Colonel movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant colonel movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense and intense films and TV shows about / with colonel, military, soldier, gun, murder, dialogue, explosion, revenge, mentor and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as colonel: Valkyrie (2008), Arrival (2016), First Blood (1982), Die Hard 2 (1990), Purple Heart (2005), One Battle After Another (2025), An Officer and a Spy (2019), Universal Soldier (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), Rambo III (1988).
Best films
New films
| Primitive War (2025) | 5.3 | |
| Interceptor (2022) | 4.7 | |
| Kandahar (2023) | 6.1 | |
| Black Crab (2022) | 5.7 | |
| The Amateur (2025) | 6.5 |
List of colonel movies
273K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a ...
Style:
bad ending, factual, tense, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, nazism, nazi germany, conspiracy, war, hitler, german soldier, resistance, politics, wehrmacht, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, year 1944, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, munich germany, tunisia ...
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852K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, intellectual, reflective, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
first contact, alien, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien contact, time, alien invasion, creature, science, alien race ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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299K
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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405K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, tense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, airport, police, hostage, one man army, airplane accident, chase, lone hero, terrorism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, washington state, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
PURPLE HEART tells of a clean-up effort after a covert mission gone wrong. It is the story of Colonel Allen, the leader of a new, elite military unit designed for covert operations. His first mission: assassinate Saddam Hussein prior to the ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
military, moral dilemma, secret mission, colonel, murderer, runaway, military officer, murder, military base, soldier, mission, post traumatic stress ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, ...
Style:
political thriller, dark comedy, action drama, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, revolution, political violence, terrorism, manhunt, revolutionary, white supremacist, car chase, heist, betrayal, new identity, stoner ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.
Style:
costume drama, political, art film, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
spy, lawyer, trial, manipulation, courtroom, miscarriage of justice, french army, espionage, duel, french history, french military, french politics ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 2019, victorian era
Place:
paris france, israel, france
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, cult classic, intense, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, androids and robots, one man army, cyberpunk, vietnam war, soldier, rescue mission, amnesia, mind control, reporter, cyborgs, top secret ...
Time:
year 1969, 90s, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
vietnam, louisiana, new orleans, nevada, arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, sexy, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, military, space travel, monster, space and aliens, creature, soldier, space wars, alien, satire, fictional war, space battle ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, year 1997, 90s, jurassic ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, space western, argentina
Is relevant?
149K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
one man army, desert, lone hero, cold war, violence, rambo, revenge, heroes, tank, loner, gunfight, shootout ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east, soviet union, asia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, colonel, arrest, investigation, danger, dishonesty, serial killer, historical event, camel, british colonialism, british raj, british empire ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, 1820s
Place:
asia, india
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, not serious, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
childhood, summer camp, mischievous children, competition, happy ending, children, father son relationship, colonel, family relations, buddies, escapades, grandparent grandchild relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, cuba
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, suspense, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
wilderness, revenge, vengeance, chase, twists and turns, american civil war, desert, survival, justice, plot twist, colonel, union soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Is relevant?
15K
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style:
harsh, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, gunfight, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place:
texas, usa, ireland, new orleans
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted ...
Style:
light, realistic, exciting, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
air force, fighter jet, airplane, fighter plane, rescue, brutality, u.s. air force, lone hero, captivity, colonel, military, parent child relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, north africa, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Strike Force team is back in this action-packed sequel to "The Hunt For Eagle One"! Terrorists have stolen a Ground Control Encoder...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
jungle warfare, terrorism, martial arts, lieutenant, rescue, terrorist attack, female fighter, behind enemy lines, heroes, race against time, hostage, kidnapping ...
Place:
asia, the philippines, melbourne
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France, Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still ...
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
pension, colonel, hopes, small town, parents and children, family relations, downfall, couple relations, haunted by the past, small town life, family life, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
latin america, mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
Style:
captivating, breathtaking, humorous, exciting, mythical ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
librarian, archaeologist, artifact, magic, library, good versus evil, treasure hunt, friendship, magical, knowledge, historian, heroes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
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374K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, action packed, exciting, action thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, assassination, corruption, revenge, manhunt, military, cover up, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, usa, baltimore ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, touching, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, tango, human spirit, human nature, life philosophy, coming of age, thanksgiving, loneliness, preparatory school ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new england, new hampshire, usa, seattle
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Style:
entertaining, light, semi serious, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, world war two, tank, caper, heist, gold, bank robbery, machine gun, behind enemy lines, robbery, world war, hippie ...
Time:
1940s, year 1970, 20th century, 70s
Place:
france, america, europe, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A suave Mexican cattleman inadvertently gets involved in the Civil War.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, military, kidnapping, cattle, colonel, chase, spying, cowboy, slavery, spy, drinking ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966, 1860s, 70s
Place:
virginia, usa, richmond virginia, mexico, texas ...
Is relevant?
231K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Style:
black comedy, exciting, factual, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pilot, drug cartel, money laundering, aviation, cia, money, smuggler, cocaine, fbi, trial, arms smuggling, cia agent ...
Time:
80s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1978, year 1985 ...
Place:
colombia, panama, nicaragua, latin america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Peru, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Magallanes (Damián Alcázar) sees his humdrum life turn upside down the day Celina (Magaly Solier), a women he met in the violent years when he was a soldier with the Peruvian Army, jumps into his taxi in a Lima street. This unexpected re-encounter ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, secret, colonel, blackmail, redemption, guilt, war, taxi driver, memory, moral ambiguity, war veteran, secrets ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about.
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
war, military, world war two, nazi, timebomb, task force, mission, wartime, battles, double agent, spy, world war ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1978, 70s
Place:
former yugoslavia, italy, england, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: War, Adventure
Country: Poland
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Czterej pancerni i pies was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, ...
Style:
sincere, suspense, touching, period piece, black and white ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, nazi, friendship, tank, colonel, soldier, sergeant, dog, military life, wartime, wartime life, death ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
poland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The Elric brothers’ long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat.
Style:
suspense, anime, manga, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female warrior, alchemist, fortress, boy, superhero, soldier, monster, alchemy, super villain, giant monster, supernatural power, two brothers ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
Bored soldiers, hard-ass commandos, dirty boots, guard duties, a Greek mommy, an influencer, a plastic surgeon, a gambling-addicted secretary and a caravan parked right outside! Two adjoining camps in the greek border. Two commanders in the middle ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, satirical, entertaining, captivating
Plot:
army, military camp, military, soldier, colonel, commando, military training, military life, wartime life, female soldier, leader, camp ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tomás Kóblic, a former pilot and captain of the Argentinian Navy, disobeys an order and becomes a fugitive in order to survive. He chooses to hide in a small town in the south of the country, where his presence will catch the attention of the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, social, intellectual ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, forced incest, haunted by the past, sex scene, military, guilty conscience, murder, colonel, dog, airplane, pilot, uncle ...
Time:
year 1977, year 2016, 70s
Place:
argentina, italy, south america, europe, spain ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After the fall of the alien ship, it took three years. The catastrophe turned the girl's life from Chertanovo and forever changed our view of the universe. It seems that this was the biggest test for all of us. But mankind does not yet know ...
Style:
tense, suspense, exciting, intense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien space craft, alien encounter, fighter jet, alien invasion, boyfriend, martial law, struggle for survival, threat, quarantine, hopes, human versus alien, immortality ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
moscow russia, russia
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