Al qaeda movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant al qaeda movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, rough and political films and TV shows about / with al qaeda, terrorism, terrorist, war on terror, explosion, politics, death, murder, military and violence plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as al qaeda: The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Down River (2018), The Mauritanian (2021), Body of Lies (2008), The Kingdom (2007), Homeland (2011), Made in France (2015), 12 Strong (2018), A Private War (2018), Vice (2018).

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The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Style: disturbing, rough, realistic, intense, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, torture, muslim, survival, politics, military, british, pow, injustice, life is a bitch, danger, warning ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, year 2002, year 2004, year 2003 ...
Place: middle east, united kingdom, latin america, pakistan, afghanistan ...
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 2.3
 588
Down River (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.
Style: suspense, serious, exciting, tense, black comedy ...
Plot: al qaeda, bosnian war, behind enemy lines, fictional war, 20 year old, truck, gas mask, 18 year old, survival, military, murder, pursuit ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: germany, congo, vietnam, normandy, cambodia
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The Mauritanian (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
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, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, prisoner, american politics, brutality, prison, torture, american imperialism, war on terror, imprisonment ...
Time: year 2002, year 2003, year 2001, year 2005, year 1990 ...
Place: north africa, jordan, hamburg germany, germany, baltimore ...
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Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Nov. 12 2003, Nassirya Iraq. A terrorist attack succeed to kill 24 Italians participating to the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia". It has not importance what that group of brave and professional soldiers (and civilians)did to help ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, rough, captivating ...
Plot: italian army, murder, terrorism, police officer killed, police protection, police shootout, swat, car bomb, al qaeda, italian police, swat team, police raid ...
Time: 2000s
Place: iraq, italy
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 7.0
 239K
Body of Lies (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
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: clever, political, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: terrorism, spy, cia, espionage, cia agent, terrorist, intelligence agency, secret service, government agency, conspiracy, danger, politics ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, jordan, syria, virginia ...
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 7.0
 132K
The Kingdom (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night
Plot: terrorism, investigation, terrorist, fbi, military, deception, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, mission, muslim, evidence, gunfight ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, saudi arabia, usa, washington d.c.
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 8.3
 359K
Homeland (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 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, captivating, political ...
Audience: teens
Plot: terrorism, espionage, cia, spy, national security, investigation, treason, war on terror, terrorist, danger, secret service, top secret ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, new york ...
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Made in France (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological, rough ...
Plot: jihad, al qaeda, undercover, murder, terrorist, terrorist group, arms dealer, terrorist plot, father son relationship, bomb, islamic terrorism, islam ...
Place: france, paris france
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 6.5
 91K
12 Strong (2018)
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, historical drama, anamorphic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: soldier, cia, military, taliban, special forces, war on terror, heroism, behind enemy lines, us military, war in afghanistan, machismo, commando mission ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east, usa
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 6.7
 21K
A Private War (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, rough, psychological ...
Plot: war correspondent, journalism, mission, wartime, death of child, hospital, photographer, dictator, journalist, women, international relations, terrorist ...
Time: 90s, 2010s, year 1986, year 1991, year 2009 ...
Place: syria, libya, baghdad iraq, iraq, london ...
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 7.2
 161K
Vice (2018)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House ...
Style: political, serious, realistic, captivating, cynical ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: politics, u.s. president, usa politics, u.s. vice president, u.s. government, american politics, iraq war, war on terror, politician, heart attack, vice president, political campaign ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2010s, year 1963, 80s, 70s ...
Place: washington d.c., wyoming, cambodia, usa, pentagon ...
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 7.6
 111K
United 93 (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
Style: realistic, emotional, controversial, tense, political ...
Plot: terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, war on terror, terrorist, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, air disaster, aviation, survival, tragic event ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, virginia, cleveland ohio, manhattan new york city ...
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
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: suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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 6.2
 11K
Sergio (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Style: political, sexy, psychological thriller
Plot: female nudity, diplomacy, international relations, new world, history lesson, reflection, world war two, al qaeda, brazilian abroad, boobs, nudity, bare butt ...
Time: 2020s
Place: indonesia, rio de janeiro, cambodia, baghdad iraq
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The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of US Marines are sent to rescue captured a US Marine and a Filipino Captain while stopping a group of Al-Qaeda-backed local rebels from launching biological weapons.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, marine, rescue, military, battles, save the day, leadership, heroic mission, race against time, escapades, danger, rivalry ...
Place: the philippines, asia
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Lady Magdalene's (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel ...
Plot: al qaeda, brothel, war on terror, internal revenue service, federal bureau of investigation
Place: nevada
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Battle for Haditha (2007)
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: tense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: military, iraq war, war, marine, soldier, circumcision, culture clash, military life, marines, desert, occupation, vengeance ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, united kingdom
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World Trade Center (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the ...
Style: realistic, factual, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, disaster, firefighter, 9/11, twin towers, survival, terrorist, war on terror, natural disaster, heroes, courage, al qaeda ...
Time: september 11 2001, year 2006, year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, middle east, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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The Last War Crime (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Story: Epic political fantasy drama, envisioning what would have happened if Dick Cheney had been indicted for ordering torture, which was used to get the false confessions to make a fraudulent case for war.
Style: independent film
Plot: usa president, hijacker, investigation, war on terror, political corruption, terrorist, public speaking, building collapse, inhumanity, secretary of state, government, world trade center manhattan new york city ...
Time: september 11 2001
Place: new york, las vegas, manhattan new york city, washington d.c., pentagon
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 6.4
 25K
Good Kill (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns ...
Style: psychological, intense, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot: drone, war, military, moral dilemma, murder, terrorism, suspicion, taliban, family relations, family problems, family life, aviation ...
Time: year 2014, year 2010, year 2001, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, morocco, usa, nevada, las vegas
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The Terrorist Next Door (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A dramatization inspired by the real-life events surrounding the recruitment and capture of Ahmed Ressam - aka the "Millennium Bomber". Ressam was convicted of smuggling a bomb into the United States as part of an Al Qaeda plot to blow up ...
Plot: bare chested male, al qaeda, public humiliation, father son relationship, drinking, waitress, bomb, smuggling, border crossing, terrorism, terrorist, father figure ...
Time: y2k
Place: canada
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Love... And Other Reasons to Panic (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: What are the odds of finding true love in your own backyard?
Style: entertaining, light, captivating, romantic, sitcom ...
Plot: male female relationship, star crossed lovers, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, relationships, making love, sex scene, shakespeare, getting married, diner, al qaeda, around the world ...
Place: pakistan, india, china, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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 4.4
 137
Lesser Evil (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Karen finally gathers up the courage to go to the police after she is raped, she's shocked to learn that the cops won't do a thing about it! So this gutsy gal goes up against a federal law-enforcement agency in order to make sure her ...
Plot: rape, love, woman with a gun, fashion designer, terrorism, al qaeda, rape and revenge, revenge, post september 11 2001, plastic surgery, terrorist, witness protection program ...
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An Acceptable Loss (2018)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. Colluding with Rachel is ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense, exciting ...
Plot: political conspiracy, regret, politician, human sacrifice, pursuit, decision, moral dilemma, terrorism, black, prejudice, badass female lead, betrayal ...
Place: usa, iran, syria
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Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (1997)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The incredible story of the events leading up to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists.
Style: contemplative, thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: terrorism, world trade center manhattan new york city, disaster, politics, undercover, witnessing a crime, state affairs, leadership, chases and races, law enforcement, incompetent official, failed attempt ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 6.6
 28K
A Mighty Heart (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, factual, political ...
Plot: loss of spouse, murder, jihad, journalism, execution, friendship, justice, storytelling, faith, new love, terrorism, death ...
Time: year 2007, september 11 2001, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place: pakistan, middle east, manhattan new york city, new york, los angeles ...
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Death of a President (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, ...
Style: controversial, mockumentary, satirical, stylized, serious ...
Plot: assassination, terrorism, politics, sniper, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, brutality, state affairs, danger, political conspiracy ...
Time: year 2006, year 2007, near future, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: iraq, chicago, middle east, washington d.c., usa ...
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Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York ...
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot: politician, politics, relationship vs career, rise to the top, ambition, infidelity, couples, crumbling marriage, society, state affairs, city life, 9/11 ...
Time: september 11 2001, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 8.1
 82K
A Wednesday (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Mumbai, the financial capital of India, the city that never sleeps, the city of dreams, fast paced and ever changing, home to Bollywood! A City of beauty but also a city that got scarred! A city whose foundation is slowly crumbling beneath its ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, inspirational, tense, serious ...
Plot: bomb threat, terrorism, terrorist, police, race against time, bomb, muslim, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, patriot, misled ...
Time: year 2008, y2k, 21st century
Place: middle east, india, asia, mumbai india
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Land of Plenty (2004)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story: After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.
Style: psychological, sincere, serious, realistic, multicultural ...
Plot: terrorism, vietnam veteran, politics, hopes, introspection, redemption, self discovery, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, society, on the road, racism ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, saudi arabia, new york ...
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