| Jarhead (2005) | 7.0 | |
| Waltz with Bashir (2008) | 8.0 | |
| Camp X-Ray (2014) | 6.8 | |
| Green Zone (2010) | 6.8 | |
| Lone Survivor (2013) | 7.5 |
Middle east conflict movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant middle east conflict movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating and dramatic films and TV shows about / with middle east conflict, terrorism, danger, politics, military, intrigue, conflict, islam, war on terror and armed plots mostly in Drama, War and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as middle east conflict: Syriana (2005), The Hurt Locker (2008), Body of Lies (2008), The Bureau (2015), Rendition (2007), The 90 Minute War (2016), Generation Kill (2008), Lone Survivor (2013), Argo (2012), Eye in the Sky (2015).
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138K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style:
political thriller, cerebral, political, intense, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, corruption, cia, capitalism, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, politics, terrorist ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iran, lebanon, usa, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Luxembourg, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style:
tense, realistic, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
iraq war, terrorism, military, sniper, soldier, war, bomb squad, violence, army, shootout, marines, bomb ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, america, afghanistan ...
Is relevant?
249K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – ...
Style:
political thriller, political, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
terrorism, spy, cia, espionage, cia agent, intelligence agency, terrorist, undercover, secret service, government agency, roman empire, politics ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
middle east, jordan, iraq, syria, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, undercover agent, terrorism, danger, investigation, national security, secret service, twists and turns, secret identity, mission, characters in danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, paris france, middle east, france, israel ...
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60K
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:
sexy, serious, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, terrorist, conspiracy, islamic terrorism, war on terror, kidnapping, spy, espionage, islam, cia, intelligence ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
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Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Israel, Germany, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has lasted 100 years. 100 years of war, bloodshed, bitterness, suffering. 100 years of stalemate, intransigence and failed peace deals. And now, it’s all over! They’ve finally found the solution: A game of ...
Style:
captivating, mockumentary
Plot:
football player, football team, competition, middle east conflict, worried mother, protestor, soccer coach, sport team, soccer match, problem solving, football, social relations ...
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east, zurich switzerland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Style:
tense, political, disturbing, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, iraq war, marines, soldier, violence, war, anti war, military life, courage, desert, life & death, character study ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
Is relevant?
322K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
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, captivating, inspirational, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, gunfight, war, terrorism, death, squad, courage, military life, special forces, war on terror ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa, iraq, israel
Is relevant?
663K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style:
clever, tense, captivating, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
cia, secret agent, politics, rescue mission, revolution, u.s. embassy, secret mission, propaganda, danger, hostage, undercover, espionage ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, iran, tehran iran, los angeles, istanbul turkey ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Canada, USA, South Africa
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A military officer in command of a drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya sees her mission escalate from “capture” to “kill” just as a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone.
Style:
suspense, political, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, drone, spy, surveillance, military, terrorist, islamic terrorism, survival, terrorist plot, moral dilemma, espionage, child in peril ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
africa, kenya, england, london, las vegas ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, military, marine, war, culture clash, desert, military life, marines, society, vengeance, occupation ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, serious, realistic, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female soldier, military police, female protagonist, prison life, military, relationships, friendship, propaganda, love story, bullying, forbidden love, ethnic conflict ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, cuba, iraq, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Three Jewish teenagers are kidnapped and murdered by Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, leading to the retaliatory killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir and a conflict that forever changes the lives of Jews and Arabs alike.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, investigation, murder, civil war, who done it, parents and children, law enforcement, evidence, interrogation, haunted by the past, hate crime, religious conflict ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
middle east, palestine, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway, Ireland, Sweden
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s top war photojournalists - gets badly hurt. Back home, another bomb drops as her husband and daughters give her an ultimatum: her work or her family.
Style:
realistic, captivating, emotional, serious, visually stunning ...
Plot:
photograph, journalism, photojournalist, photography, battle zone, relationship vs career, media, parents and children, war correspondent, war photographer, photographer, strong female character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, africa, kenya, morocco, ireland ...
Is relevant?
381K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, sexy, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, spy, cia, national security, war on terror, treason, secret service, investigation, terrorist, danger, top secret ...
Time:
2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
BEAUFORT tells the story of LIRAZ LIBERTI, the 22 year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon. This is not a story of war, but of retreat. This is a story with no enemy, only an amorphous entity that ...
Style:
rough, tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
soldier, bomb squad, israeli, military life, danger, evacuation, battle zone, military base, military, militia, officer, bombing ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 80s
Place:
lebanon, middle east, israel, palestine
Is relevant?
12K
Genre: Crime, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Redacted is a film written and directed by Brian De Palma that is a fictional drama loosely based on the Mahmudiyah killings in Iraq.
Style:
sexy, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
iraq war, soldier, war, found footage, military, military life, terrorism, journalism, media, danger, politics, state affairs ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
iraq, middle east
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
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, suspenseful, clever, inspirational, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, violence, battles, war zone, special forces ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, 90s, september 11 2001 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, california, usa, kurdistan ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gulf war, war correspondent, journalism, media, politics, military, anti war, against the odds, escapades, political unrest, battles, life is a bitch ...
Place:
iraq, baghdad iraq, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
Style:
political thriller, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, espionage, undercover, terrorism, secret agent, intrigue, politics, terrorist, state affairs, danger, dishonesty, double agent ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, england, germany ...
Is relevant?
252K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and ...
Style:
political, intense, brutal, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, assassination, mossad, vengeance, judaism, politics, terrorist, vigilante, revenge, spy, murder ...
Time:
70s, year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, year 1972
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, germany, europe ...
Is relevant?
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: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Jew and an Arab in Israel become romantically involved, much to their family's dismay.
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, political drama
Plot:
incestuous relationship, israeli army, star crossed lovers, tragedy, forbidden love, interfaith relationship, middle east conflict, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, tragic romance, social commentary, intolerance, cultural difference ...
Place:
israel, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, political violence, extremism, negotiation, ocean liner, middle east conflict, captivity, realism, moral ambiguity, rescue attempt, media coverage ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 2005, Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped in Iraq by a group of terrorists. Nicola Calipari, a SISMI agent, is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises the operation. Despite the difficulties, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, sacrifice, kidnapping, heroism, rescue mission, espionage, journalism, middle east conflict, betrayal, moral ambiguity, biopic, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iraq, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer ...
Style:
suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
espionage, spy, arms dealer, violence, working undercover, corruption, secret service, british secret service, arms dealing, undercover, violent, betrayal ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, egypt, morocco, switzerland, spain ...
Is relevant?
152
Genre: War
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This story is not a figment of the scriptwriters’ imagination; these are real living facts. New Russian action movie Shugaley is a story about the war that is going on today. The film is based on real events taking place in Libya today. Two ...
Style:
tense, suspense, atmospheric, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
struggle for survival, captivity, human rights, resistance, danger, friendship between men, freedom fighter, wrongful conviction, free spirit, rebelliousness, terror, rescue ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
libya, russia, north africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Joanna, recently divorced, decided to return with her daughter to the town where she was born. There, she confronts the memories of the past when he meets his former lover, now married.
Style:
captivating, sentimental, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gossip, divorce, fish out of water, small town, homecoming, couples, fall in love, family relations, lawyer, theft, middle east conflict, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident who is ordered to be turned in to the authorities.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
teacher, hostage, algerian war, french algerian war, school, forced into action, prisoner, mountain, on the run, danger, misfit partners, on the road ...
Time:
20th century, year 1954, year 2014, 1950s, 50s
Place:
algeria, france, nebraska, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
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