Guerilla warfare movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant guerilla warfare movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspenseful, epic, captivating, serious and intense films and TV shows about / with guerilla warfare, sacrifice, betrayal, rebellion, violence, resistance, partisan, battles, soldier and military plots mostly in Drama, Action and War genres shot in USA, Italy, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as guerilla warfare: Berenshtein (2021), The (Silent) War (2019), Red Dawn (2012), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Girls of the Sun (2018), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), The Magnificent Seven (2016), First Blood (1982), Mugabe (2023), 1941 (2009).
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List of guerilla warfare movies
Genre: Biography, History, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The unbelievable story of Leonid Bernshtein, a young Jewish soldier who rose to become the leader and led the operation to destroy the secret facility of the notorious Nazi V2 ballistic missiles.
Style:
thought provoking, historical drama, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, moral dilemma, soldier, guerilla warfare, nazi occupation, military, life is a bitch, holocaust, nazi germany, german officer, military life, german soldier ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Northern Spain, October 1944. Several groups of guerrilla fighters, former Republican soldiers exiled in France after the end of the Spanish Civil War, infiltrate the country in order to provoke a popular uprising against General Franco's ...
Style:
tense, captivating
Plot:
political repression, sabotage, manhunt, franco regime (francoism), military, struggle for survival, coup d'etat, wartime, fighting the system, secret mission, dangerous mission, fight ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky - shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, teen, intense, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
invasion, war, survival, battles, heroic mission, save the day, against the odds, friends, super weapon, heroes, escapades, weapon system ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north korea, washington d.c., detroit, latin america ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
revolution, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, french algerian war, politics, terrorism, insurrection, independence, revolutionary ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, year 1966 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, middle east, france, north africa ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.
Style:
independent film, islamic
Plot:
kurd, isis, islam, partisan, terrorist, woman with a gun, woman, female terrorist, propaganda, extremist, military, journalism ...
Place:
kurdistan, middle east, maghreb
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Style:
action packed, harsh, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, revenge, prison, rambo, vietnam war, chase, violent, behind enemy lines, torture, soldier, guerilla warfare, propaganda ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, arizona, thailand, asia, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.
Style:
suspense, intense, entertaining, period piece, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
teamwork, small town, bounty hunter, revenge, showdown, gunfighter, mercenary, dark hero, deception, outlaw, good versus evil, murder ...
Time:
year 2016, 19th century, 2010s, 1870s, 60s
Place:
america, sacramento california, california, alaska
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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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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Zimbabwe
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Mugabe rises from being a prisoner to power as a guerrilla fighter but gradually becomes the world's top tyrant. After four decades in power his allies do the unexpected.
Style:
serious, period piece, political drama
Plot:
guerilla warfare, biopic, freedom fighter, dictatorship, tyranny, authoritarianism, political repression, colonialism, corruption, civil unrest, rise to power, betrayal ...
Place:
zimbabwe
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Genre: War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
June, 1941. A small Russian village at the border is living its everyday life - people work, love, squabble, make plans for the future. The war changes all plans, tears families apart, the first victims fall... Some Russian straggling soldiers who ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, life & death, adaptation, women, violence, rivalry, strong female character, guerilla warfare, unlikely friendships, danger, fight, society ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Cuba, Italy, Spain, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."
Style:
historical drama, political, realistic, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, latin american history, political intrigue, guerilla warfare, revolution, resistance, nationalism, rebellion, intervention, colonialism, portrait, defiant ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
nicaragua, latin america, central america
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, rape, robbery, flashback, redemption, haunted by the past, friendship between men, cynicism, bandit, motorcycle, culture clash ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
mexico, ireland, northern ireland, latin america, mexico city
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, UK, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Style:
captivating, action adventure, period piece, costume drama, scenic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
robin hood, medieval, archer, bow and arrow, conspiracy, archery, brutality, heroism, chase, corrupted ruler, friendship, female warrior ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times
Place:
england, arabia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who ...
Style:
captivating, apocalyptic, saga, action adventure, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
cure, vaccine, virus, disease, distopia, battles, desert, fight, maze, danger, post apocalypse, laboratory ...
Time:
2010s, future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason is a man down on his luck with nothing to lose when he's approached to lead a group of wealthy hunters on an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. But things get really twisted when Mason discovers the group isn't after wild animals ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, suspenseful, exciting, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
survival, manhunt, human prey, most dangerous game, mountain, chase, homeless, psychopath, wilderness, revenge, death, money ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, washington state
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161K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in ...
Style:
sincere, period piece, epic, historical drama, dramatic ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, war, nazi, genocide, partisan, shoah, judaism, world war, red army, hopes, rebellion ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 1941, 1940s, year 1942 ...
Place:
poland, germany, indiana, europe, russia ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
Set in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.
Style:
dramatic, epic, emotional, intense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
guerilla warfare, resistance, rebellion, colonialism, bravery, patriotism, freedom fighter, biopic, sacrifice, royalty, leadership, jungle warfare ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Fang of the Sun Dougram is a 75-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, and aired in Japan from October 23, 1981 to March 25, 1983 on TV Tokyo. A 1983 full-length feature film, Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of ...
Style:
anime, mecha, political thriller, serious, tense ...
Plot:
civil war, dictatorship, rebellion, political intrigue, guerilla warfare, resistance movement, power struggle, space colony, father son conflict, occupation, dystopia, colonialism ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A final episode in the trilogy about the Russian partisan's resistance during WWII. The film is set in 1944, when Russian partisans are making progress in their fighting against the Nazi occupation of Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Lt. ...
Style:
period piece, tense, suspenseful, patriotic
Plot:
world war two, eastern front, behind enemy lines, guerilla warfare, resistance, occupation, sabotage, underground movement, sacrifice, resilience, heroism, patriotism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, russia, czechoslovakia, poland, ussr
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, reflective, bleak, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
moral dilemma, realism, israeli army, combat, moral ambiguity, guerilla warfare, soldier, political conflict, platoon, occupation, fear, loss ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
lebanon, middle east, israel
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Burkina Faso, Chad
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a small Central African village, boyhood friends Djimi and Koni have come of age under a post-colonial government that levies crippling taxes and legally robs local farmers of their meager crops. When impulsive Koni savagely attacks a visiting ...
Style:
intense, tense, poignant, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
friendship, massacre, violence, rebellion, guerilla warfare, social injustice, civil war, political violence, loss of innocence, resistance movement, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
africa, north africa
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"Caracremada" ("Burnface" in Catalan), a nickname given by the Spanish Civil Guard to Ramon Vila Capdevila, reflects about the libertarian resistance against Franco's regime through the last active guerrilla fighter. In 1951 ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, realistic, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
resistance, partisan, guerilla warfare, spanish history, anti fascism, political repression, anarchism, persecution, biopic, militant, isolation, legacy ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1951, 50s
Place:
catalonia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This dramatic adventure series tells the story of a group of teenagers who are separated from their families following an invasion of their country, a conflict they never saw coming.
Style:
tense, captivating, action drama, suspenseful
Audience:
pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
invasion, teenager, occupation, friendship, guerilla warfare, survival, resistance, fight for freedom, teenage life, small town life, small town, war ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young warrior bands with a small group of rebels to wage a guerilla war in order to rescue his love and save his people from certain death.
Style:
action drama, tense, suspenseful, dark, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female nudity, women's prison, lesbian sex, rescue mission, resistance, rebellion, guerilla warfare, struggle for survival, loyalty, survival, desperation, sacrifice ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sakay is a 1993 Filipino historical drama film directed by Raymond Red. The film stars Julio Diaz, Tetchie Agbayani, and Leopoldo Salcedo. The film covers the life of Filipino patriot and hero Macario Sakay, who was declared an outlaw and a ...
Style:
period piece, dramatic, bleak, reflective, educational ...
Plot:
revolution, patriotism, colonialism, biopic, resistance, nationalism, guerilla warfare, sacrifice, national hero, rebellion, heroism, tragedy ...
Place:
the philippines
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281
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Italy, September 1943. After the armistice and the flight of the King, the war theaters of the North-East see the advance of Tito's partisans. At the center of the story, in this dramatic historical context, the figure of Norma Cossetto, a ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
power struggle, soldier, life is a bitch, guerilla warfare, partisan, military, military life, wartime, wartime life, war, society, world war two ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy
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Genre: History, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A love story set during the Napoleon War in Russia.
Style:
tense, entertaining, suspenseful, emotional, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, napoleonic wars, love story, russian history, heroic mission, adaptation, transformation, prejudice, against the odds, military, battles, courage ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
In the winter of 2117, a runaway vehicle crashes into the Public Safety Bureau Building. The driver is identified as Izumi Yasaka, a psychological counselor at the Sanctuary, a Latent Criminal Isolation Facility in Aomori Prefecture. But right ...
Style:
anime, seinen, tense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
dystopia, cyberpunk, conspiracy, violence, criminal, police, drug, law and order, guerilla warfare, distopia, moral ambiguity, justice ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
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Genre: Thriller, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In Autumn of 1943 American plane carrying Soviet colonel is shot down near Nazi-occupied Belgrade. Germans capture the colonel and begin interrogations, because he knows everything about forecoming Allied summit in Tehran. Group of Yugoslav ...
Style:
period piece, suspense, noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, espionage, guerilla warfare, resistance, military operation, partisan, infiltration, heroism, courage, plane crash, heroic mission ...
Place:
belgrade, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A cinematic exploration of the indomitable spirit of Che Guevara, capturing his remarkable journey as a fighter and a symbol of revolution.
Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, inspirational, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, che guevara, revolution, legacy, socialism, ideology, struggle, freedom fighter, symbolism, guerilla warfare, character study, rebellion ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
cuba, latin america, bolivia, argentina
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