Troops movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant troops movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, crying, epic and intense films and TV shows about / with troops, soldier, military, battles, war, death, army, weapons, explosion and fight plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, Spain, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as troops: The Stronghold (2017), Lines of Wellington (2012), Kingdom (2019), Long Flat Balls II (2008), Cross of Iron (1977), The Great Battle (2018), The Promised Land (2016), Far from Home (2016), Beyond the Line (2019), Mythica: The Godslayer (2016).

List of troops movies

The Stronghold (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A solar eclipse activates a magic time portal, and a regular schoolboy Vit'ko from the 21st century goes a thousand years back in time. It doesn’t take Vitya long to recognize the legendary bogatyrs in young Oleshko, powerful Ilya and severe ...
Style: captivating, stylized, atmospheric
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: time travel, boy, boy girl relationship, courage, witchcraft, troops, slavic mythology, strong man, sword fight, magical, school, ancient history ...
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Lines of Wellington (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal in Valeria Sarmiento’s intimate epic.
Style: serious, stylized, exciting, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, troops, soldier, invasion, battle zone, wartime life, on the run, life is a bitch, military, war, napoleonic era, anti war ...
Time: 19th century, georgian era
Place: portugal, europe, lisbon portugal
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 6.8
 5K
Kingdom (2019)
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
Style: entertaining, captivating, anime, exciting
Plot: battles, sword fight, warrior, medieval, asian history, slave, heir, king, military, best friend, pursuit, death of friend ...
Place: china, asia
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Long Flat Balls II (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Six beer-bellied guys from the Ed Garage find their plans for the week totally changed by a draft for a National Guard maneuver. After an accidental meeting with a U.S. Admiral (Don Johnson), we find our six misfits are the only ones between us and ...
Style: humorous, not serious, cult classic, realistic, neo screwball comedy
Plot: buddies, army, goofy hero, soldier, troops, misfit, military, disorder, friends, military life, farce, trying to get pregnant ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
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 7.4
 31K
Cross of Iron (1977)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story: It is 1943, and the German army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of all this madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous ...
Style: freeze frame, political, cult classic, brutal, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, german soldier, eastern front, military, soldier, war, battlefield, german army, anti war, wehrmacht, nazi, blood ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1977
Place: bolivia, germany, siberia, france, russia ...
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The Great Battle (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang ...
Style: exciting, tense, intense, epic, period drama
Plot: siege, korean history, fortress, ancient korea, combat, conquering, historical character, tang dynasty, army general, mortal combat, courage, tactics ...
Time: 7th century
Place: south korea, korea
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The Promised Land (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A Brazilian telenovela that follows the people of Israel on their way out of the Egyptian captivity to their eponymous "Promised Land". Loosely based on the Biblical narrative, the key characters and incidents are retained, but extended ...
Style: biblical, novela, harsh, dramatic, captivating ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: bible, moses, exodus, religious, mission, warrior, israeli, bible story, determination, troops, faith, desert ...
Time: ancient times
Place: egypt
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Far from Home (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France
TV show
Story: At the end of 2012, France announced the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan after a decade of war. All the soldiers are happy with this news, except one unit, the Black Cats. Led by Chief Sergeant Dostali, the group will do everything to ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: soldier, military, military base, intrigue, mysterious disappearance, french soldier, conspiracy, satire, troops, military life, secret, military officer ...
Time: 2010s
Place: afghanistan
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Beyond the Line (2019)
Genre: War
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Two Allied soldiers find themselves stuck behind enemy Nazi lines and must find a way to get back home despite the temptation to accept defeat.
Style: serious, dramatic, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war two, behind enemy lines, survival, wartime, wounded, wounded soldier, war injury, troops, german soldier, wound, military, war ...
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Mythica: The Godslayer (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: As the Lich King's zombie legions ravage the world, a cursed young sorceress (Marek) embarks on a quest to obtain a weapon from the gods, with her friend Dagen, a self-serving half-elf rogue. But when she joins her sworn enemy in a desperate ...
Style: disturbing, enigmatic, suspense, exciting, serious ...
Plot: medieval, save the world, journey, sorcery, sword and sorcery, prophecy, magic, quest, undead, zombie attack, evil, capture ...
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style: breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience: manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot: war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place: normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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 7.6
 33K
Gettysburg (1993)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 254 min.
Story: Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and ...
Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, factual, intense ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: american civil war, military, war, battles, slavery, civil war, civil rights, independence, usa history, soldier, infantry, epic battle ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place: usa, pennsylvania, maryland
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 7.4
 44K
Gallipoli (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
Style: atmospheric, harsh, touching, emotional, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war one, military, friendship, anti war, politics, idealism, human spirit, wartime, desert, great war, british army, running ...
Time: 1910s, year 1915, 20th century, year 1981, 1920s ...
Place: australia, egypt, ottoman empire, gallipoli, turkey ...
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 5.0
 2K
Breakthrough (1979)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in ...
Plot: world war two, eastern front, world war, ss, nazi, german soldier, military, occupied france, holocaust, revolution, war, revolutionary ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1979
Place: normandy, france, paris france
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In the sequel to Paul Verhoeven's loved/reviled sci-fi film, a group of troopers taking refuge in an abandoned outpost after fighting alien bugs, failing to realize that more danger lays in wait.
Style: futuristic, stylized, suspense, intense, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: space and aliens, military, space travel, vigilante, survival, alien, female nudity, bare chested male, battles, soldier, heroes, mars ...
Time: future, distant future, 23rd century
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Chernobyl: Abyss (2021)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story: The film tells about the firefighter, heroically eliminating the consequences of the tragedy at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Style: rough, depressing, thought provoking, disturbing, serious ...
Plot: nuclear power plant, radiation, radiation sickness, nuclear reactor, disaster, firefighting, evacuation, death, accident, hospital, communism, society ...
Time: year 1986, 80s, 20th century
Place: chernobyl, ussr, poland, europe, ukraine ...
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Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, Soviet Union
Duration: 95 min.
Story: True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
Style: medical drama, light, controversial, road movie, hot
Plot: nuclear power plant, radiation, catastrophe, explosions, nuclear, trial, truth, ice, mother, house, running, cold war ...
Time: 20th century, year 1986
Place: poland, europe, russia, ukraine, soviet union ...
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The Endless Trench (2019)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, France, Canada
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Higinio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out, representing a serious threat to his life. Helped by his wife, they decide to use a hole dug into their own home as a provisional hiding place. The fear of ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, hispanic ...
Plot: dictatorship, spanish civil war, secret, revenge, assassination, political repression, fear, arrest, small village, spanish history, hiding place, delusion ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1936, year 1945 ...
Place: iberian peninsula, spain, andalusia, europe, morocco ...
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 6.6
 2K
The 13 Roses (2007)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Story: True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed ...
Style: disturbing, emotional, touching, social, hispanic ...
Plot: spanish civil war, hopes, injustice, spanish history, social decay, false accusation, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, society, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place: spain, morocco, catalonia, europe, barcelona ...
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Soldiers of Salamina (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Professor Lola Sánchez investigates the truth behind the events experienced by Rafael Sánchez Mazas, one of the founders of the Falange Española party, during the Spanish Civil War.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, serious, sincere, political ...
Plot: spanish civil war, soldier, writer's life, uncover truth, change of heart, lifesaver, society, political unrest, against humanity, writers, spanish history, civil war ...
Time: year 1938, year 1937, year 1936, year 1939, 21st century
Place: spain, iberian peninsula, basque country, madrid, europe ...
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 7.5
 2K
The Heifer (1985)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A platoon of mismatched republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the saint patron date of the village. In addition to ruining the nationals' celebration they want the animal in order to ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, intellectual, crying
Plot: spanish civil war, anarchist, soldier, male pubic hair, skinny dipping, male nudity, mutant, platoon, behind enemy lines, republican, military, satire ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1937, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place: spain, basque country, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe ...
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 4.7
 1K
Freetown (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Ghana
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A group of native Liberian missionaries make a desperate cross-country trip through their war torn country to save one of their own.
Style: realistic, emotional, suspenseful, independent film, serious ...
Plot: hopes, missionary, human spirit, rescue, heroic mission, state affairs, danger, daring rescue, political unrest, racism, faith, bravery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: liberia, africa, west africa
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 7.6
 11K
Butterfly (1999)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ...
Style: sentimental, touching, realistic, political, compassionate ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: spanish civil war, coming of age, civil war, friendship, children, teacher, childhood, altar boy, spanish history, depression, anarchist, family relations ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1999, 90s, year 1936 ...
Place: spain, iberian peninsula, barcelona, europe, galicia ...
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Freedomfighters (1996)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 125 min.
Story: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's ...
Style: political, social, sad, realistic, serious ...
Plot: spanish civil war, anarchist, anarchism, feminism, spanish history, civil war, rebellion, revolution, radical, female soldier, revolt, strike ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939, year 1936 ...
Place: barcelona, iberian peninsula, europe, spain, basque country ...
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 6.5
 19K
Jakob the Liar (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ...
Style: sad, cult classic, emotional, uplifting, semi serious ...
Plot: holocaust, world war two, jewish ghetto, shoah, nazi, gestapo, world war, radio, judaism, hopes, lie, death ...
Time: 1940s, year 1999, 20th century, year 1942, year 1939 ...
Place: poland, germany, europe, russia
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A Woman in Berlin (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A nameless woman keeps a diary as the Russians invade Berlin in the spring of 1945. She is in her early 30s, a patriotic journalist with international credentials; her husband, Gerd, a writer, is an officer at the Russian front. She speaks Russian ...
Style: realistic, bleak, serious, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot: world war two, female nudity, war, rape, sexual abuse, forced sexual contact, brutal rape, war crime, brutality, post war germany, military, women ...
Time: year 1945, year 2008, 20th century, 1940s, post world war two
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe, east germany, west germany ...
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style: realistic, epic, contemplative, disturbing, touching ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, anti war, survival, japanese military, japanese army, imperial japan, violence, stallion ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 2006, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place: japan, asia, nebraska, tokyo, germany
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Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A peasant woman is banished from her village and makes a deal with the devil to gain magical powers.
Style: psychedelic, anime, adult animation, experimental, retro ...
Plot: wedding, witch, deal with the devil, surrealism, female nudity, snake, rape, rape and revenge, burned at the stake, orgy, trippy, occult ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times
Place: japan, france
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 7.4
 117
Bloody Nitrate (1969)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Chile
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Chilean soldiers try to survive in the desert after they are attacked by Peruvian troops. The 17 survivors are held together by the Captain (Hector Duvauchelle). The Lieutenant (Jaime Vadell) is a civilian attorney who clashes with the Captain as he ...
Plot: troops, history of chile, soldier, military, lieutenant, patriot, platoon, army, sun, desert, patriotism, survival ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s
Place: chile, south america, peru, bolivia
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 5.0
 8
Marsh (2010)
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Plot: conflict, special forces, weapons, army, training, patriotism, troops, military, swat team
Place: azerbaijan
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