angeles and discovers the body is not hers, he begins an investigation.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, missing person, martial arts, gunfight, mercenary, kidnapping, parent child relationship, vigilantism, family relations, parents and children, confined, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man and his brother on a mission of revenge become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich.
Style:
scary, tense, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
farm, supernatural, brother brother relationship, nazi experiment, nazi, revenge, swastika, halloween, siblings relations, dog, horse, paramedic ...
Time:
1930s, 2000s, year 1936
Place:
west virginia, virginia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sam, a soldier who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, meets Amira when he visits her uncle, Bassam, who had served as Sam's Iraqi translator. Bassam and Sam have a special bond due to their time together in the war. Initially Amira does not ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sex comedy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
forbidden love, illicit affair, veteran, interracial relations, culture clash, fall in love, opposites attract, unlikely couple, life is a bitch, love affair, misfit, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, iraq, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
wall street, banking, hacker, mafia, finance, money, cryptocurrency, criminal underworld, corruption, computer, geek, conspiracy ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, touching, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
iraq war, military, military life, war veteran, danger, soldier, life is a bitch, society, selflessness, propaganda, culture clash, war on terror ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, dubai, manchester
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police, gang, vengeance, gangster, vigilante, revenge, security guard, soldier, betrayal, rivalry, dishonesty, murder of wife ...
Place:
england, britain, london, big ben london, united kingdom
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113K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, scary, atmospheric, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
halloween, twists and turns, danger, psychopath, murder, killing spree, grief, family in danger, ex soldier, home invasion, bullying, mysterious character ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Desert Storm vet who was killed in combat rises from the grave on July Fourth, to kill the unpatriotic citizens of his hometown, after some teens burn an American flag over his burial site.
Style:
horror comedy, slasher, funny, political, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
zombie, dead, gulf war, supernatural, exploitation, serial killer, patriotism, fear, villain, monster, living dead, holiday ...
Place:
iraq
Is relevant?
118K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, touching, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love story, love affair, love and romance, lovers, true love, love, veteran, single mother, soldier, destiny, obsessive quest, hopes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, new jersey, new orleans, middle east ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to ...
Style:
touching, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
human animal relationship, female soldier, iraq war, dog, u.s. marine, military, strong female lead, american soldier, soldier, u.s. military, boot camp, dog training ...
Time:
year 2017, 90s, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, new york, middle east, afghanistan, new york state
Is relevant?
102K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.
Style:
slasher, perverse, psychological, suspense, scary ...
Plot:
game of death, torture, gory violence, survival horror, revenge, psychopath, abduction, self mutilation, whodunit, serial murder, panic, coma ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 2000s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars ...
Style:
rough, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison life, prison, violence spree, fish out of water, life is a bitch, downfall, corrupt officer, haunted by the past, misfit, confined, law enforcement, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, united kingdom
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