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 suspenseful, tense, serious, suspense, realistic and rough films and TV shows about / with al qaeda, terrorism, terrorist, explosion, war on terror, military, politics, violence, murder and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as al qaeda: Down River (2018), The Road to Guantanamo (2006), The Mauritanian (2021), The Kingdom (2007), Battle for Haditha (2007), 12 Strong (2018), United 93 (2006), Homeland (2011), A Private War (2018), Made in France (2015).
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, 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, tense, exciting, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
eye, al qaeda, bosnian war, behind enemy lines, 18 year old, fictional war, 20 year old, gas mask, isis, military, survival, murder ...
Time:
future, near future, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
vietnam, normandy, germany, congo, cambodia
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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:
rough, intense, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, torture, muslim, injustice, warning, war on terror, politics, military, british, pow, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, year 2003, year 2002 ...
Place:
middle east, united kingdom, latin america, afghanistan, pakistan ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
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, tense, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, prisoner, american politics, brutality, american imperialism, prison, torture, terrorist, defense attorney ...
Time:
year 1988, year 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2002 ...
Place:
north africa, jordan, germany, hamburg germany, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
137K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA
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, terrorist, investigation, military, fbi, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, deception, muslim, gunfight, war on terror, spy ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, iraq, usa, washington d.c.
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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: 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:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
italian army, terrorism, murder, car bomb, swat, police officer killed, police shootout, police protection, al qaeda, italian soldier, carabinieri, police officer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iraq, italy
Is relevant?
100K
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, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Is relevant?
115K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
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:
controversial, political, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, 9/11, airplane, hijacking, terrorist, war on terror, survival, al qaeda, aviation, medieval, death, airplane accident ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, middle east, boston, usa, pennsylvania ...
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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 ...
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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, powerful ...
Plot:
journalism, war correspondent, terrorist, death of child, photographer, mission, female reporter, female journalist, hospital, desert, death, dictator ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2003, year 2001, year 2012 ...
Place:
syria, baghdad iraq, libya, iraq, sri lanka ...
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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, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorist, jihad, al qaeda, undercover, terrorist group, murder, terrorist plot, bomb, arms dealer, father son relationship, islam, terrorism ...
Place:
france, paris france
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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: 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, captivating, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
usa politics, politics, u.s. vice president, u.s. president, u.s. government, american politics, heart attack, iraq war, war on terror, politician, al qaeda, republican party ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2010s, year 1963, year 1980, year 2003 ...
Place:
washington d.c., north america, wyoming, cambodia, usa ...
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12K
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:
sexy, political, psychological thriller, political drama
Plot:
female nudity, diplomacy, international relations, brazilian abroad, al qaeda, male nudity, reflection, history lesson, new world, world war two, bare chested male, nudity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
cambodia, rio de janeiro, indonesia, baghdad iraq
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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, military, rescue, battles, save the day, leadership, heroic mission, race against time, danger, one man army, escapades ...
Place:
the philippines, asia
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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 ...
Style:
tense, tension, crime drama, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, al qaeda, bombing, smuggling, national security, recruitment, law enforcement, capture, fbi investigation, detention, new year's eve ...
Time:
y2k
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Details the trial of a young Texas "erotic dancer" on charges of lurid behavior and indecent exposure and the various witnesses who testify both for and against her.
Style:
reflective, intense, educational, independent film
Plot:
social commentary, law enforcement, sex work, stripper, controversy, true crime, trial, civil liberties, investigation, law and order, jury, nightlife ...
Place:
texas, houston texas
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Through flashbacks, Full English Breakfast follows the violent career of Dave Bishop (Dave Courtney) a small-time London villain who kills his way to the top of Britain's drugs empire. Now happily 'retired' on the Kent coast Dave ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gangster, terrorism, danger, rise to the top, battles, going straight, rise and fall, gang leader, drug lord, violence, drug, flashback ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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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 ...
Style:
action comedy, fast paced, suspenseful, political
Plot:
brothel, fish out of water, investigation, prostitution, terrorism, conspiracy, satire, madam, irreverent, law enforcement, al qaeda, nuclear threat ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
nevada
Is relevant?
26K
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, suspenseful, realistic, social, suspense ...
Plot:
drone, war, military, moral dilemma, murder, terrorism, taliban, suspicion, family relations, family problems, family life, u.s. air force ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2001, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, morocco, usa, nevada, las vegas ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An elite group of American soldiers are in a race against time in this action thriller from director Cirio H. Santiago. Stacy Keach stars as the general in charge of the team tasked with infiltrating a terrorist organization and saving an American ...
Plot:
war on terror, terrorist, bodybuilder, bare chested male, muscleman, iraq war, kidnapping, helicopter, traitor, anti terrorism, interrogation, bondage ...
Place:
the philippines
Is relevant?
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:
al qaeda, usa president, public speaking, torturer, secretary of state, fighting the system, airplane, interrogation, false confession, power, vice president, black man ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
manhattan new york city, washington d.c., new york, las vegas, pentagon
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
What are the odds of finding true love in your own backyard?
Style:
entertaining, romantic, light, captivating, sitcom ...
Plot:
male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, star crossed lovers, love and romance, relationships, sex scene, diner, around the world, al qaeda, stand up comedian, drunkenness, love ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, manhattan new york city, china, pakistan ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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 ...
Style:
intense, tense, crime thriller, emotional, dark ...
Plot:
rape, terrorism, sexual assault, fashion designer, female empowerment, psychological trauma, survivor, female protagonist, revenge, determination, vigilante justice, moral dilemma ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to ...
Style:
political, political thriller, uplifting, ambiguous ending, psychological ...
Plot:
politics, cia, torture, investigation, corruption, justice, truth, u.s. government, whistleblower, war crime, government corruption, humiliation ...
Time:
2010s, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2019
Place:
washington d.c., san francisco
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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:
threat, political conspiracy, regret, dark past, politician, human sacrifice, terrorism, moral dilemma, decision, pursuit, terrorist, stalker ...
Place:
usa, iran, syria
Is relevant?
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, realistic, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
terrorism, world trade center manhattan new york city, disaster, politics, witnessing a crime, state affairs, chases and races, law enforcement, undercover, leadership, skyscraper, incompetent official ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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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:
sincere, psychological, realistic, serious, road movie ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, hopes, politics, vietnam veteran, self discovery, introspection, redemption, haunted by the past, society, obsessive quest, on the road ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, salt lake city utah, africa ...
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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:
sad, factual, touching, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, disaster, firefighter, twin towers, 9/11, terrorist, war on terror, natural disaster, medieval, rescue, al qaeda, heroes ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, north america, middle east, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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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, inspirational, patriotic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
bomb threat, terrorist, police, terrorism, race against time, bomb, muslim, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, patriot, misled ...
Time:
year 2008, y2k, 21st century
Place:
middle east, asia, india, mumbai india
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